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WHAT? WHOM? HOW? Common Subject Area Planning (CSAP) Common subject area planning (CSAP) is a collaborative meeting between two or more teachers that focuses on the sharing of best teaching practices. CSAP meetings will take place between common subject area teachers within a specific grade. For example, 6th and 7th grade English teachers will meet as a team for planning and sharing). Teachers will be required to collaborate in CSAP meetings weekly during scheduled PLC. Teachers will focus on lesson planning, instructional delivery methods, and data sharing. Minutes will be recorded and kept in a notebook that will be turned in to Mr. Kelly weekly. Common Assessment (rigor) Common assessment is the practice of forming an assessment, utilizing higher levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy, which is created by a team of teachers that teach like-subjects on the same grade level. Rigor is best defined as being challenging instruction rather than difficult instruction. Teachers will use data from common assessments to drive instructional decisions. Teachers will create common assessments as part of common CSAP meetings. Assessments will be created from SPI’s and delivered through a TCAP format. Common assessments will be turned in weekly to Mr. Questions can come from Examview, Discovery, TCAP prep any other TCAP format source. Rigor can be defined by the levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy. For example, students who are asked to research a problem (cognitive), debate the issues (affective), and use multiple strategies to deliver instructions (psychomotor), are being challenged with a content-rich rigorous lesson. Archer’s Do Now The Archer’s Do Now is a 5 minute warm-up activity that is aligned with TCAP objectives. The Archer’s Do Now should reflect on higher thinking skills and should be grade level appropriate. It is suggested that the Archer Do Now The Archer’s Do Now is used by teachers to assess previously taught skills. Teachers will create TCAP formatted questions, utilizing higher thinking skills to assess previous learning. Students will complete the Archer’s Do Now upon entering the classroom. After students have completed the Archer’s Do Now, the teacher will discuss the answer with the students. On Fridays,