Monday, July 26, 2010

Coach's Retreat

So... I have decided I want to do everything possible to keep my teachers UP TO DATE with what is going on in the district! I know how nosy I am- so I want to help others feel like they are "in the loop." That being said, here are my first notes from my first coach's meeting!

8:30 – 9:15 – Opening, ice breaker

9:15 – 10:40 – Defining Mathematics Coaching
  • Chapter 1 Mathematics Coaching
    • Stage I- Defining Math Coaching
    • Responsibilities
    • 6 Characteristics
    • Dispelling Negative Images

 10:40 – 11:10 - Google Calendar

  • Coaches all set up a google calendar
  • Link their calendars with Beth Clifford and Vanessa Cleaver
    • offer the link to teachers and principal
  • Coaches send log of what you did with your time to Vanessa and Beth each Monday

 11:10 – 11:45 - District Data

  •  Trends in 6th – 8th
    •  6th dipped, 7th increased, 8th increased
  •  Algebra and Geometry
    •  Geometry increased
    •  Algebra increased
  •  LRSD Cohort Data
  •  Raw vs. Scaled score
    •  Scaled 0 – 1000 weight on open responses
    •  Raw score number of correct items they got out of total

 12:45 – 1:45 - TinkerPlots

  •  Learning the software
  •  Importing data
  •  Creating a plot

 1:45 – 2:20 - Discussion Panel of Data

  •  Connie - Wakefield
    • Organizing the Coaches notebook
      • Notebook 1 - Planning pd by grade level
        • Sign up sheet
        • Minutes
        • Agenda
      • Notebook 2 – Coaches Items
        • PGP sections
        • Some sectiones might reference a different binder
      • Notebook 3 – Data
        • Must have all hard copies for Audit
        • Asking Teachers to analyze their own data to bring back to common meeting
        • Survey
          • Things you need help in with a possible checklist
          • PDs you would like
          • Something they felt like they were strong in that the coach could send someone to them
        • Folder for “observations”
        • Schedule
        • Feedback
  • Terrie – Pulaski Heights
    • Becoming data driven- making it a part of the work day
    • Data Notebooks
    • 4 hours first work day – to get EVERYone to buy in to data
    • Initial challenge 10 kids per grade level
    • Every teacher gets their own data notebook
      • Scores of previous year’s kids
      • Scores for current roster kids
      • Item by item analysis by school, district, state
    • Student’s competing against themselves for better data
      • Copy of student report of tli
    • Creating a file for the leadership teams to track students
      • Started off with the norms files from ‘09
      • Sub population
        • Race
        • special ed
        • economic disadvantage
        • LEP
      • Started highlighting “triple threats” kids that fit more than 2 subpopulations
        • Cannot let out ED, but CAN say “triple threat”
      • Double blocking them in core subjects or giving them extra time in the needed subjects for basic skills
      • Use america’s choice navigator series for basic skills
      • Presenting info in a different way
      • Pull out programs – 45 extra minutes a week
      • Open-response

 2:35 – 4:00 Breakout with Beth

  •  Next time coaches need to bring 3 ring binder
    • Bring long term roll out goals
    • PD plan for k – 2 report card
    • Common Core standards
    • Data
    • Rubrics
  • Growth data - Finding profiecieny
    • Get all students either proficient or having made the gain then put proficiency / total
      • 4th- (89/130)68.4%
      • 5th – (67/121) 55.3%
      • Next years AYP – 77.5%

 

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