COLLEGE- AND CAREER-READINESS - Battelle for Kidsstatic.battelleforkids.org/documents/oac/CCR_Showcase... · 2013-03-06 · 10–11:30 a.m. Gallery Walk/District Share Campus Center

OAC College- and Career-Readiness ShowcaseMarch 6, 2013

Ohio University-Zanesville

Presented by Battelle for Kids, in partnership with OAC districts

ACADEMIC PREPARATION • ACCESSIBILITY • ASPIRATIONCOLLEGE- AND CAREER-READINESS

ACADEMIC PREPARATION • ACCESSIBILITY • ASPIRATIONCOLLEGE- AND CAREER-READINESS

Agenda8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast Campus Center Rooms 431, 432, 433

9–10 a.m. Welcome Campus Center Rooms Dr. Jim Mahoney, Executive Director, Battelle for Kids 431, 432, 433

Review of College- and Career-Readiness Network Trainings College- and Career-Readiness Strategic Plan OAC College- and Career-Readiness Video Dr. Pam Noeth, Collaborative Learning Leader, Battelle for Kids 10–11:30 a.m. Gallery Walk/District Share Campus Center Rooms Open Space/Roundtable Discussions Rooms 431, 432, 433 10–10:45 a.m. Breakout Information Session 1 Elson Hall

11–11:45 a.m. Breakout Information Session 2 Elson Hall 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Lunch Campus Center Rooms 431, 432, 433 12:30–2:15 p.m. Gallery Walk/District Share Campus Center Rooms Open Space/Roundtable Discussions Rooms 431, 432, 433

12:30–1:15 p.m. Breakout Information Session 3 Elson Hall

1:30–2:15 p.m. Breakout Information Session 4 Elson Hall

2:30–3:30 p.m Panel on State and National Connections for Campus Center Rooms College- and Career-Readiness 431, 432, 433 Dr. Brad Mitchell, Senior Director, Battelle for Kids

Team Meetings and Evaluations

District Network Teams College- and Career-Readiness Showcase

LEARNING OPPORTUNITY DEFINITIONSGallery Walk/District Share: Districts will display their best strategic planning for college- and career-readiness. All plans will be on display throughout the day. To allow districts to have deeper discussions regarding their plans, half will have a moderator in the morning and half will have a moderator in the afternoon.

Open Space/Roundtable Discussions: Moderated 25-minute sessions designed to help districts discuss opportunities, barriers, and/or obstacles they face in implementing college- and career-readiness plans. Districts will be able to attend at least three roundtable sessions in each block of time.

Breakout Information Sessions: 45-minute classroom sessions focused on one topic of interest. The strategic plan pillar and target audience is highlighted for each session.

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10–11:30 a.m.Gallery Walk/District Share Campus Center Rooms 431, 432, 433

District Topic Presenter(s)

Batavia Local Climb to College BrochureGrade 8 Career Exploration Program

Camey Eberhard and Felicia Grooms

Belpre City General Overview of College- and Career-Readiness Strategic Plan Alexis Seebaugh

Circleville City General Overview of College- and Career-Readiness Strategic Plan Lisa Heins and Christy Mills

Crooksville Exempted Village General Overview of College- and Career-Readiness Strategic Plan Sharon Gaddis

East Muskingum Local Pride Period Anne Troendly

Franklin Local General Overview of College- and Career-Readiness Strategic Plan Shannon Fitz

Marietta City General Overview of College- and Career-Readiness Strategic Plan Tasha Werry

Mid-East Career and Technology Center General Overview of College- and Career-Readiness Strategic Plan

Dave Irvin and Ruth Warehime

Morgan Local Reaching Out to Alumni (alumni survey and alumni database) Amanda Pierce

New Lexington City General Overview of College- and Career-Readiness Strategic Plan Kelly Walker

Noble Local General Overview of College- and Career-Readiness Strategic Plan Nellie Leach

River View Local Dual Credit Opportunities Expansion of K–12 College- and Career-Readiness Activities

Tracey Herron and Gwenna Neal

Southern Local

Freshmen AcademyHigh School Career DayTRIO Field TripsElementary Career Day

Sara Harris

Warren Local General Overview of College- and Career-Readiness Strategic Plan Barb Schafer

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10–11:30 a.m.Open Space/Roundtable DiscussionsCampus Center Room 431, 432, 433

Topic/Description Presenter(s) Pillar Audience

Integrating College- and Career-Readiness into Strategic Compensation ModelsBest practices in TIF award models feed best practices in college- and career-readiness for students. This roundtable provides a forum to discuss strategic compensation issues from the field and how it relates to college- and career-readiness.

