CAMT 2014

1. Walking the Walk
Kay Neuse
Plano ISD

2. Who are you?
Raise your hand if you have been teaching…
0-5 years

3. Who are you?
Raise your hand if you have been teaching…
6-10 years

4. Who are you?
Raise your hand if you have been teaching…
11-15 years

5. Who are you?
Raise your hand if you have been teaching…
16-20 years

6. Who are you?
Raise your hand if you have been teaching…
21-25 years

7. Who are you?
Raise your hand if you have been teaching…
>25 years

8. Who am I?
A teacher
A coach
A leader
A learner
A risk taker

9. Why are we here?
It started with a
conversation…

10. Teaching Hokey Pokey
1991-94 EMS
1994-96 LaSIP
1996-99 WMS
1999- 01 Coach
2001-05 WMS
2005-09 Coach
2009-13 K-12 Director
2013-presentWHS

11. My Reflections
• Teaching is hard work!
• Great ideas are everywhere
• First steps are scary
• We are our ownworst enemy
• Wemust fail to succeed

14. Are we really…
Walking the talk?

15. How do we…
Walk the talk?

16. Moving from
Theory to
Practice

20. Theory to Practice
Reflect on your collection of
good ideas andpick one

21. Theory to Practice
Instruction
Assessment
Management
ParadigmShift

22. Instruction

23. Instruction
Theory:
Novelty in lesson design will
promote student
engagement

28. Instruction
Theory:
The use of manipulatives will
provide a visual
representation of an abstract
idea

31. Instruction
Theory:
Skill practice in a game format
increases perseverance and
problem solving

35. Say My Name
Group 1:
Diamond
Butter
Elevator

36. Say My Name
Group 2:
Peanut
Blue
Cowboy

37. Instruction
Game: Say My Name
Game: Math Mania
Game: MATHO

38. MATHO
Fill all the spaceson your
MATHO board with the
following:
-1, 0, 2, 8, 15, 25, 3, 9, -8

39. Assessment

40. Assessment
Theory:
Formative assessments provide
feedback to learners during
the learningprocess

41. Assessment
FA: Exit Cards
FA: Quick Writes
FA: No Word Summary

42. Assessment
Theory:
Open ended problems allow
students to communicate
mathematically

44. Assessment
Theory:
Reflecting on mistakes is
beneficial to the learning
process

47. Management

48. Management
Theory:
Graphic organizers help
students process andretain
information

51. Management
Theory:
Interactive notebooks are a way
for students to organize
thoughts and record new
information

54. Paradigm Shift

55. Paradigm Shift
Theory:
Having a growth mindset
fosters development of new
ideas

57. Paradigm Shift
Sir Ken Robinson

58. Paradigm Shift
Tom Schimmer

59. Paradigm Shift
Dylan Wiliam

60. Paradigm Shift
Alan November

61. Paradigm Shift
Dr. Judy Willis

62. Paradigm Shift
Robert Marzano

63. Paradigm Shift
Carol Ann Tomlinson

64. Paradigm Shift
Alan November
Judy Willis
Robert Marzano

65. Carol Dweck

66. Daniel Pink

67. NCTM

68. ASCD

69. Before you
go…

77. Thank you!
Kay Neuse
kay.neuse@pisd.edu
Department Chair/Algebra 1
Williams High School
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