World Language Essential Standards Webinar Series RttT SI Group Broadcast 3:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, September 20, 2012

Today’s Agenda 1.Webinar Controls & WLES Wiki 2.State & Race to the Top (RttT) Updates, including: –SI 2012 Evaluation Survey Results –Proficiency 101 Project Plans 3.Tech Tools Focus: Social Bookmark (WLES Delicious Site: NCWORLDLANG) 4.Next Steps & FI RttT Survey

Webinar Controls & WLES Wiki

Webinar Controls Recording  Archives Archives as PD Resources Audio controls and monitoring Questions box Polls done periodically

Poll Question What was the most recent WLES PD session you attended? a)Regional or Local Workshop b)Summer Institute c)IHE Institute d)Webinar e)Can’t remember...

WLES Wiki Professional Development Summer Institutes – – –2013 IHE Institutes – – – Webinars – – –

State & Race to the Top (RttT) Updates

The central focus of READY is improving student learning... by enabling and ensuring great teaching.

North Carolina Graduation Rates Inspiring progress but miles to go…. 80.2% = 111,101 89,126 graduated 111,101 – 89,126 = 21,975 students who could have graduated and didn’t students that were eligible Where We Are

Agenda For Institute While all our students are not yet READY, we have accomplished so much.

Accomplishments:  An Entirely New Standard Course of Study  Tools to Support New Standards  Summer Institute and the PD Cycle  Innovative Online PD  Furthering Responsiveness to Instruction  Adopting a New Student Information System  Cloud-centric models for , content filtering, and managed firewall services  Closing in on an Instructional Improvement System Vendor

Agenda For Institute Instructional Improvement System acre/improvement/ acre/improvement/

Instructional Improvement System Facilitate the teaching and learning process through Increased access to high quality resources for all Provision of timely and relevant information and data Improve and personalize student learning How? Why an Instructional Improvement System?

What tools and resources will be available? Learner Profiles Clear picture of your students and their needs Instructional Resources Tools for you such as unit plans, online learning objects and media-enriched tasks Assessment Tools, Items and Strategies Interim and diagnostic assessment items for use in your classrooms; formative best-practices PD Resources and Management Resources to improve and reflect on your practice and tools to manage your professional development Dashboards and Analytics Tools to display, understand and use data to drive instruction and professional development choices Instructional Improvement System Why – How – What -- When ▲

New Standard Course of Study Balanced Assessment System New Accountability Model Strong Leaders A Fair Evaluation System Support in Low-Achieving LEAs and Schools Improved Supply of Teachers Tools and Training to Improve Practice   PROJECT MAP

State Updates NC Standard Course of Study Website Contact Dr. Maria Pitre-Martin READY FAQ Website Accountability, Assessments and Educator Effectiveness Contact Michael Yarbrough

State Updates 46 th Annual Fall FLANC Conference October 11-13, 2012 in downtown Winston-Salem, NC Go to to register for FLANC 2012www.flanc.org Kc Kasserman Kc Kasserman

State Updates NCLTI Education Technology Planning Summits Intensive 2-day Planning Summits for LEAs & Charter Schools Go to for additional information and the application, which is due Friday, October Neill Kimrey Neill Kimrey

Agenda For Institute Educator Effectiveness educatoreffect/

State Updates NC Central Office Evaluation Rubric Policy Update: TCP-C-021 Central Office staff members included: Superintendents (Deputy, Assistant, or Associate) Instructional Staff with rank of Director or above Coordinators & Teachers not responsible for direct student instruction Dr. Lynne Johnson Dr. Lynne Johnson

State Updates NC Teacher Standards & Evaluation Process A 6-week Facilitated Course for Teachers 20 hours = 2 CEUs Go to to register for: October 8 (waitlist) or November 5 In 2013: January 14 and February 4https://ncelearning.org/sectionsopen Dr. Lynne Johnson Dr. Lynne Johnson

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

RttT Updates RttT Progress Report to the General Assembly RttT website: Information on transition to the new SCS, the IIS, NC Education Cloud, performance incentives, virtual schools, PD, STEM, etc. Adam Levinson

RttT Updates SI 2012 World Language Content Session Evaluation Survey Results

Feedback Loved the hands-on activities! P101 information and explanations P101 videos showing best practices and Backwards Design “examples in the content area always reign supreme” Networking, collaborating and connecting with other WL educators

