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Professional Development Day

Instructional Excellence

Objectives
Elementary
To introduce elementary teachers
and staff to the new core math
program Go Math!
To complete Stage 1 of specialist
curriculum maps.
To develop DDMs for 2016-2017
school year
Middle/High
To complete Stage 1 of curriculum
maps.
To complete Stage 2 of assessments
To develop DDMs for 2016-2017
school year

We have had a productive year in our curriculum and assessment work on

our PD days and in our grade level/department time to further our
strategic objectives in instructional excellence. The majority of our Stage 1
of curriculum has been completed in Atlas and published K-12. Many
departments have made progress over the year in developing and
implementing common assessments, evaluating them for quality, and
adding them to Stage 2 in Atlas. Some grade levels and departments have
begun the DDM development process and explored DDM options. All of
these accomplishments help to further our district strategic initiatives
(listed below) in the area of instructional excellence. Our May 13th PD day
will provide us with more time to collaborate in accomplishing our goals.

Strategic Initiatives
1. By June 2016, all K-12 curriculum, Stages I and II, will be formally
written as a way to support:
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Ongoing curriculum review and revision

Alignment of the taught and written curriculum

Effective curricular coordination and vertical articulation within

the district

Parent and community awareness of learning experiences and

expectations

2. By June 2016, all educators will adopt/develop and implement at least

four standards-aligned common assessments.

Overview of topics
Grades Pre-K-4
1:00-3:30

Grades 5-8
12:15-2:45

Grades 9-12
11:45-2:15

Go Math! Training

Curriculum Maps

Curriculum Maps

Curriculum Maps

Common Assessments Common Assessments

DDM development

DDM development

DDM development

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Elementary (1:00-3:30) at Memorial

(Lunch will be provided in the library to help with transition to the training).

Getting Started with Go Math!

Essential Question
How do instructional materials support engaging and differentiated math
practices within the classroom?
This day session (1-3:30) in Memorial library will be an overview of
the Go Math! components and program to start to familiarize teachers
with the program materials and organization. Teachers will be using the
following at the training1) Chapter 1 Teacher Resource 2) Chapter 1
Student Print Resource 3) Planning Guide 4) Resource Guide. (These resources will be brought in by our
sales rep and presenter).
Special educators/Ac Tutor/ELL/Title I/Grade 5: A morning session of Go Math! training will take
place for special educators, Title I, Academic tutors, Grade 5 etc. in the STEM lab at Memorial 9-11:30 and
those who attend the AM session will not attend the afternoon session. In the afternoon they can participate
in any placement discussions, do follow-up work with the Go Math! materials, or DDM development.
Lunch: Lunch will be provided by the district after 12:00 in the Memorial library.

Other Activities
1:00-2:15 ABA Techs: Data collection refresher on DTT and ABC data. STEM Classroom (315) at
Memorial. Case management the remaining time.
Nurse screening data and RETELL
1:00-2:15 Google Guide training (technology teachers and library/media specialists) at Miscoe in
the computer lab. Remaining time used for DDM development and curriculum revisions.
1:00-1:30 Atlas curriculum mapping and assessment review for specialists (art, music, PE) in
technology lab at Memorial followed by curriculum mapping and DDM work
All other staff who are not involved Go Math! training (special education, OT/PT, counselors,
reading specialists, ELL) will work on DDM development or student transition/placement as
needed. 1:00-2:30 ES Counselors to Miscoe for placement with MS Counselor.

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High School (11:45-2:15) Middle School (12:15-2:45)

Essential Question
How does the alignment of curriculum, instruction, and common assessments
support student learning?

