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Teaching and Learning at FHPS Mid-Year Review 2011-2012 SY. Ms. Sabree N. Barnes, Principal Federal Hill Preparatory School. WHAT: Standards Based Instruction. Baltimore City Public Schools Instructional Framework. BCPS Curriculum Configuration. Singapore Math.
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Teaching and Learning at FHPSMid-Year Review2011-2012 SY Ms. Sabree N. Barnes, Principal Federal Hill Preparatory School
WHAT: Standards Based Instruction Federal Hill Preparatory School Faculty Summit
Singapore Math • Singapore Math is a teaching method based on the primary textbooks and syllabus from the national curriculum of Singapore • consistent and strong emphasis on problem solving and model drawing, with a focus on in-depth understanding of the essential math skills • recommended in the NCTM Curriculum Focal Points (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics), the National Mathematics Advisory Panel, and the proposed Common Core State Standards.
Singapore Math at FHPS • Full implementation 2012-2013 SY • Grades K-5 • Mathworks (BCPS curriculum) will be used to supplement
Reader’s and Writer's Workshop is designed to help students develop skills and strategies that will be used in their future writing projects, and in future reading .There is a gradual build of skills and strategies and then forced implementation. For the students, those skills and strategies eventually become instinctive, innate, and their own.
Staff Alignment • Professional Development • Strategic and innovative action planning - Strategic Planning Sessions - Curriculum Mapping • Evaluation and Supervision - Provide coaching and meaningful feedback to teachers - Formal, and informal observations, Learning Walks / Instructional Rounds, and Lesson Studies • Equip faculty with tools and information about trends in education that will impact students • Restructuring / redefining roles and responsibilities