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TEAM INCREDIBLE
ROLES
Producer-Organize meeting and agenda
Director-Facilitates meeting and runs through agenda
Editor-Keeps track of time
Cinematographer-Keeps conversation focused and on task
Screen Writer- Records minutes and emails group after meeting
PULSE CHECKThink of one positive and one negative from the past week (professional or personal).
WHAT SHAPE ARE YOU? Five shapes will flash on the screen in a
moment. You will have 15 seconds to identify which
shape best represents you. Once you commit, you cannot change your answer.
Ready?...
WHAT SHAPE ARE YOU?
WHAT SHAPE ARE YOU?
Square:Organized and a hard worker, you like structure and rules and dislike situations in which you don't know what's expected of you. "Tell me the deadlines and I'll get the job done," you say -- and you deliver. You prefer working alone to teamwork. Logical, you think sequentially -- A, B, C, D. You collect loads of data and file it so information is easy to locate. But you have trouble saying, "I've got enough information," and making a decision.
WHAT SHAPE ARE YOU?
Rectangle:You are a seeker and an explorer, searching for ways in which you want to grow and change. You ask: who am I? what is the world about? You are the most receptive of the five shapes to new learning. You are the only shape that's not frozen, and you cause your co-workers confusion when you change from day to day. All people go through rectangular periods when they're in a state of change.
WHAT SHAPE ARE YOU?
Triangle: A leader, you are decisive and able to focus on the goal. You have confidence in yourself and in your opinions, and you don't hesitate to tell everyone else the way the world is. You can be dogmatic and shoot from the hip. You like recognition and are delighted to tell people about your accomplishments. You can be self-centered and egotistical. You put stock in status symbols. American business has been run by triangles, and this shape is most characteristic of men.
WHAT SHAPE ARE YOU?
Circle: You are a people person, the shape with the most empathy, perception and consideration for the feelings of others. You listen and communicate well. You read people and can spot a phony right off. You like harmony and have your greatest difficulties in dealing with conflict and making unpopular decisions. You are easily swayed by other people's feelings and opinions. You can be an effective manager in an egalitarian workplace, but have difficulty in political environments with a strong hierarchy. If you're a woman, even if you're not a circle, some circle traits have been conditioned into you.
WHAT SHAPE ARE YOU?
Squiggle: You are creative, a "what if" person who's always thinking of new ways to do something. Your mind never stops and you do cognitive leaps -- from A straight to F. You see the forest and miss the trees. You don't like highly structured environments. You don't tolerate the mundane well and have a short attention span. If you don't get excitement at work, you'll cause it elsewhere in your life.
DEPARTMENT MEETING TRADITION
Directions: Every time we meet one team member will have pre-choose a song that best describes how you have been feeling/how life has been for you since the last time we met.
Purpose: a window into someone else’s world (getting to know our team deeper) & a fun way to “vent.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uDxF5q0V9s
DATA ANALYSIS-COMPLIANCE
DATA ANALYSIS-ACADEMICS
GOAL DEVELOPMENTBased on the hard data & for returning teachers (your own anecdotal data) start brainstorming ideas for SMART goals that surround around the following three domains (we will have three department goals).
*Parent Involvement
*Proficiency rates on the CAP exams*For Hugo- “rates of meeting academic IEP goals”
*Compliance (IEPs)
GOAL DEVELOPMENTCreate a multi flow map around the three topics with your partner
-Causes: data/reasons for-Event: goal Effects: action steps
Common College ReadinessC
CT
Core Core Curriculum
TransitionTraining &
Development
GD’S APPROACH TO 2014-2015 AND BEYOND
CURRICULUM-RESOURCES AVAILABLE
CCourse at a
Glance
• Course in 4 quarters
• Units for each quarter
• Weeks spent on each unit
• Common Core Standards for each quarter
Curriculum Map
• Expected Student Outcomes
• Essential Questions
• Pacing for Units
• Standards (both CA & CC)
• Assessments &Performance Tasks
• Writing & Discussion Prompts
• Texts & Multi-media materials
Exemplar Units
• Fully developed unit including:
• Expected Student Outcomes
• Essential Questions
• Pacing for unit• CA & CC
Standards• Test Blueprint
mapping to unit assessment
• Vocabulary
Unit Assessments
• Green Dot provided Common Core aligned Unit Assessments
• Teachers will have access to immediate data via assessment platform
Transition Training & DevelopmentT
Training & Development will include • Common Core Summer Boot Camp• Common Core PD at school sites• All Green Dot Day PD focused on
Common Core • Technology training across all content
areas
TRAINING AND SUPPORT
CONTEXT
The landscape of testing in California changed this year.
As an organization, we collaborated to “Get it Right” and make a decision to best meet the needs of our students and teachers.
