Is CCA Is CCA achieving its achieving its

goals?goals?

Huh???Huh???What are we doing???What are we doing???

Currently, CCA is going through Currently, CCA is going through WASC, a school certification process.WASC, a school certification process.

Every school goes through it. It’s an Every school goes through it. It’s an evaluation process to establish if evaluation process to establish if CCA is setting a meeting learning CCA is setting a meeting learning goals.goals.

So???So???What the heck are we What the heck are we

doing???doing??? CCA has created ESLR’s we strive CCA has created ESLR’s we strive

to achieve. to achieve. ESLR’s = ESLR’s = Expected Schoolwide Expected Schoolwide

Learning ResultsLearning Results In most classrooms, you can see In most classrooms, you can see

them posted on the wall. (check it them posted on the wall. (check it out… are they there???) out… are they there???)

What are our ESLR’s???What are our ESLR’s???What are CCA’s goals???What are CCA’s goals???(I thought they were just (I thought they were just trying imprison me for trying imprison me for

four years…)four years…)

No! Of course not! No! Of course not! Well, not exactly…Well, not exactly…

Fine…Fine…What are CCA’s six ESLR What are CCA’s six ESLR

goals???goals??? CCA Graduates are CCA Graduates are

– self-directed learnersself-directed learners– capable and responsible citizenscapable and responsible citizens– quality producersquality producers– creative and critical thinkerscreative and critical thinkers– effective communicators effective communicators – collaborative workerscollaborative workers

OK, fine… CCA has goals.OK, fine… CCA has goals.So, what???So, what???

CCA would like to get CCA would like to get youryour feedback about our ESLR’s. feedback about our ESLR’s.

We would like to hear from you We would like to hear from you about which goals we are about which goals we are achieving and which goals we achieving and which goals we need to work on.need to work on.

Hear from me???Hear from me???How are you going to do How are you going to do

that?that?As a class, you will evaluate As a class, you will evaluate

how CCA is doing in reaching how CCA is doing in reaching its goals.its goals.

Then you will give specific Then you will give specific feedback as why this is true.feedback as why this is true.

I have to do what???I have to do what???

This week you’re going to This week you’re going to evaluate our first ESLR….evaluate our first ESLR….

ESLR#1 – ESLR#1 – – CCA students are self-directed CCA students are self-directed

learnerslearners

Self-directed learnersSelf-directed learners??? ??? What the heck does that What the heck does that

mean???mean??? Self Directed Learners –Self Directed Learners –

– set challenging but achievable academic set challenging but achievable academic personal goalspersonal goals

– monitor, assess, and reflect upon their monitor, assess, and reflect upon their academic growth and developmentacademic growth and development

– achieve proficiency in the academic achieve proficiency in the academic standardsstandards

– develop a plan for life after high school develop a plan for life after high school using a variety of online assessment toolsusing a variety of online assessment tools

Ask yourself which goals CCA Ask yourself which goals CCA best reaches and which it could best reaches and which it could

use the most work on?use the most work on?

again, again, Self Directed LearnersSelf Directed Learners – –– set challenging but achievable academic set challenging but achievable academic

personal goalspersonal goals– monitor, assess, and reflect upon their monitor, assess, and reflect upon their

academic growth and developmentacademic growth and development– achieve proficiency in the academic achieve proficiency in the academic

standardsstandards– develop a plan for life after high school using develop a plan for life after high school using

a variety of online assessment toolsa variety of online assessment tools

Think about, freewrite, or Think about, freewrite, or discuss which goals you would discuss which goals you would

choose and why. choose and why.

Then as a class, choose which Then as a class, choose which CCA most and least achieves. CCA most and least achieves.

After that, justify your choices After that, justify your choices with a few specific reasons.with a few specific reasons.

Here’s this week’s ESLR once Here’s this week’s ESLR once more…more…

Self Directed LearnersSelf Directed Learners – –

– set challenging but achievable set challenging but achievable academic personal goalsacademic personal goals

– monitor, assess, and reflect upon monitor, assess, and reflect upon their academic growth and their academic growth and developmentdevelopment

– achieve proficiency in the academic achieve proficiency in the academic standardsstandards

– develop a plan for life after high develop a plan for life after high school using a variety of online school using a variety of online assessment toolsassessment tools

Thanks so much for your Thanks so much for your feedback!feedback!

Your feedback will be reviewed Your feedback will be reviewed and used to gauge how CCA is and used to gauge how CCA is achieving its goals.achieving its goals.

How should the class’ answers How should the class’ answers be written down?be written down?

Do this any way you’d like…Do this any way you’d like…– ‘‘T’ chartT’ chart– a list a list – short paragraphsshort paragraphs

Just make sure you include which goal Just make sure you include which goal your class chose and a few reasons your class chose and a few reasons why.why.

