Curriculum Leaders Meeting: October 5 Slides for Sarah Perryman

Introduction My name is Sarah Perryman, and I started with KSDE on June 4th as the new Education Program Consultant for English Language Arts. Prior to starting with KSDE, I spent 5 years teaching Sheltered Language Arts at Topeka High working with students in grades 9, 10, and 11. As a Sheltered teacher, that meant that while I was tasked with teaching the regular language arts curriculum, I worked only with English Language Learners. Thus, I had to employ many scaffolding and differentiation strategies to help all students with varying levels of proficiency succeed in mastering the grade-level English Language Arts Standards.

Position Goals Goal #1: Build positive and collaborative relationships with teachers across the state in order to provide educators with valuable ELA resources. Goal #2: Find ways to provide teachers with quality Professional Development all year long in a manner that will create embedded and long-term change. Goal #3: Work to include teacher leaders on projects related to assessment, resource creation, and professional learning opportunities.

Projects Completed This summer, I have worked to accomplish the following: Started a monthly newsletter to share with teachers regarding upcoming events, resources, and good things. Started online learning courses that teachers can access every month starting in September to receive strong PD on topics related to ELA. Updated the Website and corrected links on the Standards Document. Published: Text Complexity Infographics created by Kansas Teachers Reorganized the Kansas Guide to Literacy New Vertical Alignment Documents for our ELA Standards An ELA Version of the Math Curriculum Adoption Guide ‘In the Works’ Parent Brochures regarding grade level standards and connections to Redesign

Upcoming Projects/Areas for Teacher Involvement State Assessment: Item Writing November 5-7 In Lawrence 2-4 people per grade Items for 2020 Assessment Email sperryman@ksde.org to express interest Depending on interest, we may have an application process Online Learning Goal- See teachers work through these courses in collaborative groups These courses are meant to help teachers learn, challenge, and grow their practice which can then translate into school and district-wide learning, growth, and change.