Our Assessments this Spring included:• CAHSEE• CSTs for ELA 11 and Math 11• CSTs for Science 8 and Life Science 10• CAPA for Special Education students• SBAC field tests
CONTEXT
We will continue to offer the same assessments in the upcoming school year, but the question has been raised…
What about the benchmarks?
CONTEXT
The ALS benchmark system has provided us data to inform instruction for the last 7 years.
Collaboration, effective planning and data driven decision- making were all a result of the implementation of the Benchmark Program.
These principles are valuable to our organization and critical in our continued effort to best support teachers.
With the absence of data from the state and a need to assess our students’ growth, we are excited to announce our own internal assessment program for 2014-15 and beyond.
Green Dot Common Assessment Program(GD CAP)
CONTEXT
RATIONALE
Factors driving Green Dot Common Assessment Program:
• Equity in curriculum and opportunities across ALL Green Dot schools
• Teacher requests for the following:• more alignment to course content• the opportunity to see the assessments in
advance to guide backward planning• the opportunity to give more input on
assessments• Alignment to the Common Core standards• Alignment to Core Curriculum resources
We know that the highest performing organizations are on the same page with curriculum and instruction.
We are committed to being driven by data to make decisions about what’s best for our student achievement and teacher development.
One of the decisions that will put us on the same page will be to have common student achievement data for our teachers to assess and reflect on.
RATIONALE
STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK
We have engaged the following groups in feedback on the new GD CAP:
• Curriculum Directors • Cluster Directors• Common Core Transition Team
• Teachers• Curriculum Specialists
• AMU Executive Board• Core Curriculum Review Team
• Teachers • Administrators
CORE CURRICULUM REVIEW TEAM -HS
• This year the Core Curriculum Review Team meet three times in the Spring to provide feedback on all resources and the GD CAP.
• Teachers from the following schools participated:• Watts AJR
Ralph Bunche• Academy A ACPA Leadership• ASLA Academy C Pat Brown• 9th Grade Academy Inglewood
We will continue to get teacher voice and feedback through a MS Review team this summer
and HS and MS teams next year.
WHAT IS A GD COMMON ASSESSMENT?
• Green Dot Common Assessments replace benchmarks as required district –wide assessments.
• The assessments are end of unit-summative assessments.
• Assessments are:• Common Core aligned• May includes mini – performance tasks• Skills – based and refer to the content /standards
aligned to recommended curriculum guides provided in the core curriculum resources
HOW DOES THE CAP WORK?
• Teachers are required to give assessments and scan data by a given deadline.• Windows will be published on GD Assessment
Calendar ( released in June 2014)• Drafts of assessments will be provided in advance of
instruction so teachers can map backwards to the standards. • The first assessment draft will be released on June
2nd• Tests will be revised as needed by Curriculum
teams to spiral keys standards prior to distribution • Teachers will receive final assessments
approximately 2 weeks prior to the scanning deadline
HOW DOES THE CAP WORK?• Assessment data will be analyzed at school site on
collaboration days • Administrators will be building department time
into their PD/ Collaboration calendar to support the analysis of data by content areas.
• Assessment data will be shared across the organization to support collaboration amongst teachers• Transparency with data promotes collaboration
and learning from our colleagues• All Green Dot Days will include two data analysis
sessions on Common Assessments (October and March)
• Green Dot Common Assessments will continue to not be a part of a teachers’ evaluation or effectiveness score
DEPARTMENT REFLECTION
• As a department share your initial thoughts/reactions to the overview provided of the GD CAP.
• Use the graphic organizer, to begin to identify benefits, challenges and supports your department will need to implement the program.
• Record any questions you have
FAQWhat about the Core Curriculum (Course at a Glance, Curriculum Maps, Sample Unit Plans & Lesson Plans)?
• These materials are highly recommended!• All teachers have these resources to assist in
planning backwards and the transition to CC standards
• New teachers will be provided the resources as their curriculum.
• New schools will use the curriculum from their inception.
• ELA teachers have a number of common agreed upon texts to be used at each grade level. Beyond the texts agreed upon, teachers will align grade level texts within a school site.
FAQ
How many assessments will each content areas/ grade level have to administer?
• TBD
• We are still working on exactly how many assessments student will be taking into consideration the number of assessments, SBAC testing, CAHSEE, performance tasks, etc.
FAQ
• A draft Assessment calendar will be released on June 2nd.
• There will be a different number of required exams for each content area (ELA, Math, Science and History)
• Numbers of required exams may range from 4 to 8 depending on the content area.
• Two of the exams will be analyzed by content areas at All Green Dot Days next year.
DEPARTMENT REFLECTION
• As a department share your initial thoughts/reactions to the overview provided of the GD CAP.
• Use the graphic organizer, to begin to identify benefits, challenges and supports your department will need to implement the program.
• Record any questions you have
FAQ
Will teachers be able to give feedback on assessments?• YES• We are still working on exactly how
to collect on-going feedback after each assessment?• On-line survey and/ or email• Core Curriculum Review Team
will meet twice next year.
