Curriculum+Bucket

Welcome to the ESU SDA Curriculum Bucket!!!



//**Bucket Members:**// Jadi Beam jbeam@esu13.org Denise O'Brien ESU 10 dobrien@esu10.org Sheree Person-Pandil, ESU 3 spandil@esu3.org Cheryl Roche croche@esusixteen.org , Kristen Slechta kristen.slechta@esu9.us Dianah Steinbrink dianah.steinbrink@esu10.org Sara Zabrowski szabrowski@esu3.org

Notes from May 3, 2016
How does our mission/vision tie into our Bucket Groups?
 * Collaboration
 * K-12 alignment and cross grade levels (vertical and horizontal)
 * Make connections between curriculum, instruction, and assessment
 * Share resources and trainings across the listserve, affiliate members, NDE, other affiliates
 * "Road Map"-have to know where you started or where you are headed or you will never get there.
 * Effective practices
 * Leadership
 * If leadership does not have the "bawlls" to make your curriculum actually happen then the curriculum is not worth the paper is written on
 * Effective research practices
 * Empowering teachers to make decisions
 * Training to build our background knowledge.
 * Professionalism
 * Can you work together on the best practices, PLC, implementation?
 * Model professionalism to our schools by the way we interact with each other

Empowering Educators Enhancing Learning If you empower educators, enhancing learning, then you are enriching the future
 * Building capacity and competence in school districts
 * Develop a process, assist, and get out of their way
 * Follow-up
 * Trying to get the best fit for instruction, curriculum, and assessment goals

January 19, 2016
=**Notes from May 5, 2015**= The group discussed the content of the upcoming workshop that will be conducted by Cassie Erkins. Kate and Amy will have a conference call with Cassie on May 15th and recommend the following topics be included in the training:
 * Standards Alignment
 * Collaboration
 * Trainings open to schools
 * Leadership
 * Empower
 * Building teacher and principal capacity in our schools
 * Schooling by design
 * Professionalism
 * Active cadre- are they all active?
 * Fair and balanced
 * Best practices
 * Possible Dippers- Transitions and College and Career Ready Tenets
 * Strategies for teachers. How can you use formative assessment data to drive instruction?
 * How much is too much and how much is not enough?
 * How do we determine if it is valid? (6 Quality Indicators)
 * Do you grade formative assessments?
 * What does formative assessment look like?
 * How do these assessments connect to the Marzano and Danielson evaluations models?
 * Is there a book to go along with this training?
 * Can Cassie help SDA develop modules for a formative assessment training via DL? (this could possibly be done in April)
 * Is okay to record the presentation so participants have the option to rewatch parts of it at at other times?

Kate and Amy will use the information that is gathered from Cassie to create a 2 day agenda and promotional flyer. This flyer will be emailed to all group members for approval by July. Registration will be opened to other PDO affiliates. If space is available, ESUs will be allowed to invite school personnel. Maximum attendance is 78.

Sheree, Julie and Sara will create a survey that will be given to participants at the conclusion of the workshop in order to determine follow-up needs.



= = =**Notes from January 20, 2015**= The group determined the specifics of the Nov. 2015 Cassie Erkins workshop. Kate and Amy will contact Cassie and request the following:
 * We would like you to provide a basic understanding of what is good formative assessment.
 * How do you develop that with teachers (regardless of how many teachers are on their “team”.)
 * How can we use assessments to continually review prior concepts and introduce new concepts? (so you know where you have been, where you are at, and where you are going.) so you can make better educational decisions.
 * Please also provide common sense guidance—how long should an assessment be? What kinds of questions? Etc

A discussion was also held regarding the feedback for necessary follow-up from the November RCD workshop.
 * Kristi will create a Google Community as a place to gather materials that members have currently used.
 * Kate will contact Jill Johnson and ask her to share her materials.
 * The Curriculum/Assessment Bucket Groups will review these materials at the next meeting and determine next steps.

