Looking Ahead August 24th - August 28th

Coolidge Elementary Academic Goals for 2015-2016

• All Students WILL achieve academically.
• Reading:  Increase reading proficiency by at least one grade level.
• Math:  Increase math achievement by 10% with 80% mastery of math facts on grade level.  
• Writing:  Increase writing proficiency by 15%
• Student Attendance:  Increase student attendance to 98%.
• Increase Faculty Attendance to 98%
• Decrease suspensions by 25%.

Word of the Week:  Honesty

Learning Goal: As a learner, I will use critical thinking skills daily.

Bynum's Class leads Rise N Shine All Week.

Teachers - be in the gym at 8:00 a.m. for Rise N Shine

Announced Informal Observations are open.

PLEASE LET MS. CRAMER KNOW ANY STUDENT WHO CANNOT LOG INTO STAR.  
Monday:  Star Assessments Continue. FAC 3:30 Art Room
                  School Shirts Go On Sale

Tuesday:  Regular Day

Wednesday:  6+1 Writing Workshop - 4th and 5th Grade required.  All other grades welcome.

Thursday:  Ms. Brett out Principal Meeting.  Book Fair Begins

Friday:  Ms. Bynum's Class Friday Finale.
               Lesson Plans Due for next week.  Please respond to any comments posted.

Progress reports:  August 31st.

Setting goals for Coolidge:

Being intentional:  Take ownership of your goals instead of viewing them as part of the process.  Set a goal that will stretch your learning and improve your pedagogy.  This will help you take your abilities to the next level.

Motivation:  Set goals to motivate yourself and your students throughout the year.

A growth frame of mind:  Your attitude about goal setting, meetings, and collaboration will go a long way to determining whether you are jumping "hoops" or improving yourself and the staff.

Focus:  Make sure you set specific, measurable, reachable, and relevant goals for you and your students.

Plan:  Have a plan on how you are going to reach your goals, set up support systems with your co-workers and the office staff, track your progress, and celebrate the successes along the way.

Get out of your comfort zone, understand that you might stumble along the way, and most of all make sure your goals are what's best for the children here at Coolidge  Elementary.

Announced Informal Observations Window is Open.  

All domains are open.   There is a high probability that at a minimum these will be observed/checked.

Resources are available on I-Observation that will allow you to see these different elements in action.  Take the time to view the videos.

https://okcps.effectiveeducators.com/iob/resource/show/4e2d8b1e5d17508eb1089861 


Promoting a Positive Environment

Promoting Positive Interactions with Colleagues

The teacher interacts with other teachers in a positive manner to promote and support student learning.

Planning and Preparing for Lessons and Units

Effective Scaffolding of Information within Lessons

Within lessons, the teacher prepares and plans the organization of content in such a way that each new piece of information builds on the previous piece.

Evidence:

Design Question #6: What will I do to establish and maintain classroom rules and procedures?Establishing Classroom Routines

Focus Statement: The teacher establishes expectations regarding rules and procedures that facilitate students working individually, in groups, and as a whole class.

Desired Effect: Students know and follow the rules and procedures.

Domain 1: Lesson Segment Involving Routine Events
Design Question #1: What will I do to establish and communicate learning goals, track student progress, and celebrate success?Providing Rigorous Learning Goals and Performance Scales (Rubrics)

Focus Statement: The teacher provides rigorous learning goals and/or targets, both of which are embedded in a performance scale that includes application of knowledge.

Desired Effect: Students understand the learning goal and what the scale means.

Design Question #6: What will I do to establish and maintain classroom rules and procedures?Establishing Classroom Routines

Focus Statement: The teacher establishes expectations regarding rules and procedures that facilitate students working individually, in groups, and as a whole class.

Desired Effect: Students know and follow the rules and procedures.

Great Expectation Look Fors:

GE 1:  The teacher models desired behaviors and attitudes such as those set forth in the life principles and the eight expectations for living.

• Students learn naturally by imitating models.
• Students learn appropriate behavior, and develop the character that drives it, by imitating their adult mentors.

GE 2:   Educators and learners speak in complete sentences and address one another by name, demonstrating mutual respect and common courtesy.

• Learning to formulate complete sentences while speaking helps students develop the ability to write in complete sentences. Complete sentences are an integral part of writing.
• Learning and using students’ names is a powerful way for teachers to foster both greater teacher-student interaction and greater student-student interaction 

GE 9:  The Magic Triad, a positive and caring environment, and discipline with dignity and logic are evident.

