District Fall Vertical Team Meeting ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

1. District Fall Vertical Team MeetingENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS August 13, 2013

2. Share what you’re hearing and learning today! #EtowahCoVT Additional Tags: #math #ELA #history #science #CCRS #Plan2020

3. Some words from Dr. Bice(Quotes from Mega Conference 7/16/13) • "I don't care if you do anything the first week. Get to know your students.“ • "RtI is not new to good teachers.“ • We have to purge ourselves from the NCLB mentality. Don't teach to the test. Teach the kids to learn!“ • Freedom Writer Clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f8liieRepk • "Will you be that 'home' for your students?" (in response to a clip from Freedom Fighters) • “The gifted students are likely the ones we've most under served.“ • “CAVE Dwellers: Citizens Against Virtually Everything”

4. Today’s Vertical Team Lead Teachers • Luann Gladden – Gaston High School • Amy Wagnon – Glencoe Middle School

5. Grading Essays… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fn_vAhu_Lw

6. “A fun way to practice and master grammar and writing skills.” http://www.noredink.com/ • Show Intro Video

7. Testing Updates for 2013-2014 • ACT will be administered to all juniors. However, writing will not be included as previously announced…as of right now. • Due to funding issues, only these two ACT Quality Core End-of-Course Assessments will be administered: • English 10 • Algebra I

8. Testing Updates for 2013-2014 • EXPLORE and PLAN will be given to 8th and 10th graders, respectively, as originally scheduled. • Students in grades 3-8 will take the ASPIRE in Reading and Math. • Students in grades 5 & 7 will take the ASA (Alabama Science Assessment), formerly part of ARMT+.

9. Continuous Improvement District-Wide Goals (CIP)

10. District-Wide Reading Goals • Goal 1 - Improve Reading and Writing Proficiency • Strategic teaching • Intensive reading/ writing strategies • Reading and writing across the curriculum • Read and write multiple genres • Address student needs • Increase honors/AP enrollment and success (middle and high school)

11. Display 7-12 Student Work in Classroom and/or Website

12. Are you progress monitoring or formatively assessing? • STAR Enterprise • Math and Reading • Portfolios • Teacher-Student Conferencing • Response Groups • Any others?

13. CCRS

14. I Choose “C” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY2mRM4i6tY

15. Some CCRS Changes • Discard your previous copy of your grade level’s College and Career Ready Standards. Over the summer, it was updated a bit. • You can download or view the updated copy at…. • ALSDE.edu (Special Links – Courses of Study – English Language Arts) • Elaccrs.org

16. English ELA COS/CCRS LessonsThese links are also on our ELA website. • Want to search AL ELA COS lessons by grade, strand, or anchor standard? Click http://alex.state.al.us/browseEnglish.phpand then the Alabama Insight graphic. • Etowah County user name: guest28. Password: guest.

17. ELA COS/CCRS /EOCT K-12 Checklists(9 & 10 Teachers – Throw Old Ones Away!)www.ecboe.org/elaccrs English

18. Science and History Reading and Writing Content Literacy Standards https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/teaching-declaration-of-independence

19. Remember, the standards “grow” each year.

20. English Reading Standards for Informational Text ALSDE

21. English CCRS Language Arts Tools and Resources: http://ecboeworkshops.wikispaces.com/CCRS

22. LTF Discussion • Laying the Foundation training – intended for AP and pre-AP classes but can be applied to all students in order to increase rigor and to advance Depth of Knowledge • My Yellow Pages – handouts • Additional handouts

23. Depth of Knowledge (DOK) • ANALYTICAL CLOSE READING • THE READING IS SLOWER AND FOCUSED • THE READING IS DEEPER – NOT WIDER • SELECTIONS FROM NOVELS THAT ARE COMPELLING • DEEPER LEVELS OF QUESTIONS • Level One – Reading on the Line for recall questions • Students can actually put their finger on the answer in the text 2. Level Two – Reading between the Lines for interpretive questions • Make interpretations based upon the text

24. Depth of Knowledge (DOK) 3. Level Three – Reading beyond the lines for universal meaning questions • Students move beyond the text to connect to universal meaning – asking mental questions • Handouts

25. HORIZONTAL TEAMS • Break into grade-level groups • Choose a discussion leader per team   • Multi-grade teachers, pick a grade.

26. Warm Up • What do you think is your greatest strength as a teacher? • What’s most stressing you out as the new school year begins? (Limit to one!  )

27. Horizontal Team Discussions • HT Questions/Discussions • Share a favorite lesson • Biggest challenges • Preparing students for EOCT • History and Science Content Literacy Standards • Other?

28. Break into 7-12 Vertical Teams • RMS & SSHS • GMS & GHS • HBMS & HBMS • WEHS • Sardis • Gaston & Highland

29. Vertical Team Discussion • VT Questions/Discussions • Academic/curricular concerns for previous year's students (to share with teachers/schools receiving those students)  • Possible “gaps” that may exist

30. Reflection 2:30-3:00