Improving Student Learning One Teacher at a Time

1. Improving Student LearningOne Teacher at a Time Jane E. Pollock, Ph.D. 720.985.1137 www.learninghorizon.net

2. Goal to Improve: • Student Learning Pedagogical Automaticity Communication

4. From C.I.A. to The Big Four: 1. Curriculum Learning Targets 2. Planned Instruction 3. Varied, Formative Assessment 4. Grading, Record Keeping, and Reporting

5. Daily Lessons:Update your schema Mastery TEACHING ‘70s O – set objective A – anticipatory set I/M – input/modeling GP – guided practice IP – independent practice Check for Understanding/Monitor and Adjust C – closure Master LEARNERS 21st C G - set a goal A – access prior knowledge N – new information (d or p) A – apply thinking/practice G – generalize, goal review, grade With lots of feedback Homework Optional Assessment timely

7. Daily Instruction G - set a goal chapters 8/4 (CITW) A – access prior knowledge chapters 6/7/10 N – new information (d or p) chapters 3/5/11 A – apply thinking/practice chapters 2/9/10 and 5 G – generalize, goal review, grade chapters 8/4 Homework/Assessment

8. Unit 2 Pacing Guide- Kindergarten Teacher started with the standard she wanted the students to perform. RI.K.1 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in text.

9. January 2012 • English Language Arts • 46 Benchmarks • Reading • Standard 1: Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. • LA 8.1.1 Actively read texts to draw conclusions and make inferences based on information from texts. • explicit (literal) v. implicit • cite specific textual evidence • LA 8.1.2 Actively read texts to draw conclusions and make inferences based on information from texts. • explicit (literal) v. implicit

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12. GANAG Plus Select method such as: Parallel Teaching Select method such as: Team Teach One Teach, One Assist Select method such as: One Teach, One Observe Select method such as: Stations Teach, Small Group/Large Group Select method such as: One Teach, One Score G - set a goal A – access prior knowledge N – new information (d or p) A – apply thinking/practice G – generalize, goal review, grade

13. The Soup and the Ladle G9 A N A G

14. Good luck with GANAG!

16. Jane E. Pollock, Ph.D. jpollock@learninghorizon.net Jane, former ESL and classroom teacher, worked as a district administrator and researcher for a research laboratory. She works worldwide with schools on long-term projects to improve teaching and supervision in order to improve student learning. Jane is the co-author of Dimensions of Learning Teacher and Training Manuals (1996), Assessment, Grading and Record Keeping (1999), Classroom Instruction That Works (2001), Improving Student Learning One Principal at a Time (2009) and Minding the Achievement Gap One Classroom at a Time (2012). Jane wrote Improving Student Learning One Teacher at a Time (2007) and Feedback: the Hinge that Joins Teaching and Learning (2011). Her current manuscript pending publication is i5: teaching innovation (2012). From Caracas, Venezuela, Jane earned degrees at the University of Colorado and Duke University. www.learninghorizon.net