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Proficiency 101 Project
Year 2: 2012-2013
1st Face-to-Face Meeting
Monday, September 24, 2012
Welcome!
With the group, please share:
– Name & Current Title(s)
– Name & Location of District,
School, IHE or Organization
– Languages, Programs and
Levels Taught
– 2 Strengths You Bring to the
Proficiency 201 Team
Proficiency 101 Project
Timeline for 2012 - 2013
• page 4
Dates & Locations Tasks → Future Agenda
September 24 – 25 Face-to-face: Durham
Reflect on local implementation Assessment (all kinds/perspectives)
SWOT analysis of PD needs Launch new virtual book study
Fall presentations Special Projects Assessment (CCSS)
Outline PD for 2012-2013
October – November Blended
Present at conferences: FLANC, Immersion, FLICC, ACTFL, etc. Pursue drafting, input and revision of special projects Conduct virtual book study using wiki and webinars
December 3 – 4 Face-to-face: Winston-Salem
Plan spring RESA sessions, especially learning stations Overview SI 2013 needs and goals
December – March Online
Conduct spring RESA sessions and evaluate materials Finish virtual book study with IPA publication TBA Package SI 2012 and assessment item PD for local use
April 9 – 10 Face-to-face: East TBD
Prepare PD components for SI 2013 Plan for SI 2013 and Fall 2013 conference presentations
Morning
Agenda
1. Welcome & Icebreaker
2. Proficiency 101 (P101)
Accomplishments
3. Reflecting on the Local Implemtation
of the SI 2012 WLES Content
– P101 Activities: Implementation & Impact
– Lessons Learned from SI 2012
Afternoon
Agenda
4. Assessing Proficiency in the
Classroom: MSLs for the NCEES
5. SWOT Analysis of P201 PD Needs
6. Brain Break
7. Assessing Proficiency in the
Classroom: AEs for Local Adaptation
& Use
Afternoon
Agenda
8. Studying Effective Classroom
Practices: TELL Sorting Activity
9. Launching the Virtual Book Study
10. Debrief & Overview of September
25th
Introducing the P201 Team
With the group, please share:
– Name & Current Title(s)
– Name & Location of District,
School, IHE or Organization
– Languages, Programs and
Levels Taught
– 2 Strengths You Bring to the
Proficiency 201 Team
WLES Wiki http://wlnces.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/
Professional Development • Summer Institutes
• RESA
• IHE Institutes
• Webinars
• Proficiency 101 Project
– 2011-2012
– 2012-2013
– 2013-2014
Direct link:
http://wlnces.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/
P101ProjectYear2
Icebreaker: Stationed Over C’s
• Go to your 1st station and
complete the quiz
– Communication
– Cultures
– Connections
• Discuss your answers with your
team members
• Begin building the answer key
• Rotate to the next station when
time is called
Icebreaker: Stationed Over C’s
Communication Quiz Answer Key
1. D 6. C
2. C 7. D
3. B 8. D
4. D 9. B
5. A 10. C
Questions? Discussion?
Icebreaker: Stationed Over C’s
Cultures Quiz Answer Key
1. B 6. A
2. D 7. D
3. C 8. D
4. C 9. B
5. A 10. Your choice!
Questions? Discussion?
Icebreaker: Stationed Over C’s
Connections Quiz Answer Key
1. C 6. B
2. D 7. D
3. B 8. A
4. A 9. C
5. D 10. D
Questions? Discussion?
Proficiency 101 Project
Create a foundation of resources and PD
content materials that will help teachers . . .
– Understand the 8 proficiency levels in the WLES
– Know how to teach to build proficiency
– Assess proficiency in the classroom
The central focus of READY is
improving student learning ...
by enabling and ensuring
great teaching.
New Standard
Course of Study
Balanced Assessment
System
New Accountability
Model
Strong Leaders
A Fair Evaluation System
Support in Low-Achieving
LEAs and Schools
Improved Supply of Teachers
Tools and Training to
Improve Practice
PROJECT
MAP
Collaboration
Author: Paul Sandrock
Co-editor:
Lynn Fulton-Archer
Proficiency
101 Project
Highlights from 2011-2012
• Blended approach
• Virtual book study
• P101 background information
• Review of RESA materials
• Creation of:
– P101 Lesson Plan Template
– SI 2012 Materials
Timeline for the Proficiency 101 Project
Dates &
Locations
Agenda & Tasks
Nov. 7-8, 2011
Face-to-Face
1st Team Meeting
• Introduction to ACTFL collaboration with ACTFL and goals
• Standards and Proficiency-Based Teaching & Assessment
• Launch of the virtual book study and e-LinguaFolio accounts
• Opening of virtual workspace
Nov. 9, 2011 –
Feb. 14, 2012
Virtual
Virtual Book Study
• The Keys to Assessing Language Performance, including ACTFL K-
12 Performance & Proficiency Guidelines
• 21st Century Skills Map for World Languages
• WIDA Consortium Proficiency Standards and Model Performance
Indicators
• World Language Essential Standards and Assessment Prototypes
Timeline for the Proficiency 101 Project Dates &
Locations
Agenda & Tasks
Feb. 23-24,
2012
Face-to-Face
2nd Team Meeting
• Drafting content materials, activities, and information to be
shared during RttT webinars and the spring RESA sessions
• Outlining review and feedback loops, including deadlines,
for Proficiency 101 content materials
Mid-February – March, 2012 Face-to-Face and Virtual
RESA Sessions plus Virtual Work
• Collecting feedback from reviewers, revising Proficiency 101
content materials
• Possible: Conducting school site visits for videotaping of team
members and classroom teachers using Proficiency 101
approaches in the classroom
Timeline for the Proficiency 101 Project Dates &
Locations
Agenda & Tasks
April 3-4, 2012
Face-to-Face
3rd Team Meeting
Review of feedback from spring RESA session participants
Drafting of additional Proficiency 101 content materials,
activities, and information
Planning for 2012 Summer Institute presentations focused
on Proficiency 101
Analyzing how the collected Proficiency 101 materials could
be shared through blended and online delivery systems as a
module
Mid-April – early June, 2012
Virtual
Virtual Work Revise and publish Proficiency 101 content materials and prepare for 2012 Summer Institute presentations
July 2012
Face-to-Face
2012 Summer Institutes Co-presenting on Proficiency 101 content materials at district’s/school’s regional site
• page 21
WLES Wiki http://wlnces.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/
Professional Development Summer Institutes 2012
P101 Part I: Overview of the North Carolina Standard Course of
Study (NCSCS)
P101 Part II: Introduce the Backwards Design Process with the
P101 Lesson Plan Template
P101 Part III: Link Communication Modes & Culture to
Assessment Products
P101 Part IV: Focus on the Spiraling of Proficiency Levels & the
Impact of Formative Assessment
P101 Part VI: Investigate Different Types of Proficiency-Based
Assessment
P101 Part VII: Introduce Proficiency-Based Prompts & Rubrics
Proficiency 101
Activities
Implementation & Impact
Leslie Baldwin
Mara Cobe
Other P101 Team Members
Lessons Learned
from SI 2012
Paul Sandrock
RttT Updates
SI 2012
World Language
Content Session
Evaluation Survey
Results
Feedback
Loved the hands-on activities!
