District Fall Vertical Team MeetingENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

August 13, 2013

Share what you’re hearing and learning today!

#EtowahCoVT

Additional Tags:#math #ELA #history #science #CCRS #Plan2020

Some words from Dr. Bice (Quotes from Mega Conference 7/16/13)

• "I don't care if you do anything the first week. Get to know your students.“

• "RtI is not new to good teachers.“• We have to purge ourselves from the NCLB mentality.

Don't teach to the test. Teach the kids to learn!“• Freedom Writer Clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f8liieRepk

– "Will you be that 'home' for your students?" (in response to a clip from Freedom Fighters)

• “The gifted students are likely the ones we've most under served.“

• “CAVE Dwellers: Citizens Against Virtually Everything”

Today’s Vertical Team Lead Teachers

• Luann Gladden – Gaston High School• Amy Wagnon – Glencoe Middle School

Grading Essays…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fn_vAhu_Lw

“A fun way to practice and master grammar and writing skills.” http://www.noredink.com/ –Show Intro Video

Testing Updates for 2013-2014

• ACT will be administered to all juniors. However, writing will not be included as previously announced…as of right now.

• Due to funding issues, only these two ACT Quality Core End-of-Course Assessments will be administered: – English 10– Algebra I

Testing Updates for 2013-2014

• EXPLORE and PLAN will be given to 8th and 10th graders, respectively, as originally scheduled.

• Students in grades 3-8 will take the ASPIRE in Reading and Math.

• Students in grades 5 & 7 will take the ASA (Alabama Science Assessment), formerly part of ARMT+.

Continuous Improvement District-Wide Goals

(CIP)

District-Wide Reading Goals

• Goal 1 - Improve Reading and Writing Proficiency – Strategic teaching– Intensive reading/ writing strategies– Reading and writing across the curriculum– Read and write multiple genres– Address student needs– Increase honors/AP enrollment and success

(middle and high school)

Display 7-12 Student Work in Classroom and/or Website

Are you progress monitoring or formatively assessing?

• STAR Enterprise–Math and Reading

• Portfolios• Teacher-Student Conferencing • Response Groups• Any others?

CCRS

I Choose “C”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY2mRM4i6tY

Some CCRS Changes

• Discard your previous copy of your grade level’s College and Career Ready Standards. Over the summer, it was updated a bit.

• You can download or view the updated copy at….– ALSDE.edu (Special Links – Courses of Study –

English Language Arts)– Elaccrs.org

ELA COS/CCRS LessonsThese links are also on our ELA website.

• Want to search AL ELA COS lessons by grade, strand, or anchor standard? Click http://alex.state.al.us/browseEnglish.php and then the Alabama Insight graphic. – Etowah County user name: guest28. Password:

guest.

English

ELA COS/CCRS /EOCT K-12 Checklists(9 & 10 Teachers – Throw Old Ones Away!)

www.ecboe.org/elaccrs

English

Science and History Reading and Writing Content Literacy Standards

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/teaching-declaration-of-independence

Remember, the standards “grow” each

year.

Reading Standards for Informational Text

Grade 6 students: Grade 7 students: Grade 8 students:

Key Ideas and DetailsCite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

ALSDE

English

CCRS Language ArtsTools and Resources:

http://ecboeworkshops.wikispaces.com/CCRS

English

LTF Discussion

• Laying the Foundation training – intended for AP and pre-AP classes but can be applied to all students in order to increase rigor and to advance Depth of Knowledge

• My Yellow Pages – handouts• Additional handouts

Depth of Knowledge (DOK)

• ANALYTICAL CLOSE READING– THE READING IS SLOWER AND FOCUSED– THE READING IS DEEPER – NOT WIDER– SELECTIONS FROM NOVELS THAT ARE COMPELLING

• DEEPER LEVELS OF QUESTIONS1. Level One – Reading on the Line for recall questions• Students can actually put their finger on the answer in the

text 2. Level Two – Reading between the Lines for interpretive

questions• Make interpretations based upon the text

Depth of Knowledge (DOK)

3. Level Three – Reading beyond the lines for universal meaning questions

• Students move beyond the text to connect to universal meaning – asking mental questions

• Handouts

• Break into grade-level groups• Choose a discussion leader per team

• Multi-grade teachers, pick a grade.

HORIZONTAL TEAMS

Warm Up

• What do you think is your greatest strength as a teacher?

• What’s most stressing you out as the new school year begins? (Limit to one! )

Horizontal Team Discussions

• HT Questions/Discussions– Share a favorite lesson– Biggest challenges– Preparing students for EOCT– History and Science Content Literacy Standards– Other?

Break into 7-12 Vertical Teams

• RMS & SSHS• GMS & GHS• HBMS & HBMS• WEHS • Sardis • Gaston & Highland

Vertical Team Discussion

• VT Questions/Discussions– Academic/curricular concerns for previous year's

students (to share with teachers/schools receiving those students)

– Possible “gaps” that may exist

Reflection 2:30-3:00