As a part of the collaborative meetings held between teachers, leaders, and support staff data is reflected upon and agreements are made. Agreements are an essential component of creating a system that supports all students graduating college and career ready.
What Makes Good Agreements
Speaking and listening is an essential standard for students to master. Three listens is a strategy to use with students to teach them the skill of closely listening to an audio or video clip, and be able to process the information and ask and answer questions related to the content. Three listens is a great strategy to support students with disabilities, English Learners, and any struggling student.
Developing a balanced math curriculum includes incorporating opportunities for students to take concepts from the concrete to the abstract. Using manipulatives allows students to visualize how the math works. Check out this routine and use it with your students to make the math come alive.
Curriculum Alignment is the foundational first equity action of establishing premium teaching and learning for all. District and site leadership, alongside Orenda partners, will help teams calibrate and align grade-level expectations through a deep dive into state standards and assessment expectations. Each grade level or content team identifies essential targets and skills, and develops common assessments to inform instruction on a continuous cycle every 5-6 weeks. Formal reflection and planning accelerates achievement for targeted student groups.
Google Forms allows teachers to easily and quickly quiz students to see if they were picking up what you were putting down during instruction. Student learning is the key to changing outcomes.
Using google slides to monitor student work is an easy way to ensure participation and engagement. Check out this simple routine and how you can provide feedback to students during instruction.
Zoom Chat Waterfall is a quick tool to give think time and pause for all students to participate in online instruction. This easy routine is high impact and low prep to engage students.