Middle &

High

Dept.

Chair

Meeting4/10/12

Session Objectives:

•Common Core/Essential Standards Updates

•Contributions for 4/18/12 work group

•Arts Advisory Board Update

•Logistics Updates•Literacy credit•Summer Curriculum Institute Update•Staff Development Credit•Information sharing with school-based colleagues

Common Core = National Curriculum adopted by most states

(including NC) for English/Language Arts/Literacy & Math

Essential Standards = State Curriculum for all other content areas

(including the Arts) that replaces the NC Standard Course of Study

Common Core/Essential Common Core/Essential StandardsStandards

Arts Essential Standards - Online Modules Understanding and Implementing the new Arts Education Essential Standards

All modules are posted and ready for your review

Credit will be issued for (Modules 1, 2, 4, & 5) of SRN 125103801 (Module 3/Day 3 RttT credit is provided at your school)

Content-Specific PLTs are having powerful conversations about the new Essential Standards.

Google ? - What additional Arts resources would be helpful?

Common Core/Essential Common Core/Essential StandardsStandards

Activities that link the Arts with Common Core Language Arts/Literacy Strands will continue to be provided (see the email attachment for grades 7 & 9/10 Reading Literature) [Screen Shots in the next 2 slides]

Share your integrated practices with Literacy Coaches, IRTs, APIs, & Principals. The Arts do this naturally - don’t hesitate to communicate your efforts, collaborate, and serve as role models!

Google ? - What additional Literacy resources would be helpful?

Common Core/Essential StandardsCommon Core/Essential Standards

Review the Reading Literature Standards for either grade 7 or grades 9/10 and consider using the Arts Links, adapting, or making your own. This sheet has been attached to the original email regarding this Dept. Chair Mtg.

This tool can be used to help students identify Textual Evidence to support their analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences

Course

Code

Changes

Remember:•All Arts Courses can be repeated for credit(including Honors level - no limit on Honors as in previous years)

•Any level 3 & 4 Arts courses is inherently honors because of its rigor - regular level 3 & 4 no longer exist

FAQ from DPI is posted on this page:

http://ances.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/Course+Coding+Structure

Google ? - Let us know if you have any questions or concerns questions or concerns about Course Codes

Placement Assessment Work Groups

4/18/12

The following representatives will be working on the 18th to identify placement assessments that will help support the new course designations. They will also have an opportunity to “translate” the current pacing guides for level I courses into course guides that reflect the new essential standards.

•Band – Biasi, Edwards•Dance – Hamblen, Newhouse, Penuel•Theatre – Jones, Winter•Visual Art 2d – Barthelmess, Hansen•Visual Art 3d – Poppe, J Stevenson

If you have information that might be helpful to them, please email them directly.

Google ? – What communication needs to occur between middle & high school teachers to ensure a smooth transition between the grade spans?

What is the best format for that communication?

Advocacy Tool for our

classrooms, our schools,

and our community

Concept has been well-

received by outside arts

agencies

Meetings will be targeted for

specific areas of focus

Arts

Advisory

BoardUPDATE

Purpose

• increase awareness of our programs and advocate for the value of the arts

• identify current & future resources (including community connections)

• address specific needs with possible solutions (including best practices)

• help establish long-term goals to ensure the health of all the arts programs

Teacher leaders in each Arts content area across grade levels

Community Arts Organizations United Arts & City of Raleigh Arts Commission Municipalities – local arts councils, government agencies Arts organizations (invite organizations with education focus)

School System Administration Principals Central Services School Board members

Google Survey ? - We are still taking names of those who are interested in participating…

Logistics

Literacy Credit

Literacy Credit (1.0 units)Literacy in the Arts Wiki - SRN 125102301 Online only

Literacy for the 21st Century Classroom Theory & Practice SRN 127509401 Face-to-Face & Online

Need help? Email Liz

2-day Summer Institute to

support the implementation of Common Core / Essential Standards.

Interest for Arts & World Language was limited.

Will be available for Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, Math

Logistics

Summer Curriculu

m Institute

Update

Your staff development chairs

are collecting data about your

participation in professional

development to turn in to us for

processing.

Thanks for responding to their

requests for info!

Logistics

Staff Developmen

t

RenewalCredit

Info

sharing

with

school

based

colleagu

es

Departmental review of PPT

Online Modules Understanding and Implementing the new Arts Education Essential Standards, K-12SRN 125103801

Thank you

for your

continued

leadership &

exceptional

teaching!

•Common Core/Essential Standards Updates

•Contributions for 4/18/12 work group

•Arts Advisory Board Update

•Logistics Updates•Literacy credit•Summer Curriculum Institute Update•Information sharing with school-based colleagues

Don’t forget to complete the

GOOGLE Survey!!!https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/embeddedform?formkey=dDdnVG5LOHA1SmJtZ0NzOXZpdHRpelE6MQ

The End – Thanks again!