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} Secondary Course Proposals/Changes } Teaching and Learning: 3 year plan } Secondary Study Update
Report presented on November 13, 2012 by:
Randy Smasal (Director of Teaching and Learning)
} Criteria for approval: Serves an immediate need
} Not approved at this time: Some fall under
the framing work that is being done with the Secondary Academic Programming Study.
} Drops: Viability, presents scheduling complexities
Middle School Level } Social Studies 6, 7, 8-course description
change to align to state standards } PLTW: Green Architecture-enhanced math
component, would replace Tech and Video Production PLTW course
High School Level } Digital Photography 1-Course description
change, removal of prerequisite
} Concert Orchestra-Creates identical level structure as that used in Choir and Band
} Advanced Algebra (Part 3 of 3)-Course Description change-better alignment to math strands
High School Level } Standard Statistics-Course Description change -
better alignment to math strands } Advanced Placement Calculus (BC) - year long
option for twice accelerated students who took Calculus AB as Juniors
} French IV, Advanced Placement French Language and Culture & Pre Advanced Placement French Language and Culture - Course Description Change: a few changes to prerequisites
} Individual Fitness/Dual Sports – 3 yrs. non-viable
} Personal Fitness/Wellness – 3 years non-
viable } Precalculus (segregated 10th grade section) –
Department Recommendation based on academic data (Note: This is not a course drop but a change in scheduling practices.)
} Three year plan to address: ◦ The new vision from the Secondary Academic
Program Study ◦ Closing of the Gap ◦ Advancing PLCs
} Following slides: Year one of our three year plan…..
} Assess current progress on PLC journey } Set PLC expectations for where we are going } Ensure time and support
} Plan next steps for training (Staff Development Committee, Lead and Learn)
} All teachers must work on teams. } All teams are required to have agreed-upon
norms. i.e. When a decision is made by the team, all the teachers on that team must support it; conversations held privately, decisions held publicly.
} All teams must have measurable goals. } Teams must be in agreement on the Power
Standards being taught. (once these are identified)
} Data analysis is an expected part of team
discussion. } Teams must use common assessments. } Teams must use multiple pieces of evidence of
student learning to determine interventions. } Teams will use data to plan for differentiated
learning (focus on numeracy and literacy).
} Refine Curriculum Revision Process } Review areas: ◦ French Language Arts K-5 and 6-9 ◦ Social Studies K-5 ◦ Secondary Reading Intervention ◦ 21st Century Literacy-MS ◦ Math. Elem. assessments grade 5
} Expand online, Blended Learning } Reading Well by Third Grade
} eLearning2 grade 9 } Implementation K-12 multi-media literacy
standards } Online curriculum for Gr. 6 Social Studies } Online resources for Gr. 9 AP Government } iSquared (grants) } Tech. Camp (product based course)
Review protocols for: } Formative and summative assessment data } Universal screener data
} Review Assessment Software Tools } Develop protocols for writing, administering
and using data from Common Summative Assessments
} Revise K-5 Report cards (new Language Arts standards)
} Create plan for standards based grading and
reporting
} Revising new teacher training-LINKS } Experimenting with teacher Performance goals
around student achievement (Alt. Comp.) } Training: ◦ Digital Reading and Writing ◦ PLCs ◦ Unpacking of standards ◦ Reading Assessments ◦ Literacy standards in Science and Social Studies
} Develop the Why to the study (complete) } Develop “common vocabulary” (complete) } Develop communication plan for study
(complete internally) } Input: Survey staff, Focus groups of students
and parents (complete) } Complete course audit, Review grad credit
requirements (in progress) } Research Innovative Programs (in progress)
} Create plan for learning options } Feedback on draft options: Staff, Student,
Family, Community Online Survey, Public Forums,
} Update BOE on options } Study secondary schedule and calendar
options } Present draft of options to School Board (Jan
2013)
} https://sites.google.com/a/apps.edina.k12.mn.us/techresourcesforteachers/project-17
} http://mediamill.cla.umn.edu/mediamill/embed/78755