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Helloeducators!Weareexcitedtoshare thefallissueofourcoachingmagazine, Impact:ThePathwaytoStudentSuccess. Ourhopeisthatyoufindthisavaluable toolthatsupportstheworkthatyouare doinginyourclassrooms.Asyouare browsing,makesuretoutilizethelinksto differentsites,articles,andvideos.These willprovideyouopportunitiestoexplore andlearnmore,aswellasdigindeeperif youareinterested.Wecannotwaittosee alloftheamazingthingsthatyoudoin yourclassroomsthisyear.Rest,relax,and enjoyyourbreak! Lacey Glenn Tiffany Nelson A Note from Your Coaches Derek Haney RLeahumsey MLizejia LAmeliaingerfelt KZakeia ennedy Michaela Geiter Dani Cardaropoli
3 Back To Basics: Utilizing the PDSA Cycle 5 What Are You Reading? 8 Chalk Talk Instructional Strategy 9 Math Content Updates 10 Science Content Updates 11 ELAR Content Updates 12 Social Studies Content Updates CONTENTS IMPACT IMPACT MAGAZINE | 2 5 What are you reading? 3 Back To Basics: Utilizing the PDSA Cycle
What is the PDSA cycle?
"Teamworkis cyclicalinnature andfollowsa plan do study act(PDSA)cycle asshowninthis figure Withinthis cycle,teachers work collaborativelyto prioritizetheskills andconcepts theyconsider essentialfor studentlearning Theybuildclarity notonlyabout thestandards butaboutthe smallerpiecesof learningthat staircasetothe standardinother words,the learningtargets Together,teams examinethe levelofrigorand the"endinmind" forstudent learningsoeach teammemberis clearaboutthe journeyforhisor herstudents" (Bailey&Jakicic, 2019).
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Carryingoutinstructional adjustmentsbasedondata. Providingtimelyfeedbackand supporttostudentsthataligns toadjustments. DevelopingSMARTgoalswhen appropriate. Act LooksLike: Usingthe4PLCquestionstoget crystalclear CollaborativelydevelopSuccess Criteria&CFAsthatalignto essentials Planforenrichment,remediation, andintervention Plan LooksLike:
What We're Reading
Visible Learning for Social Studies: Designing Student Learning for Conceptual Understanding
John Hattie, Julie Stern, Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey
How do social studies teachers maximize instruction to ensure students are prepared for an informed civic life? This book shows how the field is more than simply memorizing dates and facts it encapsulates the skillful ability to conduct investigations, analyze sources, place events in historical context, and synthesize divergent points of view.
Why did you choose to read this book?
I chose to read this book because I want to maximize instruction to ensure that students are prepared for an informed civic life. Social Studies is so much more than it was when I was a child. I am happy to say that the thinking around Social Studies instruction has shifted from memorizing dates and facts to analyzing sources, synthesizing divergent points of view, placing events in historical context, and much more. What did you like about this book?
Having read some other books about Visible Learning, I liked that this book was specific to Social Studies and offered best practices for applying Visible Learning to social studies. Did you race to the end of the book or was it a slow read for you?
I read this book quickly, but marked certain parts that I will refer back to when working with teachers and discussing instruction
Which part of the book has stuck with you the most?
The part of the book that stuck with me the most was the section about teaching for transfer. As educators, we work so hard to support students as they take the reins of their own learning and begin to make the connections beyond the classroom. If students do not appropriately transfer their learning, is our hard work and effort all for nothing? Was any part of the book so impactful for you that you re-read it?
The most impactful part of the book was about determining impact. It led me to think about the following question, "How do we know how powerful something is in creating change?"
How does this book support the work that we are doing? Visible Learning in Social Studies supports the instruction that we want to see happening in Social Studies classrooms. Additionally, it aligns with the Social Studies Skills TEKS by supporting the ways in which students are expected to engage with the content.
