WCPSS HumanitiesNovember 12,2013

AgendaInformation

American LegionImportant DatesCommon ExamsHonors PortfolioCredit by Demonstrated Mastery

Data DigLearning and Teaching –In the

Classroom

American LegionWalter Stancil

American Legion Scholarship Programs

Important DatesNovember – Native American Heritage

Month

November 17-23 – Geography Awareness Week

November 20/December 3 – two-day workshop

Making the Argument for ArgumentCross-curricular Teams of 3

See your API for further information

Updates on Common ExamsWe will continue to have exams for English I,

III, IVNo data was produced for English IV last

year because the evaluation of the data revealed no significant variance

We will continue to have exams for US

History, Civics and Economics, World History, American History I, and American History II

We will NOT have common exams for social studies electives

Honors PortfolioFebruary Meeting – Review Portfolios

All requisite courses for ELA and Social Studies

DPI Honors Implementation Guide

Credit by Demonstrated MasteryAs of last week, State Board policyhttp://sbepolicy.dpi.state.nc.us/ #13 Implementation Guidehttp://cdm.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/homeAny academic course that follows NC

Essential Standards or CCSSMulti-phase application process Phase 1 – standard exam, LEA developed or

EOCPhase 2 – student artifactsMORE to COME… as local plan is

developed…

You are perfectly aligned to the results you will get

Making strategic decisions to increase growth and proficiency in WCPSS students

Consider the Data & ResourcesLimited Time- We know you are busyLimited ResourcesBalance efficiency and effectiveness

English II- Text Type and Complexity

Passage 1: Poetry (Sample Questions)

Passage 2: Informational 12.1 FKPassage 3: PoetryPassage 4: Literary 7.9 FKPassage 5: Informational 10.5 FKPassage 6: Literary 11.1 FKPassage 7: Informational 11.5 FK

English II

Reading- ACT 2012-13

English- ACT 2012-13

ACT- School Growth Results

ACT- School Growth Results, cont.

Common Exams Last YearLEA decision to create the grade

distributionLEA decision to count as a grade for

studentsLEA decision to increase training for

teachers (CR)

C&E Common Exams

World History Common Exams

US History Common Exams

English I Common Exams

English III Common Exams

Released Data from DPI

http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/accountability/reporting/

Go to the link and choose WakeChoose your schoolExplore your EOC and ACT Data

Next steps…Ask your admin to help you get school specific

subgroup dataWork with both departments to create a plan

to address areas of needACT Improve Yourself : Ideas for Progress

http://www.act.org/standard/ We are happy to help you dig in the data!We are happy to come to PLTs