•  The Magic Triad includes a touch, a smile and kind words. Appropriate touches of a hand shake, high fives, or even eye contact give a number of benefits. Feelings of security, safety, and easiness are amplified. Touching builds closeness and fosters communication.  Touching gives a person a sense of being cared about and cared for.
• "There is now compelling evidence that smiling causes people to feel happy. Requiring people to smile, no matter how they really feel at first, results in increased positive feelings; frowning conversely decreases positive feelings." 

GE 12:  Students assume responsibility for their own behavior.  The choices they make determine the consequences.

• The individual who sees himself and his situation clearly and who freely takes responsibility for that self and for that situation is a very different person from the one who is simply in the grip of outside circumstances. This difference shows up clearly in important aspects of his behavior.
• In many cases students do not see school as offering them either control or challenge. However, when students have a firm understanding that an assignment is important, they are more likely to complete that work and may experience the work as being challenging. When students do not have much interest in what they are doing in school, they often choose not to do the work, thereby gaining a small measure of control.

Who Will Evaluate You This Year?

Evaluator 2015-2016
Pre K		Brett	Cramer
Byers, Chelsea			X
Kummell, Wainoke			X
Reynolds, Jamie			X
Southwell, Alyssa			X
Kindergarten
O'Sheilds, Ariel		X
Scott, Alicia		X
Ivie, Olivia		X
Werito, Cho		X
Strickland, Rachel		X
1st Grade
Helmick, Ashleigh			X
Keys, Jami			X
Reinhardt, Jennifer			X
Robinson, Tremetra			X
King, Lynn			X
2nd Grade
Baker, Alyssa			X
Davis, Jamie			X
Schwartz, Elizabeth			X
Vrem Koenig, Mirlene			X
3rd Grade
Dye, Mr. J.L.		X
Melchor, Carlos		X
Spitzer, Larry		X
Harris, Debra		X
TBA		x
4th Grade
Harden, Ms. Jamie			X
Kappel, Mrs. Jennifer			X
Gill, Monica			X
Lara, Jessica			X
Fifth Grade
Bowers, Kristina		X
Griffin, Kristina		X
Opheim, Christina		X
Sixth Grade
Pearson, Jeanne		X
Bynum, Jordana		X
Edwards, Doris		X
Special Education
Burmaster, Mrs. Debra		x
Cappellaro, Toni			x
Christian, Mr. Mark		x
Hunt, Ms. Kimberly			x
Peake, Miss Angela		x
Knott, Julie (Speech)			x
Specials
Baker, Miss Optimum		X
Barton, Mrs. Lanora		X
Rone, Carissa			X
Logue, Ms. Marilyn			X
Nelson, Christa		X
ELL
Alvarez, Maria			X
Benedix, Joyce			X
Hobson, Ms. April			X
Other
Counselor		X
Cramer		X

Weekly Look Ahead:  August 17 - 21

Coolidge Elementary Academic Goals for 2015-2016

• All Students WILL achieve academically.
• Reading:  Increase reading proficiency by at least one grade level.
• Math:  Increase math achievement by 10% with 80% mastery of math facts on grade level.  
• Writing:  Increase writing proficiency by 15%
• Student Attendance:  Increase student attendance to 98%.
• Increase Faculty Attendance to 98%
• Decrease suspensions by 25%.

Word of the Week:  Integrity.

Pearson's Class leads Rise N Shine All Week.

Teachers - be in the gym at 8:00 a.m. for Rise N Shine

Monday:  Star assessment window POSTPONED.  

Tuesday:  Teacher's Meeting after school.  Integrity Awards due to Hannah

Wednesday:  State Department Meeting 12:30 p.m.
                       Leadership Meeting - Review from State Department Meeting

Thursday:  Ms. Cramer out Principal Meeting

Friday:  Ms. Pearson's Class Friday Finale.  Integrity Awards given out.
               Names for backpack food program due to Ms. Cramer.
               Lesson Plans Due for next week.

Walk Thru Look-Fors

DQ 1:  Providing rigorous Learning Goals and Scales  

• Learning Goal

• Scale or Rubric

• Tracking Student Progress

• Celebrating the Success of students

Every classroom should have these posted everyday.  

They can be written different ways for different levels of students  This is not optional and is part of our Marzano Evaluations.

Have students rate themselves and tell WHY they choose that rating to a elbow buddy.  If they rate themselves a 1 or 2 have them state what resources they have to help them move to the next level.  

