C&I June Newsletter by Garland ISD

Curriculum & Instruction

June 2015

School’s Out For Summer “Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the Earth, the air and you.” ~ Langston Hughes

Beach or Pool – when not at school…. You need a book! Download the free BryteWave app to your device. Login with your Novell, password: library Input your Follett Shelf URL code (from your Library) at the url field. Browse and read! Are you interested in attending the online SNL course? Sign up under the June 8th option, but online course participants can work on the course any time from anywhere over the summer.

Live from GISD, it’s Schoolnet Learning! Will you take the online SNL course or the face-toface course? Learners in the online course have the opportunity to work and learn at their own pace, replay videos and instructions as often as needed, and still be able to collaborate in a forum with other learners. Whether in the online course or during a face-toface session, core content, LOTE, ESL, and Tech Apps teachers will enjoy a few laughs while exploring our new curriculum system. Please register for one of the learning sessions at: http://gisdprofessionallearning2015.sched.org/

The C& I department would like to extend a sincere thank you for your implementation of the 5E mini lesson, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Should Everyone Get a Trophyâ&#x20AC;?. The completion of the May instructional tour occurred last Friday, and we are thrilled with the feedback we have received. Please find the attached documents to assist you as you begin to plan for student-centered learning. As we look to next school year, we are excited to continue offering campus professional development. Please continue to reach out with any and all curriculum, instruction and assessment needs.

Student-Centered Learning Please continue to give your feedback http://bit.ly/5Efeedback

Key Components of the 5 E Model* Stage of the Instructional Model

Engage

What the Teacher does that is: Consistent with the Model • • • •

Creates interest Generates curiosity Raises questions Elicits responses that uncover what students know or think about the concept/subject

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Encourages students to work together without direct instruction from the teacher Observes and listens to students as they interact Asks probing questions to redirect students' investigations when necessary Provides time for students to puzzle through problems Acts as a consultant for students Creates a “need to know” setting

• Provides answers • Tells or explains how to work through the problem • Tells students they are wrong • Gives information or facts that solve the problem • Leads students step-by-step to a solution

Encourages students to explain concepts and definitions in their own words Asks for justification (evidence) and clarification from students Formally provides definitions, explanations, and new labels Uses students' previous experiences as the basis for explaining concepts Assesses students’ growing understanding

• Accepts explanations that have no justification • Neglects to solicit students' explanations • Introduces unrelated concepts or skills

Expects students to use formal labels, definitions and explanations provided previously Encourages students to apply or extend concepts and skills in new situations Reminds students of alternate explanations Refers students to existing data and evidence and asks "What do you already know?" "Why do you think.....?" (Strategies from Explore also apply here.)

• • • • •

Observes students as they apply new concepts and skills Assesses students' knowledge and/or skills Looks for evidence that students have challenged their thinking or behaviors Allows students to assess their own learning and group process skills Asks open-ended questions, such as "Why do you think...? "What evidence do you have?" "What do you know about x?" "How would you explain x?"

• Tests vocabulary words, terms and isolated facts • Introduces new ideas or concepts • Creates ambiguity • Promotes open-ended discussion unrelated to concept or skill

• Explore

• • • • • •

Explain

• • • •

• Elaborate

• •

• • • • Evaluate

Inconsistent with the Model

• •

Explains concepts Provides definitions and answers States conclusions Provides premature answers to students' questions • Provides closure • Lectures

Provides definitive answers Tells students they are wrong Lectures Leads students step-by-step to a solution Explains how to work through the problem

Stage of the Instructional Model

What the Student does that is: Consistent with the Model •

Engage •

Explore

• • • • • • • •

Explain

• • • • • •

• Elaborate • • • •

Evaluate

• • •

Inconsistent with the Model

Asks questions such as o “Why did this happen?” o “What do I already know about this?” o “What can I find out about this?” Shows interest in the topic

• Asks for the “right” answer • Offers the “right” answer • Seeks one solution

Thinks freely, within the limits of the activity Tests predictions and hypotheses Forms new predictions and hypotheses Tries alternatives and discusses them with others Records observations and ideas Asks related questions Suspends judgment

• Lets others do the thinking and exploring (passive involvement) • “Plays around” indiscriminately with no goal in mind • Stops with one solution

Explains possible solutions or answers to others Listens critically to others’ explanations Listens to and tries to comprehend explanations that the teacher offers Refers to previous activities Uses recorded observations in explanations Assesses own understanding