P101 information and explanations
P101 videos showing best practices
and Backwards Design “examples in the content area always reign supreme”
Networking, collaborating and
connecting with other WL educators
SI 2012
Evaluation Results Top 10 Most Useful Proficiency 101 Activities
1. ACTFL Proficiency Level Posters 2. ACTFL Speaking Proficiency Examples 3. Rubric DOs & DON’Ts 4. COs & Proficiency Levels 5. Penzu Reflection Journal 6. Proficiency 101 Video Clips 7. Learning Scenarios 8. Comic Strip Sort 9. Venn Diagram with AEs 10. WLES Press Release
SI 2012
Evaluation Results What would you like the webinar series to include this year?
More information on . . .
Standard VI: Teachers facilitate student academic growth.
Standard IV: Teachers facilitate learning for their students.
> 60 %
> 25 %
A Tech Tools Focus in some or all of the broadcasts. - Google Docs and Forms - Audio and video options - Student engagement tools - Anything with WL examples and/or assessment aids
Feedback
Need MORE . . .
Information
on
Assessment
Assessing Proficiency
in the Classroom
MSLs for the NCEES
Jennifer Preston
Donna Albaugh
Agenda For Institute
Educator
Effectiveness www.ncpublicschools.org/
educatoreffect/
Draft – March 2012. Check http://www.ncpublicschools.org/ready/resources/ for Updates to this Presentation
▲
This research suggests:
• Multiple measures are important.
• Including student growth improves
objectivity of evaluation.
Measures of Effective Teaching Rationale - MET Research - Standards 6 & 8 - Status - Support - MSLs
Standards 6 & 8 – The Basics
6 5 4 3 2 Establish
Environment
Know
Content
Facilitate
Learning Reflect on
Practice
Contribute
to Academic
Success
8 6 5 4 3 2 7 Instructional
Leadership
Cultural
Leadership
Human
Resource
Leadership
Managerial
Leadership
External
Development
Leadership
Micro-
political
Leadership
Academic
Achievement
Leadership
1 Demonstrate
Leadership
Principals (and other Administrators)
1 Strategic
Leadership
Teachers
SWOT Analysis
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
P201 PD Resource Needs
Proficiency 101 Project Goal
What are the STRENGTHS of PD related to this goal?
What are the WEAKNESSES or the remaining/ongoing PD
needs to address for this goal?
What OPPORTUNITIES exist to create and/or adapt high
impact PD?
What THREATS must be considered regarding the
dissemination of PD or the implementation of PD in
classroom practice?
Brain Break
Assessing Proficiency
in the Classroom
AEs for Local
Adaptation & Use
Paul Sandrock
Studying Effective
Classroom Practices
TELL
Sorting
Activity
Foundational
Criteria
Self-
Assessment
Teacher Effectiveness for Language Learning (TELL)
www.tellproject.com
Virtual Book Study
Chapters 5 – 6
September – October
Save 4:00-5:00 p.m. on 10/17 &
10/29 for broadcasts
Lead: Dr. Bobby Hobgood
TELL Project Materials
November – December
Lead: TBD
Virtual Book Study
NCEES
January – February
Leads: Donna Albaugh &
Ann Marie Gunter
Special Projects • Principals’ Briefs
• Guidance & Scheduling
FAQs
• Best Practices for
Proficiency-Based
Classrooms
• Others?
Debrief
&
Overview of Sept. 25th
Debrief Q & A
Morning
Agenda
1. Check-in & Refreshments before
8:30 a.m. start time
2. Focusing Fall 2012 Presentations &
Workshops
3. Assessing Proficiency in the
Classroom: Implications from
Common Core
4. Outlining PD Materials and Activities
for the 2012-2013 Timeline
Afternoon
Agenda
5. Outlining PD Materials andActivities
for 2012-2013 Timeline
6. Share Out
7. Debrief & Next Steps
Next Meeting: December 3-4, 2012
Curriculum & Instruction
World Languages
NCDPI
World
Languages
website
http://seclang.
ncwiseowl.org/
Helga Fasciano
Section Chief of K-12 Program Areas
919-807-3864
Ann Marie Gunter
World Language Consultant
919-807-3865