how they will know that the students have real meaning-making and transfer of the goal. Teachers need to “evidence” analyze assessments to see if they are valid indicators of what the desired outcome was. Finally, stage 3 is the development of what and how we are going to teach so that the students will logically meet the desired goal. UBD reflects the convergence of two interdependent ideas: 1) research on learning and cognition that highlights the centrality of teaching and assessing for understanding, and 2) a helpful and time honored process for curriculum writing (Wiggins & McTighe, 2005). Each year, Indialantic Elementary continues to a wide repertoire of professional development in order to enhance instruction. By implementing Units By Design, teachers will be able to reinforce their teaching techniques and continue to strengthen their skills, enhancing classroom strategies that promote rigor and relevance throughout the curriculum. School-Based Goal: What can be done to improve instructional effectiveness? All Indialantic teachers will increase their depth of knowledge of the strategies and processes involved in addressing the rigor of the Florida Standards through prioritizing, developing common formative assessments, and developing lesson plans utilizing the Understanding By Design format. Strategies: Small number of action oriented staff performance objectives. Barriers Person Timetable Budget In-Process Action Steps Responsible Measure Principal, August 2015 $0 Preplanning 1. Teacher buy in during Assistant Agenda to prioritizing preplanning PDD Principal, and standards based and throughout Teacher Leaders instruction 2015-2016 year. through Units By Design. 2.Aligning 1. Curriculum Teachers July 2015 PTO Funded Teacher Mapping Produced Instruction and Curriculum formative Maps assessments to Standards 2. Provide Principal, Monthly $50 Agendas For Monthly PD of Assistant Oct. Feb. Trainings – standards based Principal, and instruction Teacher Leaders through the teachers teach teachers framework. 3. Conduct Principal, Monthly $1000 for Quality instructional Assistant October substitutes inspection o – round walk Principal, and February formative
“evidence” how they will know that the students have real meaning-making and transfer of the goal. Teachers need to analyze assessments to see if they are valid indicators of what the desired outcome was. Finally, stage 3 is the development of what and how we are going to teach so that the students will logically meet the desired goal. UBD reflects the convergence of two interdependent ideas: 1) research on learning and cognition that highlights the centrality of teaching and assessing for understanding, and 2) a helpful and time honored process for curriculum writing (Wiggins & McTighe, 2005). Each year, Indialantic Elementary continues to a wide repertoire of professional development in order to enhance instruction. By implementing Units By Design, teachers will be able to reinforce their teaching techniques and continue to strengthen their skills, enhancing classroom strategies that promote rigor and relevance throughout the curriculum. School-Based Goal: What can be done to improve instructional effectiveness? All Indialantic teachers will increase their depth of knowledge of the strategies and processes involved in addressing the rigor of the Florida Standards through prioritizing, developing common formative assessments, and developing lesson plans utilizing the Understanding By Design format. Strategies: Small number of action oriented staff performance objectives. Barriers Action Steps Person Responsible Timetable Budget In-Process Measure 1. Teacher buy in to prioritizing standards based instruction through Units By Design. during preplanning PDD and throughout 2015-2016 year. Principal, Assistant Principal, and Teacher Leaders August 2015 $0 Preplanning Agenda 2.Aligning Instruction and formative assessments to Standards 1. Curriculum Mapping 2. Provide Monthly PD of standards based instruction through the teachers teach teachers framework. 3. Conduct instructional round walk Teachers Principal, Assistant Principal, and Teacher Leaders Principal, Assistant Principal, and July 2015 Monthly Oct. – Feb. Monthly October – February PTO Funded $50 $1000 for substitutes Teacher Produced Curriculum Maps Agendas For Trainings Quality inspection o formative
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