• Proposes explanations from “thin air” with no relationship to previous experiences • Brings up irrelevant experiences and examples • Accepts explanations without justification • Does not attend to other plausible explanations

Applies new labels, definitions, explanations, and skills in new but similar situations Uses previous information to ask questions, propose solutions, make decisions, and design experiments Draws reasonable conclusions from evidence Records observations and explanations Checks for understanding among peers

• • • •

Answers open-ended questions by using observations, evidence, and previously accepted explanations Demonstrates an understanding or knowledge of the concept or skill Evaluates his or her own progress and knowledge Asks related questions that would encourage future investigations

• Draws conclusions, not using evidence or previously accepted explanations • Offers only yes-or-no answers and memorized definitions or explanations as answers • Fails to express satisfactory explanations in his or her own words

Plays around with no goal in mind Ignores previous information or evidence Draws conclusions from thin air In discussion, uses only those labels that the teacher provided

*Adapted from: The BSCS 5E Instructional Model: Origins, Effectiveness, and Applications, July 2006, Bybee, et.al, pp. 33-34, and http://www.unc.edu/destiny/5Es.htm

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All Content areas Prekindergarten -12th grades

Discovery Education Streaming Plus Standards-aligned, cross-curricular media content service uniquely engages digital learners Access your GISD account - http://garlandisd.discoveryeducation.com/ Teacher logins - GISD Credentials Student logins - Npin Offering more than 170,000 digital media resources, Discovery Education Streaming Plus provides robust support for multimodal development:

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12,360

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Inspire your students’ curiosity with exclusive, award-winning content from Discovery Networks and renowned educational producers Discovery Networks exclusive videos:

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http://bit.ly/2015STEAMposium

2015-2016 STEAM Challenges Coming Soon! SAVE the DATE Second Annual STEAMposium April 16, 2016

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The purpose of the matrix is to: Fundamental 5

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Provide teachers with a side by side comparison of district initiatives, which include Fundamental 5, AVID, Marzano strategies and SpringBoard Show commonalities between all of these research-based strategies Illustrate how these each can fit into lesson planning and instruction The curriculum matrix provides the purpose of each initiative and, it also provides an example of the lesson objective, commonly used instructional strategies and lists important skills necessary for student success. As you look over the matrix, consider how many of the same proven strategies fit under the different initiatives. These are strategies many of our teachers are already using! The goal of this matrix is to be a useful, easy reference tool. Next time you're lesson planning and need a strategy or activity, use the curriculum matrix to guide you!

ABYDOS Three Week Institute for Elementary and Secondary ELAR Educators

Participants will:

The Institute is 12 amazing days of learning to write, learning to teach writing effectively, and learning to read like a writer!

• Experience the act of writing through the process • Use reflexive and extensive modes of writing • Learn to use appropriate group techniques throughout the writing process • Experience conferencing techniques • Take away activities for prewriting, writing, revising, reformulating, correcting, editing, and proofreading • Experience reading as the flip side of writing • Make reading/writing connections • Experience classroom management strategies • Integrate grammar into the writing process • Learn to appropriately use writing as assessment

Sign up is first come, first serve! THE FIRST 25 ELEMENTARY ELAR TEACHERS AND THE FIRST 25 SECONDARY ELAR TEACHERS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THEIR ACCEPTANCE An "alternates" list will also be accumulated.

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$100 per day!

Dates: July 20-23 July 27-30 August 3-6

In order to qualify for the payment, you must attend

ALL 12 DAYS 8:30-3:30

What people are saying about Abydos… What a thrill to graduate from the Abydos Three Week Institute! Although there is a lot to "unpack" in terms of ideas and concepts, the experience of the Institute itself was pretty wonderful! Kudos to the organizers!

During the institute, teachers worked in small groups when not writing on their own. “I like the atmosphere created in this room – collaborative, professional and inquisitive,” Michelle Grant-Arastu said. “This class is highly engaging because I feel like I am learning, and it is worth my time,” she added. “My students will benefit from my time spent here. Most importantly, this course and its presenters coincide with my beliefs about what constitutes great writing instruction – real writing that prepares kids for ‘the test,’ but, most importantly, for college and beyond.”

“I will never be the same teacher thanks to Abydos,” said Kennedy Elementary teacher Frances Martinez. “Anybody can take the Abydos training and learn more about the process of writing and get a more holistic approach to helping their students become better writers.” “I highly recommended that every teacher attend this training,” said Thomas Middle School teacher LaKia Jackson, who attended the institute last summer. “It totally transformed how I think about writing and how I think about teaching.”

