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One State, Many Literacies, No State Tests! Building a State System of Local Assessments

One State, Many Literacies, No State Tests! Building a State System of Local Assessments. Nebraska. Doug Christensen Commissioner Nebraska Department of Education. Nebraska. Kim Larson Director, Reading/Writing Education Nebraska Department of Education. Nebraska. S.T.A.R.S. chool-based. S.

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One State, Many Literacies, No State Tests! Building a State System of Local Assessments

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  1. One State,Many Literacies,No State Tests!Building a State System of Local Assessments Nebraska

  2. Doug ChristensenCommissionerNebraskaDepartment of Education Nebraska

  3. Kim LarsonDirector, Reading/Writing EducationNebraskaDepartment of Education Nebraska

  4. S.T.A.R.S. chool-based S T eacher-led A ssessment and R eporting S ystem

  5. STARSA State LevelSystem of Support Nebraska

  6. Purpose of School Improvement Planning District Goals

  7. STARSA State Level System of Support Nebraska Where did we begin? Heartland Community SchoolsHenderson, NE

  8. Professional Development Developing expertise at every level Scott Middle SchoolLincoln, NE

  9. STARSImpacts Learning Papillion LaVista School District

  10. Because of S.T.A.R.Swe believe in NCLB Nebraska ChildrenLearn Best

  11. Jef JohnstonAssistant SuperintendentPapillion LaVistaPublic Schools Nebraska

  12. It takes 3-6 years to change student performance if… there are active teams who meet regularly, who focus on student work through assessment, and change instructional practice.-Michael Fullan

  13. We believe in the power of teams. Throughout our ten-year study, whenever we found an effective school or an effective department within a school, without exception, that school or department has been part of a professional learning community. Milbrey McLaughlin • We provided time in the calendar • We provided time for teams to meet

  14. Classroom Goal TeamsTeams meet monthly on Staff Development Days • Analyze classroom data • Identify strengths andweaknesses • Set an instructional goal • Develop instructional strategies • Implement instructionalstrategies in the classroom • Monitor student learning

  15. Grade Level/Department TeamsTeams meet weekly during the school day • Look at student work • Identify studentsnot reaching potential • Identify studentsreaching potential • Share instructional strategies • Expand professional learning

  16. Training Teams • Training of trainers model • Topics from district data • Topics from best practices literature • Strategies discussed at team meetings

  17. Professional learningmust improve student learning. You can’t improve learning unless you improve teaching. “As a writing teacher, I feel like I am only getting better. I credited a lot of that to my involvement in NeWP.”

  18. Nebraska Writing Project Writing Action Plan Training P-LV Writing Institute

  19. Suzanne Ratzlaff4th Grade TeacherHeartlandCommunity Schools Nebraska

  20. Spoon Your Way to Educational Energy • Do you feel tired, run down . . .too exhausted to start another school day? • Are you lacking that enthusiasm you used to have when you began the teaching profession? • Are you just too pooped to prepare lesson plans for your principal?

  21. What you need is… NCLB

  22. Spoon Your Way to Educational Energy • Do you feel insulted by teacher’s manuals that script, word-for-word, what you are to say to your students? • Are you sick and tired of your teaching skills being stifled from limited and controlled curriculum & instruction? • Have you become angry that your self-worth as an educator is dependent upon your students’ performance on one single test? • Does your heart ache for what has happened to education?

  23. STARS THE NEBRASKA WAY! What YouREALLY Need Is . . .

  24. Pioneers • The vision • Wrong road • Side tracked • Final destination INCREASE STUDENT LEARNING

  25. STATE STANDARD What children must know and be able to do (Unpacking) CREATE ASSESSMENT TEACH TO THE ASSESSMENT ASSESS

  26. ASSESS DESIGN ASSESSMENTS LOOK FOR THE STANDARDS SUCCESSFUL, SELF-MOTIVATING AUTHENTIC LEARNING PROJECTS STANDARDS STANDARDS STANDARDS

  27. WHAT DOES MY CLASSROM LOOK LIKE?

  28. Plainsman Museum

  29. Marie Ratzlaff PrarieA Different Place; A Different Time

  30. Grave RubbingsFarmer's Valley Cemetery

  31. Welcome to the Fourth Grade PlayBRINGING THE PAST ALIVE

  32. Tornado StoriesFrom Nebraska and Beyond

  33. September 11thMercy Band Bracelets History Links Us Together

  34. Research Projects • Practically Predictable • Stories of Nebraska • Personal Research

  35. “The foundation of who we are is rooted in stories." Ron Guengerich

  36. “If you don't know where you are, you don't know who you are." Wendell Berry

  37. Personal ResearchGrandpa's Stories

  38. Immigrant House MuseumStories Told Through Technology

  39. Henderson Mennonite Heritage Park Epp Barn Fourth Graders Just Love the Epp Barn

  40. If Barns Could TalkBook Signing

  41. Would you write a book for us?

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