4th Annual Standards Conference
W A S H I N G T O N
M I D D L E
April 27, 2007
S C H O O L ’ S
HUAKA’I HO’OMAU
A Continued Journey
1633 South King Street * Honolulu, HI 96826 * (808) 973-0177
WASHINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL’S PROFESSIONAL JOURNAL
Volume 2
INSIGHTS
Responding in Overdrive
April 2007
1633 South King Street * Honolulu, HI 96826 * (808) 973-0177
WASHINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL’S PROFESSIONAL JOURNAL
Volume 2
Huaka’i Ho’omau
A Continued Journey
April 27, 2007
1633 South King Street * Honolulu, HI 96826 * (808) 973-0177
Principal’s Welcome
Responding in Overdrive
Washington Middle School’s Presentation Guide
April 27, 2007
Dear Conference Participants,
Welcome to the 4th Annual Washington Middle School (WMS) Standards
Conference this year entitled “Huaka’i Ho’omau, A Continued Journey”. In this
year’s conference we will showcase standards-based response lessons or activities
developed and implemented by our teachers using the Responding In Overdrive staff
development model. The Responding In Overdrive staff development initiative
represents our continued journey towards excellence in delivering a standards-based
curriculum of the highest quality to our students. Although the genesis of our
response initiative lies in the Hawaii State Assessment and the low scores our students receive on
constructed response questions in both reading and math, the initiative is firmly rooted in our General
Learner Outcomes (GLO’s) and the belief that when our students leave us following their 8th grade year,
they will all exemplify the GLO’s and be healthy and confident individuals. At WMS then, response is a
“Complex Thinker” initiative that requires students to think critically and to make their thinking visible
through a clearly articulated statement.
Our journey continues to have an ambitious culminating task. All faculty members will participate in
WMS’s 4th Annual Standards Conference by sharing their experiences and insights when implementing a
response activity within a Learning In Overdrive (LIO) lesson or unit and by sharing evidence of student
learning through a live presentation or a journal article and display of student work. In addition, all
faculty members will document two response activities within their LIO lesson or unit that is kept in their
department’s Instructional Guide at the end of the school year. I would like to acknowledge the
tremendous effort and professionalism of our teachers as they have all completed the culminating task.
Please take some time to read through the 2nd volume of our professional journal “Insights” and provide
feedback to our teacher writers. I was especially impressed by the quality of the teacher’s reflection both
on our process and on their student’s work. I know that you will enjoy experiencing our continued
journey through the eyes of our teachers.
Our Keynote Speaker this year is Mr. Ryan Yamamoto a Vice President at DataHouse Consulting,
Hawaii’s largest software development company. A product of our public school system, Mr. Yamamoto
is responsible for technology strategy, product development, intellectual property strategy, channel
partnerships, and e-business projects. He will speak to the importance of the GLO’s in the workforce and
describe the characteristics of the student he would hire for his company.
I am looking forward to an exciting day of sharing and learning together. In these days of change within
our educational system, I believe that it is still the professionalism and expertise of our teachers that will
make the positive difference in the lives of our students. Thank you for your interest and participation in
our continued journey to success.
Best wishes on a successful conference,
Michael K. Harano
Principal
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Time
Activity
Location
7:30-8:15 a.m.
Breakfast
Cafeteria
8:15-8:40 a.m.
Welcome
ƒ Principal’s Welcome
ƒ Introduction of Guests
ƒ Housekeeping
8:40-9:40 a.m.
Keynote Speaker: Ryan Yamamoto
9:40-9:55 a.m.
Break
10:00-10:45 a.m.
Session #1
10:55-11:40 a.m.
11:40 a.m. – 12:40 p.m.
Responding to Success
by C. Barroga, R. Fardal, T. Guerrera, M. Harano, M. Miyamoto, & T.
Shintaku
Library
Pythagorean Theorem
by P. Anderson, L. Iida, S. Park, & P. Wagnon
107
SEEing the Counseling Way
by M. Ibara, K. Silva, & C. Watanabe
108
Responding in Social Studies: Adapting Social Studies &
Response Structures to Meet the Needs of ESLL & SPED Students
by J. Castillo, B. Hardin, & J. Kim
102
Integrating AVID Strategies with WMS Response
by L. Domingo, A. McKnight, G. Pottenger, R. Tang
101
Session #2
Fine Arts
by B. Correa
H6
Temperature & Graphing
by D. Blanchard & A. Pang
107
Why We Should Judge Books By their Cover!
by E. Sonsona
Library
Johann Strauss’s “Radetzky March”
by M. Hamm
Band
Lunch
12:45-1:30 p.m.
