Exploring LMS

New Teacher Academy

Introduction: This canvas course is designed for teachers with 0-4 years of experience. In the past, I've been able to coach teachers in person but this course will be a fully online course that targets beginning of the year hot spots that will allow their year to flow better. The focuses have been chosen based on a survey presented to new teachers on campus. Each topic will be buildable and will be revisited as the weeks progress.

Learning Goals and Results:

Learners will be able to gain mastery on target topics that will allow their understanding of their content, classroom management and overall efficacy as a teacher to be rated as highly effective teacher by the end of the year. When exploring each topic, learners will be able to gain valuable insight on how to utilize the given information and apply it into their own classroom and teaching philosophy.

Audience:

New teachers with less than 4 years of experience at a specific campus in Houston ISD.D. I intend for the course to be a hybrid of synchronous and asynchronous learning with a definite end date. The course will be available to be taken multiple times and access to course once completed will be indefinite.

Learners will create and upload video demonstrating exemplars of each topic presented over the course. Each video will represent mastery of each topic represented in the course or will be reviewed and given feedback along with coaching to implement changes and resubmitted for final feedback on mastery of topic.

Stage 1 - Desired Results

Established Goals:

Receiving at least a 3 in each category of the TADS Rubric

https://www.houstonisd.org/cms/lib2/TX01001591/Centricity/Domain/21209/j97414_2014_HISD_TeacherAppraisal_Rubrics_pagnate.pdf

With focuses in:

PL-2 Collects, tracks, and uses student data to drive instruction

PL-3 Designs effective lesson plans, units, and assessments

I-1 Facilitates organized, student-centered, objective-driven lessons

I-2 Checks for student understanding and responds to student misunderstanding

I-3 Differentiates instruction for student needs by employing a variety of instructional strategies

I-4 Engages students in work that develops higher-level thinking skills

I-5 Maximizes instructional time

I-6 Communicates content and concepts to students

I-7 Promotes high academic expectations for students

I-8 Students actively participating in lesson activities

I-9 Sets and implements discipline management procedures

I-10 Builds a positive and respectful classroom environment

PR-‐7 Communicates with parents throughout the year

PR-‐8 Seeks feedback in order to improve performance

PR-‐9 Participates in professional development and applies learning

Understandings

Students will understand...

* The TADS system

* how to disaggregate data

*organize, develop plans and routines for lesson planning, grading, and communication.

* build a quality lesson plan and implementing an instructional routine and schedule that will maximize time, engagement and mastery of content given

* meaningful and intentional relationships with each student in order to build a rapport and capitalize on reaching and teaching each child

Essential questions:

How do building relationships affect the classroom and learning for each child that has a positive relationship with their teacher?
What is the importance of unpacking TEKS?
Why do sacred relationships matter in inner city schools?
How does planning engaging lessons affect mastery of TEK?
How does staying organized affect my productivity in the classroom?
How can lack of classroom management affect my class?
How do I build partnerships with parents and how effective are they?

Students( Teachers) will know how use information presented to improve efficacy as a beginning teacher. By using the information to improve, it will create a ripple effect on scholars in said teacher's courses.

Students( Teachers) will be able to demonstrate mastery of content presented and receive the second highest in each category observed in.

Stage 2 - Assessment Evidence

Performance tasks:

Exemplar video submission
Quiz on each topic
Error analysis quiz for each topic

Other Evidence:

Flip Grid Discussions
Open ended questions
Peer Observation reflections
Exit Tickets on each topic

Stage 3- Learning Plan

Learning Activities

Videos
Songs
Engaging Lesson examples
Data Digs
Interactive Learner Centered Activities
Interactive Websites( Symbaloo)
Lesson Planning
FlipGrid
Kahoot
Relationship building surveys
Weekly Topic Quiz
Topic Video Submission
Introduction: This canvas course is designed for teachers with 0-4 years of experience. In the past, I've been able to coach teachers in person but this course will be a fully online course that targets beginning of the year hot spots that will allow their year to flow better. The focuses have been chosen based on a survey presented to new teachers on campus. Each topic will be buildable and will be revisited as the weeks progress.

Learning Goals and Results:

Learners will be able to gain mastery on target topics that will allow their understanding of their content, classroom management and overall efficacy as a teacher to be rated as highly effective teacher by the end of the year. When exploring each topic, learners will be able to gain valuable insight on how to utilize the given information and apply it into their own classroom and teaching philosophy.

Audience:

New teachers with less than 4 years of experience at a specific campus in Houston ISD.D. I intend for the course to be a hybrid of synchronous and asynchronous learning with a definite end date. The course will be available to be taken multiple times and access to course once completed will be indefinite.

Learners will create and upload video demonstrating exemplars of each topic presented over the course. Each video will represent mastery of each topic represented in the course or will be reviewed and given feedback along with coaching to implement changes and resubmitted for final feedback on mastery of topic.

