Schedule
8:00 am
8:10 am
8:20 am
8:50 am
9:35 am
9:45 am
10:45 am
11:00 am
12:00 pm
1:00 pm
2:00 pm
2:10 pm
3:10
Welcome, Goals & Objectives-C & I (10 mins)
Superintendent (10 mins or TBD)
Power Point-Principals (30 mins)
Research-Chapters 2, 3 & 5-Teachers (45 mins)
Break (10 mins)
Jig Saw with New Group (60 mins)
Jig Saw-Final Word (15 mins)
Model Lesson - DAIT (45-60 mins)
Lunch (60 mins)
Planning By Grade Level/Dept-Teachers (60 mins)
Break (10 mins)
Cafeteria By Site Expectation, Principal’s Report
Out (60 minutes)
Closure and Evaluation (20 mins)
Checking for Understanding
Goal: Participants will develop a
deeper understanding of effective
strategies to check for
understanding in the classroom
setting.
Checking for Understanding
Objectives for Today
• Refine understanding of the theories related to Checking for
Understanding
• Analyze research on Checking for Understanding
• Develop or refine skills to use oral language, questions and
projects (Thinking Maps) to check for understanding
• Develop a common language to discuss and apply Checking for
Understanding strategies (oral language, questions and projects,
Thinking Maps) in the classroom setting
• Observe model lessons which have incorporated Checking for
Understanding strategies
• Plan lessons that incorporate Checking for Understanding
•Site Expectations
PVUSD Principals
Checking for Understanding
1. Define checking for understanding
2. List 3-5 strategies you currently use in
your classroom to check for
understanding
3. How will systematic strategically planned
checking for understanding, districtwide, impact student achievement?
Checking for Understanding
Accountability
Timely
feedback
Ongoing
assessment
Instructional
adjustments
are keys to improving student achievement
Checking for Understanding
• The Definition-Fisher and Frey
• Formative
• Examples
–Oral Language
–Questions
–Projects and Performances
• Results
Checking for Understanding
• Misconceptions About Checking for
Understanding
Unqualified Responses
Capable Learners
Open Ended Questions
One student responds at a time
No students respond at all
Parallel/unconnected conversations
Checking for Understanding
• Processing Research
– Groups
K, 1st AND 7th - 12th ELA/Soc. Sci
Chap. 2
2nd, 3rd, 4th, AND 7th - 12th Math
Chap. 3
5th, 6th AND 7th - 12th Science, Music,
Chap. 5
Arts, JROTC, PE, Electives
Checking for Understanding
Processing Text-PLC
P-Planning Applications
L-Learned Something New
C-Classroom Application I
would like to try
Checking for Understanding
• Prioritize your top three P’s, L’s and C’s
• Whip Around (P’s), (L’s) & (C’s)
• How do you determine that your students
have learned what you have taught?
• Discuss Classroom Applications for Checking
for Understanding
Immediate Knowledge of Results
Knowledge of Results
Checking for Understanding
Develop consensus on talking points and
common language that will be used to
present this chapter to other groups
Checking for Understanding
Chapter #_____ - Talking Points
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Checking for Understanding
The Final Word
DAIT Presentation
Model Lessons
–Oral Language
–Questions
–Projects and Performances
Checking for Understanding
• Discuss your L’s from PLC with a Non – Job
Alike
LUNCH TIME
Checking for Understanding
•Planning
•DAIT/Site Leadership
•K – room _____
•1st – room _____
•2nd – room _____
•3rd – room _____
•4th – room _____
•5th – room _____
•6th – room _____
•ELA/SS – room _____
•Math – room _____
•Science – room _____
•Music, Arts, JROTC, PE &
Electives – room _____
Site Expectations
•Principals meet with site
•Principals present site expectations
Closure and Evaluation
•Director of C & I, Malcolm Butler
•Follow through dates
•January 27th
•January through June
•Evaluation
Facilitators
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K – Sandi Butler-Roberts
1 – Bob Bilek
2 – Josie Koivisto
3 – Kira Shirrer, Laura Mathews & Stephanie Hall
4 – Jeremy James
5 – Jeff Blansett
6 – Dr. Omaira Lee
7th – 12th ELA – Larry Brown, Dr. Marrio Walker
7th – 12th Science – Eric / Lisa Schlehuber
7th – 12th Math – Jerry / Lois Shaffer
7th – 12th Social Studies – Stan
7th – 12th Electives, PE, Music, JROTC – Max Friedman
Things to Do:
Contact DAIT for DAIT needs
12 facilitators
Handouts
AV Needs
Seating Arrangements-Map
Equity Sticks-or ??
Ice Breaker/Transitions/Quotes
Materials
Chart Paper
Post Its
markers
Pens
Teacher’s Manuals … Pacing Guides
Transportation of Materials to HS
give aways
dvd clips