Session #3
SEEing Special Needs
by V. Bedoya
101
Drawing Three-Dimensional Shapes
by M. Little & J. Loomis
108
Language Arts
by D. Tajiri
102
S.E.E. Sensation
by J. Fujio & R. Kaino
Library
Games: A Comparison between Gamoku & Connect Four
by C. Taniguchi
107
Robotics
by G. Won
HIA
1:35-2:15 p.m.
Journal Review
Library
2:15-2:25 p.m.
Closing
Keynote Speaker
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Washington Middle School’s Presentation Guide
April 27, 2007
Featuring Ryan Yamamoto
Vice-President of DataHouse Labs
1585 Kapiolani Boulevard
Suite 1800
Honolulu, HI 96814
www.datahouse.com
(808) 942-9595
Ryan Yamamoto is a Vice-President at DataHouse Consulting, Hawaii's largest software
development company. As its Vice-President, he is responsible for technology strategy, product
development, intellectual property strategy, channel partnerships and e-business projects.
Ryan has been working in the computer industry since 1985 and has served in many roles
including programmer, analyst, designer, project manager, consultant, and practice leader. In
these roles, he has gained extensive hands-on experience and skills in a wide variety of
architectures and technologies including mainframes, web application, client-server, groupware,
knowledge management and ASP applications. His specialty has been the adoption of emerging
technologies and the development of organization, process, methods and standards.
Ryan is a product of the public school system. He attended Nuuanu Elementary, Kawananakoa
Middle, Roosevelt High and the University of Hawaii as an early admissions high school student.
He holds a B.S. with honors in Computer Operations and Information Science from the
University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Ryan comes from a family of educators: his mother taught at Maemae Elementary, his father
taught at Kalakaua Middle, his sister teaches at Smith College and his sister-in-law teaches at
Waiau Elementary.
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April 27, 2007
Responding in Overdrive
By Christine Barroga, Rebecca Fardal, Treena Guerrera, Michael Harano, Mark Miyamoto, & Traci Shintaku
Location: Library
Come be part of our journey to success! We will share the process and our insights when coordinating a schoolwide initiative to adhere to a consistent response strategy. Multiple learning opportunities were implemented to
support the faculty’s efforts to engage our students in critical thinking across the content areas.
Christine Barroga
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Bachelors of Science – Elementary Education
Masters of Education – Middle Level Education
Elementary Education
Middle Level Education
The person I think exemplifies a GLO is Marcia Little. She is a
Self-Directed Learner (SDL). A SDL sets priorities and
manages his/her time and resources. Marcia does an excellent
job at balancing the many activities in her life. While she has
been known to spend countless hours after school and on
weekends meeting with her team and department, she is still
able to maintain an active social life. She always makes time to
do what she loves, keeping her surroundings healthy and
impeccably tidy. A SDL also sets goals and monitors progress
through frequent evaluation. Marcia Little strives to be an
exemplary middle school teacher. I know this because she
goes to national conferences despite the unacceptable
amenities. She takes the time to share the wonderful things
she learns from these conferences. Marcia’s desire for
professional development is truly self-directed. She seeks
opportunities in the school and collaborates regularly with her
peers to get “fresh eyes” on her assessment and instruction
skills. Her students are extremely lucky to have a teacher who
really looks intensely at their work to inform her next steps!
Rebecca Fardal
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Bachelors of Art – Recreation Management
Professional Diploma – Elementary Education
Elementary Education
A 6th grader on Ho’opono Team, exemplifies ALL of our
GLOs. The three that stand out though are
1. Self-Directed Learner – she manages her time
well
2. Quality Producer – she consistently goes beyond
what is asked of her
3. Complex Thinker – she creatively approaches
her projects
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Treena Guerrera
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exemplifies one of the GLOs.
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Bachelors of Education – Elementary Education
Masters of Education – Middle Level Education
Elementary Education
Middle Level Education
My team exemplifies all of the GLOs, but above and
beyond we are Community Contributors. Planning IDUs,
discussing standards, or celebrating successes – we can
always count on each other to be respectful, honest, and
supportive.
