This document discusses academic advances and includes the following sections: what needs to improve, types of adaptations, reflection logs, distributed practice model (DPM), and a concluding staff development workshop. It outlines objectives, assessments, tools, and proposals for improving language, gross motor skills, fine motor skills, and social-emotional development from nursery through first grade.

1. Academic Advances
August 2, 2012

2. Agenda
• What needs to improve
• Types of Adaptation
• Analysis
• Reflection Logs
• DPM
• FB Jornada de Mejoramiento
• Conclusion

3. What needs to improve
• Subject area
• Specific topic
• LearningGoals
– Product
– Process
– Progress vs Growth
• Instructional plan
• Adaptations
• Learner Goals
• Evaluate effectiveness
• Monitor and adjust

4. Types od Adaptations
• Size
• Time
• Level of support
• Input
• Difficulty
• Output
• Participation
• Alternate goals
• Substitute curriculum

5. Academic Advances
PK OBJECTIVES ASSESSMENTS TOOLS PROPOSALS
Language
GMS
FMS
SOC

6. Reflection Logs Due Wednesday
• Act by writing daily entries about you activities,
learner’s reactions and evolutions. Discuss in staff
meetings concerns and issues.
• Observe and analyze your entries to discuss in staff
meetings. Focus on patterns at micro and macro
levels.
• Reflect on insights and awareness that arose from
learners, parents, peer-workers on possible
classroom research.
• Plan an investigation on common issues of interest
and share results and findings.

7. DPM
• Leadership • Expert Assistant
– Power struggle • Learning styles
• Empathy – Lack of Observation
– Lack of Observation – Comprehension
• Sharing – Production
– Emotions • Interactions
• Humbleness – Learning rhythms
– Pride – Inform directors
• Director follow up

8. Jornada de Mejoramiento
Section Needs to improve
Nursery Language
PK Social Autonomy
K Language
1º Comprehension : Attention Listening Skills
Production: Conversation Rhythm
Habits Creativity “Control inhibitorio”

9. Conclusion
Staff Director
• Proactivity • Training
• Involvement – TOEFL
– Methodologies
• Communication
• Ludic Activities