I have a plan!

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adapted from Examining What We Do to Improve Our Schools Sandra Harris, Stacey Edmonson, Julie Combs

Tool 8.1 CARE Model: Planning Tool

Identify Concerns that must change (look to the future)

(Assign points to concerns from 1 to 3 in the order of the most important issues to consider.)

1. Teachers must teach students as individuals, not as a collective.

2. Teachers must teach students the way the best learn.

3. Teachers must change with the students as they change.

Identify Affirmations that must be sustained (look to the present)

(Assign points to affirmations from 1 to 3 in the order of the most important issues to consider.)

1. Teachers will be allowed the freedom to teach as they choose.

2. Intervention will continue in some form to help teachers reach all students.

3. Teachers will continue to be given the assistance they need.

SMART Recommendations that must be implemented:

(Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Timely)

(Assign points to recommendations from 1 to 3 in the order of the most important recommendations to implement.)

1. Students will take the assessment before the STAAR test for implementation immediately following assessment.

2. Teachers will be taught about different learning styles at the beginning of the school year.

3. STAAR test from 2014 will be compared to 2013. Scores will be compared by learning style.

EVALUATE – Specifically and Often

(Identify the best ways to evaluate the implemented recommendations.)

1. Spot checks on teaching occurring in classrooms through walk-throughs.

2. Spot checks on lesson plans for evidence of teaching in different styles.

3. Intermittent observation of grade level meetings for evidence of planning how to teach different styles.

I like this plan because it very plainly lays out exactly what I need to do. I have already printed it and put it in the front of my internship notebook. I think it will help keep me on track!