AUGUST 26, 2014

• S-SIT AND ORGANIZE MATERIALS FOR THE LESSON… GET OUT A

COMPOSITION NOTEBOOK (OR SPIRAL) AND A PENCIL.

• E-EXAMINE AND FOLLOW TEACHER’S DIRECTIONS…SKIP THE

FIRST 2 PAGES IN YOUR JOURNAL. ON THE THIRD PAGE, WRITE

TODAY’S DATE AND THE TITLE “UNPACKING EMBEDDED

ASSESSMENT 1” ON THE TOP LINE. BELOW THAT, WRITE THE

CHALLENGE QUESTION.

• T-TAKE THE CHALLENGE! REVIEW AND PREDICT THE ANSWERS TO

THE CHALLENGE QUESTION: WHY ARE RITUALS, ROUTINES AND

RULES IMPORTANT IN ANY SOCIETY? TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO

THINK ABOUT AND ANSWER THE CHALLENGE QUESTION IN YOUR

JOURNAL.

SET-UP (Activate Prior Knowledge & Connect to Challenge Question)

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WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL!

MRS. CAMP’S 7TH GRADE MATH CLASS

ROOM # M206

ABOUT MRS. CAMP…

THIS IS MY 2ND YEAR AT CALHOUN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THIS IS MY 4TH YEAR TO TEACH 7TH GRADE MATH. I HAVE

TAUGHT BOTH REGULAR AND ADVANCED MATH FOR THE

PAST 3 YEARS AND WILL BE TEACHING BOTH THIS YEAR. I

WILL ALSO BE TEACHING 2 PERIODS OF 7TH GRADE

ENGLISH/WRITING THIS YEAR.

I HAVE AN BBA IN MARKETING, AND MBA IN STRATEGIC

MANAGEMENT AND AM 4TH-8TH GENERALIST CERTIFIED.

MORE ABOUT ME…

I AM HAVE BEEN MARRIED TO MY HUSBAND, JOE, FOR 13 YEARS. WE

HAVE 2 SONS AGES 11 AND 10. I LOVE SPORTS ~ SPECIFICALLY

COLLEGE FOOTBALL AND MLB BASEBALL. MY OLDEST SON PLAYS U12

AAA BASEBALL FOR TURN 2 IN DENTON AND MY YOUNGEST SON PLAYS

U11 AA BASEBALL FOR THE BOBCATS IN TROPHY CLUB. SO WHEN I AM

NOT TEACHING, GRADING, PREPARING FOR CLASS OR IN TRAINING…

YOU CAN FIND ME AT THE BASEBALL FIELD

WE LIVE IN ARGYLE WITH 2 CATS AND 3 DOGS.

Want to see some pictures??

MY FAMILY

OUR ANIMALS

Classroom Supplies Needed This Year:

• Composition Notebook or Spiral (may need 2

depending on the student) **We will use this daily**

• Pencils with erasers

• Hand-held pencil sharpener with receptacle

• Glue sticks

• SpringBoard book **We will use this daily**

TUTORIAL TIMES

• I AM AVAILABLE FOR TUTORIALS FROM 7:45 – 8:10 AM ON

TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS ONLY.

• I AM AVAILABLE DURING 7TH GRADE LUNCH (BY APPOINTMENT)

• I AM AVAILABLE AFTER SCHOOL (BY APPOINTMENT)

*IN OTHER WORDS, I AM AVAILABLE WHENEVER YOU NEED ME.

**YOU MUST LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED TO COME IN (LUNCH AND

AFTER SCHOOL ONLY). SOMETIMES I HAVE MEETINGS DURING

LUNCH AND AFTER SCHOOL MEETINGS, PARENTS CONFERENCES

OR BASEBALL PRACTICES/GAMES THAT I MUST ATTEND.

PRESENTATION

LET’S TAKE A TOUR AROUND THE CLASSROOM.

Our goal: You will learn the rituals and

routines of the classroom and set-up your

journal.

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LEARNING TOGETHER Group demonstration of using the information taught

through presentation

Learning target or goal: I can use the embedded

assessments in SpringBoard to understand what

concepts I will need to know to master all

concepts by the end of each unit.

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LEARNING TOGETHER

• STARTING WITH QUESTION 1, LET’S LIST THE

CONCEPTS THAT YOU MUST MASTER BY THE

END OF UNIT 1 TO BE SUCCESSFUL. I WILL

WRITE THE LIST ON THE BOARD.

Group demonstration of using the information taught

through presentation

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JUST FOR ME Independent demonstration of comprehension of the

material or concepts presented Assignment:

(1) Take a minute to look at all the concepts on the

board.

(2) On the stop light, color the top circle green, the

middle circle yellow and the bottom circle red.

(3) By yourself (noise level 0), write down the concepts

that you feel comfortable with in the green circle,

those that you need more practice on in the yellow

circle and those that you do not know and need to

learn in the red circle.

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ASSESSMENT ANSWERING THE CHALLENGE QUESTION

Community Round Table: Let’s

discuss your answers to the

CQ. Remember that there are

no right or wrong answers.

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WRAP-UP (Closure where students ensure they are prepared for the next day

and rate their performance for that class)

W- Write homework assignment in planner (None)

R- Return materials and organize supplies

A-Assess how well you worked in a group or individually

Did I/we maintain operating standards?

Did I/we work toward learning goals?

Did I/we complete tasks? P- Praise one another for high quality work: Tickets for a “P”

performance overall

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IT’S GOING TO BE A GREAT YEAR!!

QUESTIONS???