BASH Weekly #23
May 3, 2011

Regents Prep

A full-scale all out effort!
Remember- Data and Demo Lessons

Wednesday, May 4th
Round robin with teachers and counselors about which students are taking the Regents and strategies to achieve success. For example, a student with 11 credits should not be slated to take 4 Regents- This is not in their best interest- students will be considered on a case-by-case basis through our discussions.

Thursday, May 5th
Professional development around test taking strategies to teach students. Remember, next year we will have an academic success series on BASH classroom rituals and routines with regard to binders, taking notes, studying and taking tests.

Monday, May 9th
  1. Teachers will administer mock Regents in class. Please do not use the full length exam. Rather, identify the content and skills that make up the exam and structure two lessons (one to take the exam and another to review results and strategies). 
  2. Midterms should cover content and skills that are necessary for the Regents and identified by teachers for the exam above.

Friday, May 6th (periods 2, 3 & 4)
  • Dr. P- Global Studies
  • Ms. Maguire- US History
  • Mr. Sam- Algebra
  • Ms.  Baily- Spanish
  • Ms. Glanville and Ms. MacVicar- ELA
  • Mr. Panaram- Living Environment
Ms. Yannuzzi will assist students will college applications and financial aid. Periods 5 and 6 will be vollyball with Ms. Ross-Glover outside, with the staff and students.

After-school tutoring and Saturday school per session postings will be up by Wednesday afternoon.  

Intervisitations

Below is the summary of PD reflections from 5/2

You will see:
  • Making connections to real life student experience.
  • Scaffolding on past content and skills
  • Analogizing an historical play to a contemporary student experience using literary techniques like satire or a play within a play (think Hamlet)
  • Thoughtful grouping of students
  • Employing a rubric so students know what level of mastery they have achieved
  • Activating prior knowledge

You will hear:
  • Questioning that is deep- how & why (not just who, what, where, when)
  • Pacing that is structured and keeps students accountable

As a result of the above, you should see students:
  • Actively engaged
  • Learning at a rigorous level (outside their comfort zone and achievable)

Remember to sign up for one intervisitation per week on the sign up sheet outside my door. Thanks.

We will continue to provide professional development around our QR recommendations the remainder of this school year and in 2011-12.

Hollywood Rigor (please watch- it has merit)

Real Classroom Rigor (please watch- it has merit)