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Des Moines Public Schools New Teacher Orientation

Des Moines Public Schools New Teacher Orientation. August 15, 2013. Designing the Instructional Day. Handout. Designing the Instructional Day. The Purpose of this Document: Time allotments across content areas Instructional components of each content area

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Des Moines Public Schools New Teacher Orientation

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  1. Des Moines Public SchoolsNew Teacher Orientation August 15, 2013

  2. Designing the Instructional Day Handout

  3. Designing the Instructional Day The Purpose of this Document: • Time allotments across content areas • Instructional components of each content area • Starting point for grade-level conversations about the distribution of the instructional day

  4. LiteracyCurriculum Guides 2013 – 2014

  5. Page 1

  6. What does Pg. 1 provide? • 5 lessons = 6 weeks of instruction • 6 day weeks • 1 week for extension and reteaching • Big Idea and Essential Questions • Skill and Concepts for instruction • Being a Writer Unit • Science / Social Studies and Health Concepts One Stop Shop!

  7. Turn to your Neighbor! What is one thing you want to remember about page 1?

  8. Page 2

  9. What Do You Use to Teach Pg. 2? Journeys! • Whole Group Tab • Read Aloud • Introduce Comprehension • Main Selection • Deepening Comprehension • Small Group Tab • Leveled Readers • Leveled Practice • Extending the Common Core Booklet (ECC)

  10. A Look at the Journeys Materials Main Selection Introduce Comprehension (Projectable)

  11. Literature Vocabulary Readers Leveled Readers Grade Level Anthology and Student Magazine

  12. Weekly Leveled Readers

  13. Turn to your Neighbor! Where will you locate the main selection in your Journeys manual?

  14. Page 3

  15. What Do You Use to Teach Pg. 3?

  16. Turn to your Neighbor! Have you located your Being a Writer materials?

  17. Page 4

  18. What Do You Use to Teach Pg. 4? Journeys! • Whole Group Tab • Opening Routines: PA, Phonics, Sight Words • Phonemic Awareness Lessons (K) • Phonics Lessons • Fluency Lessons • Word Study Spiral

  19. What Do You Use to Teach Pg. 4? Speaking and Listening Standards: • Extending the Common Core (ECC) • Integrated into Comprehension and Writing ECC

  20. Turn to your Neighbor! What two resources will you use to teach your foundational skills?

  21. Think Central • Online Resource • Infinite Campus Username and Password • Discuss more with mentor or coach!

  22. What will you find on Think Central? • Teacher’s Manuals • Leveled Readers • With a Read Aloud Function • Can be Printed in Booklet Form • Practice Book • Projectables • Grab and Go • All Things Journeys…

  23. Questions or concerns? Please contact Liz Griesel elizabeth.griesel@dmschools.org

  24. MathCurriculum Guides 2013 – 2014

  25. Standard 2.OA. 1 Math Data Teams Model Daily Math Review I Can Statements

  26. Standard Progressions Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately. Example: If you have 2 dimes and 3 pennies, how many cents do you have? Unit One Unit Two Unit Three Unit Four

  27. Math Data Teams Model What does this standard mean the students will know and be able to do? Deepen Math Content Knowledge Hyperlinks Lessons and Resources for Base Ten 2

  28. Math Data Teams Model Emphasized Standards for Mathematical Practice Hyperlinks

  29. Math Curriculum Guides • Teachers will use the Data Teams process around pre- and post-test data to inform instructional planning. • Classrooms will include: • Daily Math Review • Mental Math • Whole Group Instruction • Small Group Instruction • Fact Fluency • Formative Assessment 60 – 90 Minutes (Approximate)

  30. Questions or concerns? Please contact Anna Taggart anna.taggart@dmschools.org

  31. Social Studies, Science & HealthCurriculum Guides 2013 – 2014

  32. Implementation Expectations • You must allocate 120 minutes/week to Content Teaching • Each Literacy Unit is aligned to Science OR Social Studies.

  33. SOCIAL STUDIES

  34. Unit Guide Structure Each unit guide includes the following support structures: • A unit theme • “I Can” statements organized by topic These are what students are expected to know and be able to do as a result of your instruction - Suggested Pacing by Week - Suggested Resources

  35. SOCIAL STUDIES ALIVE!30-Day Free Trial • Go to www.teachtci.com to set up a free trial. • You can share the username and password information with team members • You can save materials to your desktop for use later in the school year

  36. Contact informationAMBER.GRAEBER@DMSCHOOLS.ORG515.242.7947 Maternity Leave . . . .TBD

  37. Science

  38. Sample Guide Format

  39. Resources For Teachers • Science website: http://science.dmschools.org • Wiki sharing site: www.dmpsscience.wikispaces.com • Science Building budget for materials/ordering instructions (live organisms from Trans-Mississippi) • Foss Web • Defined STEM • www.nextgenscience.org • Building science leaders

  40. Contact Info Kim O’Donnell Science Curriculum Coordinator kimberly.odonnell@dmschools.org Office extension: 242-7335

  41. Health

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