2/22/17
GrowthMindsetforTeachersand
Students:ImprovingSchoolSuccess
NationalTitleIConference
ThursdayFebruary23,2017
1:30- 2:30PM
MarieFrost,Teacher,
Farmington,NMSchools
JayGardenhire,Principal,
Farmington,NMSchools
KatieMcKnight,Ph.D.
Consultantfor
Farmington,NMSchools
BrennaSherwood,Coach/Facilitator,
Farmington,NMSchools
TheContext:MesaViewMiddleSchool
2013-2014,MesaViewwasidentifiedasan“F”school.
Mostlyteacherdirectedinstruction.
2014-2015,MesaViewwasidentifiedasa“D”school.
2015-2016,Mesaviewwasidentifiedasa“B”school.
NewPrincipal,JayGardenhire.
Thefacultyremainedstablethroughoutthethreeyearprocess.
Source:NewMexicoPublicSchoolReportCards,http://aae.ped.state.nm.us/
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TeacherPerformance
Ineffective Minimally Effective
Effective
Highly
Effective
Exemplary
2014-15 0
9
16
8
0
2015-16 1
4
12
22
2
Howdidwemovefromastrugglingmiddleschool
toonethatisontargettobecomean“A”school?
• Title1Grantthatprovidedsubstantialprofessional
developmentinLiteracyandLearningCenter(LLC)Instructional
ModelandStudentandTeacherGrowthMindset.
• ProficiencyScalesweredevelopedandimplementationbegan
in2014.
• MesaView’ssisterschool,HermosaMiddleSchoolalso
implementedLLCthefirstyearandalsoexperienced
substantialgrowth.
AFFECTIVE
BEHAVIORAL
COGNITIVE
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What’stheLiteracyandLearningCenterModel?
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Designedtofullyintegratereading,writingandcontent.
BalancedLiteracy
StudentsDO
DevelopStudentIndependence
UsingProficiencyScalesforOngoingFormativeAssessment
IncreasingCognitiveLoad
Accommodatesalllearners
AlignswithDifferentiatedInstructionElements
VISITKATIE’SYouTubeChannel:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrdjG59onL7PKgVX2X8FOXSkf1TdF7
umo
Websitewww.katherinemcknight.com
formoreInformationaboutLiteracyandLearningCenters
FoundationalCenters
Teacher Led
Center
Reading
Together
(more
practice)
Writer’s
Craft
Vocabulary
©KatherineS.McKnight,2015
AdditionalCenters:ELA
Grammar
Literary
Devices
Speaking
and
Listening
Additional
Reading
©KatherineS.McKnight,2015
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AdditionalCenters:SocialStudies
Primary
Source
Documents
Maps and
Charts
Speaking
and
Listening
Viewing
©KatherineS.McKnight,2015
AdditionalCenters:Science
Lab
Technique
Observation
Speaking
and
Listening
Viewing
©KatherineS.McKnight,2015
AdditionalCenters:Mathematics
Application
Critical
Application
Practice
©KatherineS.McKnight,2015
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aboutLiteracyandLearningCenters?
IamlaunchingawebsiteforLiteracyandLearning
Centers(forgrades4-12)intwoweeks.
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www.KatherineMcKnight.com
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Informationaboutupcomingconferences.
ImplementationPhases
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PhasesofImplementation
Phase1:ChangePhysicalEnvironment
Phase2:IncreaseCognitiveLoad
Phase3:AssessmentandFeedback
PhasedImplementation
Phase1
Seating
Movement
Chunking1015mins
Written
Directions
StudentChoice
Phase2
Phase3
Collaborative,
higherorder
thinkingactivities
Formative
Assessment
Activitiespromoting
learninggoalmasterydirectlytiedto
Farmington
ProficiencyScales.
Descriptive
immediate
feedback
BySubject
RTI
Teacherled
center
Timeline
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CenterBasedLeadershipTeam(CBLT)
Inresponsetoprogresswithmodel(orlackthereof)
Addressingsustainability
CBLTComposition:
• Oneteacherfromcoresubjects
• Allgradelevelsrepresented
• Levelsofexperience
• Teacherdisposition,skilllevel,peerrespect
CBLTActivities
•PeerObservation
•TeamTeachingandDemonstration
•PeerFeedback
•“PanelofExperts”
•Content
•Implementation
Marie’sStory:ATeacher’sPerspective
• Reticent,What’supwiththis?
•AdvocateandLeader
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TheFarmington,NMSchools’
ProficiencyScalescanbefoundhere:
http://district.fms.k12.nm.us/Departme
nts/Curriculum_and_Instruction/
VideoExplainingtheFarmington
ProficiencyScales:https://youtu.be/CfIfDVaw8s?list=PLrdjG59onL7PKgVX2X8F
OXSkf1TdF7umo
FarmingtonProficiency
Scales:https://goo.gl/TlNo6L
SeeMeat
theAuthor’sTable
AttheNationalTitle1
ConferenceBookStore
Todayat3pm
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WhatHappened?