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IMPACT MAGAZINE | 6 PhotocourtesyofVisibleLearning'sTwitter account Check out the companion website to access reproducible materials and additional resources. PhotocourtesyofJohnHattie'spersonalTwitter account Clicktheimagetolisten toPodcastswithJohn Hattie! A d d i t i o n a l R e s o u r c e s @VisibleLearning VisibleLearning "Visible Learning for Social Studies is an essential addition to the learning library of all social studies educators who are looking to connect research based best practices with the different ways we engage our students in learning " Click the image to watch the webinar! Photoscourtesyof https://wwwyoutubecom/watch? v=0AF4xzHT7So PhotocourtesyofCorwinPublishing
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Chalk Talk IMPACT MAGAZINE | 8 Wheredoes ChalkTalkfit withinJohn Hattie'seffect sizes? Materials: Whiteboardsanddryerase markers,chartpaperand markers,chalkboardsandchalk Onepagerofthe"Chalk Talk"comingsoontothe InstructionalStrategies Playbook! Newinstructionalstrategyhighlight! Time: Anywherefromfiveminutes toonehour.Thiscanstretch aslongasyouneed! Purpose:ChalkTalkisa collaborativestrategythatgets studentstogeneratenewideas orreflectontheirlearning. Process: 1)Teacherwritesaquestionin themiddleoftheboardor paper. 2)Everystudenthasawriting utensil. 3)StudentsmustSILENTLYadd theirthoughts(wordsor pictures)totheboard. 4)Classreflectstogether wholegroup. Thisisagreatstrategytouse forsmallgrouplearning! Hattie Check! Classroom discussion= 0.82 Asastrategyto integrateprior knowledge= 0.93 Asevaluationandreflection =0.75
M a t h C o n t e n t U p d a t e s Whathavebeensometakeawaysfromthefirstroundof collaboratormeetings? TheWorkshopModelisexpectedinProsperISDMathblocks: NumberTalk(5 7minutes)#strands,verticalwork,Boxof FactsStrategies(1st&3rd) Mini lesson(Teachthroughproblem solving)(15 20min) YouDo,WeDo,IDo(flippedfromRLA)Placetheproductive struggleanddiscourseonthestudents(don’thandfeed everythingupfront) -Studentsapplyandpracticelearningfromthelessonthrough (40min)independentpractice,partnerorgrouplearning opportunities,verticalworkspace,smallgroupinstruction, hands onlearning,writinginmath,anddiscourse. Wrap up/Reflection(5 10min)Exitticket,clearup misconceptions,sharedreflections Howcanwefurtherourlearninginyourcontentthisyear? BuildingThinkingClassroomsforMathematicsbyPeterLiljedahl hastakenoffacrossPISDandisproventobehighlyeffectivein increasingstudentthinkinganddiscourse.Checkthisbookout inyourcampusprofessionallibrary! IMPACT MAGAZINE | 9
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-Newstandardsarebeingadopted,withimplementationset for2024 2025
-Newstandardswillhavea3-dimensionalapproach, includingcontent,scienceandengineeringpractices,and recurringthemesandconceptssuchas"causeandeffect"or" patterns".
CFAsarewrittenforallessentialstandardsandincludedin stage2oftheUFDs.
Goodscienceisrootedincuriosity,inquiry,questioning,and investigationsthatincludemakingobservations,collecting andrecordingdata,analyzingdata,anddrawingconclusions.
Thesearethescientificprocessskills,whichwemustinclude inourlessonplanning.Theyarethefoundationforourscience missionstatement,"Tofacilitatethedevelopmentofcritical thinkingskillsneededtoinvestigateandevaluatenatural phenomenathroughinquiryandcollaboration."
Summativeassessmentsarenowbeingwrittenfor5thgrade andincludedinUFDs.
Writinginscienceshouldbetakingplaceeveryday.
-TheVisualNon-Glossaryisavailabletoall3-5teachersand isafantasticresourcetohelpfacilitateacademic conversationsandallowstudentsaccesstounfamiliar content,regardlessofexperienceorpriorknowledge,Thisuses theQSSSAmodel(question,signal,sentencestem,share, access)Formoretraining,contactErinMcWilliams.
