Post on 28-Dec-2015
Curriculum Council
January 28, 2015
CIU10 Updates
CSIS Updates
• Galaxy - There is still enough funding to support five-15 day residencies. Please let me know if you are interested.
• Coaching Survey Reminder• Everfi - Amber Osuba would like to present to you
information about the FREE Curricula - Digital Citizenship and the Science of Hockey. Everfi has entered a partnership with the NHL to provide these courses. For more information on the partnership:
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=729871
CSIS Updates
• Coaching survey reminder
• CSIS Director Search
Professional Development
Updates• Math Networking – February 9th. Topics will focus on:
Concrete, Representational, Abstract Math; multiplication strategies; Number Talks; building mathematical vocabulary; and opportunities for best practice collaboration. Cost: $20 for lunch and materials. Free for STEM Consortium Members.
• Math Design Collaborative for High School Teachers- Workshop is scheduled for February 18, & 19, & March 20, 2015. Registration open until February 4, 2015. No cost for the first 24 participants! Register soon!
• Engineering byDesign for Middle School and High School Science/Technology Education/STEM Teachers – June 11th https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peEPVLtKudM&feature=youtu.be&list=UUdRupgxpdrpkRjI05HbYEJg
Professional Development Updates
AP Institute - August 3 – 6, 2015 Scholarship applications are due February 15th, with savings of $975 per person. http://professionals.collegeboard.com/k-12/awards/ap-grantsCourses to be offered:• Spanish Language and Culture (Maria Vazquez-
Mauricio, Instructor)• Statistics (Kenneth Pendleton, Instructor)• Physics 1: Algebra-Based (Patricia Zober, Instructor)• U.S. History (Ed Austin, Instructor)• 5th Course Added: Environmental Science (Tim
Anderson, Instructor)• Registration will open February 2nd!
Professional Development Updates
• Nearpod– The IU continues to offer Consortium pricing = $50/teacher/year –OR- $100/teacher/3years. Interested districts may contact me at kgray@ciu10.org for purchasing information. Training will be April 16th. Even if you are only using the free version of Nearpod, you can benefit from the training.
• PSSA Admin Training Session on March 10 in the Clinton Room.
The sessions are 1) 9 AM - 11 AM and 2) 1 PM - 3 PM
• 2015 Spring Keystone Exam Admin Training Sessions: April 28, 2015. Sessions: AM: 9 - 12 and PM: 1-4. Registration is coming soon!
• TESA Training - Coming this Fall
• Reading Apprenticeship
Professional Development
• Feb. – PVAAS• April – Preparing for Audits, Safe
Schools• May – Database Primer, Child
AccountingContact Kim Moyer for more information.
14/15 Data Quality Network Topics
Student Opportunities
• K’Nex Design Challenge– We have 11 teams registered– 10 from Clearfield County! There is no cost, except the cost of the kit. Challenge date is set for April 9, 2015. LHUCC has offered to host the event at their campus.
• Elementary Reading Competition – Saturday, March 21,
2015. The deadline to have the forms to Deb Wakefield is February 27, 2015.
• Computer Fair - There are currently only 7 entries with Bald Eagle and CPI participating. Please encourage students to participate. The next computer fair meeting is being held on January 23rd, 2015. The scheduled competition date is March 5th, 2015 with a makeup date of March 12th, 2015.
Student Opportunities
• PA Governor’s School for Engineering and Technology
• PA State Academic Competition– more information to follow
• CIU 10 STEM Camp
• Kid Wind Challenge hosted by Centers for Science and the Schools at Penn State– May 2, 2015. http://csats.psu.edu/projects/pa-kidwind-wind-challenge-2015
Upcoming Conferences
• CIU Professional Development Offerings• Continuing Professional Education Courses
• PDE Data Summit – March 22-25• PAFPC – May 3-6
Upcoming Conferences
• 2nd Annual Region 6 Leadership Institute at Toftrees – July 8-10, 2015 – Please put this event on your summer calendar.
• Plans are already underway for a great institute! Planners of the Institute are asking for districts to help us in “Celebrating Achievements”. We would like districts to share what is going well for them with other local districts.
From LHU
Pre-service teachersLHU has noticed a decrease in districts willing to participate for 7th and 8th grade teachers. Do you have any insight into why this is happening? They would appreciate any feedback.
From LHU
Code Studio workshop
Date: 05/23/15, 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Location: Lock Haven University 401 North Fairview Street Room J101 East CampusLock Haven, PA 17745
Online Learning
How many of your schools run their own online program?
Are the courses managed by teachers or an outside agency/company?
How many students are enrolled FT?
Needs Assessment
Is there anything that you would like to add or change in regards to the typical Curriculum Council agenda?