Tracy Najera, Senior Director,Battelle for Kids

Academic Preparation

All

PARCC: Join the ConversationsThe PARCC assessments are designed to help diagnose and accelerate student readiness for life beyond high school. The CLP PARCC Problems of Practice (POP) team will guide questions and answers about the next generation of assessments through PARCC.

Dr. Judy VanVoorhis, Senior Director, Battelle for Kids

Anne Troendly, East Muskingum Local

Cindy Miller, Maysville Local

Christi Fauver, Coshocton City

Shannon Fitz, Franklin Local


All

Career Connections in Senate Bill 316Career Connections is a joint initiative among the Governor’s Office, Board of Regents, and Ohio Department of Education, focused on providing students with opportunities for career awareness, exploration, and planning throughout K–12. Senate Bill 316 begins this work by embedding learning strategies into the model curriculum for English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies.

Carolyn George, OCIS Coordinator, Ohio Department of Education

Accessibility All

Collaborative Leadership “Issues from the Field”This session is a forum for superintendents and district leaders to collaborate on pertinent issues related to college- and career-readiness in leadership.

Mark Glasbrenner, Collaborative Learning Leader, Battelle for Kids

Education Policy and Leadership

Superintendents and District Leaders

Ready-Set-College and early college opportunities through ROCHSThis roundtable provides information about the Ready-Set-College initiative and opportunities for discussion about the implementation of dual enrollment and early college programs in Appalachian school districts.

Kyle Newton, Superintendent, Crooksville Exempted Village

Accessibility All

FIP ImplementationAt this session, participants will discuss and share best practices about the implementation of formative instructional practices (FIP), and troubleshoot barriers to embedding FIP across the school district to accelerate college- and career-readiness for students.

Jacqueline Burke, Director, Battelle for Kids


All

What’s Hot in Value-Added and Student GrowthThis discussion will offer perspectives and guidance around best practices and upcoming learning opportunities with value-added information. Topics include: ACT QualityCore®, ACT, and other student growth data.

Joanne Geiler, Director, Battelle for Kids

Rose Babington, Account Manager, National Programs, ACT


All

Feedback from the Field: Creating Partnerships with Higher Education to Support Strong Teacher Preparation ProgramsThe Southeastern Ohio Teacher Development Collaborative (SEODTC) is seeking feedback from practitioners about how to design future teacher preparation programs and graduate the most effective and prepared teachers.

Dr. Barb Hansen, Senior Director, Battelle for Kids

SEODTC Members: Muskingum University, Shawnee State University, Rio Grande University, Marietta University, Ohio University


All

Mathematical Vertical Progression Guides, with Emphasis on PARCCIn the high school section of the Vertical Progression Guide for the Common Core, a new addition, PARCC’s Content Emphases by Cluster for High School Mathematics, is included. Whether using a traditional pathway of algebra I, algebra II and geometry, or an integrated pathway of mathematics I,II, and III, teachers will be able to visually identify major standard, supporting standards, and additional standards.

Bob Reynolds, Director, Battelle for Kids

Ruth Ware, Math Consultant, Muskingum Valley ESC


All; Focus on High School

Pickerington Local Schools’ WINGS Program: Student Intervention and Transition The WINGS program at Pickerington High School North was a regular education academic intervention program that incorporated service-learning, parental involvement, and test preparation. This session hosts discussion about intervention programming and best practices.

Renee Mortimer, Teacher, Pickerington Local Schools

Mike Dupakoski, Teacher, Pickerington Local Schools

Joni Starkey, Teacher, Pickerington Local Schools


Aspiration

Middle and High School Educators


10–10:45 a.m.Breakout Information Session 1

Topic/Description Presenter(s) Pillar Location Audience

The Collaboration ZoneAt this session, participants will learn about the tools and resources available on the OAC section of the Ohio Student Progress Portal, and preview and provide feedback on the collaborative platform in development to encourage peer-to-peer sharing.

Erin Joyce, Director, Battelle for Kids

Julie Daubenmire, Communications Specialist, Battelle for Kids


Accessibility

Aspiration

Elson Hall Computer Lab 162

All

Integrating Strategic Measures to Promote College- and Career-Readiness With increased nationwide emphasis on measuring student growth along college- and career-readiness, it is essential to have a thoughtful, intentional approach to using the right balance of the right measures to promote the right work. This session will also focus on these approaches, as well as on utilizing student aspration data through Gallup® tools.