Michael Harano
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Bachelors of Education – Elementary Education
K-12 Special Education Certification
K-12 Administration Certification
Administration
Elementary Education
Special Education
The Response Facilitators exemplify Complex Thinkers
for having successfully planned and implemented the
school-wide response initiative. They needed to consider
multiple perspectives in analyzing and solving a variety of
problems, evaluate the effectiveness of the plan, and
make adjustments as needed.
Mark Miyamoto
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Bachelors of Education – Elementary
Masters of Education – Educational Administration
Elementary – English
Sue Taira, my colleague and friend, is a Quality Producer
because throughout her career, she never was satisfied
with the status quo. She always strove to better herself
so she could better her students.
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Traci Shintaku
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Bachelors of Education - Secondary
Social Studies
My husband best exemplifies a Self-Directed Learner.
He truly demonstrates lifelong learning. If the toilet is
broken or the sink leaks, he won’t call the plumber. If his
moped doesn’t work, he won’t take it to a mechanic. He’uped de22tnst
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The Pythagorean Theorem or Volume & Surface Area of a Prism
Phiip Anderson, Lance Iida, Sung Park, & Pauline Wagnon
Location: 107
These standards-based lessons were selected by all 8th grade math teachers because LIO lessons were used for
there two lessons. The response was the focus after the instruction was given. We will share evidence and
process of developing the response rubric.
Philip Anderson
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Bachelor of Arts – Zoology
Masters of Education – Secondary Education
Secondary Science
Principal Mike Harano demonstrates an Effective
Communicator by operating a successful organization
that allows open communication between colleagues.
Such communication is two-way, and requires speaking
and listening skills. This helps build trust and foster a
productive environment.
Lance Iida
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Bachelors of Science – Mathematics Education
Post Bacheloreate Certificate Secondary Education???
Mathematics
Cynthia Ching is a Complex Thinker because she is able
to see multiple perspectives when solving problems.
Sung Park
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Bachelors in Arts - Management
Bachelors of Education – Mathematics
Mathematics
I believe that I exemplify a Healthy and Confident
Individual. I lead a healthy and active lifestyle. Since our
Ikaika Team’s IDU discusses drugs, I must set the
example. It is essential that teachers stay away from
drugs and that they be able to teach and help students to
build confidence.
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Pauline Wagnon
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Bachelors of Art
Masters of Science
Elementary and Middle School Math & Science
Sue Erickson is a Self-Directed Learner. She set
personal goals to be a Nationally Certified Teacher and
attained that goal. Being first at a school can’t be easy!
Way to go, Sue!
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SEEing the Counseling
M. Ibara, K. Silva, & C. Watanabe
Location: 108
Our presentation will illuminate our thoughts and experiences as the Counseling Department adapted what used to
be the “WMS Problem Statement” into our “Reflection for Resolution” form. This important form is used to
document and gather information from students who are involved in or witness problems/incidents on campus. It’s
still a work in progress, and we still hear groans from students when they get to the response section, but it excites
us to be part of our response initiative.
Marcy Ibara
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Masters of Education – Counseling & Guidance
Counseling & Guidance
Out of all the GLOs I feel that I best exemplify a
Community Contributor. As a person, I try to respect
others feelings, ideas, abilities, and diversity. As a
colleague, I try to make a positive contribution towards
the unified goal.
Kristin Silva
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Bachelors of Arts – Psychology
Masters of Education – Counseling
School Counseling
When I think about people exemplifying the GLOs, Sue
Erickson comes to mind immediately. I can easily
describe how she models each of the GLOs, but I’m
going to pick “Complex Thinker” for this exercise. A
couple of years ago I was lucky enough to spend a lot of
time with Sue and her classes as she was pursuing her
National Board Certification. I was able to watch firsthand as she tried out lessons and adapted them from
class to class or even from student to student to meet the
different learning styles and needs in her classes. I
learned that she regularly talks with other PE teachers,
professors and athletes to gain alternate perspectives for
her teaching, in addition to spending one-on-one time
with students to ensure that they meet the standards.
But the thing that really stands out for me, is that Sue is
able to be a team player within her departments and still
maintain lessons and styles that are uniquely her own
(like basketball skills choreographed to music from “High
School Musical”).
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Christene Watanabe
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Bachelors of Education – Health and Physical Education
Masters of Education – School Counseling
Health and PE
School Counseling
Complex Thinker – I strive to use critical thinking skills
and problem solving skills to creatively assist WMS
students as they face the challenges of being a middle
school student.
