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English Department Chairs

English Department Chairs. September 9, 2014 Sara Overby , Coordinating Teacher for Secondary Literacy soverby@wcpss.net. Welcome!. Find someone you haven’t met before (or you don’t know well…) 2. Share 2 things that are positives about teaching English to teenagers

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English Department Chairs

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  1. English Department Chairs September 9, 2014 Sara Overby, Coordinating Teacher for Secondary Literacy soverby@wcpss.net

  2. Welcome! Find someone you haven’t met before (or you don’t know well…) 2. Share 2 things that are positives about teaching English to teenagers Agree on The Major Challenge of Being a Department Chair 4. Make a commitment to….

  3. Updates and Reminders

  4. Prior Approval for Texts • Clearly align the text to standards. • How will this text facilitate student learning better than other texts? • Make sure all texts, particularly those that may have potential challenges, are listed in the syllabus that goes home to parents. • Have a clear plan to address the sensitive material in the text. • Make sure the form is on file in your school.

  5. Challenges • If a parent challenges the reading material, speak with the parent about the merit of the work and how you are handling the sensitive material in class. • Provide an alternate text that will facilitate the same learning objectives for the student. • Be mindful of length and difficulty of the alternate reading selection to make sure both are comparable to the original text. • If a parent wishes to formally challenge a text, contact the administrator over your department, and that person will assist in following the process within Board Policy. • Keep in mind that we need to be sensitive to the values and beliefs of others. A parent choosing to have learning facilitated through an alternate text is not a judgment of you as an educator.

  6. Analysis of Student Work

  7. Purpose and Processof the ASW To measure student growth to contribute to NC Teacher Evaluation Standard 6 score.

  8. Overview of Standard 6 6 End of Grade (EOG) or End of Course (EOC) tests 6 Career Technical Education Assessment 6 NC Final Exams Contribute to Academic Success 6 K-3 Checkpoints 6 Analysis of Student Work

  9. Analysis of Student Work In 2014-2015, ASW is the Standard 6 measure for teachers in Advanced Placement, Arts Education, Healthful Living, International Baccalaureate, and World Languages. Growth is based on student work submitted by teachers and rated by content experts in a “blind review” process. Contribute to Academic Success 6 Analysis of Student Work

  10. Effectiveness Status NC Educator Evaluation System Contribute to Academic Success 1 2 3 4 5 6 Demonstrate Leadership Establish Environment KnowContent Facilitate Learning Reflect on Practice 3 Rating Categories 5 Rating Categories Not Demonstrated Developing Proficient Accomplished Distinguished

  11. Overview: Analysis of Student Work ASW Process

  12. ASW Flow Chart

  13. NCDPI Wiki for ASW http://ncasw.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/

  14. Credit by Demonstrated Mastery

  15. Credit by Demonstrated Mastery More information about the process will be coming through your administrative team • Eligible courses: • Courses that might stand in the way of increased rigor • No electives • English I, II, III, IV • No effect on GPA, no Honors designation on transcript • Phase 1: Selected Response Assessment of Core Standards • Grade 94% or above • EOC for English 2 • District-created common exam for English 1, 3, and 4 • Assesses Reading, Writing, and Language Standards • Phase 2: On-demand Performance or Artifact Assessment • District-created Performance Task or Writing Assessment

  16. Benchmarks for English 2 EOC(and for NCFEs, if you wish)

  17. “Is it too much to expect from schools that they train their students not only to interpret but to criticize; that is, to discriminate what is sound from error and falsehood, to suspend judgment if they are not convinced, or to judge with reason if they agree or disagree?” Mortimer J. Adler

  18. Benchmarks • English has been given permission to try using Performance Tasks as the benchmark assessment • No Case 21 assessments at the high school level • Fall Semester • Determine the Standards • Plan the process • Pilot the process • Assess the results • Revise for Spring Semester

  19. Focus: Writing District Rubrics Performance Tasks

  20. September 24, 3:45-5:15 CR2, Webster Center English II PLT Representative Rater Reliability Benchmark Scoring (Bring sample papers, if possible)

  21. Determine the Standards Common Core Standards for Reading, Writing, and Language Sample Performance Task

  22. Collaborative Googledoc at https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwTP7pb9fxj7Z3pta0dtblBDNUE/edit?usp=sharing

  23. September 24, 3:45-5:15 CR2, Webster Center English II PLT Representative Rater Reliability Benchmark Scoring Bring sample papers, if possible

  24. Study Island for Course Support

  25. Using Study Island for Course Support

  26. Course Test Builder

  27. Study Island How-To Documents

  28. Next Month… October 14 1. Benchmark Assessments *Bring sample responses for analysis* Training with WCPSS Writing Rubrics 2. Peer Coaching for Student Achievement Have a great year!

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