March+21,+2012+PD

=March 21st: Differentiating Content by Tiering=


 * 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm**


 * Purpose of training**: Differentiating the content by tiering (moving up/down Bloom’s taxonomy)


 * Structure of training**: Start as a whole group; differentiate the training by working with content areas; tiering the closure


 * 12:00-12:45 Introduction**
 * 9th-10th grades with Tracy Watanabe, at 9/10 building B Mall
 * 11th-12th grades with Theresa Bartholomew, at 9/10 building A Mall


 * 1:00-3:00 Work in Content Areas**
 * ** English ** : facilitated by Lynne Cook and Elizabeth Francois Room 212
 * ** Math ** : facilitated by Sarah Harrison and Jerry Paterson Room B113
 * ** Science ** : facilitated by Sandy Rollefstad Room A123
 * ** Social Studies ** : facilitated by Ed Matlosz & Candyce Matlosz Tech Center Room 184
 * ** Physical Education **, ** Foreign Language, Fine Arts, Drama, Music ** : facilitated by Tracy Watanabe in B107
 * ** CTE ** : facilitated by Erik Nesheim, Tech Center Room 186
 * **Special Education**: facilitated by Barb Kanzler and Sarah Stone Room 233


 * 2:30-3:00 Closure in content areas, done online and tiered by teachers' readiness**


 * Essential questions:**
 * When is the right time to tier the content?
 * How could you tier your content to address the various degrees of readiness of that standard/content?


 * Content:** Tier when pre-assessment data shows need due to different readiness levels -- (Use example of technology and I can quickly overwhelm them or underwhelm them -- so differentiate it to make it just right.)

=12:00 -12:45 Introduction=

Reviewing what we've done so far:
 * Feb 10: Differentiating with 21st Century Learning, with an emphasis on procedures and management.
 * Feb 15**:** What differentiating the process looks like in our content area, with specific emphasis of low prep & high impact strategies.

Questions that have come up: media type="custom" key="13395870"
 * When will we get the technology?
 * Tech Platforms: Should there be consistency with what platform we use (Moodle, Schoolology, etc.)?
 * What routines, procedures, norms, expectations need to be in place? (this point will be ongoing)
 * Does the teacher become primarily a facilitator?
 * What resources are available?
 * What curriculum is there?
 * Do the students with IEPs get the same technology? What if they need paper/pencil activities? Hands-on manipulatives?
 * Click here to view tutorial on searching Google by reading level

Overview of Tiering media type="custom" key="13419628"
 * What it is
 * Benefits
 * How to do it
 * Tiering by Bloom's Taxonomy

=1:00-3:00 Tiering in Content Areas=
 * CTE: sample lesson (click here to see tiered versions of this lesson); more ideas from NMHS (not tiered but could be)
 * English; also see this lesson (see tiered approach here; more ideas from NMHS (not tiered but could be)
 * Math; also see thistiered lesson idea; more ideas from NMHS (not tiered but could be)
 * Physical Education, Foreign Language, Fine Arts, Drama, Music; also see this tiered lesson for foreign language, and this tiered lessonfor fine arts; more ideas from NMHS (not tiered but could be)
 * Science; also see this tiered lesson; more ideas from NMHS (not tiered but could be)
 * Social Studies, and see this lesson (it's not tiered by readiness, but could be); more ideas from NMHS (not tiered but could be); here's the link to the Google Doc created on March 21
 * Special Education: PBIS and writing BIPS


 * Download Template on Google Apps called "How to Tier An Assignment"

=2:15-3:00 Closure for day in Content Areas=
 * Tiering the Closure Activities