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Responding in Social Studies: Adapting Social Studies &
Response Structures to Meet the Needs of ESLL & SPED Students
Jyoti Castillo, Bill Hardin, & James Kim
Location: 102
This session will focus on how social studies response lessons were adapted to meet the needs of ESLL and
SPED students. We will discuss how our students responded to prompts dealing with the Bill of Rights and the new
technology of the early 19th century. We will explain how we broke down the process of response. We will share
strategies used to help our students understand the prompt. We will also share methods used to get our students
to organize the content to construct their responses. This included creating a stance and giving evidence and an
explanation to back up their stance. We believe that these strategies can also be used in regular classes as well.
We will share our successes and areas of need as well as what we see for the future.
Jyoti Castillo
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Bachelors of Education
Masters of Education
Social Studies
I believe that Nainoa Thompson is a good example of an
individual that lives the GLOs. He is definitely a Community
Contributor as he is involved in various community service
efforts. He is both a Complex Thinker and Self-Directed
Learner as evident in his quest to learn ancient Polynesian
navigation. He has also shown he is an Effective
Communicator as the president of the Polynesian Voyaging
Society and as a Bishop Estate Trustee. He is often heard
presenting his ideas how to benefit the Hawaiian community.
Bill Hardin
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Bachelors of Education
Masters of Education
SPED
Elementary Education
One of my hobbies is photography. I practice being an
Effective and Ethical User of Technology when I use the
computer and latest version of Adobe Photoshop to
enhance my digital photographs.
James Kim
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Student Teacher
3 as an Educational Assistant
Bachelors of Education (in progress)
SPED
I exemplify the GLO Effective Communicator when I am
able to break down ideas into workable “chunks” that my
students can understand.
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Integrating AVID Strategies with WMS Response
LeeAnne Domingo, Anne McKnight, Gail Pottenger, & Raelyn Tang
Location: 101
In 7th grade, many students have trouble manipulating concrete details to support abstract thinking. Lokahi Team is
using a mixture of AVID strategies (Cornell Notes and AVID tutorial discussions) and WMS strategies (LIO
Response, Reading Logs, and QD-PAC) to help students identify and articulate relevant details from text and nontext sources so as to improve oral and written responses.
LeeAnne Domingo
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Bachelors of Education – Social Studies
Professional Diploma
Secondary Social Studies
My son, Micah, has wonderful moments when he exemplifies
the GLO Community Contributor. He is willing and able to help
around our home by picking up his toys, wiping the floor, and
putting his laundry away. Micah also shows empathy when
people are unhappy and he shares his toys with his peers. At
age two, he is on his way to being a Community Contributor!
Anne McKnight
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Bachelors of Arts – Science
Middle School Science
ESLL
Secondary Language Arts
My father exemplifies the GLO Self-Directed Learner. Three
years after retirement, one year after a quadruple bypass, he
bought himself the birthday present of an inorganic chemistry
text. He wanted to find out how much had changed since he
last studied chemistry. Before Christmas he had read the whole
thing and was moving onto a text on seismology because he
was curious.
Gail Pottenger
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Bachelors of Education – Early Childhood Education
Masters of Arts – Middle School Education
Elementary Education
I believe that I am an Effective Communicator. I read to
keep learning, both personally and professionally. I am
able to speak and write to communicate effectively,
especially regarding our school planning efforts.
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Raelyn Tang
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AVID Tutor Trainer
It would have to be my mother, who exemplifies two of the
GLOs – Quality Producer and Effective Communicator. After
being in the tour and travel business for 37 years, my mother
decided to start her own travel company successfully for 10
years, until she closed, due to economic reasons. I witnessed
her professionalism as a Quality Producer in customizing
contracts and an Effective Communicator of travel
arrangements both long distance and locally. As an Effective
Communicator and Quality Producer, she was able to generate
business and new accounts, where other companies gave up.
She produced quality packages for conventions and travelers
coming from abroad to Hawaii, and locally. The travel
packages and services that she offered to companies was
presented to perfection with class and always in a timely
manner. It was her undying professionalism and gracious
manner that gained repeated business from companies locally
and abroad. She has an infectious personality and a sense of
humor that was appreciated.
