District Literacy Leaders – October 6 Wireless: PSESD Guest Resources: resources/ Success for Each Child and Eliminate the Opportunity Gap

Entry Task TALK Introduce yourself to your table mates – your role and location WRITE Respond to the following prompt: “Some questions I have about the Smarter Balanced Assessment are…”

Agenda  Welcome & Introductions  Case Study  Break  WA State Learning Standards & TPEP  SBAC Digital Library  Wrap-up, Opportunities & Announcements

Inter-VENN-tion Walk around the room with your questions and find a partner: conduct a standing one-on-one conversation, as follows: Meet eyes, make a brief one-sentence introduction. Share your questions and each complete a Venn Diagram together Go back to your table and compare Venn Diagrams – be ready to share out the similarities

Introductions  Share your name, role, and district  One person at each table should share 1-2 unique similarities of your combined Venn Diagrams.

Survey Results N = 16

“HOW CAN WE SUPPORT TEACHERS BY MAKING CLEARER CONNECTIONS BETWEEN ELA CURRICULUM, CCSS, TPEP AND SBAC?”

Formative Assessment Process Formative Assessment is a deliberate process used by teachers and students during instruction that provides actionable feedback that is used to adjust ongoing teaching and learning strategies to improve students’ attainment of curricular learning targets/goals.process Clarify Intended Learning Elicit Evidence Act on Evidence Interpret Evidence ~ Compiled by the Digital Library National Advisory Panel

Think – Pair – Share  How do the definition and the attributes of the formative assessment process fit with your district’s or your own definition and practice?  What is one new idea you have about the formative assessment process?

Case Studies Tom White, 4 th Grade Teacher Kristin Bailey- Fogarty, Middle School Humanities Teacher Mark Gardner, High School English Teacher Beth McGibbon, High School AP History Teacher

Save the Last Word for Me – Part 1 Roles: Timekeeper/facilitator, who keeps the process moving. The process is designed to build on each other’s thinking, not to enter into a dialogue. Timing is important; each round should last approximately 7 minutes. 1. Create a group of 4 participants. Choose a timekeeper who has a watch. 2. Each participant silently reviews their selected case study and identifies what s/he considers to be the most significant idea addressed in the article. – 8 min.

Save the Last Word for Me – Part 2  When the group is ready, a volunteer identifies the point in the article that s/he found to be most significant and reads it out loud to the group – saying nothing about why s/he chose that particular point. – 1 min.  The other 3 participants each have 1 minute to respond to that idea.  The first participant then has 3 minutes to state why s/he chose that point and to respond to his/her colleagues based on what s/he heard.  Repeat pattern until all members have had “the last word.”

Debrief Was this a useful way to explore the ideas in the text and to explore your own thinking? If so, why? If not, why not?

Break  10 minutes  Informal networking  Snacks

CREATING COHERENCE TPEP & CCSS Michelle Lewis, PSESD

SBAC Balanced Assessment System

Resources in the Digital Library * Resources include the following file types: Video, HTML5, Audio, PPT, Excel, Word, and PDF. Commissioned professional development modules Resources for students and families Frame formative assessment within a balanced assessment system Articulate the formative assessment process Highlight formative assessment practices and tools Commissioned professional development modules Instructional materials for educators Instructional materials for students Demonstrate/support effective implementation of the formative process Focus on key content and practice from the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics and English Language Arts High-quality vetted instructional resources and tools for educators High-quality vetted resources and tools for students and families Reflect and support the formative process Reflect and support the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics and English Language Arts Create Professional Learning Communities Assessment Literacy Modules Exemplar Instructional Modules Education Resources

Resources in the Digital Library Assessment Literacy Modules Exemplar Instructional Modules Education Resources * Resources include the following file types: Video, HTML5, Audio, PPT, Excel, Word, and PDF. Not an assessment bank Not an item bank Not a learning management system where educators can register for training or receive credit by completing specific online courses Not a library for general public (will require registration and login) Not a site where any resource can automatically be posted; all resources must be vetted through the Quality Criteria

Quality Criteria Peer Review Step 1: Resource Submitted Step 3: Quality Criteria Applied Step 4: Decision Step 2: Gatekeeping Criteria Applied SNE 1 SNE 2 SNE 3 SNE 1 Posted Sent to SLT Returned to Submitter Cover Profile

Smarterbalancedlibrary.org

Your Turn How will you share the Digital Library with colleagues? How do you see using this resource back in your districts?

Become a Puget Sound Teacher Leader Application now Available $1200 Stipend For more info go to literacy.psesd.org

Monthly Twitter Chats Common Core Twitter Chats - #WATeachLead Second Sunday every month – 7-8PM PST TPEP Twitter Chats - #TPEPChat Fourth Sunday every Month – 7-8PM PST

Smarter Balanced Overview Audience: Administrators, Instructional Coaches, 3rd – 11th Grade Teachers – with intent that materials and content of this session could be replicated in districts and school sites. Offered on 3 Optional Dates and Locations: Monday, October 27th 4:30 – 6:30 PM, Mt. Tahoma High School - FULL Monday, November 3rd 4:30 – 6:30 PM, Shoreline Conference Center Tuesday, December 2nd 4:30 – 6:30 PM, Puget Sound ESD REGISTRATION : Register at Clock Hours 3 Hours (including 1 hour prep professional study) Cost per person $70.00 For more information: Sherrie Weaver

English Language Proficiency Trainings Add dates: November 13 – Fife SD 8:30-3:30 December 3 PSESD – 8:30-3:30 Cost $150

LDC Core Tools Webinar November 4, 4-5 PM Check literacy.psesd.org for more information

Regional Conference Opportunities October 18 th – Gonzaga University Constructing 21st Century Literacies October 10-11, 2014 University of Washington, Tacoma Campus

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Next Meeting December 18 th 9-12