Back To School Night 2013-2014

1. Back To School Night2013-2014 Kari Vanerstrom Dittmer kdittmer@sanjuan.edu

2. Communication • Email: kdittmer@sanjuan.edu • Class News and information • Friday folder • Website: http://www.sanjuan.edu/webpages/kdittmer/

3. The Fourth Grade Year • Organization and Responsibility: THE BINDER (a work in progress) • In the Brochure Curriculum Homework: Please sign the Friday folder, planner and tests READ, READ, READ! Class Constitution and Consequences Field Trips Class fees $70 • Birthdays • Class Fees (field trips, planner, auction project, consumable science and social studies materials) $70 • Fees can be paid in two payments

4. Homework • Binder and Planner • Homework should last around 45 minutes • Homework will be given Monday –Thursday night • Let them take responsibility, be there to answer questions and assist when necessary • Special projects • Please sign the planner, Friday folder, and tests • READ, READ, READ! • AR Requirement: AR is an assessment if independent reading Trimester 1 goal is 25 points, Trimester 2 goal is 30 points, Trimester 3 goal is 35 points • Question of the Day

5. Big Changes Ahead! • Shift from California State Standards to Common Core Standards • Last year of STAR testing • Smarter Balance Testing • Measures of Academic Practice (MAP) • Project Based Learning

6. Common Core Standards • Moving To Common Core State Standards (CCSS) this year • Deeper thinking • Reflect the knowledge and skills relevent to the real world • http://vimeo.com/51933492 • http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards • Challengethisyear: We do nothave a new reportcardbasedon Common Core

7. Standardized Testing and STAR Reporting • This is our last year of STAR testing. After this school year, there will be no more paper and pencil, multiple choice, one letter answer questions. • Preparing for the change through (MAP) Measures of Performance testing, which will eventually lead us to Smarter Balance testing. • Eventually using Smarter Balance testing to evaluate student growth. This will replace STAR next year. • Switching from California State Standards to Common Core State Standards

8. MAP Testing • Measures of Academic Progress • Understanding each student’s academic level gives teachers the power to help them excel. MAP computerized adaptive assessments are the tools that make it possible – providing educators with the detailed information they need to build curriculum and meet their students’ needs, one child at a time. • Administered 3 times a year: September, December, March • http://vimeo.com/63121629

9. Smarter Balance Testing • Last year 4-6 grade students were part of Smarter Balance Testing. • The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium is developing next-generation assessments aligned to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts/Literacy (ELA/literacy) and Mathematics for grades 3-8 and 11. Assessments usecomputer adaptive testing technologies to the greatest extent possible to provide meaningful feedback and actionable data that teachers and other educators can use to help students succeed. • What does this look like? • http://sampleitems.smarterbalanced.org/itempreview/sbac/index.htm

10. Project Based Learning • Thanks to our PTO, the teachers here at Del Dayo had 3 days of training from the Buck Institute last June. • In Project Based Learning (PBL), students go through an extended process of inquiry in response to a complex question, problem, or challenge. Rigorous projects help students learn key academic content and practice 21st Century Skills (such as collaboration, communication & critical thinking, research, use of technology). • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMCZvGesRz8

11. Questions? Thanks for coming! I am looking forward to working together this year! Volunteer opportunities