Fall Regional Meeting 2014

People First Language Kathie Snow. (n.d.) A few words about People First Language. Disability is Natural. Retrieved August 1, 2012 from “People First Language puts the person before the disability and describes what a person has, not who a person is.”

Welcome! Project Updates New SPED Teacher Template- Webinar Series – Hard copy in your manila district folder on green sheet – Will receive electronic excel after the meeting – Due to by October 1, – 3:00 pm November 19 December 9 January 21

Mentor Districts Mentor districts will be hosting events throughout the year; all districts will be invited to attend East Carroll Vermilion Calcasieu Livingston-(Oct/Nov) Professional Learning Communities Event details in your district’s manila folder

*Hard copy in your folder *Reminder to check calendar *Monthly s will still be sent

Webinar Wednesday Topics Webinars Focus AreaTopicDateTimeURL Data Based Decision Making Ways to Assess Family Engagement Outcomes 10/ am Culturally Responsive Practices Teaching and Learning Strategies for Differentiated Instruction 10/ am Inclusive Practices Assistive Technology: We Have the Tools…Now What? 10/ am Family Engagement Dealing With Differences: Addressing Diversity in Family Engagement 10/ am Each district has a set of Webinar Wednesday Flyers in their manila district folder

Reminder All resources from today can be found at – ABOUT US- REGIONAL MEETING

Upcoming Opportunity - each district has a flyer in their district manila folder

DistrictSPDG Staff Acadia Melanie Lemoine East Carroll Vermilion First Line Calcasieu Summer Whitmore Morehouse Madison Union Pointe Coupee Pamdora Williams West Baton Rouge East Baton Rouge St. Helena Livingston Monica Ballay Sabine Natchitoches Caddo

District Report Each district has a Report that includes: Budget information LEA Quality Indicator Data School Quality Indicator Comparison Family Facilitator Activity Report SPP Indicator Graphs with your data

Networking/Collaboration Activity You will be assigned to a group Use the pink Network & Collaboration Activity Sheet while in your group (in your folder) Introduce yourself to group (District & Position) Share the following: – What specific curriculum does your district use for Math? – What specific curriculum does your district use for English? – How are your students with disabilities progressing with Math & ELA curriculum?

Toni Bennett Inclusive Practices

Collaborative Lunch

Toni Bennett Inclusive Practices

Focus Area Resources Data-Based Decision Making Culturally Responsive Practices Family Engagement

Data Based Decision Making

What is Visible Learning? 15 Years of research and synthesises over 800 meta-analyses on the influence on achievement in school-age students. Largest evidence based research into what actually works in schools to improve learning. Based on visible teaching and visible learning.

Great than 0.4 = Zone of Desired Effects 0.15 to 0.4 = Teacher Effects 0 to 0.15 = Developmental Effects Less 0 – Reverse Effects Effect Size (d)

Visible Learning Focus is on the contributions of 6 influences: Student (Ch. 4) Home (Ch. 5) School (Ch. 6) Teacher (Ch. 7) Curricula (Ch. 8) Teacher Approaches (Ch. 9 & 10)

“Visible Learning for Teachers” is evidence based research to improve learning in the CLASSROOM. Links strategies to practical classroom implementation Step-by-step guidance Ch 4: Preparing the lessons Ch 5: Starting the lessons Ch 6: The flow of the lessons – learning Ch 7: The flow of the lessons – feedback Ch 8: The end of the lesson.

Culturally Responsive Practices

Tomlinson & Imbeau Create an encouraging and engaging environment through student-centered activities, independent learning, student contributions, and providing mobility and flexibility in grouping. Modify the learning process through use of inquiry, higher-order thinking activities, group interactions, variable pacing, creativity and student risk-taking, and freedom of choice in learning activities. Modify the product through facilitating different ways for students to demonstrate learning, such as the use of authentic assessments.

Family Engagement Welcoming All Families to Your School Community

Building Relationships with Families The Joining Process Welcomes Parents to the school Honors their participation Connects with parents through a focus on the children and their learning Beyond the Bake Sale (Chapter 4)

Feeling welcomed motivates families to become engaged! Families feel welcome when: The “welcome mat” is out Family is included in the school community The school feels warm and friendly People are accessible Balance of big events and small events

How Welcoming is Your School ?

Resource

Budget Review Reimbursements should be submitted on a quarterly basis, due on or before: – October 3, 2014 – January 2, 2015 – April 3, 2015 – June 30, 2015 Revisions-submitted to prior to

Consultants Documentation – Agenda – Sign in Sheets – Evaluations (Knowledge and Skills) – Submit to project staff If there is a change in consultants, please let us know ASAP

As your review your budgets, consider: Consultants Topics/Focus Area Dates/Times/Locations

DISTRICT & SCHOOL QUALITY INDICATOR DATA Inclusive Practices Family Engagement Culturally Responsive Practices

The School QI Process All School QI Data should be entered online by 11/14/14 There is still 2 options for data entry – Someone from the district enters all of the schools themselves through the district contact login – Each school will enter their own data This year, there is a generic database with access only to your district’s school QI data ( Each district has a unique password that will be included in the directions that are ed to you See example

Changes to the District Contact Database

Complete LEA QI At this time, you will complete the LEA Level QI as a team Each of you have hard copies in your folder Use your ipad or laptop to input your answers –Go to –Online Reporting –Log in as District Contact –Enter address and password –Click on the 2 nd option (Enter/Edit Data for LEA Level QI) Please complete all 3 sections by October 3, 2014

Building Capacity When you leave today, what will you do with this information? How will you share it with others in your district? When will you share it? (Timeline)

Please complete an evaluation- Safe Travels!