What do I do when I’m done What do I do when I’m done with all six goals?with all six goals?

Staple your six evaluations Staple your six evaluations togethertogether

Return to Craig Fox’s mailboxReturn to Craig Fox’s mailbox

Pat yourself on the back for a job Pat yourself on the back for a job well done.well done.

The following are the slides to use for The following are the slides to use for subsequent weeks…subsequent weeks…

This again???This again???

This week we’re going to This week we’re going to discuss and write about our discuss and write about our second ESLR….second ESLR….

ESLR#2 – ESLR#2 – – CCA students are capable and CCA students are capable and

responsible studentsresponsible students

Capable and Responsible Capable and Responsible CitizensCitizens??????

What the heck are you talking about???What the heck are you talking about??? Capable and responsible citizensCapable and responsible citizens – –

– adhere to district, school, and classroom adhere to district, school, and classroom policiespolicies

– acknowledge and respect cultural and acknowledge and respect cultural and ideological diversity and individual differencesideological diversity and individual differences

– demonstrate compassion and respect for peers, demonstrate compassion and respect for peers, adults, and the communityadults, and the community

– recognize the impact of human activities on the recognize the impact of human activities on the environmentenvironment

– demonstrate awareness of a healthy and demonstrate awareness of a healthy and productive lifestyleproductive lifestyle

Not again…Not again…

This week we’re going to This week we’re going to discuss and write about our discuss and write about our third ESLR….third ESLR….

ESLR#3 – ESLR#3 – – CCA students are quality CCA students are quality

producers producers

Quality ProducersQuality Producers??? ??? Have you seen the baloney I turn Have you seen the baloney I turn

in???in??? Quality producersQuality producers – –

– strive for mastery in the creation of strive for mastery in the creation of intellectual, artistic, practical and intellectual, artistic, practical and physical productsphysical products

– implement and use technology implement and use technology effectively and responsiblyeffectively and responsibly

– demonstrate specific career-related demonstrate specific career-related skills and tasksskills and tasks

How many of these are there How many of these are there again???again???

This week we’re going to This week we’re going to discuss and write about our discuss and write about our fourth (of six) ESLR….fourth (of six) ESLR….

ESLR#4 – ESLR#4 – – CCA students are creative and CCA students are creative and

critical thinkerscritical thinkers

Creative and Critical Creative and Critical ThinkersThinkers??? ???

Talk to me after I’ve had my second Talk to me after I’ve had my second soda…soda…

Creative and critical thinkersCreative and critical thinkers – –– develop and express unique ideasdevelop and express unique ideas– analyze, interpret, evaluate, and apply analyze, interpret, evaluate, and apply

concepts within and across disciplinesconcepts within and across disciplines– examine and analyze moral, ethical, examine and analyze moral, ethical,

and cultural issues from multiple and cultural issues from multiple perspectivesperspectives

– reflect on cognitive process for future reflect on cognitive process for future growth and learninggrowth and learning

Are we almost done??? Are we almost done???

This week we’re going to This week we’re going to discuss and write about our discuss and write about our fifth ESLR….fifth ESLR….

ESLR#5 – ESLR#5 – – CCA students are effective CCA students are effective

communicatorscommunicators

Effective CommunicatorsEffective Communicators??? ???

Please, some of them can’t shut their Please, some of them can’t shut their pie holes for ten seconds…pie holes for ten seconds…

Effective communicators –Effective communicators –– are able to interpret and express are able to interpret and express

ideas well in written, verbal, creative ideas well in written, verbal, creative and other nonverbal modalitiesand other nonverbal modalities

– work collaboratively with others in work collaboratively with others in diverse perspectivesdiverse perspectives

– use communication skills to resolve use communication skills to resolve conflicts peacefullyconflicts peacefully

OK… Just one more…OK… Just one more…

This week we’re going to This week we’re going to discuss and write about our discuss and write about our sixth and final ESLR….sixth and final ESLR….

ESLR#6 – ESLR#6 – – CCA students are collaborative CCA students are collaborative

workersworkers

Collaborative WorkersCollaborative Workers??? ??? We better be able to choose our own We better be able to choose our own

groups; otherwise I’m gonna be groups; otherwise I’m gonna be pissed… pissed…

Collaborative WorkersCollaborative Workers – –– perform a variety of leadership and perform a variety of leadership and

supportive roles within a collaborative supportive roles within a collaborative groupgroup

– partner with other teachers and partner with other teachers and students in cross-curricular students in cross-curricular collaborative assignments and collaborative assignments and research projectsresearch projects

– contribute to a variety of learning contribute to a variety of learning communitiescommunities