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Faculty Presentation Feb. 4, 2009

Faculty Presentation Feb. 4, 2009. 2 nd Quarterly Assessment Analysis. 6 th Grade Math 2 nd Quarter Local Assessments. 6 th Grade Math Strengths. 6 th Grade Math Weaknesses. What 6 th Grade Math Agrees to Do Differently. Pull-outs

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Faculty Presentation Feb. 4, 2009

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  1. Faculty Presentation Feb. 4, 2009 2nd Quarterly Assessment Analysis

  2. 6th Grade Math2nd Quarter Local Assessments

  3. 6th Grade MathStrengths

  4. 6th Grade MathWeaknesses

  5. What 6th Grade Math Agrees to Do Differently • Pull-outs • Focus more on the different learning styles of students • Peer Tutoring • Use more hands-on activities • United Streaming

  6. Sample Items Obj 2.02 The diameter of a coffee can lid is 5.4cm. What is the approximate area of the top of the lid? A. 5cm² B. 10cm² C. 27 cm² D. 92 cm² Obj. 5.02 Use the formula S=180(n-2) where n=the number of sides to find the sum of the interior angles of a 15-sided polygon. A. 2160 B. 2340 C. 2520 D. 2700

  7. 7th Grade Math2nd Quarter Local Assessments

  8. 7th Grade MathematicsStrengths

  9. 7th Grade MathematicsWeaknesses

  10. What 7th Grade Mathematics teachers agrees to Do Differently • Buy a whip and a chair : ) • Have fun everyday! • Incorporate NEW and EXCITING ideas and activities • Pressure students to scan their Accelerated Math cards and they get to borrow Mikahal’s movie player for five minutes with the supervision of Ms. Carson

  11. Sample Items • Given to Ms. Langhans

  12. 8th Grade Math2nd Quarter Local Assessments

  13. 8th Grade MathStrengths

  14. 8th Grade MathWeaknesses

  15. What 8th Grade Math Agrees to Do Differently • Remediate students who preformed low on the 1st & 2nd 9 week assessments and the EOG from last year. • For kids who can’t come early or stay late: pull 5 – 10 kids during exploratories for 1 day a week to remediate low skills from 1st 9 wks • Close contact with curriculum assistance class on target objectives

  16. Sample Items • Strengths: A dilation has center (0,0). Find the image of point A (18,33) for the scale factor 1/3. A) (54,99) B) (36,66) C) (18,33) D) (6,11) • Weaknesses: All middle school students were given a ticket to attend a football game. Of the 250 ticket holders who attended the game, fifty were selected to receive free food. What kind of sampling has occurred in the selection or is the sampling biased? A) The sampling is stratified. B) The sampling is random. C) The sampling is systematic. D) The sampling is biased.

  17. 8th Grade Science2nd Quarter Local Assessments

  18. 8th Grade ScienceStrengths

  19. 8th Grade ScienceWeaknesses

  20. What 8th Grade Science Agrees to Do Differently • Teach protists! (6.03)  • We were a week behind in our 45 day plan and unable to fit in all the information in the time required. • Suggestion: Don’t test on Monday • Suggestion: Walmsley/Littleton kids that cross over testing on different days • Suggestion: SWD tested in math lab with no heat = freezing temps!!!

  21. Sample Items • Strengths: What is the correct series if arranged in order from simplest to most complex? A) cell – organ system – tissue B) organ system – tissue – cell – organ C) cell – tissue – organ – organ system D) tissue – cell – organ system • Weaknesses: If the cilia of a paramecium were destroyed, which life function would the paramecium be unable to perform? A) obtaining energy B) releasing energy C) excreting solid wastes D) producing offspring

  22. 6th Grade Reading2nd Quarter Local Assessments

  23. 6th Grade Reading Strengths

  24. 6th Grade Reading Weaknesses

  25. What 6th Grade Reading Agrees to Do Differently • Work closely with S.S. teachers in order to give the students more opportunities to read historical content • Focus on charts/graphs accompanied by a selection • How to read graphs/charts, What purpose do they serve? • More info/consumer selections • Brochures, Flyers, and Advertisements are upcoming!!

  26. 7th Grade Reading2nd Quarter Local Assessments

  27. 7th Grade ELAStrengths

  28. 7th Grade ELAWeaknesses

  29. What 7th Grade ELA Agrees to Do Differently • Focus on inference/ drawing conclusions with each reading selections • Purpose will be used in our PDSA objective • Books on tape to develop a love for reading / exposure to unfamiliar literature • Incorporate more read aloud of literature in the classroom • Invite other adults to read books (Mr. Baker, Christi Mendes, Tina West, etc.)

  30. 8th Grade Reading2nd Quarter Local Assessments

  31. 8th Grade ELAStrengths

  32. 8th Grade ELAWeaknesses

  33. What 8th Grade ELA Agrees to Do Differently • Reteach skills – again… • Reading Showcase • Skill Powerpoints – Mini Lessons • Skill specific quizzes • Assessment – Review as teaching tool • Test-taking techniques – “Unpack the question” • Reading Selections Samples from West/Tart • “Ladders to Success” • Do Not Test On Monday!! Start Testing On Tuesday!! All Reading Separate Sessions were on Monday. • Separate settings need to be more student friendly – familiar room/teacher and physical environment.

