Instruction

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Instruction Assessment

• Debbie Sommers (Bontrager)

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Content Areas(10 content areas)

• Reading, Writing, Math
• Science, Social Studies
• Personal/Social, Technology
• Healthy Life/ Career Technical
• Cultural Expression Arts

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Balanced Instruction

• Group instruction
• Individual instruction based on student need
• Balance of book work and real-life
  connections
• Creating opportunities for student learning

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Science resources

• teacher committee this year
• finding the best fit for Kuspuk
• purchase this Spring
• implement Fall 08
• Science Assessments tied to standards

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Learning Opportunities

• after school tutoring
• Supplemental Education Services (SES)
• upcoming Science Fair
• Anchorage House for secondary students
• Career Academy
• videoconference opportunities
• day to day learning experience

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Placement Testsdeveloped

• To help teachers place new students to district
  in
• Reading
• Writing
• Math

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End of Level Assessments

• This fall, improved assessments for
• Reading
• Writing
• Math

Assessments for other content areas available
online
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Assessments

• Skills Assessments (traditional paper - pencil
  test)
• Application (activity scoring guide)
• Performance (project scoring guide)
• Self Assessment (student reflects what has been
  learned)

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Professional Development

• inservices - Aug, Oct, Oct
• Professional Development Afternoon sessions
• classroom visits
• videoconferences after school
• content training reading, math, career (site
  representatives)