education renewal zone advisory board meeting september 18, 2013
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Advisory Board Meetings Be present (mentally and physically) Be respectful with words and actions Give yourself permission to enjoy the learning Practice polite technology Begin and end on timeTRANSCRIPT
Education Renewal ZoneAdvisory Board MeetingSeptember 18, 2013
During today’s meeting, we will:
- Briefly review the mission and goals of the Education Renewal Zone
- Review ERZ activities
- Provide feedback on activities and future plans
Advisory Board Meetings
• Be present (mentally and physically)
• Be respectful with words and actions
• Give yourself permission to enjoy the learning
• Practice polite technology
• Begin and end on time
ERZ Goals• Goal 1: Professional development
• Goal 1a: Changes to pre-service teacher education
• Goal 2: Rigorous, intentionally aligned P-16 curriculum
ERZ Goals• Goal 3: Mentoring
• Goal 4: Staffing
• Goal 5: Parent & community involvement
• Goal 6: Collaboration
Goal 1: Professional Development
• Literacy Design Collaborative (and MDC)• Template-based approach to the
literacy demands of college and the workplace, as defined by the Common Core State Standards
• Co-ops, STEM Centers, and ERZs partnering throughout the state to support school implementation
Goal 1: Professional Development
• Do teachers and schools have access to information about all of the PD opportunities available to them in NWA?
•Would an online PD hub be helpful?•Would it be utilized by teachers/schools?•What elements should it include?
Goal 1a: Changes to pre-service teacher
education• Classroom Learning Theory, CIED 3033• Currently: 12 hours of observation• Placed in several schools throughout
the area• Students complete case study and
extensive field experience project
• Other suggestions?
Goal 2: Rigorous, Intentionally Aligned
P-16 Curriculum• College Summit• Mission: To increase the college
enrollment rates of youth from low-income communities• Offers postsecondary planning course
for students in grades 9-12, provide on-site PD for educators• Peer Leader Summer Workshop• Connects schools with data to
manage school-wide postsecondary planning & enrollment process
College Summit
College Summit
College Summit
Goal 2: Rigorous, Intentionally Aligned
P-16 Curriculum•NWA P-20 Task Force next meeting:
• Next meeting November 8, 9am-11am at NWAESC
• State Senator Broadway & Dr. Kimbrell planning to attend
Goal 3: Mentoring
• Adopt-A-Classroom update• Plan to attend Celebration Reception
on Monday, April 14th at 4:30pm
• Tutoring opportunities for UA students• Online form to request tutors
• Other mentoring opportunities
Goal 4: Staffing
• Future Teacher’s Day, October 29• Admissions information, campus
tour, mock class, student panel, field experience information
• Coming Spring 2014: UA Career Fair for Teachers
Future Advisory Board Meetings
•Upcoming ERZ Advisory Board Meetings
• Wednesday, November 20• Wednesday, January 15• Wednesday, March 19
• All 10:30am-12:30pm• All in Arkansas Union,
Rooms 510-511
Announcements• CMASE Open House, September 26, 4-6pm
• Drs. Harry & Rosemary Wong, UAFS, October 17
• Any other announcements?
Thank you for coming!