2015-2016
ELA
Overall+10% Native
American
+6%
Hispanic
+12%
Math
Overall:
+6%
Hispanic
+7.5%
Native
American
+0%
Jay’sProudest
Moment
DistrictInterimAssessment
(AccurateindicatorforPARCC)
ELAQ1toQ2
6th Grade:
+16%
7th Grade:
+18%
8th Grade:
+16%
MathQ1toQ2 6th Grade:
+23%
7th Grade:
+26%
8th Grade:
+10%
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OtherTitle1SchoolswiththisModel’s
Success
•EastSt.Louis,IL(Clark-MasonMS,
LincolnMS,andEastSt.LouisHS)
•LaVergne MS,TN
•JoeNightingaleElementary,Orcutt,CA
•Andofcourse,theAMAZINGFarmington
MunicipalSchools
WanttoLearnMoreandAskQuestions?
Meetusat
5:15attheRockBottomBrewery
1PineAve,LongBeach,CA90802(justdownthe
roadfromtheConventionCenter)
TextKatie:312-656-7165or
@LiteracyWorld
How to Reach Me:
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.KatherineMcKnight.com
Twitter:@literacyworld
Facebook:KatieMcKnightLiteracy
Seemyblogatwww.KatherineMcKnight.com
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Prompts
Can you elaborate?
What does that mean? What do you mean by…?
Can you clarify the part about…?
Tell me more about…,
Can you elaborate on how that example supports the theme?
I understand the part about…,but I want to know…
Can you be more specific?
Responses
I think it means…
In other words,
More specifically, it is important because…
Let’s see, an analogy might be…
Prompts
How can we add to this idea of…
What other ideas or examples relate to this idea?
What else could support this idea?
Do you agree?
What contradicts this? What are other points of view?
Responses
I would add that…
Building on your idea that…, I think…
That idea connects to…
I see it a different way,… On the other hand,…
Let’s stay focused on the idea of… Let’s get back to the idea
of…
That makes me think of… That reminds me of…
Prompts
Is that clear?
Can I hear what you heard?
Does that make sense?
Responses
Let me see if I heard you right…
To paraphrase what you just said, you…
In other words, you are saying that…
What I understood was…
It sounds like you think that…
I’m hearing that…
Prompts
Can you elaborate?
What does that mean? What do you mean by…?
Can you clarify the part about…?
Tell me more about…,
Can you elaborate on how that example supports the theme?
I understand the part about…,but I want to know…
Can you be more specific?
Responses
I think it means…
In other words,
More specifically, it is important because…
Let’s see, an analogy might be…
Prompts
Can you elaborate?
What does that mean? What do you mean by…?
Can you clarify the part about…?
Tell me more about…,
Can you elaborate on how that example supports the theme?
I understand the part about…,but I want to know…
Can you be more specific?
Responses
I think it means…
In other words,
More specifically, it is important because…
Let’s see, an analogy might be…
Prompts
How can we summarize what we discussed?
What have we discussed?
How can we bring these ideas together?
What is the main point we want to communicate after
discussing
this?
What is our conclusion?
Responses
We can say that…
It boils down to…
We can agree that…
Even though some might think that…, we conclude that…/
Prompts
Can you give an example from the text?
Where does it say that?
What are examples from other texts?
What is a real world example? Are there any cases in real
life?
Can you give an example from your life?
Responses
For example,
In the text it said that…
Remember in the other story we read that…
An example from my life is…
One case that illustrates this is…
* Remember to use your Accountable Talk *
Recorder
1. Inchargeofrecording(writing)allofthenotesforthegroup.
a. Allgroupmembersnamesonalldocuments
b. Jobsofeachgroupmember
c. Inchargeoffolderwithalldocumentsandturninginthe
foldertoMrs.Frost.
Sergeant
1. Isthesupplymasterforeachgroup
a. Getsallneededsupplies
b. Makessureallsuppliesareaccountedforatendofcenter
c. Keepsgroupontaskandfocused
TimeKeeper
1. Keepsthegroupontrackandmovinginatimelymanner
2. Glancesatthetimeandinformsteamofhowmuchtimeis
remaining.
3. Whenthereis30secondsleft,advicessergeantsoallmaterials
canbeputaway&informsrecordersopaperscanbeaccounted
forandgatheredintothefolder.
4. Reader
1. Willreadthedirections,passagesandfinaldecisionstothegroup.
2. Askstheteacherforclarificationifdirectionsarenotclear