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Transcript of Regional Coordinators Meeting May 9, 2006 Focusing on Assessment.
Regional Coordinators’ Meeting
May 9, 2006
“Focusing on Assessment”
AGENDA
Updates Local Regional State
Summer Planning Resources Coordinator Community
“Focusing on Assessment”
Local Updates
GIS Day – November 15, 2006? Texas High School Project
College Readiness Indicators vs. TAKS Stanford Redesign Breaking Ranks II
19%
54%
35%
82%
57%53%
69%
0%
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All AfricanAmerican
Hispanic White Special Ed Econ Disad LEP
Grade 11 TAKS All Tests Taken Met Standard 2005 - State (1 SEM)
First Administration
College Readiness is Low for All Groups (State)
Percent of Students Meeting THECB Standard for Higher Education Readiness
English/LA Math
All students 39% 47%
African-American 28% 26%
Hispanic 29% 34%
White 48% 61%
93%
83%85%85%
88%
39%
27%30%28%
48%
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All African American Hispanic White Econ. Disadv.
0%
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30%
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50%
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TAKS Met Standard High Ed Readiness Component
ELA Grade 11 TAKS Met Standard (1 SEM) and
Higher Education Readiness Component TAKS Scale Score 2200 and 3 on Writing (State)
TAKS Passing Standard is 59% of items correct.
91%
68%72%69%
78%
34% 32%26%
48%
62%
0%
10%
20%
30%
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All African American Hispanic White Econ. Disadv.
0%
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30%
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TAKS MET Standard 2005 Higher Ed Readiness Component
Math Grade 11 TAKS Met Standard (1 SEM)And
Higher Education Readiness ComponentTAKS Scale Score 2200 (State)
TAKS Passing Standard is 55% of items correct.
Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills Raw Score Conversion Table
Social Studies - Spring 2005 Administration Exit Level
Raw Score Scale Score Raw Score Scale Score 0 1415 28 2100 1 1543 29 2111 2 1636 30 2122 3 1691 31 2133 4 1732 32 2144 5 1765 33 2155 6 1793 34 2167 7 1817 35 2178 8 1838 36 2190 9 1857 37 2202 10 1875 38 2215 11 1892 39 2228 12 1907 40 2241 13 1922 41 2255 14 1936 42 2269 15 1950 43 2284 16 1963 44 2300 17 1975 45 2317 18 1988 46 2335 19 1999 47 2354 20 2011 48 2376 21 2033 * 49 2400 *** 22 2034 50 2428 23 2045 51 2461 24 2056 52 2501 25 2067 ** 53 2557 26 2078 54 2649 27 2089 55 2778
* Met Standard level (2 SEM) ** Met Standard level (1 SEM)
*** Commended Performance level
Other College Readiness Indicators:
Percent at or above the criterion, where the criterion is 1110 on the SAT or 24 on the ACT
Percent of graduates completing the Recommended and/or the Distinguished Achievement Program
Regional Updates History Day Results available online at
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/education/thd/thd_winners_2006.html “Making History” workbooks http://nhd.acuityweb.com/cart/
Regional History Fair 2007 “Triumph and Tragedy in History” When: Saturday, March 3, 2007 Location: Education Service Center, Region 20
Regional Annual Social Studies Conference “Bridging the Achievement Gap: Strengthening Curriculum
Instruction, and Assessment” When: Saturday, October 28, 2006 Location: Education Service Center, Region 20
State Updates TETN
May 16 – Texas Register online http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/
TSSSA Conference Spring 2006 - great information source – www.tsssa.org/index.htm
TCSS Annual Conference – October 13-15, 2006 – Ft. Worth TXASCD Annual Conference – October 15-17, 2006 – Austin
Renaissance Hotel www.txascd.org Texas History Conference - January 12-13, 2007 www.esc6.net TSHA Annual Meeting – March 8-10, 2007 in San Antonio
www.tsha.utexas.edu/about/meeting/progcomm.html (What topics are you interested in learning more about?)
State Updates Call for Book Reviewers – Journal of the
American Studies Association of Texas – contact Steven Schroeder by July 1st at [email protected]
May 18 – International Museum Day “Museums and Young People” http://icom.museum/2006_contents.html
Freedom Documents Fund – Declaration of Independence & U.S. Constitution FOR YOU!
