Welcome BackThe 2010-2011 School Year Begins

Agenda – Changed Slightly8:10 Introduction – in Cafeteria8:15 Presentation and Introduction of

Speakersin Cafeteria

8:30 K-6 staff – FA Cont. M.S. Media Center

7 – 12 Staff – FA Cont. H.S. Media Center

12:00 Lunch on your own1:00 Coaches mtg. (H.S. Media Center)

Website of potential interest:www.worframalpha.com – Computational

knowledge engine with at goal of making all systematic knowledge immediately computable and accessible to everyone.

www.ted.com – A site that models the type of thinking and problem solving that our students must possess in the 21st century.

Websites continued:http://alpha.zooburst.com – ZooBurst is a

digital storytelling tool that is designed to let anyone easily create their own customized 3D pop-up books.

www.readwritethink.org - National Council of Teacher’s of English Read, Write, think site, including lesson plans, student interactive components and a comic creator. The lesson plans push a higher level of rigor.

Websites continued:http://prezo.com – An alternative to the

traditional presentation of information in a slide format. The site allows for enhanced ability to explain ideas and concepts while expressing creativity and self expression.

http://www.beesburg.com/edtools/glossary.html – Provides a glossary of instructional strategies as a resource for all educators. Current number of strategies and methods: 1271.

Delano is a Pretty

Good School

Delano is a Pretty Superior

Good School

How do we know?

2010 ACT DataState 22.9

(Best in the Nation)

Delano 24.2(Best in school history)

MCA-II Proficiency Rate

Grade 3Delano State

Math 94.6% 82.8%Reading 91.7% 76.3%

Grade 4 Delano State

Math 91.8% 77%Reading 78.7% 72.6%

Grade 5Delano State

Math 89.2% 68.6%Reading 91.6% 76.4%Science 53.0% 46.0%

Grade 6Delano State

Math 85.7% 68.9%Reading 85% 71.7%

Grade 7Delano State

Math 85.8% 64.4%Reading 83.5% 66.1%

Grade 8Delano State

Math 78.4% 58.5%Reading 77.2% 68.1%Science 62.3% 47.9%

Grade 9Delano State

Writing 98.5% 90%

Grade 10Delano State

Reading 86% 75%Science 63.7% 51.8%

Grade 11Delano State

Math 65.5% 43%

NWEA Reading (Compared to National Norms)

Grade 2 +8.0 RIT PointsGrade 3 +6.1 RIT PointsGrade 4 +6.2 RIT PointsGrade 5 +8.3 RIT PointsGrade 6 +6.4 RIT PointsGrade 7 +6.7 RIT PointsGrade 8 +6.4 RIT Points

Q-Comp Goals Attained?

Yes!

At each Building and at the District level

YEAWe’re Pretty Darn

Good

How do we move from good to great when we know…

“Good is the enemy of Great”(Collins, 2001)

“Teachers make a difference”

(Good, 2010)

ACT DataRevisited

2008 2009 2010State 22.6 22.7 22.9Delano 24.0 23.8 24.2Eden Prairie 24.4 24.5 25.1Orono 25.3 25.5 25.1Minnetonka 24.5 25.5 25.7Wayzata 25.01 25.6 25.7Edina 26.2 26.0 26.2

Entering Middle School this fall, we have:

14 students reading at 3rd grade level or

below

6 students are 2 grade levels behind in

math

Entering High School this fall, we have:

9 students reading at the 6th grade level or

lower

5 students reading at the 5th grade level or

lower

12 Students are 2 or more grade levels

behind in math

This does not include students on an IEP

So what do we do?

What do the following teachers have in common?

Mark Thackeray(To Sir with Love, 1967)

Jamie Escalante (Stand and Deliver, 1988)

Mr. Holland (Mr. Holland’s Opus, 1995)

Ron Clark (The Ron Clark Story, 2006)

Erin Gruwell(Freedom Writers, 2007)

Or other teachers in movies such as:

The Miracle Worker (1962)Dead Poets Society (1989)Dangerous Minds (1995)

Music of the Heart (1999) The Great Debaters (2007)

They built relationships with their students above and beyond the call of duty!

Students needs were evaluated and appropriate

teaching adjustments were made.

So we continue to build strong relationships

And…

We implement research proven strategies to improve student

achievement

Staff Development,Q-Comp and

the Administration have gotten together…

To bring research based training to you.

Research Validates:Formative Assessment is nearly twice as influential on student achievement as SES

(Reeves 2010)

Typical Effect Sizes of .4 - .7 (which is 20-27 percentile points)

(Black and Willam 1998)

Let’s Begin…

RIGHT NOW

We are asuperior school!

Improvement is difficult:Moving form 85% to 87% proficiency rate is tough.

If we always do what we have always done, we will continue to get what we have always gotten.

If we want to get to the next level…We need to implement research based

practices to improve our students achievement levels.

Staff Development is planning meaningful Professional

Development related to Formative Assessment and Instructional Strategies for the next three

years.

Administrators will be probing staff during the observation

process.

Q-Comp Leaders will be able to assist with discussions related

to Formative Assessment

Materials are available for book studies.

Take out your cell phone and get ready to text.

As a teacher, I use assessment to improve my teaching?

SA Strongly AgreeA AgreeD DisagreeSD Strongly Disagree

Test to: 22333

As a student, my teacher uses assessments to assist me with my

learning?

SA Strongly AgreeA AgreeD DisagreeSD Strongly DisagreeTo:22333

Our Goal:

To have 90% of staff will be highly/consistently

implementing formative assessment.

With no further ado:

Improving Formative Assessment

From Resource Training and Solutions:

Rebecca KoellnMiddle School M.C.

Tammy QuistHigh School M.C.