Documentation+beats+Conversation

"Documentation Beats Conversation" New Teacher Mentorship
Danielle Root, Sierra Vista Unified School District

Essential Questions -
Analysis, Synthesis and Evaluation Dimension One: Positive Attitude Dimension Two: Acquisition and Integration of Knowledge Persistance – Teachers should always be looking at ways to increase their efficacy – never settling for okay Metacognition – reflecting on one’s teaching Gathering Data Through All Senses: collecting and using effect and cause data to guide instruction
 * == Do actions always create reactions? ==
 * == How do my actions affect those around me? ==
 * == Why is it important to understand the impact of my actions? ==
 * Habits of Learning Taxonomy:**
 * ** Bloom’s: **
 * ** Marzano’s Dimensions **
 * ** Costa & Kallick’s **


 * Standards:**
 * Standard 1: The teacher designs and plans instruction that develops students’ abilities to meet Arizona’s academic standards and the district’s assessment plan.
 * Objectives:**
 * 1) Focuses instruction on Arizona’s academic standards
 * 2) Focuses instruction on the school’s and district’s academic standards
 * 3) Aligns curriculum with the student assessments
 * 4) Addresses any physical, mental, social, cultural, and community differences among learners
 * 5) Addresses prior knowledge of individual and group performance
 * 6) Indicates short and long term curriculum goals
 * 7) Includes appropriate use of a variety of methods, materials, and resources
 * 8) Includes learning experiences that are developmentally appropriate for learners
 * 9) Includes learning experiences that address a variety of cognitive levels
 * 10) Includes learning experiences that are appropriate for curriculum goals
 * 11) Includes learning experiences that are based upon principles of effective instruction
 * 12) Includes learning experiences that accurately represent content
 * 13) Incorporates appropriate assessment of student progress

** Student Activities: ** **  Click on the Thinking Tool student log-in link below. Sign in as a student and read the activity description. Click on the title to open the interactive tool and work through the activity. Intel ** ® **  Teach Student Log-in Link: Teacher ID is - vquarto ** **  Student ID ****  and password options - mega01, mega02, mega03, mega 04....mega25 **