Summer Planning ESC 20 Staff Development
Leadership Academy for Social Studies (LASS) - Deadline is June 9
LASS for Coordinators – suggestion from coordinators
Leadership Academy for Social Studies
July 2009
June 2006 to
LASS
Summer Planning - June Geography Professional Development – 3 day
workshops – infusing geo-technologies into MS and HS teaching & learning – for information, email Andrew Milson at UNT at [email protected]
June 1-2 Economic Summit “Beyond Our Backyard” www.dallasfed.org
June 3-9 – TSHA Connecting Texas: Los Caminos Reales www.tsha.utexas.edu/education/heritage.html
June 8-9 Texas Fine Arts Summit VII – one strand is music and social studies www.cedfa.org
June 15 deadline – Aramco Educators to Saudi Arabia in November 14-28, 2006 www.iie.org/aramco
May, July, August – World in Transition Workshops www.dfwworld.org
Summer Planning - June June 26-30 – World Affairs Council of
Washington DC Summer Institute “Looking Towards Asia” www.worldaffairsdc.org
June 17-24 & June 25-July 2 – NEH “James Madison and Constitutional Citizenship” www.montpelier.org
June 18-24 – FTE Economics for Leaders in Austin www.fte.org
Texas Alliance for Geographic Education June 5-7 – Leadership Academy (veteran teachers) June 12-14 – Geography 101 (novice teachers)
Summer Planning - July June & July – TCEE – economics for 4th – 8th grade (Texas
History & economics, Math & economics, Invest in Texas) www.dallasfed.org
July 15-21 – We the People…Texas Institute www.texaslre.org/ciw_wtp-st.html
July 19-22 – National History Day: In Pursuit of Excellence www.tsha.utexas.edu/education/haw.html
July 17-19 – NCSS “Reading Strategies to Unlock the Social Studies” www.socialstudies.org/workshops/
July 25 - “Globalization 101” – 3 hour forum www.dfwworld.org July 26-28 – Mariachi across the Curriculum – cross-curricular
connection between music and academics – Contact: Natalie Arsenault at (512) 232-2404
Summer Planning - August
August 1- Personal Finance Workshop at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Antonio www.dallasfed.org
Future PlanningCoordinator Meetings
August 29, 2006 from 8:30 – 12:00 October 31, 2006 from 8:30 – 12:00
Resources
San Jacinto Museum of History www.sanjacinto-museum.org
Teacher-to-Teacher Initiative free summer workshops www.t2tweb.us/Workshops/About.asp
Lyndon Baines Johnson Library & Museum primary sources for teachers email [email protected] & www.lbjlib.utexas.edu
Gilder Lehrman – site improvements for teachers – www.gilderlehrman.org
Resources
Bill of Rights Institute 1st Amendment for middle school & high school Being an American Essay Contest for high school
– for a packet www.BeinganAmerican.org Degree Confluence Project – visit latitudes &
longitudes all over the world and take pictures www.confluence.org
Access to government websites www.ed.gov/free
Resources
Texas History primary sources www.tea.state.tx.us/ssc/primary_resources/primary_sources.html#tx_doc
Texas Beyond History “Through the Eyes of the Explorer” www.texasbeyondhistory.net/st-plains/kids/cabeza-south/cdv_mainpage.html
Kids Around the World child profiles www.katw.org Issues and Controversies in American History from
Facts on File News Services www.facts.com/hist24
Resources $$$$$$$$$$$
2006-2007 Save Our History Grant of up to $10,000 www.saveourhistory.com/pres_org/index.html
Coordinator Community
Forum: “Focusing on Assessment” Tools Time to Share
Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment
“Focusing on Assessment”TOOLS
WebCCAT – Emily Lorenz Sharon Rodriguez, Medina Valley – item analysis in
Austin in June [email protected] Get on Track for the TAKS!
www.track.uttelecampus.org TOPCAT – Texas Online Preparation for College
Admissions Tests – SAT & ACT prep http://testprep.CollegeforTexans.com
Side by Side documents Improvement Plan (analysis)
Side by Sides - exampleGrade 11 Social Studies
TAKS Spring 2003
Objective 1: The student will demonstrate an understanding of issues and events in U.S. history.
Correct Answer: J Objective I SE: H.5B The student understands significant individuals, events, and issues of the 1920s. Analyze the impact of significant individuals such as Clarence Darrow, William Jennings Bryan, Henry Ford, and Charles A. Lindbergh.
F_______ G________ H______ J_______
Improvement PlanContent Area: Grade:
Objective # ____ Team Members:
Student Expectations Tested:(Identify TEKS # and Student Expectation)
% / # MetStnd.
#Did Not MeetStnd.
What is our understanding of these expectations? What should students know and be able to do?
Reflection: Instruction? Curriculum? Assessments?TEKS-based? Coherent?Focused? Equitable Opportunities? Differentiation? Rigor?
Necessary Actions
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“Focusing on Assessment” Time to Share
What strategies/activities/resources are you using to instruct educators to use data for the purpose of tailoring instruction?
What successful strategies/activities/resources are you using to support SENIORS who fail Exit-level SS TAKS?
What successful strategies/activities/resources are you using to support students in preparing for TAKS?
What staff development opportunities will you offer for Social Studies teachers in 2006-2007?
What initiatives will be introduced or continued this year to support Social Studies education, TAKS preparation, etc? (ex. TAKS Saturday, Super Saturday…)