DQ 6 Establishing Rules and Procedures
www.pbisworld.com  - This site will give you interventions and suggestions on classroom management.

• Establishing Classroom Routines
• Organizing Physical Layout of Room

Every classroom should be working on procedures as they teach.  We are never done teaching procedures.

Great Expectation Look Fors:

GE 1:  The teacher models desired behaviors and attitudes such as those set forth in the life principles and the eight expectations for living.

• Students learn naturally by imitating models.
• Students learn appropriate behavior, and develop the character that drives it, by imitating their adult mentors.

GE 2:   Educators and learners speak in complete sentences and address one another by name, demonstrating mutual respect and common courtesy.

• Learning to formulate complete sentences while speaking helps students develop the ability to write in complete sentences. Complete sentences are an integral part of writing.
• Learning and using students’ names is a powerful way for teachers to foster both greater teacher-student interaction and greater student-student interaction 

GE 12:  Students assume responsibility for their own behavior.  The choices they make determine the consequences.

• The individual who sees himself and his situation clearly and who freely takes responsibility for that self and for that situation is a very different person from the one who is simply in the grip of outside circumstances. This difference shows up clearly in important aspects of his behavior.
• In many cases students do not see school as offering them either control or challenge. However, when students have a firm understanding that an assignment is important, they are more likely to complete that work and may experience the work as being challenging. When students do not have much interest in what they are doing in school, they often choose not to do the work, thereby gaining a small measure of control.

Life Principle:  Self Discipline
http://www.songsforteaching.com/davidwoodward/selfdiscipline.htm  (it is downloaded here).

It's easy to be lazy
And it's fun to go wild
But when there is no one around then who's in charge?
You're the boss of what you do
You stay out of trouble
And you know how to choose

SELF DISCIPLINE
IT'S UP TO YOU
YOU’RE IN CONTROL OF WHAT YOU CHOOSE
YOU DO WHAT'S RIGHT
EVEN WHEN YOU'RE OUT OF SIGHT
WITH SELF DISCIPLINE
EVERYBODY WINS

On the field playing a game
And somebody doesn't want to play it the same
You're just about ready to blow your top
But then you tell yourself..."STOP!"

CHORUS

Its's right around 6 o'clock
You're hungry and you want a pop
Some cookies and some candy
You know they're there
Hey, mom's not looking…
Who's going to care?

SELF DISCIPLINE
IT'S UP TO YOU
YOU’RE IN CONTROL OF WHAT YOU CHEW
YOU EAT WHAT'S RIGHT
EVEN WHEN YOU'RE OUT OF SIGHT
WITH SELF DISCIPLINE
EVERYBODY WINS

Your friends all want to go out and play
They've got no homework, they're free for the day
You're just about ready to head out the door
But then you think about it
Just a little bit more....

CHORUS

SELF DISCIPLINE
EVERYBODY WINS!

Articles Worth Reading:

• Google Apps for Education
  https://sites.google.com/a/okcps.org/okcps-google-apps-for-education/welcome
• 15 Examples of Student-Centered Teaching - via @TeachThought
• 7 Learning Zones Every Classroom Must Have
  http://www.edutopia.org/blog/7-learning-zones-classroom-veronica-lopez

Videos Worth Watching:

Clint Smith - The Danger of Silence - via @TEDTalks

Smart Kids' Life Advice - via @TEDTalks

A Pep Talk for Teachers and Students - via @IamKidPresident

Oklahoma State Blueprints:

http://ok.gov/sde/oklahoma-academic-standards

Available accommodations for the OCCT:

http://ok.gov/sde/documents/2014-08-07/oklahoma-accommodations-guide

A quick guide to standards and assessments:

• English Language Arts: 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 school year – PASS standards, PASS-aligned assessments.
• Mathematics: 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 school years – PASS standards, PASS-aligned assessments.
• Science: 2014-2015 school year – begin transition to science standards adopted into rule in June 2014; PASS-aligned assessments for grades 5, 8, and Biology 1 for high school for 2014-2105 and 2015-2016 school years. 
• Social Studies: 2014-2015 school year – Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies as adopted in 2012; All four social studies assessments are OAS-aligned in Grades 5, 7, and 8, as well as high school U.S. History. All four assessments will be fully operational in 2014-2015.
• Fine Arts: 2014-2015 school year – transition to new standards adopted by law in June of 2014, The annual district arts assessment report will be due at the Oklahoma State Department of Education the end of May 2015.
• World Languages: 2014-15 school year – PASS standards, no state assessment. New standards will be written beginning fall 2014.
• Personal Financial Literacy: 2014-2015 school year – Oklahoma Academic Standards for Personal Financial Literacy as adopted in 2008, no state assessment.
• Health/Safety Education: 2014-2015 school year – PASS Standards, no state assessment.
• Kindergarten: 2014-2015 school year – PASS standards, no state assessments.
• PreKindergarten: 2014-2015 PASS standards; no state assessments.

