Christy Brennan Midyear 24-25

By the end of which school year should the assessments be created and blueprinted with standard, anchor and DOK level for Chapters 1 - 10 in Algebra 1?

• 23-24 school year

• 24-25 school year

• 25-26 school year

• 26-27 school year

What percentage of Level 2 and 3 Questions should be included in the assessments?

• 50%

• 60%

• 70%

• 80%

What is the area of focus for Christy Brennan's Classroom Environment Goal?

• Create a Culture for Learning

• Improve test scores

• Increase homework assignments

• Reduce classroom size

What message should all students receive in a robust culture for learning? Through action planning, plt's, study island and daily effort, this can happen.

• Learning is easy

• Only grades matter.

• Tests are not important

• They are capable of success if prepared to work hard

What is expected to improve by 5% before the end of the year? As this is a weakness among our student population on all levels. Our WAC initiative will help this also.

• Constructed response scores

• Student attendance.

• Homework completion rates

• Classroom participation

What is the purpose of aligning activities and assignments with the goals of the lesson?

This is done through, study island, Quizizz, Khan academy and more recently AI tools.

• To reduce teaching time

• To promote learning

• To increase homework

• To simplify grading

What should students regularly do in the environment described in the Instruction Goal? Hint: it is a pedagogical practice that allows the teacher to assess the level of understanding of a concept, rather than just having the correct mathematical answer.

• Memorize facts

• Listen passively

• Explain their thinking through speaking and writing

• Copy notes

What is the role of questioning in the learning process? A focus this year is to have questions reflect high expectations and have students make unsolicited contributions to class discussions.

• To confuse students

• To improve the depth of learning of the content. Special focus on the Keystone exam.

• To reduce student participation

• To limit student interaction

What is one focus within the Professional Responsibilities Goal that has been used both by the teacher and students thus far this year?

• Increasing student grades

• Improving teacher evaluations

• The proper use of AI to enhance learning.

• Reducing classroom size

What activities are mentioned as opportunities for teachers to learn from one another? Items accomplished so far: Blueprinted tests, action plans, electronic student plans.

• Solo research projects

• Joint planning and collaboration among the Algebra teachers.

• Online courses

• Independent study