Curriculum and Instruction Council June, 2012

Welcome and Introductions

State Ed Update

ESEA Waiver Norm referenced (5% - 15%) New categories No SES requirement Single diagnostic tool

RTTT Miscellany Surveys out Common Core sample items Ambassador program Check your math!

Legislative Updates

IT&D

SUMMER-CI&A

Summer Regional CI&A Opportunities CCLS ELA-Elementary June 28Yes CCLS: Content Literacy- July 114 CCLS ELA-Elementary- August 9Yes Responsive Classroom-August 13-17Yes Formative Assessment- August 16Yes PBL-Elementary- August 21,21Yes CCLS-Secondary-August 224 PBL-Secondary= August 22,23Yes

CI&A Thank you…. 24 responses representing 19 districts Format –Regional –Customized Included days

And the survey says…. Top Priority CCLS: planning-prioritizing and unwrapping CCLS: Standards based units CCLS: Standards mapping and curriculum Strategies for differentiated instruction Instructional strategies for math shifts Use of data for instructional decisions-protocols for looking at student work and assessments Developing common formative assessments Development of quality assessments Regional assessment development Strategies working with students from poverty

Next level of priority…. Standards based planning (Instruction for All) Supporting needs of diverse learners Co-teaching Instructional Strategies: –Content literacy, Vocabulary, Comprehension, Cognitive engagement, literacy shifts Century 21 Skills and Effective Teaching PBL-Connecting with CCLS implementation Responsive Classroom Part 1 and 2 Responsive Classroom for paraprofessionals Use of teacher language Students from poverty Response to Intervention-Secondary Level

Remember: Other options District specific On-Site (or at BOCES) Your specified outcomes Every district has minimum of one included day and most have Network Team days, too

Literacy Programs Reading Recovery Leveled Literacy Intervention Red Level- Grades 3 and above…. Will start late fall

Teacher Centers

Assessment: A Balanced Overview…and the Nitty Gritty –October 3, 2012 – A Balanced Assessment Overview –December 6, 2012 – Using Your Common Formative Assessments – Looking at student work –February 26, 2013 – Daily Formative Assessments –April 10, 2013 – Rounding up your Evidence for Standard #5 –Assessment For Student Learning –May 8, 2013 – Annual Meeting at Dinosaur CNY NYS ASCD

Race To The Top

Math Solutions K-8 teachers of math K-2, 3-5, 6-8 bands (two groups each??) 3 days; $625 Three NT slots per district – utilized August 8, 9, 10 (Rodax/Henry) Extra seats not being used. Give to NT? Reduce size?

This is year 2 of 4. Are you ”mapped” out? Deliverables and expectations? Surveys end of this year to collect implementation data (teacher, principal, superintendent, and NT/NTE leader level) Site visits from SED starting next year Common planning time for all teachers in schedules? Planning for PD days and half-days? We are working on a sample two-year plan for districts to use as a starting point. RTTT Planning

“High Level” Mapping Common Formative Assessment Points Unit Identification Common Formative Assessment work and unit planning work

Common Formative Assessment October 9 th March, likely, too RTTT Planning

SLO bank is up!bank 70+ do far Posted at State 20% in APPR microsite Examples, not exemplars, will continue to be added NOT PRE/POST! SLO Example & Bank Development

Regionally Developed Assessments OCM BOCES facilitation –Overview of assessment development –Overview on writing quality items, rubrics, –Review of mapping to standards Plan for 4 days Districts send up to 2 teachers per course Districts that participate receive product Summer and early fall sessions

Need to know: What courses? What sessions? How many participants?

Notes from CI&A are posted Debrief categories to be recorded –Scheduling of dates –Scheduling hours –Scheduling scorers (who, how many) –Roles (BOCES, district, clerical support) –Daily mechanics of scoring –Daily mechanics of handling –Other RIC perspective (will send something) Regional Scoring

Will start to plan in September: –Regional January Regents??? –Regional 3-8 –Regional June Regents Regional Scoring

Curriculum and Instruction Council Next Meeting: September 20, 2012