Proficiency 101 Project Year 2: nd Face-to-Face Meeting Monday, December 3, 2012

WLES Wiki Professional Development Summer Institutes RESA IHE Institutes Webinars Proficiency 101 Project – – – Direct link: P101ProjectYear2 P101ProjectYear2

Welcome! Be sure to... –Sign in and get refreshments –Complete the Admit Slip activity –Think about your response to the Icebreaker sentence starter: This fall was fabulous because... (Feel free to answer from a professional and/or personal perspective.)

Icebreaker

Proficiency 201 Team Accomplishments To Date

Timeline for page 6 Dates & LocationsTasks → Future Agenda September 24 – 25 Face-to-face: Durham Reflect on local implementation Assessment (all kinds/perspectives) SWOT analysis of PD needs Launch new virtual book study Fall presentations Special Projects Assessment (CCSS) Outline PD for October – November Blended Conference presentations Virtual book study AE Revisions WLES wiki – Prof. 101 December 3 – 4 Face-to-face: Winston-Salem Guides to WLES Resources Performance vs. Proficiency Assessment with 96+ AEs Independent Project Groups Outline & Craft P201 PD Updates December – March Online Complete special projects with Independent Project Groups Conduct spring RESA sessions and evaluate materials April 9 – 10 Face-to-face: East TBD Prepare PD components for SI 2013 Plan for SI 2013 and Fall 2013 conference presentations

Virtual Book Study Chapters 5 – 6 September – November Broadcast 4:00-5:00 p.m. on 10/17 & 11/8 plus postings Lead: Dr. Bobby Hobgood p201-book-study/keys-ch-5-and-6

Assessment Example (AE) Revisioning Group Revised 22 AEs Group of 11 Amber Bone BrewerTeryn Odom Carla FassbenderJennifer Solis Sue GriffinJeannie Starman Diana JanicaHelen Williams Caroline KellyMaguy Yancey Kimberly Martin

FLANC Conference October 11 th – 13 th Workshops & Sessions Winston-Salem

ACTFL Convention November 16 th – 18 th Session on Saturday Philadelphia, PA

ACTFL Performance Descriptors guidelines-and-manuals/actfl- performance-descriptors-language- learners

The Language Educator

Other Accomplishments?

Proficiency 101 Project

Create a foundation of resources and PD content materials that will help teachers... –Understand the 8 proficiency levels in the WLES –Know how to teach to build proficiency –Assess proficiency in the classroom

WLES Wiki Professional Development Summer Institutes 2012 P101 Part I: Overview of the North Carolina Standard Course of Study (NCSCS) P101 Part II: Introduce the Backwards Design Process with the P101 Lesson Plan Template P101 Part III: Link Communication Modes & Culture to Assessment Products P101 Part IV: Focus on the Spiraling of Proficiency Levels & the Impact of Formative Assessment P101 Part VI: Investigate Different Types of Proficiency-Based Assessment P101 Part VII: Introduce Proficiency-Based Prompts & Rubrics

Exploring & Drafting Quickstart or Global Guides to WLES Resources

Count off!

Activity: Admit Slip + SWOT Analysis Work with your group to answer these questions: 1.What does a Quickstart or Global Guide look like? 2.How should it be organized? (4 elements? By program? Other?) 3.In what format(s) should it be available? (Print? Online? Both?)

Lunch! Please be back by 1:00 p.m.

Differentiating between Performance & Proficiency Assessment Paul Sandrock

Analyzing the 96+ Assessment Examples (AEs)

Assessment ExamplesAssessment Examples (AEs) are: –Prototypical performance assessments that allow students to demonstrate what they know and can do with the language –Identified for a proficiency level, 1 or more ES, and CO(s) –Attached to basic evaluation criteria –Used in the classroom, department, school, district, etc. –Adapted and scored locally by teachers IF used summatively

Feedback Need MORE... Information on Assessment

Activity: Analyzing AEs Small groups of team members will analyze the AEs for 1 proficiency level: 1 Novice Low 2 Novice Mid 3 Novice High 4 Intermediate Low 5 Intermediate Mid 6 Intermediate High 7 Advanced Low 8 Advanced Mid

Activity: Analyzing AEs For each AE... Answer the following questions as a group Record your answers on the copy of the AE packet that is 3-hole punched in the binder

Activity: Analyzing AEs 1.What needs to be changed or added to this AE to ensure that it: a.Aligns to this proficiency level? b.Matches the CO(s) listed? 2.How would a valid student work product or sample from this AE look? 3.Which WL program(s) is(are) the best fit for this AE?

Activity: Analyzing AEs 1.What needs to be changed or added to this AE to ensure that it: a.Aligns to this proficiency level? b.Matches the CO(s) listed? 2.How would a valid student work product or sample from this AE look? 3.Which WL program(s) is(are) the best fit for this AE?

Break Time

Debrief on Activity 1.Which of the 3 AE Analysis questions is the easiest to answer? Why? 2.Which of the 3 AE Analysis questions is the hardest to answer? Why?

