October: Teaching for Understanding

Plan:  
When are you going to meet this month?  

Connect: 
What resources exist in your school and community that could assist new teachers planning and curriculum work?

Activities: 
 Your focus this month should be on  EVALUATION STANDARD 1: Curriculum and Planning


Standard I: Curriculum and Planning
  • Devising target goals and objectives: Here is an article on writing SMART goals for the evaluation system
  • Creating a Lesson Plan: Here you go.
  • Planning for Understanding: You didn't think I had something for this?  Here it is.
  • Engaging Learners: Too much here.  This is a link to Edutopia's page on Engagement. 
  • Pacing a Lesson: Pacing.  It is important so you don't run out of...
  • Organizing a Lesson: Here is our lesson protocol for APS.  
  • Designing a Unit: Attleboro uses Understanding by Design.  Here is an overview.
  • Observations by evaluators: Here is a video on how to prepare for the formal evaluation, Here is a link to Teachpoint



Standard II: Teaching All Students
  • Using available and appropriate technology/AV to enhance instruction: Here is a video on that for new educators.


Standard III: Parents and Community
  • Parent Communication (essential to be done at the beginning of the month): Some tips can be found here,  Here is a other tip-sheet
  • School Council/parent groups: Here is an ABC of parent involvement.



Standard IV: Professional Culture
  • Keeping and calculating grades (Aspen X2, etc.): Some videos on how to use Aspen 
  • Progress reports
  • Substitute teachers and emergency lesson plans
  • Effective use of Para's and other support staff in the classroom: Here are some tips on how to incorporate Para's into your room.
  • Individual Development Plan: Here is a link to the DESE sample IPDP
  • Learning walks, formal and informal
  • Schedule changes for students/specialists’ visits to classrooms
  • In-service days
 

​​Reflect/Goals: 
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