Stage 1 - Desired Results

Established Goals:

Receiving at least a 3 in each category of the TADS Rubric

https://www.houstonisd.org/cms/lib2/TX01001591/Centricity/Domain/21209/j97414_2014_HISD_TeacherAppraisal_Rubrics_pagnate.pdf

With focuses in:

PL-2 Collects, tracks, and uses student data to drive instruction

PL-3 Designs effective lesson plans, units, and assessments

I-1 Facilitates organized, student-centered, objective-driven lessons

I-2 Checks for student understanding and responds to student misunderstanding

I-3 Differentiates instruction for student needs by employing a variety of instructional strategies

I-4 Engages students in work that develops higher-level thinking skills

I-5 Maximizes instructional time

I-6 Communicates content and concepts to students

I-7 Promotes high academic expectations for students

I-8 Students actively participating in lesson activities

I-9 Sets and implements discipline management procedures

I-10 Builds a positive and respectful classroom environment

PR-‐7 Communicates with parents throughout the year

PR-‐8 Seeks feedback in order to improve performance

PR-‐9 Participates in professional development and applies learning

Understandings

Students will understand...

* The TADS system

* how to disaggregate data

*organize, develop plans and routines for lesson planning, grading, and communication.

* build a quality lesson plan and implementing an instructional routine and schedule that will maximize time, engagement and mastery of content given

* meaningful and intentional relationships with each student in order to build a rapport and capitalize on reaching and teaching each child

Essential questions:

How do building relationships affect the classroom and learning for each child that has a positive relationship with their teacher?
What is the importance of unpacking TEKS?
Why do sacred relationships matter in inner city schools?
How does planning engaging lessons affect mastery of TEK?
How does staying organized affect my productivity in the classroom?
How can lack of classroom management affect my class?
How do I build partnerships with parents and how effective are they?

Students( Teachers) will know how use information presented to improve efficacy as a beginning teacher. By using the information to improve, it will create a ripple effect on scholars in said teacher's courses.

Students( Teachers) will be able to demonstrate mastery of content presented and receive the second highest in each category observed in.

Stage 2 - Assessment Evidence

Performance tasks:

Exemplar video submission
Quiz on each topic
Error analysis quiz for each topic

Other Evidence:

Flip Grid Discussions
Open ended questions
Peer Observation reflections
Exit Tickets on each topic

Stage 3- Learning Plan

Learning Activities

Videos

Songs

Engaging Lesson examples

Data Digs

Interactive Learner Centered Activities

Interactive Websites( Symbaloo)

Lesson Planning

FlipGrid

Kahoot

Relationship building surveys

Weekly Topic Quiz

Topic Video Submission
Weekly:

· Exemplar videos to help teachers see examples of each topic being introduced and how it is to executed in the classroom, whether virtual or in person

· Pear Deck lessons for interactive lesson activities

· Flipgrid for discussions and modeling

· Google Suite for surveys, documents, storage, etc

· Near pod for interactive lessons

· Kahoot and Quizziz for assignments and quizzes.

· Vengage for infographics to organize topics

· New teacher Center Resources for coaching language and information needed to be distributed to teachers

· Error Analysis Videos for each weekly topic

Week 1: Getting Started- This week will be used to help organize, develop plans and routines for lesson planning, grading, and communication. This week will allow the teacher to build their calendar and organize their computer to maximize time and use the TADS documents to receive the highest ranking when getting observed in areas of organization.

· Calendar setup for organization

· Desktop and Folder set up video for file management and organization

· Meet the teacher info sheet creation

· Learning the district LMS explore video

· Locating and organizing district materials

· The Well -Balanced Teacher book to explore ways to promote SEL and self awareness

Week 2: First week of school and relationships- This week will have the focus on building a classroom environment that welcomes all students and visitors. Teachers will work on the understanding of building meaningful and intentional relationships with each student in order to build a rapport and capitalize on reaching and teaching each child.

· A framework for understanding poverty book by Ruby Payne

· For white folks who teach in the hood and the rest of yall too book by Christopher Emdin

· The essential 55 book by Ron Clark

· Youtube videos on relationships.

· Capturing Kids hearts exemplar videos

· SEL workshop by Athea Davis

Week 3: Lesson Planning and Instruction- This week will be dedicated to building a quality lesson plan and implementing an instructional routine and schedule that will maximize time, engagement and mastery of content given.

· The Wild Card by Hope and Wade King

· Lesson Planning Cycle and UPGs provided by district

· Scope and Sequence

· Unpacking TEKS

· Lesson planning templates

· Understanding the importance of working backwards

Week 4: Data and IPDP- This week's topic will be how to understand the data provided by the district's data source and how to use the data presented to guide small groups, re teaches and how to extend with those who mastered. This week will also introduce the concept of stations and how to get maximum results from a station rotation.

· Ontrack access to pull data from most current assessment and how to use it to disaggregate data

· TADS access to turn in IPDP

· IPDP PowerPoint provided by district

Week 5: Parent Communication- Teachers will focus on creating a partnership with parents while having important, yet tough conversations that focus on growth of the child emotionally, behaviorally and educationally.

· Setting up parent teacher conferences through Class Dojo or Bloomz

· Collecting and compiling portfolios for each child.

· Documents and research on how to give parents feedback on their child and how to create a partnership with parents so that you can foster a working relationship to ensure at home learning.