MVH Middle States Goal Feedback & Evaluation by Mr. Mielke

Goal 1- Improve Reading

jmielke3 — 2015-10-27 02:20:21 UTC

Feedback on measurement tool,

Relevancy of the goal,

Strategic Actions,

Questions/Concerns,

Changes/Recommendations

Goal 2- Improve Writing

jmielke3 — 2015-10-27 02:20:52 UTC

Feedback on measurement tool,

Relevancy of the goal,

Strategic Actions,

Questions/Concerns

Goal 3- Improve Math

jmielke3 — 2015-10-27 02:21:03 UTC

Feedback on measurement tool,

Relevancy of the goal,

Strategic Actions,

Questions/Concerns

Goal 4- Improve CCR

jmielke3 — 2015-10-27 02:21:24 UTC

Feedback on measurement tool,

Relevancy of the goal,

Strategic Actions,

Questions/Concerns,

Changes/Recommendations

2015-10-27 18:56:37 UTC

Writing Shift

2015-10-27 18:56:56 UTC

The new SAT is moving away from writing an argument toward evaluating an argument. Students need to be able to evaluate the writer's craft. Suggested professional development looking at how arguments are set up.

Suggested PD includes interdisciplinary focus on rubrics, speeches, etc. Compare focus on rhetoric and argument.

College and Career Readiness

2015-10-27 18:58:44 UTC

Can we get information from the colleges where are students take placement tests

Inconsistency with assessment

2015-10-27 18:58:52 UTC

PARCC has been offered in Alg II and Alg I, but we have now dropped Alg II- will that data be lost?

The test will continue to change along with the cut-off scores. Will not be consistent for a few years.

Have STEM classes write questions in a similar format as SAT/ACT/AP... starting with 9 grade classes...

2015-10-27 18:59:25 UTC

This will help students become familiar with format so focus stays on content of test

Reading in all contents.

2015-10-27 19:00:42 UTC

Continue to push for reading in all contents- not just for SAT prep courses and English.

All SAT-prep is free through Kahn Academy.

Book of the School

2015-10-27 19:00:55 UTC

Entire school reads a text during SET. Works toward common goals for the reading. Connect to Advisory lessons. Pursue through grants.

Review

2015-10-27 19:01:14 UTC

Present SAT questions from previous years in all classes to practice for SAT but still learn course

SAT

2015-10-27 19:01:23 UTC

Offer review sessions before SAT dates, with mock questions.

Read... more (different stuff... fiction/nonfiction/how-to)

2015-10-27 19:03:18 UTC

http://anniemurphypaul.com/2014/04/what-happens-in-our-brains-as-we-read/

Push for AP

2015-10-27 19:03:28 UTC

Taking note of the push for AP during the last two years- how will this impact the CCR scores that are based on passing AP scores and overall takers? Maybe we should take out the scores for the next few years?

Math Content

skbrezi — 2015-10-27 19:04:59 UTC

Increase number of students taking high level math courses

SAT prep

skbrezi — 2015-10-27 19:07:28 UTC

Offer SAT prep during SET- guiding the individual enrichment

ACT

2015-10-27 19:09:01 UTC

ACT scores are not an accurate reflection of our whole population with such a small percentage of students taking the test

Writing Shift

2015-10-27 19:57:40 UTC

The SAT may be moving away from writing , but universities are heavy on writing in every class(even Math). My daughter graduated from CCC then transfered to Stevenson for this current semester, and writing is an integral part of EVERY class. I think a helpful focus could be the Persuasive Essay and research papers.

Get back to reading the classics...take vocab words from the text, do research project based on text. Incorporate immersion-style teaching where students read a non-fiction or fiction book that coincides with what is being taught in History etc. For example: reading Red Badge of Courage, Uncle Tom's Cabin when studying the Civil War.

2015-11-12 21:43:59 UTC

Also, teach Latin roots since this is a highly effective way to learn and recognize vocab. words.