SI 2012 Evaluation Results Top 10 Most Useful Proficiency 101 Activities 1.ACTFL Proficiency Level Posters 2.ACTFL Speaking Proficiency Examples 3.Rubric DOs & DON’Ts 4.COs & Proficiency Levels 5.Penzu Reflection Journal 6.Proficiency 101 Video Clips 7.Learning Scenarios 8.Comic Strip Sort 9.Venn Diagram with AEs 10.WLES Press Release

Poll Question Which Proficiency 101 Activity was your personal favorite? a)ACTFL Posters or Speaking Examples b)Matching and sequencing activities like Rubric DOs & DON’Ts, COs & Proficiency Levels, Comic Strip Sort c)Tech: Penzu journals or P101 videos d)Assessment activities such as the Learning Scenarios or the Venn diagram with AEs

SI 2012 Evaluation Results What would you like the webinar series to include this year? More information on... Standard VI: Teachers facilitate student academic growth. Standard IV: Teachers facilitate learning for their students. > 60 % > 25 % A Tech Tools Focus in some or all of the broadcasts. - Google Docs and Forms - Audio and video options - Student engagement tools - Anything with WL examples and/or assessment aids

Feedback Need MORE... Information on Assessment

Proficiency 101 Project Zoomerang applications yielded 20+ new members!

Tentative Timeline for page 32 Dates & LocationsTasks → Future Agenda September 24 – 25 Face-to-face: Durham Reflect on local implementation Assessment (all kinds/perspectives) Special Projects Launch new virtual book study Fall presentations SWOT analysis of PD needs Outline PD for October – November Blended Present at conferences: FLANC, Immersion, FLICC, ACTFL, etc. Pursue drafting, input and revision of special projects Conduct virtual book study using wiki and webinars December 3 – 4 Face-to-face: Winston-Salem Plan spring RESA sessions, especially learning stations Overview SI 2013 needs and goals December – March Online Conduct spring RESA sessions and evaluate materials Finish virtual book study with IPA publication TBA Package SI 2012 and assessment item PD for local use April 9 – 10 Face-to-face: East TBD Prepare PD components for SI 2013 Plan for SI 2013 and Fall 2013 conference presentations

Book Study Lead: Dr. Bobby Hobgood Lead: TBD Teacher Effectiveness for Language Learning (TELL) Project

Time Check & Questions

Tech Tools Focus Social Bookmarks

Tech Tools Focus: Social Bookmarks By the end of this Tech Tools Focus, I will be able to: –Describe how a social bookmark works as a collaboration tool for educators. –Explain the common WLES tags that will be used to support the implementation of the standards. –Understand how to tag an online resource for inclusion in the NCWORLDLANG bookmark

Tech Tools Focus: Social Bookmarks Online collection of favorites or bookmarked websites Accessible 24/7 with Internet connection Open to additions using common set of tags

Tech Tools Focus: NCWORLDLANG Social Bookmark Common set of tags for NCWORLDLANG Essential Standard World Language Program Proficiency Level ES1Interpersonal ES2Interpretive ES3Presentational ES4Culture ncworldlang_all ncworldlang_classical ncworldlang_dualheritage ncworldlang_modern NL_proficiency NM_proficiency NH_proficiency IL_proficiency IM_proficiency IH_proficiency AL_proficiency AM_proficiency

Demonstration: Tagging an online resource Let’s take a look at the NCWORLDLANG social bookmark and tag an online resource together!

Tech Tools Focus Reflection Yes, easily and well Still one of my goals 1.I can describe how a social bookmark works as a collaboration tool for educators. 2.I can explain the common WLES tags that will be used to support the implementation of the standards. 3.I can understand how to tag an online resource for inclusion in the NCWORLDLANG bookmark.

Next Steps & FI RttT Survey

Next Steps 1.Share what you’re doing on the wiki and explore the resources already available ( 2.Explore social bookmarking and use the NCWORLDLANG common tags 3.Look for s about webinars, program-specific workshops, statewide projects, etc.

2012 – 2013 World Language Webinar Series RttT SI Group Thursdays at 3:30-4:30 p.m. September 20, 2012  December 13, 2012  March 7, 2013  June 6,

2012 – 2013 World Language Webinar Series DPI Update Webinars –Evenings 2 or 3 times during –Dates and times TBD IHE & LEA/District Coordinator Webinars Program-specific webinars and/or virtual meetings? 44

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

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Q & A