English Language ArtsLeadership Update

Denise Amos

denise.amos2@education.ky.gov

502-552-5735

Creativity and Innovation, Critical Thinking,

Communication, Collaboration

Summer ELA Network Meeting: Slogans that Describe the 2012-13 District Work

Summer ELA Network Meeting: Slogans that Describe the 2012-13

District Work

Summer ELA Network Meeting: Slogans that Describe the 2012-13

District Work

Summer ELA Network Meeting: Creating Slogans that Describe the

2012-13 District Work

Shelby Helps All Students Meet Tying it All Together Expectations

Characteristics of the “Right” Network Participants

Displays Leadership Skills -•has the ability and the opportunity to lead a professional learning team•is viewed as a leader in the school/department •influences and inspires others•knows how to do the “right thing,” not just how to do the thing right

Characteristics of the “Right” Network Participants

Commits to the Work -•volunteers – someone who finds this work engaging and exciting•completes tasks, readings or homework assignments in order to engage fully in network •focuses on the goals -- learning, implementing, reflecting and guiding others  

Responsibilities of Our Network Participant

Collaborate with other leaders throughout your region to hone your own practice/knowledge, and

Work collaboratively within your district to scale up highly effective practices in every classroom.

2012-13 Expectation

Meetings Oldham County Schools Art Center 8:30-3:30– September 25– November 27– January 29– March 26– And at least 2 more smaller group

meetings, To be arranged based on your input….

2012-13 Expectations Grow as a(n) – Designer of Student Assessments – Engaging effective teacher– Leader in the school and district

•Submit 2 (or more) LDC modules (task, ladder, scored student work).

2012-13 ELA Learning Goal

I can use careful planning to improve instruction, in order to become an effective teacher and leader.

Back Channel Questions

Which of the planning, preparation and instruction descriptors describe your (ELA) teachers?

What did you do to support that strength?

In preparation for September 25th

Work with a colleague (ELA or other content area teacher), •Write an LDC task (the assignment) and•Bring the text(s) students will read to complete the assignment .

Share an instructional strategy Determine appropriate text

complexity using multiple measures (quantitative, qualitative, reader and task)

Create an effective LDC instructional ladder

Compare Professional Growth and Effectiveness System with the Characteristics of Highly Effective Teaching and Learning

Using the LDC Jurying Tool “Good to Go,” facilitators will give feedback on task/texts

Complete a comfort survey using the PGES Planning, Preparation and Instruction descriptors

Please rate your comfort in implementing the • Planning and Preparation demonstrators• Instruction demonstrators

Comfort Survey I could show others

how I do this when I plan for my students.

I could tell others how to do this is their classroom.

I know about this but have not implemented it completely as part of my planning or instruction.

I want to make implementing this a priority in my classroom.

Share our Today’sMeet Teacher Strengths

Back Channel Questions

Which of the planning, preparation and instruction descriptors do your (ELA) teachers need the most help in implementing?

What can you and I do to support their learning?

Including Standards, what sessions would you like your ELA Teacher Leaders to attend?

184 days toTeach students to read complex texts in order to write effective argument, informative and narrative pieces

•How can I help your teachers be successful?•How can I help your Teacher Leaders help your teachers to teach the standards well?

Using your teacher leaders

Plan/Do/Review reporting

Resources•Grammar resources •Publishers Criteria •“Rigor Redefined” •“Three Modes of Writing”

KDE Updates•Program Review•On-demand Rubric

Plan/Do/Review reportingInstructional Strategies/CHETL•X-Raying the Text, text analysis•Share visual images •Student self-assessment•Today’s Meet.com•LDC – Create module– Module.Creator resource search– Rubrics,– Tasks

184 days toTeach students to read complex texts in order to write effective argument, informative and narrative pieces

•How can your teacher leaders help your teachers be successful?•How can I help your teacher leaders help your teachers to teach the standards well?

My District Work Common Assessments Reading Gauge Text Complexity Alignment Literacy Walkthroughs PLCs around literacy instruction Writing Strategies for argument,

informative, narrative, A Writer’s Notebook Teacher Feedback Student/Peer Feedback

Final Today’s Meet Summary

Your Teacher Leaders June 2012Summer ELA Network Meeting:

LDC:Rigor,

Relevance, Reach

Plant Seeds, Grow Practice!