Natalia Junior High

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Natalia Junior High

• Cross Curriculum Education-
• the key to our success.

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School Demographics

• Location- Natalia, Texas
• 2 A - District
• 6th, 7th and 8th grade campus
• Classroom Ratios
• Student Body
• Community Involvement
• Leadership

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Groundwork for a Cross Curriculum Education

• Master Schedule
• Curriculum Alignment-
• Vertical and Horizontal
• Opens Mode of Communication

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Tools for a Cross Curriculum Education

• Sharing grade level lesson plans.
• Student data
• In house staff development
• Reading across the curriculum
• AVID

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Reading Across the Curriculum

• Language Arts teachers
• Non-fictional passages from other core subjects
  are included in daily readings.
• Spelling list from other core subjects.

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Reading Across the Curriculum

• Other Core Teachers
• Teach summarization, inference, main idea, etc.
• 7th grade requires intensive writing skills due
  to state assessment.

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Tools for a Cross Curriculum Education

• School Pride
• Academic/Attendance Awards
• Capturing Kids Hearts

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Tools for a Cross Curriculum Education-- Before
the Big Day

• Benchmarks every Six Weeks
• Two Weeks of intensive training
• Speared by the department head

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Academic Rigor for a Cross Curriculum Education

• Students play active role in monitoring and
  managing their learning.
• Teachers scaffold student support, gradually
  remove supports.
• Students become agents of their own learning.

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How Administration Ensures Cross Curriculum
Education

• Walkthroughs
• Observations
• Meetings with teachers/departments
• Monitor students progress

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Checklist

• Student-oriented education
• Accountability to learning
• Curriculum and assessments aligned
• Clear and high expectations
• Frequent recognition of student work

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Why Cross Curriculum Education

• Have you ever been passionate about why you
  became a Principal?
• Do you believe that leaders who are passionate
  about their calling create vision?
• How did I get a vision for my school?