PCS Curriculum Review WeekJune 18-20, 2013

Eastern Elementary School

Day 2

Welcome Back!

Group ActivityFind someone from another team and share:

1.Something you are proud you accomplished yesterday

2.Something you hope to accomplish today

3.Something you have a question on from yesterday

As you listen to your partner…

1.Congratulate them on their accomplishment

2.Answer their question (if you are able)

Day 1 Reflections/Feedback

Snacks Presenter missed the boat on the Targets and Criteria for Success (I Can/I Will)

Directions were clear No paper handouts

Great group to work with

Consensus and little conflict

Got to work quickly

Pace of the work

3-2-1 Reveals (Day 1)

Expectations Surprises ClarificationsLots of conflict Very knowledgeable group Will the guides change?

Boring/Slow/Tedious Everyone got along I Can/I Will (Target/Success)

To be overwhelmed It became more clear as the day went on

Cross-Curriculum and ITES

Breakfast Ease of use of documents Traditional Alg 2 & Geo

Consensus was reached Vocabulary

Did not have to re-invent curriculum

Timeline for US Hist I & II

Size of groups How are you?

Norms for the Week

• Start & end punctually• Dress appropriately• Listen actively• Disagree respectfully• Participate enthusiastically• Focus completely (monitor your

technology)• Have Fun

Remember…

What is learned here leaves here

Schedule: Day 2

• 8:00-8:30 – Opening Session• 8:30-11:45 – Work Session• 11:45-1:00 – Lunch (on your own)• 1:00-4:30 – Working on the Work• 4:30-4:45 – Listening/Debrief Session

Direction for Today

1. Review Yesterday’s Work2. Understand how Assessment fits in

with the District Curriculum Guides3. Map Essential Questions and

learning targets for first ½ of year/course

4. Establish pacing for mid-marking period benchmarks

Deliverables for Today

1. Draft essential questions for at least the first ½ of the course/year

2. Establish pacing for mid-marking benchmarks & marking period benchmarks

3. Draft learning targets & criteria for success for at least the first ½ of the course/year

Criteria for Success

Success: Assessing

• You really understand when you can…• Explain, connect, systematize, or predict • Demonstrate meaning and importance• Apply or adapt information to novel situations• Recognize information/skill is one plausible

perspective among others and question its assumptions

• View it as its author/speaker saw it• Avoid and point out common misconceptions,

biases, or simplistic views

Success: Assessing

• Varied types, over time:• authentic tasks and projects• academic exam questions, prompts, and

problems• quizzes and test items• informal checks for understanding • student self-assessments

Group Activity

As a table-group….

Compare formative and summative assessment

Contrast formative and summative assessment

Record your thoughts in a meaningful way for you to remember them.

Assessments: Formative & Summative

Formative SummativeUsed by teachers and students during

instructionUsed at the end of a unit, class, semester

Purpose is to inform instruction Purpose is to measure learning retention

On-Going Assessment Time-bound, One-time Assessment

Not graded for a accountability (student or teacher)

Graded for accountability (student and/or teacher)

Descriptive in nature Evaluative in nature

One is NOT better than the other; they both have their place and are essential to learning

Assessments: Our Responsibility

• Marking-period benchmark assessments will be developed at the district level

• Mid-marking period common assessments will be developed by each PLC

• CRW participants are NOT CREATING assessments

• CRW teams ARE developing the criteria by which students will be measured

Group WorkFor each content area/grade your group is responsible for:

1.Create Essential Questions for the first ½ of the year/course

2.Identify where end of marking period and mid-marking period pacing should fall (so assessments can be created by PLCs)

3.Create Learning Targets and Criteria for Success for the first ½ of the year/course

4.Identify Assessment Ideas

5.Align learning targets and criteria success to the standards

3-2-1 Reflection Activity

• List 3 things you were expecting when you arrived today• List 2 pleasant surprises• Write 1 question you need

clarification on for tomorrow