English Language Arts Leadership Update Denise Amos

Creativity and Innovation, Critical Thinking, Communication, Collaboration Summer ELA Network Meeting: Slogans that Describe the District Work

Summer ELA Network Meeting: Creating Slogans that Describe the District Work

Shelby Helps All Students Meet Tying it All Together Expectations

Characteristics of the “Right” Network Participants Displays Leadership Skills - has the ability and the opportunity to lead a professional learning team is viewed as a leader in the school/department influences and inspires others knows how to do the “right thing,” not just how to do the thing right

Characteristics of the “Right” Network Participants Commits to the Work - volunteers – someone who finds this work engaging and exciting completes tasks, readings or homework assignments in order to engage fully in network focuses on the goals -- learning, implementing, reflecting and guiding others

Responsibilities of Our Network Participant  Collaborate with other leaders throughout your region to hone your own practice/knowledge, and  Work collaboratively within your district to scale up highly effective practices in every classroom.

Expectation Meetings Oldham County Schools Art Center 8:30-3:30 – September 25 – November 27 – January 29 – March 26 – And at least 2 more smaller group meetings, To be arranged based on your input….

Expectations Grow as a(n) – Designer of Student Assessments – Engaging effective teacher – Leader in the school and district Submit 2 (or more) LDC modules (task, ladder, scored student work).

ELA Learning Goal I can use careful planning to improve instruction, in order to become an effective teacher and leader.

Back Channel Questions  Which of the planning, preparation and instruction descriptors describe your (ELA) teachers?  What did you do to support that strength?

In preparation for September 25 th Work with a colleague (ELA or other content area teacher), Write an LDC task (the assignment) and Bring the text(s) students will read to complete the assignment.

 Share an instructional strategy  Determine appropriate text complexity using multiple measures (quantitative, qualitative, reader and task)  Create an effective LDC instructional ladder  Compare Professional Growth and Effectiveness System with the Characteristics of Highly Effective Teaching and Learning

 Using the LDC Jurying Tool “Good to Go,” facilitators will give feedback on task/texts

 Complete a comfort survey using the PGES Planning, Preparation and Instruction descriptors  Please rate your comfort in implementing the Planning and Preparation demonstrators Instruction demonstrators

Comfort Survey I could show others how I do this when I plan for my students. I could tell others how to do this is their classroom.  I know about this but have not implemented it completely as part of my planning or instruction.  I want to make implementing this a priority in my classroom.

 Share our Today’sMeet Teacher Strengths

Back Channel Questions  Which of the planning, preparation and instruction descriptors do your (ELA) teachers need the most help in implementing?  What can you and I do to support their learning?  Including Standards, what sessions would you like your ELA Teacher Leaders to attend?

184 days to Teach students to read complex texts in order to write effective argument, informative and narrative pieces How can I help your teachers be successful? How can I help your Teacher Leaders help your teachers to teach the standards well?

Using your teacher leaders

Plan/Do/Review reporting Resources Grammar resources Publishers Criteria “Rigor Redefined” “Three Modes of Writing” KDE Updates Program Review On-demand Rubric

Plan/Do/Review reporting Instructional Strategies/CHETL X-Raying the Text, text analysis Share visual images Student self-assessment Today’s Meet.com LDC – Create module – Module.Creator resource search – Rubrics, – Tasks

184 days to Teach students to read complex texts in order to write effective argument, informative and narrative pieces How can your teacher leaders help your teachers be successful? How can I help your teacher leaders help your teachers to teach the standards well?

My District Work  Common Assessments  Reading Gauge  Text Complexity Alignment  Literacy Walkthroughs  PLCs around literacy instruction  Writing Strategies for argument, informative, narrative,  A Writer’s Notebook  Teacher Feedback  Student/Peer Feedback

Final Today’s Meet Summary

Your Teacher Leaders June 2012 Summer ELA Network Meeting: LDC: Rigor, Relevance, Reach Plant Seeds, Grow Practice!