The Assessment Bucket and the Curriculum Bucket Groups met together. The following people were present: Julie D., Marci O., Sara Z., Jadie B., Kathy V., Marilou J., Heidi R., Sheree P., Kristi S., Lenny V., Diannah S., Barb F., Emily J.
 * Notes from September 18, 2014 **

A discussion regarding what we felt was needed after the RCD training was held. The group determined that they would like a training on formative assessment in 2015. A discussion regarding potential facilitators for this training was held. The following comments were recorded:


 * Emily J. has attended the Leadership and Learn seminar several years ago. This training has characteristics of strong assessment and is tied into the process that we will be learning during the RCD training in November 2014. It helps teachers analyze the quality of assessment items and matches rigor of items to standards. We would need to make sure that we are able to utilize the materials that we get from this training with our districts. Some companies aren’t as willing to do this unless extensive training with their products occur.


 * Sheree informed us of the following potential resource: Recorded Webinars for Formative Assessment on NWEA site. (Knowledge Academy)

Other group members suggested the following possibilities:
 * Assessment Training Institute/Solution Tree (Stiggins)
 * Dillon William
 * Cassie Erkins (Solution Tree)
 * Jim Popham


 * Julie D. stated that it would be most beneficial to have the Marzano/Danielson Models taken into account when someone is selected so statewide initiatives are connected to this training.

After professional discussions were held, it was determined that it would be best to select a speaker that would customize a training to best meet the needs of our group and the districts in our state.

The group decided to contact Leadership and Learn and Cassie Erkens from Solution Tree and gather the following information: availability, cost, tailoring workshop to meet the needs of SDA. Sheree P., Marilou J., and Barb F. will gather the information. This information will then be shared via email with all Bucket Group members and discussed at the November Strategist meeting.

=**Notes from May 6, 2014**= Members Present: Bob Lungrin, Kristi Stewart, Kelly Clapp, Emily Jameson, Sheree Person-Pandil, Kate Hatch, Barb Friesth

The group reviewed the flyer that was created for the Rigorous Curriculum Design workshop. Edits were suggested and made. Kate will make changes and send to the group for final approval.

Suggestions for April 2015 training:
 * Vendor Day to help make us aware of what is available when our districts ask our assistance
 * Using Twitter for Professional Development
 * NACIA (Curriculum Organization) in to possibly share resources they have with our group
 * Follow-up from Rigorous Curriculum Design (share/describe how we have used materials and methods with our districts. What worked, what didn't, etc. How do we support schools and implementation?)
 * More trainings to assist with BlendEd
 * Data Dashboard

The following link is an article about how publishers claim that their textbooks are aligned with the Common Core. According to this article, this claim is largely exaggerated. []

= = =**Notes from January 21, 2014**= Members Present: Bob Lungrin, Kelly Clapp, Kristi Stewart, Kate Hatch, Barb Friesth, Emily Jameson

Future needs for training in the following areas as they become "officially adopted":
 * Future Needs:**
 * Revised LA Standards
 * Fine Arts Standards
 * RCD follow-up and implementation plan

In preparation for the RCD workshop, Kelly volunteered to design a promotional flyer. This flyer will be sent to Lead and Learn for approval prior to distribution.
 * Anticipated Rigorous Curriculum Design Workshop: Nov. 11 and 12, ESU 3**

=**Notes from September 12, 2013**=

Members Present: Barb Friesth, Kathy Vandamme, Kelly Clapp, Kate Hatch, Emily Jameson, Harris Payne, Debbie DeFrain, Kristi Stewart, Rosemary Cervantes

The group discussed future needs for training in the following areas as they become more developed:
 * BlendEd
 * Data Dashboard
 * Continued work with Proficiency Scales

The following questions were posed for future discuss**i**on as we continue to do this work:
 * How is curriculum tied to data and how does it fit into the whole picture?
 * Can we continue to bring district administrators to future trainings?

