Proficiency 101 Project Year 2: 2012-2013 2 nd Face-to-Face Meeting Monday , December 3, 2012

1. Proficiency 101 ProjectYear 2: 2012-20132nd Face-to-Face MeetingMonday, December 3, 2012

2. WLES Wikihttp://wlnces.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/ Professional Development Summer Institutes RESA IHE Institutes Webinars Proficiency 101 Project 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014Direct link: http://wlnces.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/P101ProjectYear2

3. Welcome! Be sure to . . . • Sign in and get refreshments • Complete the Admit Slip activity • Think about your response to the Icebreaker sentence starter:This fall was fabulous because . . . (Feel free to answer from a professional and/or personal perspective.)

4. Icebreaker This fall was fabulous because . . .

5. Proficiency 201 Team AccomplishmentsTo Date

6. Timeline for 2012 - 2013

7. Virtual Book Study Chapters 5 – 6 September – November Broadcast 4:00-5:00 p.m. on 10/17 & 11/8 plus postings Lead: Dr. Bobby Hobgood https://sites.google.com/site/proficiency101project/p201-book-study/keys-ch-5-and-6

8. Assessment Example (AE) Revisioning Group Revised 22 AEs Group of 11 Amber Bone Brewer Teryn Odom Carla Fassbender Jennifer Solis Sue Griffin Jeannie Starman Diana Janica Helen Williams Caroline Kelly Maguy Yancey Kimberly Martin

9. FLANC Conference October 11th – 13th Workshops & Sessions Winston-Salem

10. ACTFL Convention November 16th – 18th Session on Saturday Philadelphia, PA

11. ACTFL Performance Descriptors http://www.actfl.org/publications/guidelines-and-manuals/actfl-performance-descriptors-language-learners

12. The Language Educator

13. Other Accomplishments?

14. Proficiency 101 Project

15. 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

16. WLES Wikihttp://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 TemplateP101 Part III: Link Communication Modes & Culture to Assessment ProductsP101 Part IV: Focus on the Spiraling of Proficiency Levels & the Impact of Formative AssessmentP101 Part VI: Investigate Different Types of Proficiency-Based AssessmentP101 Part VII: Introduce Proficiency-Based Prompts & Rubrics

17. Exploring & Drafting Quickstart or Global Guides to WLES Resources

18. Count off!

19. Activity: Admit Slip + SWOT Analysis Work with your group to answer these questions: • What does a Quickstart or Global Guide look like? • How should it be organized?(4 elements? By program? Other?) • In what format(s) should it be available?(Print? Online? Both?)

20. Lunch! Please be back by 1:00 p.m.

21. Differentiating between Performance & Proficiency AssessmentPaul Sandrock

22. Analyzing the 96+ Assessment Examples (AEs)

23. Assessment Examples (AEs) are: • Prototypical performance assessments that allow students to demonstrate what they know and can do with the language • Identified for a proficiency level, 1 or more ES, and CO(s) • Attached to basic evaluation criteria • Used in the classroom, department, school, district, etc. • Adapted and scored locally by teachers IF used summatively

24. Feedback Need MORE . . . Information on Assessment

25. Activity: Analyzing AEs Small groups of team members will analyze the 12-15 AEs for 1 proficiency level:

26. Activity: Analyzing AEs For each AE . . . • Answer the following questions as a group • Record your answers on the copy of the AE packet that is 3-hole punched in the binder

27. Activity: Analyzing AEs • What needs to be changed or added to this AE to ensure that it: • Aligns to this proficiency level? • Matches the CO(s) listed? • How would a valid student work product or sample from this AE look? • Which WL program(s) is(are) the best fit for this AE?

29. Activity: Analyzing AEs • What needs to be changed or added to this AE to ensure that it: • Aligns to this proficiency level? • Matches the CO(s) listed? • How would a valid student work product or sample from this AE look? • Which WL program(s) is(are) the best fit for this AE?

30. Break Time

31. Debrief on Activity • Which of the 3 AE Analysis questions is the easiest to answer? Why? • Which of the 3 AE Analysis questions is the hardest to answer? Why?

32. Activity: Analyzing AEs • What needs to be changed or added to this AE to ensure that it: • Aligns to this proficiency level? • Matches the CO(s) listed? • How would a valid student work product or sample from this AE look? • Which WL program(s) is(are) the best fit for this AE?

33. Share Out

34. Update on Home BaseHelga Fasciano

35. Agenda For Institute Home Base

36. Think of… A place that starts with possibilities and ends with victory. It’s where hard work and teamwork come together. It’s easy to use and shows action in the simplest way. It’s a starting point for success and it’s everyone’s goal to get there.

38. Why Home Base? • Equitable • Aligned • Single Sign-on • Efficient

39. One Technology Platform Home Base Student Information System (SIS) Instructional Improvement System (IIS) Tools for Information and Data Tools for Teaching and Learning

40. Sign-On Lesson Plans Assessment Professional Development & Educator Evaluation Student Information and Learner Profile Standards & Curriculum Data Analysis and Reporting Instructional Design, Practice & Resources

41. Student Information and Learner Profile

42. Standards and Curriculum • Standards in a content area • Learning progressions • Standard Course of Study (Common Core and Essential Standards) and Curriculum Resources • Teacher or Executive Professional Standards

43. Instructional Design, Practice, and Resources • Find sample lesson plans, units, resources • Create lesson plans and link to appropriate resources • Differentiate lessons for students • Access Open EducationResources Lesson Plans

44. Assessments • Search for assessment items/tasks • Create, administer, and score assessments at classroom, school, and district levels • Administer statewide assessments • Formative Assessment Strategies and Resources

45. Data Analysis and Reporting • Customizable views • Role-based Information • Multiple Data Comparisons • Attendance • Grades • Test Scores • Discipline

46. Professional Development and Educator Evaluation • View, register for, participate in PD • Get suggestions for PD based on class performance or observation/evaluation data • Implement educator evaluation processes

47. Some of Our Content Sources Open Education Resources

48. Sample LEA Assessment Resources

49. NC DPI Resources

50. Home Base Began transition to new SIS Preparing Content for Home Base IIS Vendor(s) Approval & Contract Award September 2012  Fall 2012 December2012 Integration of the SIS and the IIS Pilots for IIS Components of Home Base Home Base goes Live* Early 2013  Mid - 2013  Starting 2013-14 School Year *There will be a phased in roll out of the IIS components of Home Base.