1. Verona Public Schools VERONA PUBLIC SCHOOLS Insert Fancy Title Here September 3, 2014 Verona Professional Development: The Year of the Assessment

2. District Goal: Facilitate the creation or revision of assessments and performance tasks that will be common to the department and that will reflect levels of complexity and depth of knowledge.

3. SHOUT OUT FOR CURRICULUM WRITERS

4. EXPECTATIONS RELATED TO DISTRICT GOAL VbD Stage 2 (Think Local) Submit Unit Assessments Prior to Instruction of the Unit Assessment should designed and vetted using the Assessment Blueprint Spreadsheet

5. EXPECTATIONS RELATED TO DISTRICT GOAL VbD Stage 2 (Think Local) Focus on enriching question complexity to approach PARCC 1/3 DOK 1 : 1/3 DOK 2 : 1/3 DOK 3 to mimic EOY Transfer Tasks should approach DOK 4 to mimic PBA

6. EXPECTATIONS RELATED TO DISTRICT GOAL VGO 2.0 (Think Local) Emphasize GROWTH As part of ROUTINE PRACTICE Avoid BIG Pre/Post Tests Consider Unit Based Growth Objectives

7. EXPECTATIONS RELATED TO DISTRICT GOAL VGO 2.0 (Think Local) Streamlined Excel Form (veronaschools.org/ Page/2673) Data form included Designed & vetted using Assessment Blueprint Spreadsheet Teacher Driven VGO

8. EXPECTATIONS RELATED TO DISTRICT GOAL VGO 2.0 (Think Local) Timing

9. EXPECTATIONS RELATED TO DISTRICT GOAL Marzano 1.1 (Think Local)

10. DISCUSSION POINT Turn and Talk Why should we be interested in shifting our instructional practice toward a more student centered approach?

11. EXPECTATIONS RELATED TO DISTRICT GOAL What we found in Marzano: Teacher Centered Student Centered

12. EXPECTATIONS RELATED TO DISTRICT GOAL What we found in Marzano: Teacher Centered Student Centered

13. EXPECTATIONS RELATED TO DISTRICT GOAL Marzano 1.1 Rigorous Learning Goals: THINK DOK 3 - 4 If you are using scales, they should be specific to the learning goal

14. Marzano / UbD / DOK Complexity Map A M T 2 3 4 DQ2 DQ3 DQ4

15. Turn and Talk: What’s the Difference?

17. FINAL EVALUATION 17

18. FINAL EVALUATION: CHANGES TO THE PROCESS Calculations:

19. FINAL EVALUATION: CHANGES TO THE PROCESS Observation Frequency and Duration Non-Tenured: Tenured:

20. FINAL EVALUATION: CHANGES TO THE PROCESS Other Changes: Informal Classroom Visits 10-15 minute 5 minute follow-up discussion NO SCORES Evidence of planning available during visit Domain 2, 3, & 4 Monthly reflection reports are suggested (to relieve “March Madness”)

21. PARCC: Taking it in stride : ALL: Try out the practice material at least 2x ELA: Practice composing on screen MATH: Practice with equation editor ALL: Follow the district goal, and raise our general level of rigor