  34. Sample Items • #69 – “The advertisement refers to the sale as a “Rollerblade Extravaganza.” Based on the context, what is an extravaganza. Vocabulary question - 95% Correct!!! • #95 – In which way did Edwin Holt help in the economic development of the community? Inference/Drawing Conclusion Question - 40% Correct

  35. 8th Grade Algebra 12nd Quarter Local Assessments

  36. Practice Reading Selection The bologna weighed the raven down, and the shopkeeper almost caught him as he whisked out the delicatessen door. Frantically, he beat his wings to gain altitude, looking like a small black electric fan. An updraft caught him and threw him into the sky. He circled twice, to get his bearings, and began to fly north. Below, the shopkeeper stood with his hands on his hips, looking up at the diminishing cinder in the sky. Presently he shrugged and went back into his delicatessen. He was not without philosophy, this shopkeeper, and he knew that if a raven comes into your delicatessen and steals a whole baloney it is either an act of God or it isn’t, and in either case there isn’t very much you can do about it. The raven flew lazily over New York, letting the early sun warm his feathers. A water truck waddled along Jerome Avenue, leaving the street dark and glittering behind it. A few taxicabs cruised around Fordham like well-fed sharks. Two couples came out of the subway and walked slowly, the girls leaning against the men. The raven flew on. It had been a hot night, and the raven saw people waking on the roofs of the city. The gray rats that come out just before dawn were all back in their cellars because the cats were out, stepping along the curbs. The morning pigeons had scattered to the rooftops and window ledges when the cats came, which the raven thought was a pity. He could have done with a few less pigeons. -Peter S. Beagle

  37. Drawing Conclusions (6th – 62%, 7th – 56%, 8th - 65%) • What is implied by the phrase “caught him and threw him into the sky”? • The raven lacked control of his actions. • The raven became confused by city life. • The raven was victimized by his own greed. • The raven felt frightened by the shopkeeper’s attack.

  38. Drawing Conclusions (6th – 62%, 7th – 56%, 8th - 65%) 2. What does the author’s reference to the raven as a “diminishing cinder” imply? • The shopkeeper was amused by the raven. • The shopkeeper considered the raven a passing annoyance. • The raven was small and helpless. • The raven was unimportant in the story.

  39. Author’s Technique/Imagery(6th – 69%, 7th -54%, 8th -71%) / (not on this 9 wks) 3. Which does the author use the most negative imagery to describe? • water truck • cats • rats • taxicabs

  40. Inference/Drawing Conclusions(6th – 75%, 7th – 69%, 8th - 64%) 4. In this passage, what seems to be the raven’s attitude toward pigeons? • cautious • pitying • hostile • fearful

  41. Point of View (only on 7th Grade this time – 86%) 5. From which point of view is this passage written? • First-person • Third-person objective • Third-person limited • Third-person omniscient

  42. Drawing Conclusions (6th – 62%, 7th – 56%, 8th - 65%) • Which characteristic of the raven is emphasized in this passage? • Vanity • Laziness • Boldness • moodiness

  43. Author’s Technique (6th – 69%, 7th -54%, 8th -71%) • Which technique does the author use as the primary method of developing the passage? • explaining the existing situation • describing the details of the setting • introducing the characters • reporting the action of the characters

  44. Figurative Language (6th – 36%, 7th – 94%, not on 8th this time) • Which sentence from the selection contains a simile? • Below, the shopkeeper stood with his hands on his hips, looking up at the diminishing cinder in the sky. • The raven flew lazily over New York, letting the early sun warm his feathers. • A water truck waddled along Jerome Avenue, leaving the street dark and glittering behind it. • A few taxicabs cruised around Fordham like well-fed sharks.

  45. Making Connections (6th – 61%, 7th - 54%, 8th – 73%) • Based on the information in the selection, which of the following relationships is most similar to the relationship below? raven : shopkeeper • pigeon : raven • girls : men • rats : cats • people : roofs

  46. Math Sample Questions

  47. Estimate Results • Joe’s family drove 329.44 miles. Joe determined that the car averaged 29.4 miles per gallon of gasoline. About how many gallons of gasoline did the car use? • 10 gallons • 7 gallons • 5 gallons • 3 gallons

  48. Algebraic Expressions • The product of 3 and a number, n, is twice the sum of the number and five. Translate the sentence into an algebraic expression? • 2n + 5 = 3n • 3n = 2(n +5) • 3 = 2(n+5) n • 3n = 5(2+n)

  49. Data • Sean had these scores on six math quizzes: 79, 82, 87, 94, 100, and 92. John’s scores on the first five quizzes were 80, 87, 96, 100, 78. What score does John need on his sixth quiz to give him the same mean score as Sean? • 87 • 90 • 93 • 100

  50. Ratio, Proportions & Percents • The average rainfall for the state is 48 inches per year. In 2004, the rainfall was 42 inches. This amount of rainfall is what percent below average? • .125% • 6% • 10% • 12.5%

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