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Learning & Leading Through a District Fellows Program
The document outlines the District Fellows Program in Northshore School District, aimed at addressing confusion around the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) among teachers. It highlights the need for ongoing professional development that directly connects to classroom instruction and emphasizes building understanding of effective teaching practices. The program includes initiatives for math and science fellows to enhance their instructional strategies and support student learning through collaborative reflection and alignment with district goals.
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- 1. DISTRICT FELLOWS PROGRAM Patty Stephens& Amanda Rainwater Northshore School District http://tinyurl.com/DistrictFellows Learning and Leading Through a
- 2. THE PROBLEM: Confusion makes implementationdifficult 1
- 3. CONFUSION ◦ Teachers donot yet fully understand the CCSS or NGSS (WSSLS) ◦ SBAC & NGSS expectations are not translated into instruction ◦ Well-aligned quality math & science curriculum does not exist yet ◦ Initiative & Acronym Overload: CCSS, NGSS, SBAC, TPEP, DOK, PLCs ◦ All of this confusion makes implementation difficult
- 4. THE SOLUTION: Build Understanding& Support Implementation 2
- 5. UNDERSTANDING & IMPLEMENTATION ◦Build understanding of math and science teaching practices called for by the CCSS-M & NGSS ◦ Support implementation in the classroom with students ◦ Connect initiatives to help teachers see the bigger picture
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- 7. 2015-2016 SCIENCE FELLOWS- Background Research ◦ “Professional learning experiences should be sustained over time, ongoing and...built on actual instructional and curriculum materials that can be used with students and that support the NGSS with fidelity.” (Elmore, 2002; Wilson 2013)
- 8. Science Fellows -Build capacityin the NGSS 3-D learning through phenomena anchored or problem based learning units -Support development of ONE aligned unit -Professional support for feedback and reflection
- 9. MATH: Put Principles IntoAction 4
- 10. 2015-2016 NSD MATHFELLOWS ◦ Research best practices ◦ Align classroom instruction to CCSS-M ◦ Gather & act upon student data ◦ Peer observations ◦ Reflect on teaching practice ◦ Ongoing support to help teachers implement new learning into classroom instruction of students ◦ Connect work to district initiatives
- 11. 2015-2016 NSD MATHFELLOWS Principles to Actions ◦ Establish mathematics goals ◦ Implement tasks that promote reasoning and problem solving ◦ Use and connect mathematical representations ◦ Facilitate mathematical discourse ◦ Pose purposeful questions ◦ Build procedural fluency from conceptual understanding ◦ Support productive struggle in learning mathematics ◦ Elicit and use evidence of student thinking
- 12. 2015-2016 NSD MATHFELLOWS Principles to Actions Moodle Course ◦ 6 modules ▫ Build Understanding ▫ Apply to Practice ■ Teach a Lesson ■ Observe a Lesson ▫ Reflect
- 13. Resources for Startinga District Fellows Program ◦ Science ▫ Theory of Action ▫ Meeting Agendas for 2015-16 ▫ Sample NGSS Unit Planner ◦ Math ▫ Theory of Action ▫ Principles to Actions Moodle course for teachers ▫ Typical agenda for face-to-face meetings http://tinyurl.com/DistrictFellows
- 14. Thank you! ANY QUESTIONS? PattyStephens pstephens@nsd.org DISTRICT FELLOWS PROGRAM Amanda Rainwater arainwater@nsd.org