Evelia,
I am not an expert on alignment, but I have taught in a private school and now
a public school. When you are trying to move seasoned teachers, it's
overwhelming. Focus on finding like minds and spend your time collaborating
with them. Take risks and spend you time being the BEST teacher that you can
be. Don't let this frustration keep you from being just that, the BEST teacher
you can be. Some will want what you have. Others won't-this is just a fact
that very passionate teachers have to deal with. Good leadership is key in
this area. Hopefully, the principal has a backbone.
Debbie Hopp
Kindergarten teacher
Certified Reading Specialist
Baltimore, Maryland
-----Original Message-----
From: evelia cadet <[email protected]>
To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group
<[email protected]>
Sent: Wed, Jul 10, 2013 3:29 am
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Curriculum Alignment
Here in Texas the standards are called TEKS. This one example of a 5th grade
standard:
5.11.A Students will summarize the main ideas and supporting details in a text
in ways that maintain meaning and logical order
To answer your question about teaching genres, yes, all reading teachers will
be
working on the same genre during the same period. At least in the first
semester. We had issues with teachers not teaching all standards and genres.
So,
they move from grade to grade with many learning holes. Thank you for your help.
Evelia
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On Jul 9, 2013, at 11:56 PM, "Beverlee Paul" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Could you please provide an example of "a standard" that your proposal would
require taught? Also, do you mean that the entire staff would be required to
teach the same genres at the same time? Thanks.
>
>
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> On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 9:55 PM, evelia cadet <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> I am in serious need of your input and expertise about reading curriculum
alignment. This year I am part of the instructional leadership team at my
school. We know we need to change, but need a clear direction. Allow me to
share
some background information. I know is a lot, but I would truly appreciate if
you read it.
>> - This is how reading instruction looks like in my school: teachers teach
>> any
standard they want. We don't know what is going on in other classrooms. We
don't
collaborate and there is animosity and competition among the grade levels over
test scores.
>> - We have a new principal who would like to see instructional alignment, but
is not being specific with how that alignment looks like in practice.
>> - I am not an expert on alignment, but I came up with a plan that specify
>> the
genres and standards ALL reading teachers will focus on every grading period.
Teachers are welcome to teach more standards if they want, as long as they take
care of those few standards. Before and during this period teachers will
collaborate and help each other.
>> - The principal liked the plan, BUT, an influential teacher, who is also
>> part
of the leadership team, thinks the plan is a hindrance to teachers' autonomy.
In
her mind, our alignment should be: get familiar with the standards and make
sure
you teach them all before the end of the year.
>> -We are meeting next week to have a discussion about it. PLEASE enlighten me
about how effective instructional alignment looks like in practice. We have
been
operating in autonomy mode and the school hasn't moved forward. Our test
results
are sad.
>> Thank you.
>> Evelia
>> Sent from my iPhone
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