Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Curriculum and Instruction Webinar August 25, /23/20161

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Welcome to the New School Year Caitlin McMunn Dooley, Ph.D., Deputy Superintendent Curriculum and Instruction (office) Welcome Dr. Keith Osburn, Ph.D., Associate Superintendent for Georgia Virtual Learning 11/23/20162

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org GaDOE Curriculum Directors’ and GACIS Fall Conference REGISTER NOW for the 2016 Curriculum Directors' and GACIS Fall Conference on September 20-23, 2016, at the Classic Center in Athens. Tuesday, Sept. 20: Training for New Curriculum Directors/Leaders Wednesday, Sept. 21: GaDOE Curriculum Directors' Conference Thursday, Sept : GACIS Fall Conference Register 11/23/20163

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org State Board of Education Update On August 18, 2016, the State Board of Education approved the posting of Rule AWARDING UNITS OF CREDIT AND ACCEPTANCE OF TRANSFER CREDIT AND/OR GRADES for 30 days of public review and comment. This rule is being amended to include an updated definition of accredited schools, updated assessment (Milestone) language, and updated titles of high school mathematics courses. Contact Pam Smith at Education/Pages/Proposed-Rulemakings.aspx 11/23/20164

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org State Board of Education Adopts Rule Amendments INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION. Rule was amended in compliance with House Bill 739 from the 2016 legislative session. Rule title was amended to read Instructional Materials Selection and Recommendation to align with the wording in O.C.G.A. § As stated in O.C.G.A. § , the state recommendation process for instructional materials and content becomes optional by changing the wording from shall to may. Amendments provided that “locally approved instructional materials and content” will require a review and recommendation process, provide for public review of proposed and approved instructional materials and content, and provides for the designation of a school system coordinator. Contact Randy Lee at 11/23/20165

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org State Board of Education Adopts Rule Amendments INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. Rule was amended in compliance with House Bill 739 from the 2016 legislative session. Rule title was amended to Instructional Materials Advisory Committee to align with O.C.G.A. § As stated in O.C.G.A. § , the state recommendation process for instructional materials and content becomes optional by changing the wording from shall to may. If the State Board of Education elects to provide for state approved instructional materials and content, the State Board of Education shall establish a review and recommendation process in accordance with O.C.G.A. § section two; and the State Board of Education may select a committee or committees to examine instructional materials and content. Contact Randy Lee at 11/23/20166

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org STEAM Georgia School Certification Program The game is changing. It isn't just about math and science anymore. It's about creativity, imagination, and, above all, innovation. - From Get Creative!, Business Week 11/23/20167

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Why add STEAM? “With global competition rising, America is at a critical juncture in defining its economic future…. Art and design are poised to transform our economy in the 21st century in the same way that science and technology did in the last century, and the STEAM movement is an opportunity for America to sustain its role as innovator of the world.” John Maedea, “STEM to STEAM: Art in K-12 Is Key to Building a Strong Economy,” Edutopia, October 2, Contact Jessica Booth at 11/23/20168

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org STEM and STEAM 11/23/ STEM Certification 2.STEAM Certification (*includes embedded STEM certification) 3.Arts “add-on” certification visit for schools that are already certified as a STEM school who want to move to STEAM

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Fine Arts Diploma Seal 11/23/201610

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Objectives The creative industries are a 29 billion dollar sector in Georgia’s economy employing more than 200,000 artists, actors, dancers, musicians and arts administrators. The goal of this seal is to create students who are prepared for college and careers in these fine arts related industries. It is a signal to employers and higher education institutions that a student is prepared to participate in Georgia’s robust Creative Industries sector. 11/23/201611

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Requirements 11/23/201612

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Timeline December 15: Deadline for schools to apply to become eligible to award the Fine Arts Diploma Seals to qualifying graduating high school seniors. Applications can be downloaded at: GaDOE.org/fine-artsGaDOE.org/fine-arts February 1: Schools notified of application status April 15: Schools evaluate credentials of interested candidates and report list of qualifying candidates to GADOE May: Schools award the Fine Arts Diploma Seal Awards Ceremony (TBD) Contact Jessica Booth at 11/23/201613

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org International Skills Diploma Seal Application Open Applications to become eligible to award the International Skills Diploma Seal to graduating high school students are now being accepted until December 15, Schools that were approved in February do not need to apply again. Please see our website for more information and to download the application form.our website for more information Assessment/Curriculum-and-Instruction/Pages/International-Skills- Diploma-Seal.aspx Contact Michaela Claus-Nix at 11/23/201614

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Advanced Placement (AP) We know Curriculum Directors wear many hats. If you also serve as the AP System Coordinator, and you have not been receiving s from Becky Chambers this month, please share your contact information with us. The information about the AP Regional Workshops went out to AP System contacts on August 9. If you did not receive it, then we need to add you to our AP System list- serv. your name and your system address to Georgia McSwain, Georgia Department of Education Richard Woods, Georgia's School Superintendent 15

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Georgia’s Gifted Program Focus – Identification of Under-Represented Populations Talent Development Development of Creativity Fall Regional Meetings August 30 – Pioneer RESA September 6 – Houston County September 8 – Okefenokee RESA September 12 – Coastal Plains RESA September 14 – DeKalb County District Office September 20 – Baldwin County Board of Education September 29 – Dalton City Schools Contact Gail Humble at 11/23/201616