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Fish Sticks and Tartar Sauce
Brenda Correa
Location: H6
In order to understand the art standard, one must be given the opportunity to create works of art based on the
standard. My presentation, “Fish Sticks and Tartar Sauce, a Learning in Overdrive Standards-Based Lesson,” will
attempt to take participants through an abbreviated experience of creating a Plaster of Paris Whimsical Fish
Sculpture.
Brenda Correa
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Bachelors in Speech Communication
5th Year Certificate
Secondary Speech
As I begin my journey into the second half of my life, I
realize that I do not have to look far to identify those who
exemplify the General Learner Outcomes. Members of
my family and close friends demonstrate it everyday. As
I delve deeper into my golden years, I feel more secure
and content with life. I wholeheartedly attribute this to the
knowledge they have instilled in me, as well as the
experiences that they have shared. The GLOs are about
humanity, respect, integrity, interaction, and conviction. I
have learned that without these, life can be disappointing,
unsettling, and without intent.
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Graphing the Week’s Temperature
David Blanchard & Annette Pang
Location: 107
By learning to read a bar graph, students can use this valuable skill in most careers that they may use in the future.
David Blanchard
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Bachelors of Science – Economics
Post BCSE
Secondary Social Studies
I feel that I exemplify a Community Contributor in
coaching extramural basketball. We teach the students
teamwork, hard work, understanding of rules and
conduct, and responsible decision making. This is all
done while developing skills and having fun.
Annette Pang
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Bachelors of Arts – Sociology
Special Education
I feel the WMS Math department exemplifies the GLO
Community Contributor as they have planned and
organized our feeder school grade five math meet.
Students, who exemplify Quality Producers and Complex
Thinkers, from our winning State Math Team will help to
run the event.
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Charlice Moore
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Bachelors of Science – Mass Communication
M.Ed. Special Education
Special Education
Aloha! Woven in the fabric of allegiance to quality
education at Washington Middle School are Community
Contributors whose services as Quality Producers foster
the growth, development and success of a special group
of learners. As Skills Trainers, Steve Maga, Richard
Crowell, Andra Kimura, Phil Rrig, and Carolina Collazos
present themselves as professionals amongst the rankand-file seeing to the business of NCLB, in their daily
dynamics of one-to-one adult support across multiple
settings. I see them consistently challenging themselves
to be the best Quality Producers and Community
Contributors in an effort to empower and bridge the
inclusion of special needs students in their learning and
living communities. It has been an honor and privilege to
work alongside these dedicated and passionate service
providers, who’s unique and vital contributions have not
only assisted me in my role, but will inevitably leave a
lasting impression on the students they have worked
alongside.
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Why We Should Judge Books by Their Cover!
Erin Sonsona
Location: Library
Student library aides were given the opportunity to actively participate in a library improvement effort. First they
personally identified what needed to be improved in the facility in their first response activity. Next, they determined
various businesses that could be potentially tapped to turn their ideas into reality. Come hear if they were
persuasive enough and what their reflections were about their experience!
Erin Sonsona
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Bachelors of Arts – Asian Studies
Masters of Education – Librarian Information Studies
Professional Teacher Certification
Early Education
Library Information Science
Oprah has always continued to impress me by her
steadfast commitment to improving the lives of others
and I feel she regularly exemplifies all the GLOs. Not
only does she personally commit her own time and funds,
she also successfully motivates others to gleefully join
her mission. Horray for good values, ethics, and a
commitment to help others!
B.U.M.P. That!
Susan Erickson
Location: H2C
I will present a lesson on the forearm pass or “bump” in volleyball. I will be going over the basics, peer
assessment, and the students’ SEE response on volleyball. The session will include an introductory lesson that
demonstrates the proper technique, peer assessment, and a reflection of the experiences using SEE.
Susan Erickson
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Bachelors of Education
Masters of Education
National Board Certification
Physical Education
Adapted Physical Education
I think Kristin Silva exemplifies being a Community
Contributor by working with others whether they are
students or staff members – even in her community of
Waimanalo. She is compassionate, responsible, and is
quite good at motivating others, including myself.
Session #2
Responding in Overdrive
Washington Middle School’s Presentation Guide
April 27, 2007
Reading is FUNdamental
Jennifer Bryant, Jolyn Lee, & Gwen Yamada
Location: 108
Our presentation will be centered around the effectiveness of Reading at Home Logs and allowing students to
respond to different levels of questioning. Our goal is to communicate the importance of recreational reading and
to teach students to think critically about their reading and the process of selecting quality pieces of reading
material.