Jamie Meade, Director, Battelle for Kids


Aspiration

Elson Hall Room 171 All

Sheridan High School Advisory PeriodBuilding interpersonal relationships between staff and students is a key factor in student achievement. This session will provide information about how the staff and students at Sheridan High School are building relationships and focusing on college- and career-readiness activities. Advisory is a “partial” period in the high school day, where students have their regular schedule augmented by curriculum designed to help prepare them for their futures beyond high school.

Chris King, Assistant Principal, Sheridan High School

Greg Booth, Teacher, Sheridan High School

Eric Rutter, Guidance Counselor, Sheridan High School

Ty Davis, Intervention Specialist, Sheridan High School

Accessibility Elson Hall Room 176 Middle School and High School Educators

Career- and College-Readiness CurriculumThis session provides information about the career readiness class offered to students starting in grade 9 at Lebanon High School to help them transition to high school. The students work on career exploration, time management, and high school planning. In their junior year, students follow up with a class to help the transition to college, search for colleges and careers, and use their PLAN data to create personal post secondary plans.

Bunny Brooks, Lebanon High School

Accessibility

Aspiration

Elson Hall Room 189 High School Educators

Early College High SchoolThe Early College High School at Maysville Local allows Maysville students to earn a two year associate’s degree alongside their high school diploma. This session will discuss how the Maysville ECHS program was started.

Tom Musgrave, Curriculum Director, Maysville Local

Accessibility Elson Hall Room W100 All

The Cost-Conscious College SearchThis “audience ready” (for students and families) presentation may be adapted and used to share eight practical strategies that may be employed effectively to lower the final total cost of a post secondary education.

Linda Knicely, Director of Training and Partnerships, Ohio College Access Network

Accessibility Elson Hall Room W102 Middle School and High School Educators


11–11:45 a.m.Breakout Information Session 2


College- and Career-Readiness ToolsINFOhio provides free resources and tools for teachers and district staff to use with students in grades K–12. This session outlines tools for college- and career-readiness with students of all ages.

Gayle Geitgey, Instructional Integration Specialist, INFOhio


Accessibility

Aspiration


All

What Are We Learning About SLOs? Morgan Local Schools received a grant to develop Student Learning Objectives (SLOs). In this session, learn about how Morgan Local is using this grant to learn about using SLOs in preparing students, with focus on their comprehensive high school for their career fields.

Howard Troutner, Morgan Local Schools


Elson Hall Room 171 All; Focus on High School

Community Engagement: Building Bridges to CareersThe Building Bridges to Careers (BBC) community group in Marietta is made up of community agency members, business leaders, and educators, all working toward a common goal of creating a K–12 college- and career-readiness continuum. This session will share lessons learned about engaging community and business partners.

Tasha Werry, Marietta City Schools


Accessibility

Aspiration


SOAR Student Data Dashboard The SOAR collaborative has launched a data dashboard to help districts manage and coordinate student data. This session will help participants navigate and utilize this dashboard throughout the district.

Connie Solano, Strategic Measures Specialist, Battelle for Kids


Elson Hall Room W102 All

FIP and Student-Led LearningImplementation of formative instructional practices (FIP) is a key component of college- and career-readiness in terms of academic preparation for students. This session highlights how New Lexington is implementing student-led learning, project-based learning, and FIP.

New Lexington City School District FIP Network Team



Building College- and Career-Aspiration with an Elementary FocusEarly and intermediate grade practitioners often struggle to connect the work of college- and career-readiness with an elementary classroom and school. This session will help participants understand a system-wide, multi-level response to this challenge. Specific and practical activities and initiatives that have been proven successful will be shared.


Holly Flynn, Client Engagement Specialist, Battelle for Kids


Accessibility

Aspiration

Elson Hall Room 189 Elementary School Educators


12:30–2:15 p.m.Gallery Walk/District ShareCampus Center Rooms 431, 432, 433

District Topic/Description Presenter(s)

Bellefontaine City “Lead in Me” Elementary ProgramHigh School Dual Enrollment

Christine Galvin

Bloom-Vernon Local General Overview of College- and Career-Readiness Strategic Plan

Sandy Smith

Coshocton City Focus on Grades 5–6 College Field Trips Christi Fauver

Georgetown Exempted Village General Overview of College- and Career-Readiness Strategic Plan

Evelyn Arthur and Faith Ecker

Maysville Local General Overview of College- and Career-Readiness Strategic Plan

Krissy Machamer and Cindy Miller

New Boston Local General Overview of College- and Career-Readiness Strategic Plan