August 10 - 14 Coolidge Blog

“A quality teacher-student relationship means more than the combined power of all teaching and discipline techniques known to humankind.”

Establishing positive relationships with your students and creating a community where students have relationships with each other will truly benefit your classroom atmosphere.  Quality relationships increases the quality of instruction and helps with classroom management.

Looking ahead:

Mon. - August 10th:  Ms. Cramer out for RSA training
                                   Ms. Barton will be out.
                                   Ms. Hunt out 1/2 day p.m.  

Tue. - August 11th:  Safety Drills 9:15 a.m.  Intruder drill and fire drill.  

                                        P.L.C. meetings - R.T.I. Process, Lesson Planning
                                        Open House 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.  

Wed. -August 12th:   Great Expectations.  Toni will be in the building all day.  

                                   K and 1st Epipen training during plan time.

                                   Leadership Meeting 3:30 - 4:30  Campus Improvement Plan

Thurs - August 13th:   Principal Meeting - RSA Training Brett Out

Fri - August 14th :  Jeans Day - $1.00 with Spirit Shirts or Uniform Shirts

Lesson Plans due every Friday.  Here is the link:  https://drive.google.com/a/okcps.org/folderview?id=0B3X94wORxmtXfk5XaHhOWC1rWkRBYXN5QVdXNXFtQ2ZGSGExSDN6dUd5UjJOMlYyUVh2UUk&usp=sharing  

Great Expectations:
Word of the Week:  Integrity  (next week we will have an class awards for students - think about the student in your classroom who is demonstrating integrity).
Rise N Shine:  G.E. Team

Having trouble with a student's behavior?  Please check out http://www.pbisworld.com.  This website describes a behavior and then gives possible  

 

Here are some ways to improve instruction, classroom management, and sustain a safe educational environment in your classroom.  

1.  Teaching procedures; Daily teaching of your classroom expectations rather than relying on "rules" and consequences.

2.  Being consistent; Students will respond to a teacher that is constant in her daily practices.

3.  Communicating in positive terms and being intentional about your tone.  i.e. "Be Quiet!" is not going to produce quality results.  

4.  Teaching with differentiation so that all students get there needs met.  Our students need it and it shows that its OK that everyone has different needs.  

5.  Teaching with excitement and enthusiasm!  

6.  Remain calm and competent in all situations.  Demonstrate to your students appropriate responses when handling difficult situations.  

7.  Making and responding appropriately to mistakes.  Students need to see you make mistakes and model being a risk taker.  Show your students that mistakes are a part of the learning process.  

8.  Encourage reflection in your classroom; reflect upon mistakes and show your students that consequences may be present it is the behavior and not the child that you don't like.  

9.  Proximity control; be present and around during independent practice and throughout the school day.  Proximity does not end at your classroom door.  A few minutes in gym or the cafeteria will go a long way towards you and your students connecting.  

FYI:  The first bench mark of the year will with Star begin Tuesday.  The I-pads and computer lab will be used for these tests.  Ms. Cramer will be going to a training on Monday so hopefully we will know more then.

Coolidge Elementary Academic goals for 2015-2016

• All Students WILL achieve academically.
• Reading:  Increase reading proficiency by at least one grade level.
• Math:  Increase math achievement by 10% with 80% mastery of math facts on grade level.  
• Writing:  Increase writing proficiency by 15%
• Student Attendance:  Increase student attendance to 98%.
• Increase Faculty Attendance to 98%
• Decrease suspensions by 25%.

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• Great Articles to Read:
• Ted Talks:  All kids deserve the best wherever they grow up.  http://ideas.ted.com/all-kids-deserve-the-best-wherever-they-grow-up/ 
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• Edutopia.com - 20 tips to creating a safe learning environment  http://www.edutopia.org/blog/20-tips-create-safe-learning-environment-rebecca-alber  
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• Edutopia.com  5 tips for classroom management for novice teachers  http://www.edutopia.org/blog/classroom-management-tips-novice-teachers-rebecca-alber