Jennifer Bryant
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Bachelors of Art – Bible Theology & Philosophy
Elementary Education
One of the reasons why I respect my husband is because
he is such an effective communicator. He is able to
convey ideas and solve problems (as a complex thinker)
in a healthy and confident manner. He is smart and has
a lot of common sense.
Jolyn Lee
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Bachelors of Education – English
Masters of Education – English – Creative Writing
Secondary English
Technology & Telecommunications for Teachers
ƒ Consistently demonstrates use of prior
knowledge to acquire new knowledge or develop
new skills
ƒ Consistently demonstrates thorough analysis and
evaluation of major points of view in
analyzing/solving problems
ƒ Consistently applies creative thinking to generate
ideas and approaches to solving problems
ƒ Consistently applies critical thinking to evaluate
solutions based on solid information and change
position when evidence and reasons are
sufficient
Gwen Yamada
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Bachelors of Art – Elementary Education
Masters of Science – Special Education: Multihandicapped
Special Education
I am a community contributor. As a member of the
Special Education department, I cooperatively work and
support my colleagues in the classroom and in planning
curriculum and assessment.
Session #2
Responding in Overdrive
Washington Middle School’s Presentation Guide
April 27, 2007
Johann Strauss’s “Radetzky March”
Michael Hamm
Location: Band
A comparative analysis which can affect performance practices and the school’s response initiative regarding
Johann Strauss Sr. and Johann Strauss Jr., their life, and music. The students compare the role of music in
various cultures (e.g. where it is heard, how often it changes the value people place on it) by writing a report about
the life of the composer and his composition. They state the purpose of this composition and musical form which it
is written and (if any) historical significance. To address the schoolwide initiative, students responded to
a. Was there a rivalry or feud between Johann Strauss Sr. and his son Johann Strauss Jr.? Who was the
better musician/composer. Cite and explain.
b. What the musical significance of the “Radetzky March”? Was it only used for military parades or was it
used for other purposes? Cite and explain.
Through this research project, the performer will better understand the sociological influences upon the composer,
composition, and musical form, structure and musical nuances.
Michael Hamm
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Bachelors of Education – Secondary Music
Instrumental Music
Community Contributor – As a professional trumpeter, I
have performed with the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra,
Honolulu Opera Theater, Royal Hawaiian Band, Provo
City Band, Hawaii Bicentennial Orchestra, Army
Community Theater, and for various performers including
Peter Nero, Johnny Mathis, The Temptations, Sonny &
Cher, Englebert Humperdink, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Tommy
Boyce & Bobby Harte, Smokey Robinson and the
Miracles, Lawrence Welk’s All Stars, Sonny Charles &
the Checkmates, Magician Harry Blackstone Jr., Liz
Damon & the Orient Express, Carol Kai, and Melvin
Leed.
Session #2
Responding in Overdrive
Washington Middle School’s Presentation Guide
April 27, 2007
A Whole New World
Dianah Avilla
Location: 101
I am currently teaching Hawaiian language and Polynesian music. I feel that this content area is very important. All
of my students are residents of Hawaii. In my curriculum, the main objective is to educate my students in our island
culture. What I hope they gain is an awareness and appreciation for Polynesia, its history, and its culture. The
students have recently completed a SEE response on the movie, “Whale Rider.” The reason we had them watch
this movie was for them to be exposed to the Maori culture.
Dianah Avilla
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Bachelors of Education
Elementary Education
The GLO I exemplify is Community Contributor. When
ever someone needs any kind of assistance, I try to be
there. I also extend myself by asking others if they need
help, instead of waiting to be told.
Session #3
Responding in Overdrive
Washington Middle School’s Presentation Guide
April 27, 2007
SEEing Special Needs
Vince Bedoya
Location: 101
This unit was conducted in a Special Education seventh grade Social Studies class. The purpose was to
breakdown our school-wide response and designed to simplify the SEE process. Hopefully, at the same time make
it more visual for our special needs students. Students used a graphic organizer to organize their thoughts and
evidence. The culminating task included a written response to a reading passage.
Vince Bedoya
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Bachelors of Arts – Sociology
Professional Diploma – Special Education
Special Education
I’m a sports fan and I think Derek Jeter of the New York
Yankees exemplifies the GLOs. He is a Quality Producer
in the sense that he works hard and tries to do his best in
every game he plays.
