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Teachers: 8/27/20152 Teaching is more than imparting knowledge, it is inspiring change. Learning is more than absorbing facts, it is acquiring understanding. ~William Arthur Ward

Which would you rather be? 8/27/20153 a carrot? an egg? a coffee bean?

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Assume hot water is a change agent. 8/27/20157

Carrots get soft in hot water… 8/27/20158

Eggs get hard in hot water… 8/27/20159

The coffee bean is a CHANGE AGENT. It changes the flavor of hot water… 8/27/201510

Teachers Are Change Agents 8/27/201511

We can change the future of our students! 8/27/201512

How to Change the World 8/27/201513

Can we survive the CHANGES? TKES Common Core Standards… or not… SLOs “Georgia Milestones” – new assessments Six Shifts Informational Texts Citing Text Evidence Writing 8/27/201514

Teaching just ain’t like it used to be… Back in the “good ole days”Today in Fulton County 8/27/201515

Maya Angelou “You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” 8/27/201516

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“The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.” ~ Anonymous 8/27/201518

Practical Matters Online Access Point: cgcguest Password: cgcguest MTS Tracking Name Badges: Be sure you are “scanned” into each Session you attend.  You will receive the following: Electronic Evaluation Questionnaire must be completed for A Certificate of Completion  Your district will receive your attendance for both days’ sessions as certification of your attendance. PLU Credit, a “local decision” by each district or RESA Stipend for summer professional learning from your district 8/27/201519

Practical Matters Wiki Link: Lunch & Learn: (45 and 45)  Day 1 – TKES, Teacher Leader Effectiveness Division  Day 2 – Teacher Digital Resources Division Teacher / Anchor Sessions: Plan your day!  Teacher Sessions are by grade bands: K-2, 3-5, 6-8,  Anchor Sessions are of general interest to all teachers.  You have a total of 5 choices for each session.  Use page 16 in your agenda to plan your day. 8/27/201520

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Teachers: 8/27/ Teaching is more than imparting knowledge, it is inspiring change. Learning is more than absorbing facts, it is acquiring understanding. ~William Arthur Ward

Acknowledgements Laura Hooven and Stephanie Sanders RESA Districts Randy Lee, DOE GCTE & DOE Volunteers Teacher-Presenters Martha Reichrath, Deputy Superintendent Pamela Smith, Director of C&I District Contacts Visitors from School Improvement, Governor’s Office, SBOE, Legislators 8/27/201525

Practical Matters Planning for Today: There are four (4) sessions again today. You have six (6) choices: – Three (3) Teacher-led sessions – Three (3) “anchor sessions” Galileo (AM only), Formative Item Bank (PM only) Literacy Design Collaborative Evaluations: MTS Tracking will send out electronically in 7-10 business days. 8/27/201526

Georgia Milestones 8/27/201527

Milestone? a stone by the side of a road that shows the distance in miles to a specified place an important point in the progress or development of something : a very important event or advance /27/201528

A NEW Assessment System Georgia Milestones Assessment System Please do NOT refer to them as GMAS – no acronyms, please. Call them Georgia Milestones. 8/27/ Georgia Milestones will consist of both end of grade (EOG) and end of course (EOC) measures.

Georgia Milestones Comprehensive Single program, not series of tests (e.g. CRCT, EOCT, WA); formative assessment tools to compliment summative Coherent Consistent expectations and rigor to position Georgia students to compete with peers nationally and internationally Consistent signal about student preparedness for the next level, be it the next grade, course, or college/career Consistent signal about student achievement both within system (across grades and courses) and with external measures (NAEP, PSAT, SAT, ACT) Consolidate Combine reading, language arts, and writing into a single measure to align to the standards. 8/27/201530

Georgia Milestones Grades 3-8 – End of Grade (EOG) in language arts, mathematics, science, social studies High School – End of Course (EOC) in 9 th Grade Literature & Composition, American Literature & Comprehension, Coordinate Algebra, Analytic Geometry, Physical Science, Biology, US History, and Economics 8/27/201531

Our Assessment Landscape Is Changing Assessment development is a process, not an event – As such, some components may need to be rolled-out in stages Georgia is transitioning from a set of long-standing, mature programs – Districts, schools, students, parents, and the public are familiar with and know what to expect This transition provides Georgia with an opportunity – However, as with any change, there will be periods of uncertainty and discomfort 8/27/201532

CCGPS ELA and Math Survey A link to a survey for feedback on the CCGPS is posted on the Georgia Department of Education Policy Division’s website. Open the link and complete the survey. Please submit your input by June 30, /27/201533

Classroom Expectations to Cultivate Eliminate These Practices DOL (Dumb or Lucky!) or DGP (Dull Grinding Practice) Grammar out of Context Occasional Writing Teacher Assigns Short Reads on Tests Test What You Taught DOK 1 Level Questions “Stand and Deliver” Cultivate These Practices Jeff Anderson’s Model Sentences ( Mechanically Inclined ) Grammar in Context Daily Writing Teacher Models Develop Reading Stamina Test “Cold Passages” DOK 2-4 in each Unit Test Facilitate/Gradual Release 8/27/201534

The Power of One WK4 8/27/201535

“Here’s To the Teacher” by Dr. John Barge, State School Superintendent “Currently, the state of Georgia ranks higher nationally than it ever has in state history in SAT scores, ACT scores, and continues to see the number of students passing AP exams increase; and we are graduating more seniors with some of the highest expectations in the nation to earn a high school diploma!” 8/27/201536

8/27/ In 2012, Georgia was the only state in the nation to raise student achievement on every national test administered consistently across the U.S. Currently, Georgia ranks 5 th in the nation in achievement gains in 4 th grade reading as measured by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). 5 th in the nation in closing the achievement gap in 8 th grade math for children of poverty. 9 th nationally in students passing AP exams (per 100 students). 5 th nationally in 10-year growth of students passing AP exams.

8/27/ “Here’s to you educators of Georgia, heroes and heroines in my book, for accomplishing what you have in the face of challenging economic times and with sharp rises in children living in poverty and a whole host of new education initiatives.... [Y]ou are doing an amazing job!” ~ Dr. John Barge

Remember the Power of Positive! 8/27/201539

Sweet Tweets Follow these Twitter hashtag for Summer Academy: #ELASummerAcademy2014 Add a note, reflection or idea, and feel free to reply to any of the Summer Academy tweets on the GaDOEELA accounts. 8/27/201540