FAQ
How will these assessments impact student grades? How should they count in my grade book?
• We will be working over the summer to develop recommendations on how to use the GD CAP data in student grades.
• Professional Development will be provided in the fall on this topic.
FAQ
Will these tests be online?
• TBD
• We are currently piloting EADMS platform at a school and need to assess our schools’ technology capacity to determine if and how many assessments will be online?
FAQ
What is Progress EADMS ?
• An new data platform that may replace Data Director.• Has the ability for teachers to access
data reports like Data Director.• Has the ability for assessment data
(paper & online) to be merged for reports
• Has Common Core- like technology tools that will provide practice for students on online assessments.
EADMS TOOLS
Use of a calculator
tool
Drag and Drop
EADMS TOOLS
Graphing Matching
EADMS TOOLS Use of online tools – dictionary
Use of ruler function
EADMS TOOLSHighlight
text passages
Selection of multiple
response
DEPARTMENT REFLECTION
• As a department share your initial thoughts/reactions to the overview provided of the GD CAP.
• Use the graphic organizer, to begin to identify benefits, challenges and supports your department will need to implement the program.
• Record any questions you have
FAQ
Can a teacher opt out of the program?
• No
• An individual teacher cannot opt out of the Common Assessment Program.
• A Department can apply for an Innovation Agreement to pilot innovative assessments on their site with Administrator and Ed Team approval.
INNOVATION AGREEMENT
Opting out:• In order to “Opt out” of the
Common Assessment Program, a department, must meet the criteria for an Innovation Agreement.
• Innovation Agreements must be approved by the Principal & Education Team.
WHAT IS AN INNOVATION AGREEMENT?
• The concept of an Innovation Agreement originated this school year (2013-14) through dialogue with teachers about piloting an alternative assessment program.
• The dialogue led to the following:• Creation of the agreement• Collaboration days with the department
and Ed Team• Sharing of data, resources and ideas• Implementation of best practices learned
into the GD CAP.
INNOVATION AGREEMENT
Green Dot Innovation —QUALIFICATIONS: • At least 3 years (middle school) or 4 years (high school) of data • Strong teacher leadership • Strong interest in collaborating with the GD Education Team• Follow and exemplify the GD Core Values and Norms• Flexible and adaptable, open to change, learning and improvement
Green Dot Innovation—COMMITTMENTS: • Complete Innovation Application• Attend an Innovation Interview (with Cluster Director, Curriculum
Director, VP of ED)• Share student data and pilot results with Green Dot Education Team • Collaborate effectively with the Education Team (Note: inability to fulfill these responsibilities will result in an Innovation Review and possible termination of the agreement.)
NEXT STEPS
1. An email was sent to all Core (ELA, History, Math and Science) teachers last week about the release of Core Curriculum for their content area.
2. Materials are scheduled to be available on Connect – June 2nd.• This includes the first sample
assessment.3. Please complete the survey link to
share your feedback on the GD CAP.
GOAL BOOKhttps://goalbookapp.com
/
Login: glynis.philipsPassword: animo123
AIMS WEB
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL8dObb4-kE
LEARNING CENTER TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Period Teacher
1 Castellon
2 Downes
3 Vandermolen
4 Shulters
A N/A
5 Bueno
6 Romero
INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT SCHEDULES
IA Assignment
Eddie 1:1 Estrada
Rose Estrada
Maria Estrada
Veronica AUT backup & RSP 6th and 7th
Janita Bueno & Vander
Maya Castellon & Vandermolen
Megan RSP 8th
Alex SDP Gen ed HSS
Vanesa SDP Gen ed Science
OUR SPED WEBSITE
http://apwspedteam.weebly.com/
OUR 1ST PARENT NIGHT
Action Items:
-Create “invitations” to send home to parents
-Establish a coordinator for the event
-Brainstorm ideas (Food? Raffle? Resources?)
IEP PROTOCOLS
-Send out meeting makers for all IEPs by September 1st
-Within 10 days of the meeting send out an IEP meeting notification(if you do not receive it back: 1st call parent 2nd resend notification repeated attempts: home visit)
-For annuals and triennials request feedback from general education teachers (online or paper forms) 2-4 weeks in advance
-Assess student using Aimsweb (for all triennials) & is suggested for all annuals
-Use any other assessment types that you need to (SD Quick, DRA, informal inventories etc..)
REMINDERS
All Passports/ Mini BSP copies should be given to Glynis by the end of the day.
Meeting Makers sent out by Sept 1st
Reach out for help!
BUDGETING UPDATE
We were approved for priority 1 items only.
We have order AIMSweb & have not ordered other items yet.
-We are approved for our dollar amount (not just the items selected)
Monday we will review the budget from last year and determine what we want to have ordered (we can change our minds).
