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Hello and happy Friday!  A big thanks to everyone who stepped up this week to support our LIs, and their PTs, when it was needed!  Which was all of you!

The enrollment team popped by on Wednesday to see the PTs and SBS in action -- they loved what they saw!  Keep up the amazing work!


 PT Survey #2 Data

  • We are currently reviewing the PT data from Survey #2, which gives us excellent feedback not only on SBS but on the program as a whole. 
  • Next week, I will send you your individual data with next steps.

Exit Tickets

  • Exit Ticket submission has plummeted to almost half of PTs not completing them!  Review Exit Tickets for the week by Friday, communicate to PTs who are consistently not completing them, and log FYIs.  Escalate to Level 2 FYIs if they continue not to submit.
    • Please let me know if I can support you with this!

Important Dates

  • Thursday, March 28th: Formative Assessment Data Reflection was due yesterday.  Unless you granted an extension, consider it officially late and log FYIs.
  • First week of April: PTs should begin to discuss their unit plans with their coaches -- possible topics, standards to prioritize, etc.
  • Wednesday, April 10th and 11th: Draft Stages 1 and 2 of their Unit Plans are due.  PTs may encounter struggles planning this with their coaches, but they should not be turning up with nothing!  Support them and encourage them in the process and practice of unit planning, despite any hold-ups with with their coaches.
  • Tuesday, April 16th: LI Virtual Meeting #2, 4:30-6:30.  We will look at Gateway 2 data, identify trends, plan for RCS, and do a deep-dive into our PT data from Survey #2.


 Upcoming SBS
4.03 - Responding to Student Answers
  • Infuse the session with examples of justifying, extending, and scaffolding in your classroom!
  • Slides 12 and 16 have the LI role play with some of the PTs acting as participating students.  Ensure you are familiar with the scenarios. You may adjust as long as the debrief on the next slide is aligned.
  • The Flow Chart on slide 19 is typically confusing to PTs at first.  Take some time to review it with them so they see the logic of it.
4.03 - Close Reading and Disciplinary Literacy (Non-D75)
  • Slide 7 asks you to print and cut up quotes from this document to distribute to the PTs.  If you do not have the resources for this, you may display the quotes instead and either assign them to PTs or allow PTs to choose.
  • Although there is an upcoming switch to the Next Generation Standards, the focus on the Common Core shifts around literacy are still relevant (Next Gen is essentially the same as CCLS, formatted differently) and critical for the PTs to grasp.
  • The close reading strategy modeled is CUBA -- feel free to share resources about other close reading strategies you love!
  • PTs should authentically engage in the close reading model, acting as students.
4.04 - Backwards Design, Stage 01 (Non-D75 and D75)
  • PTs have traditionally struggled with the unit planning process.  Internalize the process to ensure you can clearly explain and support your PTs.
  • Although there are many effective unit plan templates, for this purpose, PTs MUST use the one provided by NYCTC.  If their coach wants them to use a different one, they need to complete both. The NYCTC template forces a high level of thought about critical aspects of unit planning and must be included in their final teaching portfolio.
  • PTs who have not discussed a topic or standards for their unit plans should either pick one on their own to start planning and get high quality feedback and practice; or, partner with another PT if they will be fully involved and engaged in planning.



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