A teacher who attended Abydos Three Week Institute blogs about it

Houston ISD teachers talk about Abydos

Gamified Learning DIMENSION U IS AVAILABLE FOR ALL STUDENTS IN GARLAND ISD

VIRTUAL TEKS-BASED ROLE-PLAYING GAMES

MATH CONTENT ALIGNED TO EACH STRAND (3-8)

LITERACY CONTENT ALIGNED TO EACH STRAND (3-8)

DIMENSIONU TOURNAMENT

Beaver MST and Watson MST held their 4th annual DimensionU Tournament this May. Students from both schools in grades three - five competed virtually for the Math and Literacy Championship! Students played DimensionU all year either on campus or at home to prepare for this event. DimensionU hosts engaging and interactive multiplayer video games that focus on core skills in mathematics and literacy. The content aligns with the TEKS to support classroom instruction. The platform consists of four engaging, multiplayer games with access to curriculum in both Math and Literacy. DimensionU is available for all students and teachers in GISD! Contact us if you need log-in information.

For support integrating DimensionU at your campus, contact:  Brian Dean (Elementary) bdean@garlandisd.net  Kathy Miller (Secondary) kdmiller@garlandisd.net

SUMMER LEARNING FOR

PE/HEALTH TEACHERS earn your 7.5 hours for January 4th

ON-LINE

IN PERSON

Fitnessgram On-Line Module

Good Sports Grant Workshop June 11 PDC Room B07

It's Time Texas On-line Modules

TAHPERD Regional Workshop UTA June 12, 2015

Check the GISD Summer Learning Catalog for more options

TAHPERD Summer Conference July 12-14th San Marcos

Bilingual ESL News from around the district

AVID Excel Students on the Move! Did you know that Garland ISD is the first school district in Texas to implement the AVID Excel program for English Language Learners? In 2015-16 GISD will continue to lead the way by adding two additional campuses to the AVID Excel family as Bussey and Webb Middle Schools join O’Banion and Sam Houston in offering this exciting program. AVID Excel is a two-year program developed specifically for 7th and 8th grade English language learners to promote the development of academic language, study skills and to support students as they begin to transition from the ESL classroom to advanced academics. Our AVID Excel students are on the move!

ESL Leadership Class Serving their Community

Top Right: The Leadership students at Lakeview Centennial High School preparing art kits for patients at Children’s Medical Center.

Left: The LCHS Leadership Class visiting Children’s Medical Center to deliver art supplies and learn about the amazing programs to improve the lives of patients. Visit SGHS’s Leadership Blog (http://sghsgooddeeds.blogspot.com) to read about more inspiring stories.

Summer Learning 6/15, Harris Hill (8:30–3:30) Navigating the ELPS (Math / Social Studies) 6/24, PDC (8:30–3:30)

7 Pasos (in Spanish)

7/20, PDC (8:30–3:30)

38 Great Academic Language Builders

Seconday ESL Curriculum Online! • Middle School ESL (Inside C, D, & E) and High School ESOL 1 and 2. • First semester completely online. Second semester by August. • Packed with links.

• New in-house developed resources such as Kilgo Stem Questions and collaborative grouping. • For more information, email Michael Makidon (mdmakido@garlandisd. net).

The Freedom Collection Presents:

Freedom Matters! By the Bush Institute at the George W. Bush Presidential Center

Date & Time:

Location:

Monday, June 22nd 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Region 10 ESC 904 Abrams, Richardson

The

Freedom Matters! curriculum is designed to be a supplemental resource to the World History TEKS, but it is a great resource for any social studies class. Freedom Matters! is a high quality curriculum that uses engaging, multi-media strategies allowing students to interact with information in myriad ways. Students are able to read about the connect with individuals featured in the Freedom Collection. The curriculum is divided into four units: •The Foundations of Freedom • Totalitarianism and Freedom in the 20th Century •The Individual’s Experiences of Freedom •Securing Freedom in the 21st Century Teachers will learn about each unit by taking part in the lessons as they are led by the writers of Freedom Matters!. Educators need to bring a laptop computer to participate in this workshop. If you are not able to bring a laptop, please email ben.reed@region10.org. For more information, go to: freedomcollection.org

Please contact Ben Reed if you have any questions about this workshop. This workshop is conducted by the writers of Freedom Matters! but the location of the workshop is at Region 10 ESC in Richardson . To register for the workshop, go to: region10.org