HELP ME! I AM WORKING TOO HARD FOR THIS!

ANITRA WALKER

A+PEL SUMMER CONFERENCE

JULY 17-19

HOW MANY ASSIGNMENTS ARE YOU GIVING YOUR STUDENTS?

I want you all to

complete

problems 1-25

tonight!

Connection? Relevance?

Quality vs Quantity

HOMEWORK EATING YOU ALIVE?

Grades are due

& I have a parent

conference

Lesson planning

and

observations

My kids

and family

Football,

swimming,

…Another

meeting

tomorrow? I

need to

grade…

I cannot

grade all

of this…

I went over

this so many

times. Why

don’t they

get it?

HONESTY

• HOW OFTEN DO YOU GRADE ASSIGNMENTS?

• WHICH WAS THE HARDEST ASSIGNMENT YOU HAVE

EVER GIVEN AND WHY?

• DID YOU CONSIDER YOUR STUDENTS’ READINESS

LEVEL WHEN YOU ASSIGNED IT?

• HOW MUCH IS YOUR HOMEWORK WORTH AS IT

RELATES TO OTHER ASSIGNMENTS? WHY?

• DO YOU GRADE FOR COMPLETION OR

CORRECTNESS?

• HOW OFTEN WOULD YOU LIKE TO GRADE

HOMEWORK?

• DID YOU CONSIDER YOUR STUDENTS’

REACTIONS TO THE ASSIGNMENT?

• HOW MUCH IS REALLY GRADED?

BUILDING A HOUSE ACTIVITY

• FOR EACH GROUP OF FOUR STUDENTS

• 80 3X5 INDEX CARDS: 25 LABELED #1 (6 FOLDED) 20

LABELED #2 (3 FOLDED) 15 LABELED #3 (1 FOLDED) 10

LABELED #4 10 LABELED #5

• 1 FOAM CUP

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WHAT ARE THE GAPS IN YOUR STUDENTS’ LEARNING?

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Who is held

accountable?

Mastery of

Standard

How are you

testing?

Next grade

level

SHUFFLE ALONG

• WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO

MOVE STUDENTS TO

MASTERY?

• HOW DO WE GROUP OUR

STUDENTS?

• HOW DO WE KNOW THEY

HAVE MASTERED THE

CONTENT?

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SWITCH IT UP METHOD

METHOD ONE

• LECTURE

• COPY

• TEST

METHOD TWO

• LECTURE

• COPY/QUICK DISPLAY

• POP QUIZ

• TEST

INTERVENTION GROUPING

TIER I

UNIVERSAL

DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION THROUGH

GROUPING

LEARNING STATIONS

AFTER-SCHOOL RE-TEACHING WITH A

STANDARD/STUDENT LEARNING

OBJECTIVE FOCUS

TIER II

SUPPLEMENTAL

CORE INSTRUCTION

ONGOING FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS

(PROGRESS MONITORING)

TEAM TEACHING AND PLCS

TIER III

INTENSIVE

INDIVIDUAL PULL OUTS

READING MONITORING WITH

ASSISTANCE FROM ESS TEACHER OR

INSTRUCTIONAL SPECIALIST

REWARD PROGRAM FOR ATTENDING

AFTER-SCHOOL TUTORING (SLO FOCUS)

BEHAVIOR SUPPORT PLANS

PROGRESS MONITORINGAre you using a specific criteria for grouping?

WHEN I AM THE TEAM…

• The 2DR

LEADER

• Accountability

STUDENT

• Creator and Expert

TEACHER

FEEDBACK

HOW CAN YOU USE THIS INFORMATION IN YOUR

CLASSROOM?STRATEGY AND PLANNING

SAVE ME FROM ASSIGNMENT OVERLOAD!

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QUESTIONING

• QUESTIONING STRATEGIES HELP STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND THE CONTENT

• HOTS: LEVEL 1: STUDENTS FIND THE ANSWERS IN THE TEXT.

• LEVEL 2: STUDENTS FIGURE OUT THE ANSWER FROM THE INFORMATION WITHIN

THE TEXT.

• LEVEL 3: STUDENTS APPLY WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED TO EVALUATE AND CREATE

A NEW RESPONSE (INFERENTIAL SKILLS).

• HOW DO I BEGIN QUESTIONING STRATEGIES?

• SOCRATIC SEMINARS

• FISHBOWL DISCUSSIONS

• WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH THESE QUESTIONING STRATEGIES?

COLLABORATION

• WORKING TOGETHER WITH A PARTNER OR IN A GROUP TO

UNDERSTAND, TO SOLVE A PROBLEM, OR TO COMPLETE A

TASK IS ESSENTIAL FOR COLLABORATIVE THINKING.

• THINK PAIR SHARE

• DISCUSSION GROUPS

• JIGSAW

• LITERATURE CIRCLES

• GROUP PROJECTS

• GALLERY WALKS WITH A PARTNER

• ADJUSTING CORNELL NOTES WITH A PARTNER

WHAT CAN BE DIFFERENT?

• STATEMENTS VS QUESTIONS

• DISCUSSIONS VS LECTURES

• PEER EVALUATION IN ADDITION TO…

• PUT YOURSELF SECOND

• CHANGE YOUR THINKING; CHANGE YOUR ACTIONS!

SELF-ASSESSMENT

THANK YOU!

ANITRA.WALKER@WALKERSEDUCATIONCONSULTANTS.COM