Katonah-Lewisboro Schools Elementary Master Schedule Parent Council Tuesday, November 13 Presented by Carolann Castellano, Principal MPES Cristy Harris, Principal LES

Important aspects of the elementary schedule… Common Core instruction (ELA & Math) Standardized 45 minute periods for specials Library Sustainability Art Music PE What I Need (WIN) time Differentiated Instruction RtI Services Special Services PLC, Common Planning and Preparation for Teachers

Library Media Curriculum Library Skills Response to Literature Inquiry Based Research Process 21 st Century Media Literacy

Education for Sustainability (EfS) KLSD Timeline Part Time In-District Sustainability Coach ( ) BOE Adopted EfS Curriculum Framework (May 2008) Partnership with BOCES (Summer 2008) Administrative Briefing (April 2009) Curriculum Writers: Initial Training (Spring ; Spring 2010 K-2) Curriculum Development (Summer 2009) Implementation Training (Fall ; Fall 2011 K-2) Feedback Sessions (Spring ; Spring 2012 K-2)

EfS Curriculum: Topic Overview Kindergarten Sustainability in the Classroom, Healthy Habits, Use of Resources, Responsible Actions and the Tree System First Grade Responsibility & the 3 Rs, Life Cycle of a Crayon, Routines for Sustainable Living Second Grade Paper Use, Commons, Habitats and Healthy Systems Third Grade Animal Habitats, World Communities, Natural Systems, Energy and Water Fourth Grade Artists and Sustainability, NYS Environment (then and now), Cycles and Systems Fifth Grade Raw Material, Paper Production, Consumption and Waste

EfS Lesson Design Units of Study Summary Essential/Guiding Questions Standards/Learning Outcomes Materials/Resources Activities/Procedures Assessments Glossary

EfS In Practice Implemented by building Permanent Substitute Certified Teacher Established time in Master Schedule 45 minute weekly session In class or separate location Garden/Trail/Greenhouse Technology Integration Project Based Learning

Kindergarten- The Crayon Box that Talked by Shane DeRolf Kindergartners learned about how to be a good citizen at school. Through the read aloud, they learned that it’s important to respect each other’s differences and work together. Check out their unique crayons!!!

2 nd Grade- Persuasive Writing Students engaged in the writing process as they put their ideas into a letter to the Lorax telling him how they would help preserve his environment and be sustainable if he would agree to come home.

Letter and Illustration

What I Need (WIN) Teachers are… Students are… Progress Monitoring Instructing Small Groups Instructing Individuals Conferring Reading Readers’ Theater Current Events Writing Notebook Entries Edits/Revisions Poetry Practicing Math Facts Problem Solving Games

Teachers get What They Need Too! PLC Common Planning Analyze Data Look at Student Work Item Analysis Review Curriculum “Unpack” the new CCLS Revise and Align Discuss Best Practices Research Share Other Plan instruction Share materials/resources Develop common assessments Organize grade level events/activities Pacing schedules Other

Benefits of this schedule Systematic Pull-Out Services No new whole class instruction during WIN Fewer pull-outs at other times throughout the day Library and Sustainability Curriculum Fidelity Support of grade level curriculum

Continuous Improvement Reflect on practices Make necessary changes