Christy Dever

New Miami Local College- and Career-Readiness Strategic PlanFocus on Student Surveys

Kim Davidson

Northern Local Grade 5 and 8 Career DayScope and Sequence of Advisory

Lisa Householder and Mandy Fox

Rolling Hills Local General Overview of College- and Career-Readiness Strategic Plan

Molly Kaplet

Valley Local General Overview of College- and Career-Readiness Strategic Plan

Lori Jenkins

West Muskingum Local K–12 Highlights, Goals, Keys to College- and Career-Readiness

Diana Smith and Chelsea Tolliver

Wolf Creek Local General Overview of College- and Career-Readiness Strategic Plan

Susie Coleman


12:30–2:15 p.m.Open Space/Roundtable DiscussionsCampus Center Rooms 431, 432, 433

Topic/Description Presenter(s) Pillar Audience

Incorporating College- and Career-Readiness in the CurriculumThis roundtable features two high schools in the OAC currently offering college- and career-readiness courses to students for high school credit. Outlines of courses and course syllabi will be provided.

Julie Haines, Teacher, South Webster High School

Betty Caw, Guidance Counselor, John Glenn High School

Accessibility

Aspiration

High School Educators

Building College- and Career-Aspiration with an Elementary Focus Early and intermediate grade practitioners often struggle to connect the work of college- and career-readiness with an elementary classroom and school. This session will help participants understand a system-wide, multi-level response to this challenge. Specific and practical activities and initiatives that have been proven successful will be shared.


Holly Flynn, Client Engagement Specialist, Battelle for Kids

Aspiration Elementary School Educators

PARCC: Join the ConversationsThe PARCC assessments are designed to help diagnose and accelerate student readiness for life beyond high school. The CLP PARCC Problems of Practice (POP) team will guide questions and answers about the next generation of assessments through PARCC.

Dr. Judy VanVoorhis, Senior Director, Battelle for Kids

Anne Troendly, East Muskingum Local

Cindy Miller, Maysville Local

Christi Fauver, Coshocton City

Shannon Fitz, Franklin Local

Accessibility All

Collaborative Leadership “Issues from the Field”This session is a forum for principals and building leaders to collaborate on pertinent issues related to college- and career-readiness in leadership.

Mark Glasbrenner, Collaborative Learning Leader, Battelle for Kids


Principals and Building Leaders

Feedback from the Field: Creating Partnerships with Higher Education to Support Strong Teacher Preparation ProgramsThe Southeastern Ohio Teacher Development Collaborative (SEODTC) is seeking feedback from practitioners about how to design teacher preparation in the future and graduate the most effective and prepared teachers.

Dr. Barb Hansen, Senior Director, Battelle for Kids

SEODTC Members: Muskingum University, Shawnee State University, Rio Grande University, Marietta University, Ohio University


All

Math Design CollaborativeThe Math Design Collaborative partners well with the Literacy Design Collaborative to promote a true STEMM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine) model for mathematics across the curriculum. This roundtable will allow for discussion regarding the implementation of the Math Design Collaborative.

Bob Reynolds, Director, Battelle for Kids


All

Literacy Design CollaborativeThe Literacy Design Collaborative partners with the Math Design Collaborative to promotes a true STEMM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine) model for writing across the curriculum. This roundtable will allow for discussion regarding the implementation of the Literacy Design Collaborative.

Kelly Gaier, Program Assistant, Education and STEM Learning, Battelle Memorial Institute


All

SOAR CollaborativeWith focus on school improvement processes and school-wide reform, districts have increased student achievement through partnering with SOAR. This session will be a discussion regarding needs and offerings for SOAR in the coming year.

Dr. Bobby Moore, Senior Director, Battelle for Kids

Anthony Holt, Project Coordinator, Battelle for Kids


All

Using Google Technology to Improve Teaching and LearningPart of establishing a strong college- and career-readiness culture is utilizing technology to better communicate with staff, students, and administration. This session will discuss utilizing Google tools to accomplish tasks such as: grading tests automatically, correcting student work online, and sharing projects with peers instantly and easily.

Mark Chase, Guidance Counselor, Mid-East Career & Technology Center


Accessibility

All


12:30–1:15 p.m.Breakout Information Session 3


College- and Career-Readiness ToolsINFOhio provides free resources and tools for teachers and district staff to use with students in grades K–12. This session outlines tools for college- and career-readiness with students of all ages.

