11. *
*…get students to take more
ownership of their learning?”
*…get students to find relevance?”
*…help students be more digitally
literate?”
*…I get my students more engaged
AND increase rigor?”
12. Students role play air traffic controllers and
Red Cross pilots to apply their knowledge of
polar coordinates and other pre-calculus skills in
real world crisis situations.
14. *A tsunami warning is issued for
Santa Catalina, California. Ocean
swells are approximately 10 feet
high from crest to trough, with
wavelengths of 250 feet. Find an
equation that models these swells
before you drown.
15. As an end of the year review. students create videos to
demonstrate real-world applications and a thorough understanding
of algebraic concepts.
17. As an end of the year activity. students create videos to
demonstrate real world applications and a thorough
understanding of chemistry concepts. These are used the
following year as introductions to the units.
20. Example 2
Resource Wiki
At an end of a unit on plan life, students create websites That
are targeted at a 3rd grade audience. Emphasis is on
transforming information to make it educational and engaging.
The best of these get to teach with a 3rd grade teacher.
23. To cover PA geography curriculum and make relevant
connections to the five geographical themes, students act as
travel agents to create and sell a family trip package to
destinations across PA.
26. At the end of a civil war unit, students read letters from
soldiers, write one of their own from a fictional perspective,
and create a dramatic reading with music and primary source
images using Ipads and Imovie.
27. Students participated in non-fiction literature circles enhanced
by ipads, wikis, Google Docs, and other web 2.0 technologies.
29. This ninth grade lesson on effective research was co-designed
and co-taught with all ninth grade teachers. It integrates ipads,
wikis, and Google Forms to create an engaging model for lesson
design.
30. Tenth grade English students work together on a
campaign team to support an election for Marc
Antony or Brutus in Shakespeare’s Julius
Caesar. This project incorporates argumentative
writing, creativity with multiple technologies,
and a very relevant setting.
32. *
* Professional Learning Networks
* Professional Development Committees
* Extended days/departmental time
* Teacher led PD
* Interns from local universities
* Co-Teaching
* Utilizing department chairs
The key elements that came together in our coaching initiative
Key elements that have helped to establish our culture at Hampton. We will focus on the elements of Coaching, how this supports our Technology use and the significance of Best Practice in our building along with several examples of these in all curricular areas.
Turn and talk: How does coaching play a role in your districts?Coaching in our building has evolved over the past five years from the CFF grant, mostly technology support, to an instructional coach that still emphasizes technology, but also has expanded to be more versatile in supporting district goals.
The TPACK model captures the essence and ultimate goals of my role as a coach…helping teachers to move toward excellence, especially in areas of Technology and Pedagogy. Teachers and coach work together to identify areas of collaboration.
Rigor and relevance has become a framework for measuring effectiveness of our assessments
How coaching is promoted in our building: Soliciting support and differentiated, consistent PD. PLN to reinforce literacy based coaching