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ScienceContinued Howcanwefurtherourlearninginyourcontentthisyear? BeginreadingthroughthenewsciencestandardsusingtheTEA websiteandalsoreferencethebookcalledTheK12Frameworkfor ScienceEducation,whichisthemodelbywhichtheywerewritten. Teachersin4thand5thgradeshouldbedivingintoADIusingthe ADIHub.Thesearealreadywrittenformanyofourstandards,but canalsobecreatedbyteachersusingtheseven stage approach. IalsoencourageyoutocompletesomeoftheonlinePDcourses wehaveavailableinProsper,suchasusingthe5EModel, STEMScopestutorial,CER(Claim-Evidence-Reasoning),andADI courses.Thesewillbeveryhelpfulinbecomingfamiliarwiththese resources. Professionalreading:TeachingSciencetoEnglishLearnersby StephenFleenor,The5EsofInquiry BasedSciencebyLakenna Chitman-BookerandKathleenKopp. SocialStudies Whathavebeensometakeawaysfromthefirstroundof collaboratormeetings? Duringthefirstroundofcollaboratormeetings,wedidaresource resetanddiscussedtheDistrict-providedresourcesandwayswe couldusethemtosupportlearninginourclassrooms.Wealso reflectedonmakingsurestudentshavetheopportunitytoread, write,think,anddiscusssocialstudiesonaregularbasis. S o c i a l S t u d i e s C o n t e n t U p d a t e s IMPACT MAGAZINE | 11 Photos courtesy of Amazon
SocialStudiesContinued Howcanwefurtherourlearninginyourcontentthisyear? Iamlookingforwardtoallofthewonderfullearningopportunities thatwillbeavailableinFebruaryduringourC&IProfessional LearningDay.Pleasebeonthelookoutformoreinformation aboutSocialStudieslearningopportunitiesonthisday. Additionally,askyourSocialStudiescollaboratortosharewhat theylearnedduringourfallcollaboration. ELAR Whathavebeensometakeawaysfromthefirstroundof collaboratormeetings? RunningrecordsareapowerfultoolforsettingSMARTgoalsand identifyingnextstepswithinstruction. TheWorkshopCycleinELARincludesaminilesson,timefor studentstoimmediatelyapplythenewlearningintheirown booksduringreadingandintheirowndraftsduringwriting,and endswithtimetosharetheirlearningwithoneanother. -Studentdiscourseiscriticalthroughouttheschoolday. EngaginglearnersinaTurnandTalkstructurewillincreaseoverall engagementby50%atanyonetime. Howcanwefurtherourlearninginyourcontentthisyear? Tocontinuetosupportourstudentswithoverallcomprehension aswellasgrowthinwriting,planforintentionalopportunitiesfor studentdiscourse.Ifstudentsarecurrentlychallengedtowritein completesentences,listencloselytotheiroral language/communication.Ifweexpectcompletesentencesin writing,wewillalsoneedtoexpectcompletesentenceswhen speakingthroughoutallcontentareasingradesK 5. E L A R C o n t e n t U p d a t e s IMPACT MAGAZINE | 12
Your Curriculum & Instruction Team Erin McWilliams lemcwilliams@prosper isd net @leerinmcwilliams Science Coordinator Kim Burch kaburch@prosper isd net @kaburch1981 Math Coordinator Tricia Myrie pamyrie@prosper isd net @TriciaMyrie ELAR Coordinator Megan Tumulty mltumulty@prosper isd net @MLTumulty Social StudiesCoordinator Elementary C&I Website Elementary Coaching Site IMPACT MAGAZINE | 13
IMPACT MAGAZINE | 14 Bailey,K.,&Jakicic,C.(2019).Makeithappen:Coachingwiththefour criticalquestionsofPLCsatwork.SolutionTreePress. Corwin.[Corwin].(2021,June8).JulieStern:Visiblelearningforsocial studies[Video].YouTube.https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=0AF4xzHT7So Hattie,J.,Stern,J.,Fisher,D.,&Frey,N.(2020).Visiblelearningforsocial studies,gradesK 12:Designingstudentlearningforconceptual understanding.Corwin. SagePublications.(n.d.).VisibleLearningforSocialStudies,GradesK-12. Corwin.https://us.corwin.com/en us/nam/visible learning for social studies-grades-k-12/book269571#free-resources SchoolReformInitiative.(n.d.).ChalkTalk.RetrievedNovember11,2022, fromhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1wez3m0AaT78aH1V2j6AbDdvkZ 9zL 7N/view VisibleLearning.(n.d.).Hattieranking:252influencesandeffectsizes relatedtostudentachievement.RetrievedNovember11,2022,from https://visible learning.org/hattie ranking influences effect sizes learning-achievement/ VisibleLearning.(n.d.).PodcastWithJohnHattieaboutVisibleLearning. RetrievedOctober28,2022,from https://visiblelearning.org/2017/08/podcast-with-john-hattie/ References:
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