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Science –Professional Development Phase One 11/23/ Science Ambassador Program – Days Three and Four SiteAddressDates Performance Arts Center Liberty County 2140 East Oglethorpe Highway, Hinesville, GA September 26 and 27 Houston County Board of Education 1100 Main St., Perry, GA September 29 and 30 Forsyth Professional Learning Building 1120 Dahlonega Hwy, Cumming, GA 30040October 17 and 18 Walton County BOE Annex1820 GA. Hwy 11 NW, Monroe, GA 30656October 20 and 21

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Science GSE Webinar Series for Administrators Contact Juan-Carlos Aguilar at 11/23/ List of Webinars for School and District Administrators All science webinars will start at 10:00 am and will last for approximately one hour. Webinar TitleDate Highlights of Changes and Professional Learning Plan and-Instruction/Pages/Science.aspx August 18, 2016 Understanding Instruction Under the New Science GSE October 13, 2016 Making Thinking Visible, A Way to Assess Science Learning November 15, 2016 Addressing Differentiation In The Science Classroom December 12, 2016 Universal Design for Learning Supporting Science Instruction January 18, 2016

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Science – Move On When Ready Science courses assigned to a dual enrollment number can count as the 4 th science for high school graduation credit. For a college course that has been aligned to a high school course, institutions can request the college course to be also assigned a dual enrollment number. When a college course is aligned to both an actual high school course number and a dual enrollment number, the high school should: Always give the student credit for the actual high school course as long as the student has not previously taken that course Give the student credit for the college course by using the dual enrollment number if the student has previously taken the high school course Contact Juan-Carlos Aguilar at 11/23/201619

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Science – Move On When Ready Examples Scenario I Student A took high school Biology I in 9 th grade and took Biology X0X in college. The Biology X0X course is aligned to the high school Biology I course. Action STUDENT A SHOULD RECEIVE CREDIT FOR HIGH SCHOOL BIOLOGY AND THE DUAL ENROLLMENT NUMBER SHOULD BE ASSIGNED TO THE BIOLOGY X0X. BIOLOGY X0X COUNTS AS THE STUDENT’S FOURTH SCIENCE. 11/23/ Scenario II Student B did not take high school Biology I but took Biology X0X in college. The Biology X0X course is aligned to the high school Biology I course. Action STUDENT B SHOULD RECEIVE CREDIT FOR HIGH SCHOOL BIOLOGY I.

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Science – Move On When Ready Examples Scenario I Student A took high school Biology I in 9 th grade and took Biology X0X in college. The Biology X0X course is aligned to the high school Biology I course. Action STUDENT A SHOULD RECEIVE CREDIT FOR HIGH SCHOOL BIOLOGY AND THE DUAL ENROLLMENT NUMBER SHOULD BE ASSIGNED TO THE BIOLOGY X0X. BIOLOGY X0X COUNTS AS THE STUDENT’S FOURTH SCIENCE. 11/23/ Scenario II Student B did not take high school Biology I but took Biology X0X in college. The Biology X0X course is aligned to the high school Biology I course. Action STUDENT B SHOULD RECEIVE CREDIT FOR HIGH SCHOOL BIOLOGY I.

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Social Studies Contact Joy Hatcher at GPS during ; GSE GSE for Social Studies will be posted in September to avoid confusion GPS to GSE Crosswalk will be included The 3 rd -5 th Grade transition plan for will be included Virtual Specialist Professional Learning Communities are LIVE K-12 Monthly Webinars Real Time PLC Platform facilitated by the Virtual Specialist on edWeb 11/23/ New Resources! Social Studies Labs Online Content Videos Online Instructional Activity Videos Updated Teacher Notes K-12 Updated Frameworks Face to Face Training Leaders Fall 2016 Teachers Summer 2017

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org ELA – Literacy Series Things to Consider webinar For who have signed up to take part in the Collaborative Conversations for Building a Culture of Writing, the series will begin September 2016 and will be offered in three tiers for teachers, schools and districts, and RESAs to customize their professional learning needs. Before you embark upon this unique professional learning series in September, we invite you to listen the recorded session where we share some “things to consider” for successful implementation and answer frequently asked questions. Contact Stephanie Sanders at 11/23/201623

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Mathematics Focus Challenging K-10 Math GSE Standards First Step: Statewide K-10 Teacher Survey Next Step: Project Taskforce Identification Outcomes: 55 brief digital professional learning segments targeting specific GSE standards and/or instructional practices Contact Sandi Woodall at 11/23/201624

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org ESSA Public Hearings All meetings will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. August 24: Columbia County, Columbia County Board of Education, 4781 Hereford Farm Road, Evans, GA August 29: Habersham County, Piedmont College (Student Commons Building), 375 Georgia Street, Demorest, GA September 1: Dougherty County, Dougherty Comprehensive High School, 1800 Pearce Ave, Albany, GA September 14: Fulton County, North Learning Center, 450 Northridge Parkway, Atlanta, GA September 19: Muscogee County, Northside High School, 2002 American Way, Columbus, GA October 12: Laurens County, Old West Laurens (OWL) Training Center, 338 West Laurens School Road, Dublin, GA October 13: Chatham County, Pulaski Elementary School, 1001 Tibet Avenue, Savannah, GA October 17: Gordon County, Gordon County College & Career Academy, 305 Beamer Road, Calhoun, GA 30701​ 11/23/201625

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Coming soon! GAESP/GAMSP Fall Conference October 12-14, 2016 “Finding Joy in the Journey” Register now: Go to 11/23/201626