High School English Language Arts Collaborative

1. High School English Language Arts Collaborative November 8, 2010 Northeast Georgia RESA

2. Agenda • Welcome/Introductions • Housekeeping • Purpose of HS ELA Collaborative • Professional Learning Topics • Measuring Our Learning • Defining Our Collaborative • CCGPS: Timeline • Next Meeting: Preparation

3. Housekeeping • Breaks/Facilities • Food • Time frame • Communication • Cell phones silent

4. Purpose of HS ELA Collaborative • Provide 9-12 English Language Arts professional learning for our region • Share resources and expertise among members • Provide a vehicle through which the 9-12 ELA CCGPS training can be implemented • Create a collaborative support group among 9-12 ELA teachers

5. Professional Learning Topics Topics suggested by the regional data dig and the Literacy Advisory Board include: • student-involvement in assessment • data team process • effective instructional planning • writing exemplars • teacher feedback and commentary • differentiation

6. Foundational Issues • Willingness to examine our practice in a safe environment • Establishing true standards-based English language arts classrooms • Utilizing research-based best practices • Adolescent literacy - teaching struggling high school readers • Building exemplary programs: putting it together

7. Measuring Professional Learning: Guskey’s Levels • Level 1: Participants’ Reactions • Level 2: Participants’ Learning • Level 3: Organizational Support and Change • Level 4: Participants’ Use of New Knowledge and Skills • Level 5: Student Learning Outcomes

8. Defining Our Collaborative Sentence Completion: As part of the High School ELA Collaborative, I expect to . . .

9. Implications for Collaboration • What are the implications of our expectations? • What are issues we need to resolve? • What are the specific norms we need to establish for our collaborative?

10. Two Major Goals • Clear vision of the standards-based high school English language arts classroom as defined by guiding documents (GSS, CLASS KEYS, RTI) • Clear vision of strong high school English arts departments guided by an examination of exemplary programs

11. How can we support each other? • What do we want to learn together? • How do we want to learn together? • What can we share? • How do we address our topics and issues?

12. Willingness to examine our practice in a safe environment • Establishing true standards-based ELA classrooms • Utilizing research-based best practices • Assisting struggling readers - adolescent literacy • Building exemplary programs • student-involvement in assessment • data team process • effective instructional planning • writing exemplars • teacher feedback and commentary • differentiation Issues Topics

13. CCGPS Webinars • 9-12 ELA Webinar: Thurs., Nov. 4 • Download from www.georgiastandards.org • Next webinar: Nov. 30 and Dec. 2/3:30 p.m.

14. ELA and Mathematics: Common Core GPS Timeline • July 8, 2010 - Adopted by SBOE • 2010 - 2011 - Administrator Professional Learning/ Resource Development • 2011-2012 - Teacher Professional Learning for CCGPS and resources supporting “Bridging the Gap” (Transition for standards that shifted to different grade levels) • 2012-2013 – ELA and Math CCGPS Year 1 Implementation (Transition Standards) • 2013-2014 – ELA and Math CCGPS Year 2 Implementation; Field Test • 2014-2015 – ELA and Math CCGPS Year 3 Implementation and Common Assessment

15. Next Steps . . . (from Kim Jeffcoat) • Compare the CCGPS with the GPS • Prepare yourself to compare your alignment with the DRAFTS of Grade Level Alignment Documents to be posted soon. • Plan to participate in the next webinar.

16. Closure • Confirm the “to do” list • Complete the Ticket Out the Door

17. Meeting Dates • Thurs., Dec. 9, 2010 • Tues., Jan. 11, 2011 • Mon., May 16, 2011 • Tues., Feb. 15, 2011 • Tues., Mar. 15, 2011 • Thurs., Apr. 14, 2011