Goals
To complete Stage 1 curriculum design in Atlas
To complete Stage 2 assessment descriptions in Atlas
To develop, review, and revise common assessments
To identify or develop DDMs for use 2016-2017

Participants
With some exceptions (math department field trip, transition meeting
between grade 8-9), all departments will be working on the following choice
activities listed below. All of the activities are aligned to our strategic plans
of 1) publishing Stage 1 and Stage 2 of curriculum maps, 2) developing
common assessments, and 3) creating DDMs.
Choice Activities
Curriculum
q Complete Stage 1 in Atlas of Curriculum (for courses that are not yet
submitted for publication)
q Review Stage 1 in Atlas using the Quality Map Rubric (to finalize
submittal for publication)
Assessment
q Complete Stage 2 in Atlas of Assessments (for courses that are
published and do not yet have Stage 2 of Assessments completed)
q Develop, review, and revise common assessments
DDMs
q Identify and develop DDM (s) to use for 2016-2017
q Check assessment for quality using assessment quality review form
q Develop common procedures for assessment
q Develop common scoring tool (rubric/scoring criteria)
q Identify time period for assessment (pre-/post-assessment
times, portfolio length, benchmarks)
q Check DDM criteria using DDM requirement form
q Draft a potential student learning goal that will use the DDM for
2016-2017
Other activities:
12:15-2:15 Transition meeting between 8th-9th grade, Teachers Rm
(224), at Miscoe Hill Middle School
HS Math department field trip to Boston for math project
Nurse screenings and RETELL
1:00-2:15 ABA Techs: Data collection refresher on DTT and
ABC data. STEM Classroom (315) at Memorial. Case
management the remaining time
Curriculum Mapping Overview for Specialists (See next resource
page for details)
1:00-2:30 Transition meeting between ES/MS counselors at
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Resources
Below are a list of resources to support the various projects taking place on the May 13th PD day.

Go Math!
The GoMath! materials (student and teacher materials) did not all arrive in time for distribution, therefore the
presenter and sales rep will be bringing samples of the following materials.
1. Chapter 1 Teachers guide
2. Planning Guide
3. Chapter 1 Resource booklet
4. Chapter 1 Student print edition
If you have a portable electronic device (iPad/laptop) there may be opportunity to log in and view the online materials.
You should have received an email from HMH with information and a link to log into your materials digitally.

Curriculum
11:45-12:15 High School Specialists Curriculum Overview: Maureen will be in the gathering room at Nipmuc to
meet with specialists (art, music, business, P.E.) on curriculum mapping to provide an overview on Atlas publishing
expectations and to answer questions.
12:30-12:50 Middle School Specialists Curriculum Check-in: Maureen will be in the teachers room at Miscoe to
check-in with specialists (art, music, P.E., world language) on curriculum mapping to check in on curriculum
mapping progress and next steps for publishing. Any other departments or teachers are welcome to stop in to get
assistance or ask questions.
1:00-1:30 Elementary Specialists Curriculum Overview Maureen will be in the technology lab at Memorial to
meet with specialists (art, music, P.E.) on curriculum mapping to provide an overview on Atlas publishing
expectations and to answer questions. Any other departments or teachers are welcome to stop in to get assistance or
ask questions.
Screencasts are available on our MURSD Professional Development Website:
http://mursdpd.weebly.com/resources.html
Curriculum Mapping Part 1
Quality Curriculum Maps
Other resources on the PD Website Resource page include:
Quality Map Review Rubric (to be used to review curriculum maps)
Curriculum Approval Form (to be used to submit a map for publication)

Assessments/DDMs
Screencasts are available on our MURSD Professional Development Website:
http://mursdpd.weebly.com/resources.html
Assessment Literacy Screencast
Common Formative Assessmetns
Assessments in Atlas
Other additional resources include:
MURSD Assessment Quality Review Form
Assessment Review Protocol

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Professional Development Day

Evaluations
A reminder that a survey link will be sent out to you on the PD day to be
completed in the last 10 minutes of the day. The survey is also located on
our PD website. Mursdpd.weebly.com/survey1.html Your feedback is
appreciated!

Building a Strong Professional Learning

Community
1. What do we want each student to learn?
Focus on Curriculum

2. How will we know when each student has learned it?

Focus on Assessment

3. How will we respond when a student experiences difficulty in

learning?
Focus on Instruction

THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO!

Thank you for all of your dedication, commitment to learning, focus on
improvement, and collaboration during our professional development
days this year. We have accomplished so much in one year!