Session #3
Responding in Overdrive
Washington Middle School’s Presentation Guide
April 27, 2007
Drawing Three-Dimensional Shapes
Marcia Little & Jonathan Loomis
Location: 108
Marcia Little and I taught a series of lessons on drawing two-dimensional pictures of three-dimensional objects. We
each taught it in a different way, then gave the same QD-PAC to compare results.
Marcia Little
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Bachelors of Arts – Anthropology
Professional Diploma – Elementary
Elementary Education
Quality Producer – I have high expectations of myself
and my students. They can be successful if they remain
diligent and focused.
Jonathan Loomis
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Bachelors of Arts – Latin American Studies
Bachelors of Arts – Secondary Education
Secondary Social Studies
My cat! As a Complex Thinker, he was always able to
get us to do what he wanted. We pet him at his whim
etc. He Effectively Communicated his desire to be let in
or out, as evidenced by the fact that we always go up to
do this for him. And finally, as a Quality Producer, his
hunting skills were finely tunned…as well as his excellent
napping abilities!
Session #3
Responding in Overdrive
Washington Middle School’s Presentation Guide
April 27, 2007
Response and Daily Oral Language Lessons
Diana Tajiri
Location: 102
The teaching of grammar and conventions takes a back seat to the development of creative ideas and focus on
critical thinking skills. However, the appropriate use of grammar and the skillful use of writing conventions will
greatly enhance students’ written work. Come and see how students respond to their daily oral language lessons.
Diana Tajiri
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English Literature
Secondary English
I think that Cheryl Feagins is an excellent example of
being an Ethical and Effective User of Technology.
Beyond what she does on a day-to-day basis in teaching
computer skills to her students. Cheryl spends additional
time trying to raise money to buy more computer
equipment.
Session #3
Responding in Overdrive
Washington Middle School’s Presentation Guide
April 27, 2007
S.E.E. Sensation
by Joan Fujio & Roxanne Kaino
Location: Library
“Language processes (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) are meaning-making processes that involve
thinking, discovery, and ordering.” As an extension activity of the SEE response initiative, we involved the students
in activities which stimulated their creativity and engaged them as critical thinkers and effective communicators.
The students had the opportunity to re-write a picture book and express their ideas through movement.
Joan Fujio
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Bachelors of Education – Secondary Art
Professional Diploma – Special Education (RISE)
Secondary Art
Special Education
Brenda Correa is a quality producer. She is confident;
has developed an exemplary curriculum; she has created
a positive classroom environment; and has collected and
documented evidence of student learning.
Roxanne Kaino
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Bachelors of Education – Health and Physical Education
Masters of Education – Special Education
Special Education
In working with the production staff at Kaimuki High
School’s Performing Arts Center, I’ve seen the staff
collaborate together to produce exemplar performances.
It re-emphasizes that it is essential to work together as
Community Contributors in order to produce quality work.
Session #3
Responding in Overdrive
Washington Middle School’s Presentation Guide
April 27, 2007
Games: Connect Four vs. Gamoku
Charlen Taniguchi
Location: 107
As a world language teacher with an emphasis in Japanese, the lesson being presented addresses standard four,
benchmark one. Games in both the United States and Japan have similarities and differences. From the lesson
taught, the students should be able to play both games and engage in critical thinking skills.
Charlen Taniguchi
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Bachelors of Arts – Japanese
Post BCSE
Secondary World Languages
The two GLOs I exemplify are Effective Communicator
and Complex Thinker. I feel I portray these GLOs
through the lesson plans that I teach. I communicate
expectations for tasks to students and break lessons into
easily understandable parts for them to put into their long
term memory.
Who Will Save Our Houses & Pineapples From the Lava?
Gary Won
Locatin: H1A
How do you program and build a lego robot to successfully complete designated game tasks? Come see
Washington Middle School’s Botball Team in action as they try to save their houses and pineapples from extruding
lava.
Gary Won
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Bachelors of Education
Elementary Education
I believe that our Principal, Mike Harano exemplifies all of
the GLOs in the way he runs our school. He must be a
Complex Thinker, Self-Directed Learner, and an Effective
Communicator in order to get the whole school moving in
the same direction. He attends every extracurricular
activity as a Community Contributor and pushes the use
of technology in the school as an Effective and Ethical
User of Technology. He is able to get quality products
out of all the teachers as evidenced by our standards
conference and in all of our successful student work and
activities.