Notes+from+the+Academy

These are the standards broken down by text type. I obviously didn't do them all word for word, and I did repeat some standards; however, I think it's a valuable format for looking at the standards. This isn't really formatted well since I purposed it originally just for myself. If you find it useful, then I might as well let you use it. :) Administration Discussion:

LOGAN Action Plan:

1. Administration mandated, teacher directed education about the Common Core. 2. School-wide literacy trainings in writing and reading with specific targeted strategies for faculty in each subject area. 3. Common Collaboration 4. Yearly goals and evaluations 5. Community outreach and support; community education/information
 * Administrative action and buy-in with funding
 * State support
 * Empower teacher expertise and utilize this to direct district spending
 * Utilize local expertise
 * Pedagogy Training (Social Studies, Science, Math, CTE)
 * Leveled Library--text with varied Lexiles.
 * Training does not equal faculty meeting
 * Continuing vertical and horizontal teaming (wht books, resources, list by grade)
 * Inter-department time separate from department time--must be regularly scheduled
 * Collaboration across state (through visits or online)
 * Administration supported so time is protected.
 * Include: teacher accountability, school-wide continuity, student/parent accountability
 * Evaluations--come into classes and know what's happening in them--what teachers are doing!
 * Goals set in the beginning and then revised regularly(by teacher, department, and administrator)
 * Celebrate success
 * User-friendly grade reports, reflecting student progress (accessible in various media)
 * Partnership with parents--appeal to parents to be involved (Let parents know how they can help)
 * Acknowledge and educate the coming changes, benefits and expectations (school-wide letter, email, newsletter, district superintendent)
 * Tie career/community to classroom through CTE, people . ..

Resources Needed: 1. Text discussions and resources 2. Ongoing communication/collaboration 3. Technology support 4. Funding options
 * Professional Resource Library (texts for teachers on how_
 * Informational texts, argumentative texts (now required for CC) 45%-55%
 * Ongoing Training to use technologies!
 * Online forums
 * Site visits/class visits with schools
 * access to technologies for teachers and students (YouTube, Blogging)
 * Enough technology for every student
 * Student email access
 * Paid time to work alone or with others
 * Grants for implementing the Common Core with training on Grant writing
 * Money for resources other than texts (technology, other sources)

MOAB Action Plan: Step 1) Administration-directed teacher education about the Common Core Step 2) School-wide literacy trainings in writing and reading with specific targeted strategies for faculty in each subject area. Step 3) Community outreach and information/education Step 4) Common Collaboration Step 5) Yearly goals and evaluations
 * Pedagogy trainings
 * Administration action and buy-in
 * Funding
 * Other than regular teacher education
 * Specific strategies for Social Studies, Science, Math, Tech—CTE
 * Readers at different grade levels
 * Expectations—more rigor
 * Transitions from old to new core
 * Interventions
 * Grading systems
 * Technology responsibility and resource training
 * Teams
 * Grade level
 * Content areas
 * Open forum between administrators, teachers, and state officials
 * Time
 * State, District, School, Department, Individual
 * Map year
 * Examine Data
 * Professional Learning (materials/ books)

Necessary Resources Text discussions and resources Ongoing Communication/Collaboration/Training Technology Support Funding Options
 * Book Swap
 * Online
 * Informational
 * Online
 * Continual Trainings
 * Professional teaching texts available to read and encourage
 * Access to technologies
 * Ideas
 * Training
 * Common Core grants to buy supplies.