Resources and Downloads to Improve Student Performance
Educators from Cochrane Collegiate Academy in Charlotte, North Carolina, have provided these samples and resources for you to use in your school.
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Professional-Development Resources
- Interactive Learning
Presentation on Interactive Learning Non-Negotiables
- Top 10 Interactive Learning Non-Negotiables
Summary of Interactive Learning Non-Negotiables to be demonstrated daily in the classroom at Cochrane Collegiate Academy
- Essential Questions
Presentation on essential versus higher-order-thinking questions
- Data Evaluation Form
Worksheet used to analyze student data
- Cochrane Meeting Matrix
Weekly professional-development schedule for teachers at Cochrane
- Drop Everything and Read
Presentation on the Cochrane strategy to have students read 25 minutes per day
- Raising Rigor
Presentation on raising the level of intellectual rigor in the classroom
- Lesson Planning Form
Cochrane Academy lesson-planning form
- Learning-Focused
Presentation on Learning-Focused teaching strategies
- Teacher Evaluation
Presentation on self-reflection teacher evaluation at Cochrane
- Cochrane Walk-Through Observation Form
Teacher-evaluation form for Cochrane staff
Lesson Plans
Examples from a characterization lesson from Angela Johnson’s ninth-grade English class:
Promethean display for characterization with foldable example
Examples from various ninth-grade math lessons:
- Algebra Expressions Unit Outline
Outline for algebra expressions unit
- Algebra Expressions Lesson
Lesson plans for algebra expressions unit
- Algebra Expressions Student Learning Map
Overview map of algebra expressions unit
Culture at Cochrane
- Cochrane Restructuring Plan
Presentation on the restructuring plan at Cochrane
- Raising Expectations
Presentation on raising expectations for students in the classroom
- Five-Star Teacher Expectations
Expectations for teachers at Cochrane
- Five-Star Parent Expectations
Expectations for Cochrane parents
- Cochrane Bell Schedule
Daily schedule at Cochrane
Useful Websites
Cochrane Collegiate Academy weekly video podcast -- by Principal Josh Bishop
Ed Helper -- website with free graphic organizers
Worksheet Works -- website with free graphic organizers
Frayer diagram example -- from Worksheet Works
Learning-Focused -- website for K-12 professional development
Learning Upgrade -- website with animated math and reading courses
Flocabulary -- website with educational hip-hop music for K-12
BrainPOP -- website with animated educational resources, including curriculum-based online games
Cochrane Collegiate Academy
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