English Department ChairsSeptember 9, 2014

Sara Overby, Coordinating Teacher for Secondary Literacysoverby@wcpss.net

Welcome!

1. Find someone you haven’t met before

(or you don’t know well…)

2. Share 2 things that are positives about teaching English to teenagers

3. Agree on The Major Challenge of Being a Department Chair

4. Make a commitment to….

Updates and Reminders

Prior Approval for Texts

• Clearly align the text to standards.

• How will this text facilitate student learning better than other texts?

• Make sure all texts, particularly those that may have potential challenges, are listed in the syllabus that goes home to parents.

• Have a clear plan to address the sensitive material in the text.

• Make sure the form is on file in your school.

Challenges• If a parent challenges the reading material, speak with the

parent about the merit of the work and how you are handling the sensitive material in class.

• Provide an alternate text that will facilitate the same learning objectives for the student.

• Be mindful of length and difficulty of the alternate reading selection to make sure both are comparable to the original text.

• If a parent wishes to formally challenge a text, contact the administrator over your department, and that person will assist in following the process within Board Policy.

• Keep in mind that we need to be sensitive to the values and beliefs of others. A parent choosing to have learning facilitated through an alternate text is not a judgment of you as an educator.

Analysis of Student Work

Purpose and Processof the ASW

To measure student growth to contribute to

NC Teacher Evaluation Standard 6 score.

Overview of Standard 6

Contribute

to Academic

Success

End of Grade (EOG) or End of Course (EOC) tests

6 NC Final Exams

6 Career Technical Education Assessment

6 Analysis of Student Work

K-3 Checkpoints6

6

Analysis of Student Work

6 Analysis of Student Work

Contribute

to Academic

Success

In 2014-2015, ASW is the Standard 6 measure for teachers in Advanced Placement, Arts Education, Healthful Living, International Baccalaureate, and World Languages.

Growth is based on student work submitted by teachers and rated by content experts in a “blind review” process.

5 Rating Categories

1 65432Demonstrate

Leadership

Establish Environment

KnowContent

Facilitate Learning

Reflect on Practice

Contribute

to Academ

ic Success

3 Rating Categories

Not Demonstrated

Developing

Proficient

Accomplished

Distinguished

Effectiveness StatusNC Educator Evaluation System

Overview: Analysis of Student Work ASW Process

ASW Flow Chart

NCDPI Wiki for ASW

http://ncasw.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/

Credit by Demonstrated Mastery

Credit by Demonstrated MasteryMore information about the process will be coming through your administrative team

• Eligible courses: ▫ Courses that might stand in the way of increased rigor▫ No electives▫ English I, II, III, IV▫ No effect on GPA, no Honors designation on transcript

• Phase 1: Selected Response Assessment of Core Standards▫ Grade 94% or above▫ EOC for English 2▫ District-created common exam for English 1, 3, and 4▫ Assesses Reading, Writing, and Language Standards

• Phase 2: On-demand Performance or Artifact Assessment▫ District-created Performance Task or Writing Assessment

Benchmarks for English 2 EOC

(and for NCFEs, if you wish)

“Is it too much to expect from schools that they train their students not only to interpret but to criticize; that is, to discriminate what is sound from error and falsehood, to suspend judgment if they are not convinced, or to judge with reason if they agree or disagree?”

Mortimer J. Adler

Benchmarks•No Case 21 assessments

at the high school level

•English has been given permission to try using Performance Tasks as the benchmark assessment

•Fall Semester▫Determine the

Standards▫Plan the process▫Pilot the process▫Assess the results▫Revise for Spring

Semester

Focus: WritingDistrict Rubrics

Perf

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ce

Task

s

September 24, 3:45-5:15CR2, Webster Center

English II PLT Representative Rater

ReliabilityBenchmark Scoring

(Bring sample papers, if possible)

Determine the StandardsCommon Core Standards for Reading, Writing, and Language

Sample Performance Task

Collaborative Googledoc at https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwTP7pb9fxj7Z3pta0dtblBDNUE/edit?usp=sharing

September 24, 3:45-5:15CR2, Webster Center

English II PLT Representative Rater

ReliabilityBenchmark Scoring

Bring sample papers, if possible

Study Island for Course Support

Using Study Island for Course Support

Course Test Builder

Study Island How-To Documents

Have a great year!

Next Month… October 14

1. Benchmark Assessments*Bring sample responses for analysis*Training with WCPSS Writing Rubrics

2. Peer Coaching for Student Achievement