Kenney

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Kenney Middle School
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If you give a man a fish you feed him for a
day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a
lifetime. . . . . . . If you give a student a
lesson you teach him for a day Teach the student
how to learn and you teach him for a lifetime
Oriental Saying adapted by Jo Shay
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Helping Teachers Teach Learners Learn
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CReating Independence through
Student-owned Strategies

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• Project CRISS
• How did it start?
• Teacher concerns about issues similar
• to what KMS is experiencing
• 4. Underperformance
• 4. Poor comprehension
• 4. Student passivity
• 4. Poor test results
• Teachers began to
• 4. Research strategies
• 4. Try strategies in class
• 4. Kept what worked, threw out what didnt
• 4. What worked became a package of flowing
  instructional strategies that help teachers
  teach and learners learn

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• Where are we now?
• Fifty percent of KMS teachers are trained and
  using CRISS
• 3. KMS is the only demo site in New York State
• 3. Follow up discussions for all teachers trained
  thus far

CRISS at KMS
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• Where are we going?

High School 4th Grade
Become A Five Star School
Parent Workshops
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• Where are we going?
• 100 of KMS teachers are trained and using CRISS
• 3. Continuous follow up will occur
• All teachers will have CRISS materials as part of
  
• classroom instruction such as posters, reference
  charts, sticky notes and so on
• CRISS will be embedded but not buried. It must be
  
• kept alive
• Expand training to High School and possibly 4th
  grade
• 3. Begin Parent Workshops
• KMS will become a Five Star CRISS School
• 4. Nine criteria
• KMS District trainer and one administrator to
  attend
• CRISS for Administrators Workshop to learn
• 4. Three Minute Walk-Through
• 4. How to evaluate and assess classroom
  utilization
• of CRISS
• Yearly Evaluation program structure based on
• changing needs of KMS

High School 4th Grade
Five Star School
Parent Workshops
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• Where are we going?
• 100 of KMS teachers are trained and using CRISS
• 3. Continuous follow up will occur
• All teachers will have CRISS materials as part of
  
• classroom instruction such as posters, reference
  charts, sticky notes and so on
• CRISS will be embedded but not buried. It must be
  
• kept alive
• Expand training to High School and possibly 4th
  grade
• 3. Begin Parent Workshops
• KMS District trainer and one administrator to
  attend
• CRISS for Administrators Workshop to learn
• 4. Three Minute Walk-Through
• 4. How to evaluate and assess classroom
  utilization
• of CRISS
• Yearly Evaluation program structure based on
• changing needs of KMS
• 3. KMS will become a Five Star CRISS School
• 4. Nine criteria

High School 4th Grade
Five Star School
Parent Workshops
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100 of staff will be trained by 12/8
Completed
Completed
All trained staff members have attended first
follow-up meeting.
100 of staff will have received first follow-up
by 12/21.
Upon teacher request, DT has conferenced
modeled as needed.
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Ongoing
Complete ongoing
Complete ongoing
Complete ongoing
Complete ongoing
Complete ongoing
Complete ongoing
Will begin Spring 2005
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Yes
Will attend CRISS for Administrators training
(Spring 2005)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Parent workshops to begin in Spring 2005
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Yes
Surveys assessment matrix not yet utilized
Will be implementing when all staff is trained.
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Data not yet collected
After full implementation student surveys will be
given data state local assessments will be
collected interpreted.
Use years end curriculum maps to integrate an
further embed CRISS across the grade levels and
content areas.
DT is in the process of linking CRISS strategies
to ELA and Math Standards.
Overall assessment plan to be devised based on
data collected for 04-05 school year.
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• Impact Upon Classrooms
• Student samples
• 3. Teacher comments
• 3. Student comments

CRISS in Action! At KMS
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Mind Streaming
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Mind Streaming
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Selective Underlining/Highlighting
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Read-and-Say _Something
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Power Notes
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METACOGNITION MINI-BOOKS
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Think-Pair-Share
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• CRISS Connections to
• Curriculum Mapping
• 4. Standards
• 4. Blooms Taxonomy
• Essential Elements
• 4. Classroom instruction
• 4. Professional Development
• 4. Educational Leadership

Classroom Instruction
Standards
EducationalLeadership
Curriculum Mapping
Essential Elements
Blooms Taxonomy
Professional Development
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• Content Area Examples
• Math
• 4. Process Notes
• Social Studies
• 4. History Change Frame
• Science
• 4. Pre and Post Reading Maps
• ELA
• 4. QAR and Blooms Levels of Thinking
• 4. Question Frames

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QARs
QUESTION-ANSWER RELATIONSHIPS
4 Types of Questions
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Question Starters Frames for Higher-Level
Questions
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Question Starters Frames for Higher-Level
Questions
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Question Starters Frames for Higher-Level
Questions cont.
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Topic Brainstorm
1.Fruits Vegetables
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Categorize Brainstorm List
2. Sources
1.Fruits Vegetables
2. Benefits
2. Daily Recommended Allowance
2. Nutrients
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Add ideas from brainstorming
3. Can be found In solid or juice form
Many diff. fruits veg. available
3. Found all over the world
3. Can be found fresh or canned
2. Sources
1.Fruits Vegetables
2. Benefits
2. Daily Recommended Allowance
3. Vegetables fruits should be eaten every day
3. Good for your body
3. Low in fat calories
2. Nutrients
3. Contain many vitamins
Pre-Reading Map
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3. Spring, Summer Fall, Winter fruits
Read add new information
3. Can be found In solid or juice form
Many diff. fruits veg. available
3. Found all over the world
3. Can be found fresh or canned
2. Sources
3. 3-5 servings of veggies per day
3. Vitamins for healthy heart, eyes,
hair, teeth, gums
3. Fiber for digestion
1.Fruits Vegetables
2. Benefits
2. Daily Recommended Allowance
3. 2-4 servings of fruit per day
3. Vegetables fruits should be eaten every day
3. Good for your body
3. Low in fat calories
3. Antioxidants-help blood vessels
2. Nutrients
3. Vitamin B-2 green leafy vegetables
3. Contain many vitamins
3. Vitamin C citrus, tomatoes, cantaloupes
3. Vitamin A- yellow
3. Calcium, green leafy vegetables
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3. Spring, Summer Fall, Winter fruits
Clarify any misconceptions Verify Information
3. Can be found In solid or juice form
Many diff. fruits veg. available
3. Found all over the world
3. Can be found fresh or canned
2. Sources
3. 3-5 servings of veggies per day
3. Vitamins for healthy heart, eyes,
hair, teeth, gums
3. Fiber for digestion
1.Fruits Vegetables
2. Benefits
2. Daily Recommended Allowance
3. 2-4 servings of fruit per day
3. Vegetables fruits should be eaten every day
3. Good for your body
3. Low in fat calories
3. Antioxidants-help blood vessels
2. Nutrients
3. Vitamin B-2 green leafy vegetables
3. Contain many vitamins
3. Vitamin C citrus, tomatoes, cantaloupes
3. Vitamin A- yellow
3. Calcium, green leafy vegetables
Post-Reading Map
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CReating Independence Through Student-Owned
Strategies will become a Kenney Middle School
WAY OF LIFE !!
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Without hope there are no possibilities.
Without possibilities there are no dreams. Dont
take a childs dream away Give them hope
Give them CRISS!
Jacquelyn Leotta 2004