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Austin High School
"Home of the Eagles"
401 South Hwy. 31
Austin, IN 47102
Principal Sherman Smith
Assistant Principal Wayne Carter
Main Office: 812.794.8730
Fax: 812.794.8739
Austin Middle / High School TOPHAT
High
Middle
School

Teaching
Optimization
Producing
Higher
Achievement
Trends

Organizing research-grounded concepts into a successful procedure resulting in greater achievement

Nine Instructional Strategies of our TOPHAT Efforts

  • Identifying Similarities and Differences
  • Summarizing and Note taking
  • Reinforcing Effort and Providing Recognition
  • Homework and Practice
  • Representing Knowledge
  • Learning Groups
  • Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback
  • Generating and Testing Hypotheses
  • Cues, Questions, and Advanced Organizers

    • Why TOPHAT Works

  • Completely scientific research based
  • Training tailored to needs of corporations
  • On-site, individualized training with full staff
  • MENTORS
  • Self-capacity for improvement developed
  • Support is long-term and on-going
Factors Affecting Student Achievement

Factor

Example

School

·        Guaranteed and viable curriculum
·        Challenging goals and effective feedback
·        Parent and community involvement
·        Safe and orderly environment
·        Collegiality and professionalism

Teacher

·        Instructional strategies
·        Classroom management
·        Classroom curriculum design

Student

·        Home atmosphere
·        Learned intelligence and background knowledge
·        Motivation
Word Documents and Meeting Minutes

Frayer Word Models
Nine Instructional Strategies
Six-Steps of Vocabulary Instruction
Vocabulary Instruction Examples
Selected Departmental Vocabulary Words**

March 8th 2007 Minutes
March 14th 2007 Agenda
March 14th 2007 Minutes
March 20th 2007 Minutes
April 12th 2007 Inservice
May 3rd 2007 Agenda
May 3rd 2007 Minutes
May 10th 2007 Minutes
Aug. 28th 2007 Minutes
Sept. 4th 2007 Minutes
Sept. 6th 2007 Agenda
Sept. 7th 2007 Minutes
Sept. 25th 2007 Minutes
Oct. 9th 2007 Minutes
Oct. 17th 2007 Inservice
Oct. 17th 2007 Comments
Oct. 17th 2007 Survey
Oct. 30th 2007 Minutes
Nov. 15 2007 Minutes
Dec. 4th 2007 Minutes
Feb. 7th 2008 Minutes
March 5th 2008 - Minutes
March 17th 2008 Minutes
Curriculum Maps Review Sheet
March 18th 2008 Inservice

Assignments

Assignment 1 - Due May 4th: by email

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