w ebinar 1 staar4ward creating focus

1. webinar 1staar4wardcreating focus Ervin Knezek ervin@lead4ward.com

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4. Using staar4ward Module 1 – Sustainability |Design of STAAR • Format: Online Course • Audience: New to Profession | New to Course |Wants a Refresher • Focus: • What is STAAR? • What is on the test? • How rigorous is STAAR? • What are the starting points for instruction? • Complete before the school year begins

5. Using staar4ward Module 2 – Update – What’s New in 2013-14? • Format: Online Course • Audience: All staff – important changes and concepts • Focus: • Changes to STAAR • Phase-in • Accountability • Progress Measure • Standards • Complete as early as possible

6. Using staar4ward Module 3 – Leading Learning • Format: Monthly 75 minute webinars • Audience: Leadership Team • Focus: • Paced Leadership • Leading Learning in one faculty meeting/two PLCs • CARE • Communicate to all staff • Analyze selected pieces of data • Review concepts and structures • Extend the learning into leadership structures (follow-on)

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8. staar4ward webinar 1 - creating focus • Three year planning • Readiness standards • Teacher perception • Focus readiness standards • Teacher goal setting

9. Big Questions • Do we understand the complexity of the standards? • On which readiness standards (student expectations) shall we focus our improvement efforts?

10. Performance Standards and thePhase-in of STAAR • STAAR Level II – 3 phases • For Grades 3-8: set based on the school year in which the student takes the test • For EOCs: set on a student-by-student basis in each subject area based on when the student takes his/her first EOC in that subject area Final 2015-16 Phase 2 2013-14 2014-15 Phase 1 2011-12 2012-13

11. Communicate Plan for three years/five learning periods • 2013-14 (phase 2) • School Year • Summer • 2014-15 (phase 2) • School Year • Summer • 2015-16 (final) • School Year

12. Review STAAR Standards • Two years of data • Emerging patterns • Start with Readiness Standards

13. Focus on Learning

14. Start with what we are helping kids learn…the TEKS Readiness Supporting Process

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17. Readiness Standards≈ 30% of assessed TEKS≈ 65% of STAAR • IN-DEPTH instruction • BROADand DEEP ideas p. 2 More complex to teach Concepts (Genres)

18. AnalyzeTeacher Perception

19. Which Readiness Standards are the hardest to teach? Ask teachers!

20. What do you expect to find?

21. Validate Teacher Perception Tools • Teacher Perception Survey • Heat Maps with current data • www.lead4ward.com/resources • eduphoria:aware | DMAC • Perception Sorting Sheet

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25. Use the data to sort the readiness standards into three groups • Most Complex • Less Complex • Least Complex

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27. Does Perception Predict Performance? 5.2A 5.2C 5.3B 5.3C

29. Does Perception Predict Performance? 5.2A 5.2C 5.3B 5.3C 5.5A 5.10C 5.12B 5.3A 5.8A 5.13B

30. What do we hope to find?

31. Validate your perception with STAAR data • Tools: Heat map • STAAR data organized by standard type • 2013 SE level data

32. Process Readiness Supporting p. 5

33. Which Readiness Standards were the MOST complex based on 2013 data?

34. Does Perception Predict Performance? 5.2A 5.2A 5.2C 5.2C 5.3B 5.3B p. 6 5.3C 5.3C 5.5A 5.10C 5.12B 5.3A 5.8A 5.13B

35. Which Readiness Standards were the LEAST complex based on 2013 data?

36. Does Perception Predict Performance? 5.2A 5.2A 5.2C 5.2C 5.3B 5.3B p. 6 5.3C 5.3C 5.5A 5.10C 5.10C 5.12B 5.12B 5.13B 5.3A 5.3A 5.5A 5.8A 5.8A 5.13B

37. Big Question • Do we understand the complexity of the standards? • Yes, if perception and STAAR data are closely aligned • No, if there are big mismatches

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39. Your turn!Does your team’s perception of complexity match student learning data?

40. AnalyzeFocus Standards

41. Focus Standards • Tools • Heat Maps with current data • Two years of SE level data • www.lead4ward.com/resources • eduphoria:aware| DMAC • Focus Student Expectations Recording Sheet

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43. -2 p. 7 1 -3 -9 12 -2 -4 -5 4 -24

44. 1+1+1= Benchmark Test Question 1 9

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47. -2 3 1 3 -3 3 -9 3 12 3 -2 4 -4 2 -5 4 4 3 p. 7 -24 4

48. 1+1+1= Benchmark Test Question 1 9 SE SE SE questions

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50. Were there 5 or more points of GROWTH? Were there 5 or more points of GROWTH? Is the growth emerging(<66%)? Were there 5 or more points of GROWTH? Were there 5 or more points of GROWTH? Did the results show strength (66%)? Were there 5 or more points of GROWTH? Did 2013 results show concern (<66%) Did 2013 results show strength(66%) Did the results MAINTAIN (about the same)? Did the results MAINTAIN (about the same)? Did the results MAINTAIN (about the same)? Did 2013 results show strength(66%) Did 2013 results show strength(66%) Did 2013 results show concern (<66%) Were there 5 or more points of DECLINE? Were there 5 or more points of DECLINE? Were there 5 or more points of DECLINE? Were there 5 or more points of DECLINE? p. 7 p. 8 5.3C 5.3A 5.2A 5.3B 5.5A 5.2C 5.10C 5.12B 5.13B 5.8A