Aldine I.S.D. Teacher Handbook - Aldine Independent School District
Aldine I.S.D. Teacher Handbook - Aldine Independent School District
Aldine I.S.D. Teacher Handbook - Aldine Independent School District
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Define Learning<br />
Identify Skills<br />
(Professional Development)<br />
Identify the critical sets of knowledge and skills required for student success.<br />
o What must be taught this year?<br />
o What must students master to be successful next year?<br />
Align Benchmark Targets to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)<br />
Develop campus academic calendars based on Benchmark Targets<br />
Communicate objectives and goals with parents and community<br />
Communicate student progress<br />
Provide staff development for parents on academic expectations<br />
Identify Strategies<br />
(Professional Development)<br />
Use Best Practices to guide instructional strategies<br />
Introduce and implement a variety of general instructional strategies across subject areas and grade levels<br />
including<br />
o Word Walls<br />
o KWL<br />
o Automaticity<br />
o Flexible Grouping<br />
o Cooperative Learning<br />
o Manipulatives<br />
o Verbal/Visual Word Association<br />
o Summarization<br />
Assess skills formally and informally<br />
Common assessments<br />
Disaggregate and analyze data<br />
Instructional content<br />
Instructional strategies<br />
Progress/student growth<br />
Time on task<br />
Instructional Cycle<br />
o Written<br />
o Taught<br />
o Tested<br />
Assess<br />
(Professional Development)<br />
Monitor/Adjust/Intervene<br />
(Professional Development)<br />
<strong>Teacher</strong> <strong>Handbook</strong> 2012-2013 177<br />
o Problem Solving<br />
o Writing<br />
o Modeling<br />
o Sentence Expansion<br />
o Text-dependent Reading<br />
o Higher Order Thinking Skills<br />
o Graphic Organizers<br />
Provide additional support (extended day, week, year)<br />
Develop individual intervention plans<br />
Adjust when learning stops<br />
Adjust pace and methodology<br />
Adjust schedule/placement of students<br />
Make data-driven decisions<br />
Professional development aligns all components of the plan to the district and campus objectives and goals.