=**Notes from January 15, 2013**=

Members Present: Barb Friesth, Christina Warner, Bob Lungrin, Kelly Clapp, Kate Hatch

The group discussed the need for three trainings in the near future:
 * 1) Career Readiness Standards
 * 2) Newly Revised Social Studies Standards Curriculum Alignment and Lesson Scales Implementation
 * 3) Planning for Rigorous Curriculum Design

Long Range Planning Workshop Topics: //Career Readiness Standards (Greg Christensen, NDE)// //Selecting Essential Learnings (Lead and Learn or Marzano)// //Unpacking the New Social Studies Standards/Curriculum Alignment/Infusing Lesson Scales (Harris Payne, NDE/Marzano)//

The group also decided that it would be beneficial to have a plan created in case the Nebraska State Board of Education decided to adopt the Common Core Standards. //Using Common Core Standards to Enhance Classroom Instruction & Assessment (Marzano)//

=**Notes from November 27, 2012**=

Members Present: Joni Runge, Barb Friesth, Mitzi Hobeck, Cheryl Roche, Jadi Miller (LPS) Christina Warner, Bob Lungrin, Kelly Clapp, Kate Hatch

This group decided that the next need for training in this area should be geared toward the newly developed Social Studies and Career Readiness standards. Harris Payne and Greg Christensen would be the most likely individuals to conduct this training. The group would also like to have a sharing session to discuss various options for the alignment process. We would potentially like to hear what Lincoln, Omaha, Lexington and several ESUs are currently doing. The group would also like to explore how lesson scales could fit in with the social studies alignment process.

=**Notes from September 13, 2012**=

Members Present: Carol Jassen, Christina Warner, Lenny Vermaas, Mitzi Hobeck, Kate Hatch

The group held a lengthy discussion about the upcoming Common Core Training on November 27th and 28th. Donlynn Rice from NDE will provide the training on November 27th. The training will specifically focus on the following topics: Understanding the structure, Text complexity and implications, What a Common Core assessment looks like, and How the Common Core fits with College/Career Ready and 21st Century Skills. Mitzi Hoback from ESU 4 will facilitate the training on November 28th. She will discuss how Marzano Scales and Learning Goals fit into the Common Core Standards and how it ties to grading.

Looking down the road, the group anticipates a need for staff development with the newly revised Social Studies and Language Arts Standards. Depending upon the November elections, there may also be a nee for more training on the Common Core.

=Resources=

Common Core Standards [|www.corestandards.org/the-standards]

Presentation Materials []

=Notes from May 3, 2012= Committee members present: Kate Hatch, Cheryl Roche, JaLena Slack, Kathy Vandamme, Melanie Olson, Barb Friesth, Lenny VerMaas, Kelly Clapp, Bob Lungrin, Cindy Baum

Kate mentioned the SDA Needs Assessment which reflected needs in the areas of: Awareness of the Common Core; Gearing Up for the Common Core

Donlynn Rice will be overviewing the Common Core in November during SDA/PDO Cindy Baum suggested Common Core Training by Lead and Learn. Melanie Olson stated that Trisha Park and Jim Woodland led an alignment training. Barb Friesth attended Doug Reeves – Digging Deeper Into the Common Core.

Questions: Next steps? Is the introduction piece enough/too much for the November meeting? Do we dig into alignment during the one-day training with DonLynn on the Common Core? Some felt that building an understanding of the format and structure of the Common Core standards 1st was most important, others felt you could do considerable pre-reading of the materials/document first. Lenny VerMaas commented that we will eventually need to look closely at the alignment piece especially in Math. There are a lot of approaches that are different than the way Nebraska teachers are accustomed to teaching math.

Questions: Should we bring in an outsider to do the alignment? Any ideas who? Yes - Jan Hoegh, Leadership & Learning Comments from Barb concerning developing a sound process for developing curriculum, most important. Cindy spoke about Lexington’s process with Lead and Learn, resources, wiki, Step Up to Writing, etc… There was considerable discussion concerning using curriculum to teach, gap between skills/knowledge and big ideas. Bob suggested that the SDAers should be “immersed” in the Common Core as a part of the overview from DonLynn Rice.

Committee’s Identified Priorities: Overview of the Common Core, Processes for working with teachers, Resources

Committee’s Starred Priorities for 2012-13: Overview of the Common Core