‘Tis the Season

1. ‘Tis the Season Presented by Dr. Jessica Johnson

2. Brain Teasers Hinky-Pinky- Rhyming words Match the Actor to the Character Example: • Santa’s catchy tunes (Kringle’s jingles) • Luminous decoration • Five Santas plus one • Pick up a present • Rudolph’s ale • Inexpensive evergreen • Crazy hot chocolate

3. Brain Teasers Hinky-Pinky- Rhyming words Match the Actor to the Character Example: • Santa’s catchy tune (Kringle’s jingle) • Luminous decoration (bright light) • Five Santas plus one (six Nicks) • Pick up a present (lift gift) • Rudolph’s ale (deer beer) • Inexpensive evergreen (free tree) • Crazy hot chocolate (loco cocoa)

4. Santa’s List • Collaboration/PLC • Embedding CSCOPE into your PLC • Book Study Suggestions • Modeling Instructional Strategies • Santa’s Gifts • Actively Participate • Have a “merry” time!

5. Reluctant ? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtwVgOmPNPE&feature=player_embedded#!

6. Home Alone Activity Think, Pair, Share: • What is a PLC? • What does effective collaboration look like? • Why is collaboration important?

7. The Naughty and Nice Report Says…. • High quality PD that is focused and on-going • Effective PD emphases: • Active teaching/student engagement • Assessment/data driven instruction • Observations • Collaborations • Reflections • PD lasting 14 or fewer hours show NO effect on learning • PD that are 30-100 hours, spread out over 6-12 months impact learning • Approach has meets these criteria is implementing PLC • Teachers work together and engage in continual dialogue

8. The Naughty and Nice Report Says…. • More student engagement = Less discipline problems (bell to bell) • Common planning time during the day • PLC’s focus is on improving instructional practice and student learning • PLCs lead to Peer Observations • PLC is time to share student work and student data • Analyzing student work together develops an understanding of what good work is • PD should model the classroom expectations

9. Santa’s Group Activities • 3-2-1 Reflection Activity • On your own • Share • How could this be used in the classroom? • Musical Discussion Circle • When music stops, start focused conversations • When music starts, stop and find new friend 3 points of interest 2 things you are “square” on 1 thing still circling

10. CSCOPE Activities #1 Subject Area Activity • Get in a group of 2 or 3 folks • Looking at the IFDs: • Using a Venn Diagram • How are they alike? • How are they different? • Name one thing you learned • Share as a group Middle High Alike

11. CSCOPE Activity #2 Trimming the Tree Activity • Looking at the IFD: • Name two specific ways you can help increase vocabulary skills • Share as a group

12. CSCOPE Activity #3 Making Connections Activity • Looking at the IFD: • Name one specific way you can support another subject • Name one specific way you can support still another subject • Share as a group

13. It’s A Wonderful Life • Teach Like A Champion: 49 Techniques that put students on the path to college by Doug Lemov (Technique #1- No Opt Out: “A sequence that begins with a student unable or unwilling, to answer a question should end with the student answering that question as often as possible.” , “Tight Transitions” , AND “Every Minute Counts”) • Lemov states that every minute matters- take the last 3-4 minutes of a typical secondary classroom. That adds up to roughly 12.5 hours of “last few minutes” during each of your classes. If you did that every day, you’d give up 75 hours of instruction! • Focus: Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improve Student Learning by Mike Schmoker (Chapter 3 How We Teach- “checking for understanding significantly increase the proportion of students who learn…”)

14. It’s A Wonderful Life • What Great Teachers Do Differently by Todd Whitaker (14 Principles including “great teachers create a positive atmosphere in their classroom and their school.”) • Unmistakable Impact by Jim Knight • The Essential 55 by Ron Clark

15. Christmas Caroling Activity • Teach Like A Champion- based on real teachers • Math teacher who used song/rap • Used dance movements to help students remember • High expectations, strict, master of student engagement!

16. CSCOPE Jingle Dashing thru CSCOPE, havin’ a collaborative say, Teachers are with hope, laughing all the way Classrooms all will ring, making students bright, VADs and YAGs will sing, with scores out of sight! Oh CSCOPE rings and CSCOPE sings- CSCOPE all the way! Oh what fun we’ll have this year in an engaging classroom way!

17. Rudolph's Reflective Activity Twas the night before CSCOPE and all through the school, not a teacher was stirring with an instructional tool. Frosty the Snowman and The Little Drummer Boy slept during the lessons dreaming of all kinds of school toys. When what to my wondering eyes did appear, but Wade Labay and all his reindeer. There were no more quiet days or even a Silent night, once CSCOPE and PLCs appeared the teachers saw the light. Students were singing math facts we know, so bring on the new year and Let It Snow, Let It Snow!

18. Rudolph's Reflective Activity • Oh Come All Ye Faithful • T’was the Night Before… • Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree • White Christmas • Blue Christmas • Parade of the Wooden Soldiers • Winter Wonderland • Jingle Bells • What Child is This • All I Want for Christmas • Deck the Halls • It Came Upon a Midnight Clear • Silver and Gold • Silver Bells • Up on the Housetop

19. Santa’s Workshop Strategies • Brain Teasers • Think. Pair, Share • Naughty and Nice Report • 3-2-1 • Musical Discussion • Venn Diagram • Trimming the Tree (Vocabulary) • Making Connections • Christmas Caroling • Rudolph’s Reflection Activity

20. jjohnson@sheldon.k12.tx.us Dr. Jessica Johnson Sheldon ISD C.E. King High School Office phone: 281-727-3501