1. Regents Reform Agenda Update as of November 2012 C-A Teachers' Resource Center-- J. Robinson, director 1 A special thank you to Jill Robinson, Director of the Cattaragus-Alligany Teachers’ Resource Center for sharing this ppt.

2. 3 Main Regents Reform Elements C-A Teachers' Resource Center--J. Robinson, director 2

3. Breaking down the Elements Common Core Standards (CCSS, CCLS) ▫The New York State P-12 Common Core Learning Standards (NYS P-12 CCLS) serve as a consistent set of expectations for what students should learn and be able to do, so that we can ensure that every student across New York is on track for college and career readiness. The New York State Education Department (NYSED) will continue to develop educator resources to support the successful implementation of the CCLS in classrooms across New York State over the next several years. ▫The NYS P-12 CCLS are internationally-benchmarked and evidence-based standards. These standards will serve as guideposts for educators to ensure that every student is on track for college and career readiness. Instructional Data Systems ▫Assessments show us what our students know and are able to do, and where the gaps are in their learning as they progress towards proficiency. But how do we make sure that we’re using the data from those assessments to maximize student learning? Effective Teachers & Principals ▫Nothing is more important to student success than the effectiveness of teachers and principals. All of us involved in education are proud of the work we do – and we all know that we can do better if we have the right tools. C-A Teachers' Resource Center--J. Robinson, director 3

4. Common Core Standards (page 1) Math and ELA : ▫Common Core Implementation: Guide that includes a timeline, the shifts, and resources to use to implement the Math and ELA common Core.Common Core Implementation ▫Year-long Draft of curriculum mapsYear-long Draft of curriculum maps ▫Common Core Toolkit (Standards, shifts, & resources)Common Core Toolkit ▫Test GuidesTest Guides Social Studies: ▫Draft of the K-8 common coreDraft of the K-8 common core C-A Teachers' Resource Center--J. Robinson, director 4

5. Common Core Standards (page 2) Student Assessments and CCSS PARCC assessmentsPARCC ▫Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (Click on TIMELINE in sidebar) ▫Model Content Frameworks --resources to help those developing curricula and instructional materials  English Language Arts/Literacy (grades 3-11) English Language Arts/Literacy  Mathematics (grades 3-8 & high school courses) Mathematics C-A Teachers' Resource Center--J. Robinson, director 5

6. Instructional Data Systems— (page 1) What is Data Driven Instruction? Driven by DataDriven by Data, author Paul Santoyo (book and CD) Building Blocks of Effective Assessment Assessments must be the starting point—before any teaching ever begins Assessments must be transparent—schools take control of their curriculum and guide learning based on their vision (more in chapter 5) Assessments must be common—essential to use the same exam in all classes in a given grade-level and content area (opportunity for faculty to share ideas and collaborate to create the best possible curriculum for all students) Assessments must be interim—happen at LEAST quarterly, and ideally every 6-8 weeks at middle and high school levels; if less, weaknesses go unrecognized until it is too late to correct them C-A Teachers' Resource Center- -J. Robinson, director 6

7. Instructional Data Systems— (page 2) Adding to DDI Data Driven Instruction focuses around assessments, analysis, and action. Leverage LeadershipLeverage Leadership, author Paul Santoyo (book & CD) 7 levers of leadership—Instruction: DDI Observation & Feedback Planning Professional Development 7 levers of leadership—Culture Student Culture Staff Culture Managing & developing leadership teams C-A Teachers' Resource Center-- J. Robinson, director 7

8. Effective Teachers & Principals(page 1) APPR-- annual professional performance review ▫NYS Teacher & Principal Evaluation ‘purple memo’purple memo Rubrics--Approved Rubrics for EvaluationApproved Rubrics for Evaluation  ASCD (based on Charlotte Danielson’s Framework for Teaching)- used by Lackawanna  NYSUT C-A Teachers' Resource Center-- J. Robinson, director 8

9. Effective Teachers & Principals(page 2) C-A Teachers' Resource Center--J. Robinson, director 9 Classroom Observations Teaching Standards evaluated by rubric Growth Measure on State Assessment or Comparable Measure using SLO Locally Selected Measures of Student Achievement (SLOs one option for this measure) 60%20%

10. Effective Teachers & Principals(page 3) SLOs—Student Learning ObjectivesStudent Learning Objectives 7 Requirements of the SLO 1.Student population 2.Learning Content 3.Interval of Instructional Time 4.Evidence 5.Baseline 6.Target(s) 7.HEDI Criteria 8.Rationale C-A Teachers' Resource Center- -J. Robinson, director 10

11. Effective Teachers & Principals(page 4) C-A Teachers' Resource Center--J. Robinson, director 11 Required Growth When there is no state growth score. All teachers other than 4-8 ELA and mathematics Optional Locally selected measures of student achievement Two Applications for SLOs-- SED has delegated the responsibility for the development of SLOs to school districts/BOCES. Districts/BOCES are not required to collectively bargain the establishment of SLOs that are used for the State 20 percent.

12. Know about the new curriculum standards and start using them in your classroom. ▫Some additional resources are— EngageNYEngageNY(Updated in 11/2012) NY Learns Expeditionary Learning grades 3-5 modules http://www.achievethecore.org/ The Mathematics Common Core Toolbox C-A Teachers' Resource Center-- J. Robinson, director 12