Welcome NC Teaching Fellows

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Welcome NC Teaching Fellows

• Instructional Services
• New Hanover County Schools
• May 2009

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Our Mission

• The mission of New Hanover County Schools is
• to provide a high quality education
• that prepares all students to be productive
• contributing citizens in a global society.

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Rubric for Evaluating NC Teachers
Facilitating Instruction
Reflective Practice
Diverse Population
Content
Leadership
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Outcome for Today

• Evaluate qualities of unit plans
• Student learning outcomes
• Assessment
• Learning activities

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The Instructional Services Department

• supports the classroom teachers.
• collaborates with other departments to develop,
  evaluate and refine instructional strategies.
• serves as the liaison between the Department of
  Public Instruction (DPI) and the school system.
• coordinates systemic co-curricular events and
  academic competitions.
• partners with the community.

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New Hanover County SchoolsDr. Al Lerch,
Superintendent
Instruction and Accountability
Operations
Human Resources
Student Support
Finance
Public Relations
Facilities Technology Transportation Purchasing Ch
ild Nutrition Safety
Hiring Benefits BTs Professional Development
Payroll Accounting Auditors
Special Ed Related Services Counselors Athlet
ics Crisis Management After School
Programs
Publicity NHCS TV
Instructional Services (Pre-K-12) Testing
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Instructional Services TeamEmma Jackson,
Executive Director
LA/English Math/Science SS/FL
Georgeann Haas
K-5 Reading/LA Cynthia Shields 6-12
LA/English Carole Sutton K-12 Math Elizabeth
Murray K-12 Science Karen Greene K-12 Social
Studies/Foreign Language Travis Matthews
Kiersten Wildeboer
Laverne Pickett
ESL Andrea Belletti AIG Diane Flagler AVID Jessi
ca Eliot
Diane Emerson
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• Energizer

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Instructional Scenario Planning an Integrated
Unit

• Participants Language arts, social studies,
  science, math, visual art, PE and ESL teachers
• Setting A group of teachers have gathered to
  plan their next integrated unit.
• Unit focus Westward Expansion and Pioneer Life

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Group Reflection

• What do the teachers want the students to know,
  understand and be able to do?
• How will the teachers know if learning has
  occurred?
• Why were the specific learning activities
  selected?

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Small GroupReview the revised unit plan and
identify similarities and differences between the
original activity plan and the revised unit
plan.
New Plan
Original Plan
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Effective Unit Design
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Planning and Teaching Reflection

• Using the index cards, respond to the following
• What are two things that you learned about
  effective unit design?
• What is one thing that you will apply during your
  internship?