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Options Area administrators and science teachers engaged in the third session of  Shifting Instruction to the Core , this time focusing on  Next Generation Assessments . Throughout this morning's session, participants made connections between the  Instructional Shifts  and Next Generation Assessments. Participants began by comparing traditional assessment to CCSS-aligned assessment, reviewing the research behind  text complexity  & text dependency, and engaging with a video on  David Coleman's remarks  on changes to the SAT. Teachers and administrators then spent time engaging with and reflecting on  mini-assessments  from Student Achievement Partners. Materials for the session are linked below. Presentation deck in PDF Reflection : Evidence Ranking  Session III  Notetaker  Mini-Assessments for SAP: Grade 10 - The Force , Grade11 - Stalagmite Trio Scoring Rubric  for Text-Based Writing

I have spend the week in Denver, Colorado attending the Commission on Adult Basic Education (COABE) conference with my colleagues from Washoe County School District's  RISE Academy for Adult Achievement . At the conference, the leaders at RISE Academy presented From Stagnation to Rise: The Restoration of an Adult Education Program. This session focused on RISE's process and lessons learned over the last year during the major reform of the Washoe's adult education school. The Prezi from the session can be found here and details the framework to restructure adult education programs and the results of RISE Academy's efforts.

Options Area administrators and history-social studies engaged in the third session of  Shifting Instruction to the Core , this time focusing on  Next Generation Assessments . Throughout this morning's session, participants made connections between the  Instructional Shifts  and Next Generation Assessments. Participants began by comparing traditional assessment to CCSS-aligned assessment, reviewing the research behind  text complexity  & text dependency, and engaging with a video on  David Coleman's remarks  on changes to the SAT. Teachers and administrators then spent time engaging with and reflecting on  mini-assessments  from Student Achievement Partners. Materials for the session are linked below. Presentation deck in  PPT Reflection : Evidence Ranking  Session III  Notetaker  Mini-Assessments for SAP: Manhattan Project ,  Inaugural Address, 1801 , Is it a Crime for a Citizen of the United States to Vote? Scoring Rubric  for Text-Based Writing

During today's gathering for Instructional Coaches, Implementation Specialists, and other Teachers on Special Assignment, some educators engaged in a session that supported the use of the EQuIP Rubrics and review process. This session was part of the  ongoing professional learning   to help build the capacity of educators to better recognize and use highly Common Core-aligned materials, and focused on the .  Participants reviewed the  EQuIP Rubric for Lessons & Units: ELA/Literacy (Grades 3-5) and ELA (Grades 6-12) , and applied the rubric to lesson, "A Close Reading of the 'New Colossus' by Emma Lazarus" . Materials for the session are linked below.  Presentation deck EQuIP ELA 3-12  Rubric Close Reading lesson

During this morning's Options Area Leadership Team meeting, deans, assistant principals, and program leaders engaged in another professional learning session focused on the Common Core Instructional Shifts. Participants engaged with the Instructional Shifts and Instructional Practice Guides and applied their understanding of these materials to an exemplar video from the Teaching the Core Video Library . Team members finished the session by setting short and long term goals to support the Instructional Shifts in their work around the district. Materials for the session can be found below. Slide deck in PDF Shifts at a Glance Instructional Practice Guides 3-12 ELA   Reflecting on Actions to Implement the CCSS chart  (part of SAP's PD module: Why the Common Core? )

Options Area educators engaged in the third session of  Shifting Instruction to the Core , this time focusing on  Next Generation Assessments . Throughout this morning's session, participants made connections between the  Instructional Shifts  and Next Generation Assessments. Participants began by comparing traditional assessment to CCSS-aligned assessment, reviewing the research behind  text complexity  & text dependency, and engaging with a video on  David Coleman's remarks  on changes to the SAT. Teachers and administrators then spent time engaging with and reflecting on  mini-assessments  from Student Achievement Partners. Materials for the session are linked below. Presentation deck in  PPT Reflection : Evidence Ranking  Session III  Notetaker  Mini-Assessments for SAP:  Departure ,  Julius Caesar ,  Living Like Weasels Scoring Rubric  for Text-Based Writing

Educators and Inspire Academy gathered again this afternoon to explore resources that support Common Core and Social Emotional Learning in their classrooms. Participants began by continuing their cycle of inquiry with reflection on and collaboration around strategies they have tried in their classroom based on our previous session.  Participants then engaged with in print and video materials by Dr. Carol Dweck and Thomas Tock & Susan Headden, using Inspire's Annotation Guide and a Card Sort to to access the content.  Presentation deck in PDF   SEL & CCSS Session IV Note taker Transcript of Dr. Dweck's TED talk Tock & Headden's Article, "How to Motivate Students to Work Harder"  excerpted  and full  versions Card Sort with growth mindset evidence