Activity: Analyzing AEs 1.What needs to be changed or added to this AE to ensure that it: a.Aligns to this proficiency level? b.Matches the CO(s) listed? 2.How would a valid student work product or sample from this AE look? 3.Which WL program(s) is(are) the best fit for this AE?

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Update on Home Base Helga Fasciano

Agenda For Institute Home Base

Think of… A place that starts with possibilities and ends with victory. It’s where hard work and teamwork come together. It’s easy to use and shows action in the simplest way. It’s a starting point for success and it’s everyone’s goal to get there.

Why Home Base? Equitable Aligned Single Sign-on Efficient

Student Information System (SIS) Instructional Improvement System (IIS) Tools for Information and Data Tools for Teaching and Learning One Technology Platform Home Base

Sign- On Student Information and Learner Profile Professional Development & Educator Evaluation AssessmentInstructional Design, Practice & Resources Lesson Plans Data Analysis and Reporting Standards & Curriculum

Student Information and Learner Profile

Standards in a content area Learning progressions Standard Course of Study (Common Core and Essential Standards) and Curriculum Resources Teacher or Executive Professional Standards Standards and Curriculum

3 rd Grade Social Studies – Sample Unit Generalizations Guiding Questions Factual (F), Conceptual (C), and Provoctive/Debatable (P) History Geography & Environmental Literacy 1.The physical environment of a place can determine the way that people meet their basic needs. 1.Humans may change or adapt to their environment in order to meet their needs. Geography & Environmental Literacy 1a. What are some examples of basic needs that all people have? (F) 1b. What are some ways that you and your family meet their basic needs? (F) 1c. What is the physical environment like in your community? (F) 1d. What is it important for people to understand their physical environment? 2a. How might humans interact with the environment to meet their needs? (C) 2b. How do people in your community meet their basic needs? (F) 2c. Is human interaction with the environment always positive? (P) Find sample lesson plans, units, resources Create lesson plans and link to appropriate resources Differentiate lessons for students Access Open Education Resources Instructional Design, Practice, and Resources Lesson Plans

Search for assessment items/tasks Create, administer, and score assessments at classroom, school, and district levels Administer statewide assessments Formative Assessment Strategies and Resources Assessments

Customizable views Role-based Information Multiple Data Comparisons Attendance Grades Test Scores Discipline Data Analysis and Reporting

Professional Development and Educator Evaluation View, register for, participate in PD Get suggestions for PD based on class performance or observation/evaluation data Implement educator evaluation processes

Some of Our Content Sources Open Education Resources

Sample LEA Assessment Resources

NC DPI Resources

Home Base Began transition to new SIS Integration of the SIS and the IIS Pilots for IIS Components of Home Base Home Base goes Live* September 2012  Early 2013  Mid  Starting School Year Fall 2012 Preparing Content for Home Base December 2012 IIS Vendor(s) Approval & Contract Award *There will be a phased in roll out of the IIS components of Home Base.

The (Near) Future of Measuring Teacher Effectiveness Ann Marie Gunter

Agenda For Institute Educator Effectiveness educatoreffect/

Draft – March Check for Updates to this Presentationhttp:// ▲ This research suggests: Multiple measures are important. Including student growth improves objectivity of evaluation. Measures of Effective Teaching Rationale - MET Research - Standards 6 & 8 - Status - Support - MSLs

Standards 6 & 8 – The Basics Establish Environment Know Content Facilitate Learning Reflect on Practice Contribute to Academic Success Instructional Leadership Cultural Leadership Human Resource Leadership Managerial Leadership External Development Leadership Micro- political Leadership Academic Achievement Leadership 1 Demonstrate Leadership Principals (and other Administrators) 1 Strategic Leadership Teachers

Measuring Student Growth in World Languages Account for or reflect... –Performance-based nature of content area and NCES –Varying amounts of instructional time and program configurations –Student outcomes (proficiency expectations)

Measuring Student Growth to Show Teacher Effectiveness Student Growth Portfolio 5-10 student work samples selected by the teacher –Minimum 1 per strand –Pre-scored (self assessment) Representative of teaching assignment and student population (purposeful sampling) Submitted virtually for peer review

Debrief & Overview of December 4 th

Morning Agenda 1.Check-in & Refreshments before 8:30 a.m. start time 2.Spring 2013 Independent Project Groups 3.Outlining Proficiency 201 PD Materials & Activities 4.Planning for Rollout: Spring RESA Sessions & 2013 Summer Institutes

Afternoon Agenda 5.Crafting Proficiency 201 PD for the WLES 6.Working on the Wiki Together 7.Debrief & Next Steps Next Meeting: April 9-10, 2013

Debrief Q & A

Curriculum & Instruction World Languages NCDPI World Languages website ncwiseowl.org/ ncwiseowl.org/ Helga Fasciano Section Chief of K-12 Program Areas Ann Marie Gunter World Language Consultant