Gayle Geitgey, Instructional Integration Specialist, INFOhio


Accessibility

Aspiration


All

Choices for Students: Providing Elective Choices to Serve Student InterestsWaterford High School has introduced a suite of new elective courses to help students round out their education and better prepare for their futures.

Susie Coleman, Wolf Creek Local

Beth Morris, Wolf Creek Local


Accessibility

Aspiration


Student Mock InterviewsNew Boston Local Schools and the New Boston community have partnered to provide students with a mock interview experience project to better prepare students for the workplace. This session provides information about this program and lessons learned.

Donnie Stapleton, New Boston Local

Accessibility Elson Hall Room 176 Middle School and High School Educators

Career- and College-Readiness CurriculumThis session provides information about the career readiness class offered to students starting in grade 9 at Lebanon High School to help them transition to high school. The students work on career exploration, time management, and high school planning. In their junior year, students follow-up with a class to help the transition to college, search for colleges and careers, and use their PLAN data to create personal post secondary plans.

Bunny Brooks, Lebanon High School

Accessibility

Aspiration


Career Development Activities K–12The Mid-East Career & Technology Center offers a variety of elementary and middle school career awareness and exploration programs to help students plan for success during high school and beyond.

Cathy Pastre, Executive Director, Mid-East Career & Technology Center

Robin McQuaid, Career Exploration Specialist, Mid-East Career & Technology Center

Stacey Snider, Public Information Coordinator, Mid-East Career & Technology Center

Accessibility Elson Hall Room W100 Grades K-8

Capturing and Communicating Your District’s College- and Career-Readiness StoryThis session will focus on identifying your district’s areas of strength in college- and career-readiness, developing key messages for your target audiences, and looking for ways to effectively share your story with stakeholders.

Julie Daubenmire, Communications Specialist, Battelle for Kids

Aspiration Elson Hall Room W102 All; Focus on School Leaders


1:30–2:15 p.m.Breakout Information Session 4


OCISThe Ohio Career Information System (OCIS) is an Internet-based academic and career planning tool administered by the Ohio Department of Education. It encompasses information, tools, and assessments related to careers and postsecondary education for students 6-12.

Carolyn George, OCIS Coordinator, Ohio Department of Education

Accessibility

Aspiration


Grade 6-12 Educators

EXPLORE, PLAN, ACT – Best Practices and ResourcesAre you making the most of your EXPLORE, PLAN, and/or ACT data and reporting? This session will share what other Ohio schools and districts are doing to create a college- and career-ready culture both in their classrooms and in their communities.

Rose Babington, Account Manager, National Programs, ACT


Elson Hall Room 171 Middle and High School Educators

Pickerington Local Schools’ WINGS Program: Student Intervention and TransitionThe WINGS program at Pickerington High School North was a regular education academic intervention program that incorporated service-learning, parental involvement, and test preparation. This session hosts discussion about intervention programming and best practices.

Renee Mortimer, teacher, Pickerington Local Schools

Mike Dupakoski, Teacher, Pickerington Local Schools

Joni Starkey, Teacher, Pickerington Local Schools


Aspiration

Elson Hall Room 176 Middle and High School Educators

College- and Career-Readiness Policy to PracticeThere are many opportunities in current state policy for innovative and creative college- and career-readiness programming. This session focuses on utilizing policies like credit flexibility, dual enrollment, mastery learning, and the new innovation grants to develop college- and career-readiness opportunities for students.

Erin Joyce, Director, Battelle for Kids


Accessibility

Aspiration


Personalized Learning NetworksPersonalized learning will lead to fundamental school change, where districts strive to create an environment where information is readily available to all. Come hear about challenging the space, place, and time of the traditional school day; and explore elements and tools that will aid districts in this forward-thinking initiative.

Alea Barker, Crooksville Exempted Village

Lisa Riegel, Collaborative Learning Leader, Battelle for Kids


Aspiration


Achieving E[VALUE]ation: Strategically Aligning Data, Communication, and FundingMost school districts value outcomes, measurement and evaluation–especially as a means for sustainability–but most don’t have staff to get that work done. The Achieving E[value]ation series provides not only training, but the hands-on help to put training into practice. The Achieving E[value]ation series is an opportunity for teams to learn more about helping your district or project measure college- and career-readiness programming.

Dessa Augsperger, Consultant, Ohio College Access Network


Accessibility

Aspiration



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COLLEGE- AND CAREER-READINESS - Battelle for Kidsstatic.battelleforkids.org/documents/oac/CCR_Showcase... · 2013-03-06 · 10–11:30 a.m. Gallery Walk/District Share Campus Center