Professional Development Survey
PDE/PAIUCC Updates
Educator Effectiveness
Comprehensive Planning
*Webcasts on CP Resource Page http://compplanning.wiki.caiu.org/home*To join the Listserv, go tohttp://mailinglist.caiu.org• Click PA Planning• Click on Subscribe or
Unsubscribe
O Follow-up to Fall 2014 SessionsO PEERSO Spring 2015 Roster VerificationO Info to IU PVAAS Contact(s)
Main Topics
PVAAS
Follow-up to Fall 2014 PD Sessions
O Copy Rosters for a Teacher:O Able to copy over a teacher’s entire roster to another
subject area
O Update All Percentages:O Able to update all percentages in a data column at
once for a better starting pointO % student teacher enrollment O % full/partial instruction
O Claiming Report:O Overclaiming and Underclaiming for a student is
available in one report showing how the student is claimed in all subjects and grades
Spring 2015– RV system enhancements!
PVAAS
O NEW collection for the pre-population of PVAAS rosters: O PIMS Staff - Student – Subtest Collection
O NOT using PIMS Course/HQT for PVAAS RV pre-population
O LEAs determine alignment of local courses to State assessments as this is handled uniquely across LEAs
O Student-Staff-Subtest collection is open now!O Submission deadline: March 25, 2015 at 11:59 pm. Be sure to submit
before the deadline!O Run Cognos Reports!!!O PVAAS RV will mirror Staff -Student-Subtest Collection
PIMS Collection for Roster Verification
PVAAS
LEA Preview Phase, by School
April 27- May 3, 2015 (1 week)
Teacher Verification PhaseMay 4-17, 2015 (2 weeks)
School Administrator Verification Phase
May 18-31, 2015 (2 weeks)
LEA Verification PhaseJune 1-14, 2015 (2 weeks)
Roster Verification 2015 Phases
O Part 1 of the updated VLM has been available since November 2014
O Part 2 of the updated VLM will be released by the end of February 2015!O Email will be sent statewide to notify LEAs
Roster Verification Virtual Learning
Module (VLM)
Sections in Part 1• Welcome (including
sections by role)• What is Roster
Verification?• Roster Verification
overview• Instructional
Responsibility
Sections in Part 2• Teacher actions• School Administrator
actions• LEA/District Admin
actions• Resources/Supports
https://pvaas.sas.com/learningModules.html
O PVAAS Account Management: Preparing for Roster VerificationO Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 3:00-4:00 pmO Wednesday, January 28, 2015, 9:00-10:00 amO Thursday, January 29, 2015, 3:00-4:00 pm
O PVAAS Roster Verification TrainingO Thursday, February 5, 2015, 12:30-3:30 pmO Wednesday, February 11, 2015, 8:30-11:30 amO Tuesday, February 17, 2015, 12:30-3:30 pmO Monday, February 23, 2015, 8:30-11:30 am
O Sessions will be archived/recorded!Find more information on the sessions and how to join in the PVAAS Professional Development Opportunities Booklet or the Roster Verification Training & Resources document, both available on on the PVAAS login page!
Roster Verification Webinars
O No formal presentation will be shared; simply time set aside for questions
Roster Verification Q&A SessionsVirtual office Hours
Tuesday Afternoons, 2:30-4:00 p.m.
April 28 through June 9, 2015Go to http://www.joinwebinar.com andenter webinar ID 483-783-506 to join!
Thursday Mornings, 7:30-9:00 a.m.
April 30 through June 11, 2015
Go to http://www.joinwebinar.com and
enter webinar ID 340-846-666 to join!
Information on how to join is included in the PVAAS Professional Development Opportunities Booklet or the Roster Verification Training & Resources document, both available on the PVAAS login page!
O Guide to Implementation: RV & Account Management
O RV Quick Start GuideO RV FAQO Sample Scenarios documentO RV Checklist – All Roles
Available on the PVAAS Login page!
SY14-15 Roster Verification Resources
PVAAS
O Information about your LEAs roster verification transactions during SY2013-14
O Macro view of use of RV System by LEA
O Review for areas where your LEAs may benefit from additional support & conversations
O If you want to look at last year’s roster verification information, please email Bethann (bmcain@ciu10.org).
SY 3-14 Roster Verification Transaction data
Other Feedback/Questions/Needs?
pdepvaas@iu13.org
Project-Based Assessment
• Have any of you started using PBAs?• If so, what questions do you have? • How are you finding time? • Who will be serving as your test
administrator and tutor?
Project-Based Assessment
They are still in need of evaluators. However, at this point, there is no compensation for evaluating completed PBAs.
New projects to be released August 1st – looking for folks to vet the new projects, please let me know if you are interested in helping with ELA, Science, or Math.
2014-15Meeting Schedule
Mar. 25, 2015
Feb. 17, 2015
May 6, 2015Note the February Curriculum
Council meeting date change! It was changed from Wednesday, February 25th to February 17th.
Other Needs,
Questions, or/and
Discussion Items