Aldine I.S.D. Teacher Handbook - Aldine Independent School District

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