Evelyn Wassel, Ed. D. Supervisor of Professional Development Schuylkill Intermediate Unit

1. Standards Aligned System Integrating Standards, Assessment, Curriculum Framework, Instruction, Materials & Resources and Interventions An Implementation Plan July 13, 2010 Evelyn Wassel, Ed. D. Supervisor of Professional Development Schuylkill Intermediate Unit

2. Competencies • Receive updates on the current and future SAS resources . • Establish a connection between SAS and the Keystones and Common Core Standards. • Develop an implementation plan for district rollout.

3. Pennsylvania’s SAS Web Portal

4. Standards

5. Clear Standards • Unpacking the anchors • Anchors  descriptors  skills and content • Common Core Standards • This site will provide educators with information and updates on the progress on the alignment of Common Core Standards to PA Standards. • July 2, 2010 update • July 1, 2013 target date for full implementation of PA CC

6. PDE Integration Plan

7. Updates • Check for updates with RSS feed.

10. Curriculum Framework • Content Pages • Familiar original SAS format

11. Curriculum Framework • Content Pages • Familiar original SAS format • Click on grade band to go to Curriculum Framework search page. • New content: • Select a course • School-wide area of focus

12. Curriculum Framework: Example for 6th grade theatre BIG IDEA (enduring understanding) Humans have expressed experiences and ideas through the arts throughout time and across cultures. ESSENTIAL QUESTION How do plays reflect time, place and culture? CONCEPT (what students will know) Plays reflect time, place and culture in elements of staging and playwriting. VOCABULARY Staging Playwriting COMPETENCY (what students will be able to do) Read plays from varied time and cultures, e.g. Shakespearean theatre, and analyze elements of staging and playwriting present in the plays. STANDARD 9.2.8.C – Relate works in the arts to varying styles and genre and to the periods in which they were created. EXEMPLAR COMING SOON! ANCHOR ANCHOR DESCRIPTOR ELIGIBLE CONTENT

13. Using the Curriculum Framework to Guide Instruction • Start with standard/anchor/big idea • Keep the essential question in mind throughout instruction • Focus instruction by targeting concepts • Identify what students need to do to demonstrate competency • Design classroom instruction that will result in student proficiency in the academic standard/eligible content

14. Curriculum Framework • ELL Overlay • Framework for FORMATIVE/CLASSROOM Instruction and Assessment • English Language Learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the content area of • MATHEMATICS • LANGUAGE ARTS • Shows classroom teachers what can be expected of ELLs at each level of proficiency • Promotes communication with ESL staff

15. Assessment

16. DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION

20. Classroom Diagnostic Tools • On-line classroom diagnostic assessments • Grade 6 through high school. • Math - field tested in May 2010 and will be available for use in the fall of 2010. • Reading, science, social studies - phased in by September 2011.

21. Allows teachers to create customized assessments Can be formative, summative, diagnostic, or benchmark Many more questions are available. Can search by Standard/Eligible Content Assessment Creator

22. Keystone Exams • Fair assessments  Keystone Exams  Assessment Anchors and Eligible Content • How can teachers, administrators, schools, and districts use these Assessment Anchors? • Focus teaching and learning because they are clear, manageable, and closely aligned with the Keystone Exams. • Teachers and administrators will be better informed about which standards will be assessed.

23. Keystone Exams • “The Assessment Anchors and Eligible Content should be used along with the Standards and the Curriculum Framework of the Standards Aligned System (SAS) to build curriculum, design lessons, and support student achievement.”

24. Reference Materials • PASA • Formative Assessment • Anchors and Eligible Content • Item Sampler • Assessment Handbook and Resources (Test Administration link) • Handbook is under Item Sampler link • Resource Materials and Item Sampler – same link as Item Sampler

25. Reference Materials • PVAAS • Test Accommodations • School Improvement Tools • Getting Results • pdf • WIDA Access for ELLs • Non-profit cooperative of 23 states to meet the requirements of NCLB for ELLs with innovative standards and assessments • Member States  PA for contact information

26. Instruction

27. Aligned Instruction • Aligned instruction comprises the following activities: • Teaching topics that are aligned with the standards. • Ensuring the right level of challenge. • Focusing teaching based on the learning needs of each student. • Implementing instructional strategies to increase student achievement.

28. Aligned Instruction • Videos • Arranged by • Topic • Subject • Grade Level • Very brief – PD activities • Documents • RtII • WIDA documents

29. Resources and Materials

30. 5 Elements ofMaterials & Resources Learning Progressions Units Lessons Materials and Resources Aligned to the Units and Lesson Plans Materials and Resources Aligned to the Other Circles

31. Voluntary Model Curriculum What it is: • Aligned to PA standards, concepts and competencies, assessment anchors, and eligible content The VMC will include: • Learning Progressions – carefully sequenced set of building blocks that all students must master en route to mastering a more distant curricular aim • Unit Plan – a segment of the learning progression focused on critical topic/theme • Lesson Plan – a written guide that specifically outlines the intended learning outcomes

32. Voluntary Model Curriculum What it is not: • A complete year-long curriculum • These are sample unit and lesson plans built upon selected learning progression.

33. Learning Progressions • road or pathway that students travel as they progress toward mastery of the skills • mile-posts - building blocks or foundational content standards (assessment anchors as defined by eligible content) • may not necessarily be linear, but articulate movement forward

34. Interventions

35. The RtII Framework

36. Differentiating Instruction for all students

37. Interventions • The purpose of interventions is to ensure students are provided with the standards based supports they need to meet/exceed grade level standards • Resources by type • ELLs found in Instruction.

38. Teacher Tools SASIT 1 Training

39. My Profile • The information provided in this section will be used to manage your SAS account: • Manage personal information • Identify professional interests • Change a password

40. My ePortfolio • A web-based, portable filing cabinet • Create organizational folders • Add resources • Add to My ePortfolio • Upload File • Add Bookmark

41. My Website • Develop a classroom website to enhance communication between students, parents, and colleagues • Modify thesite to reflect: • Specific classes you teach • Events relevant to your class or school • Resources you want available for yourself, colleagues, students, and/or parents

42. For Help… • Click on Help in the upper right hand corner of any page in the portal • The SAS Portal Help Desk will open • System Requirements • FAQS • About SAS

43. “Every child by name reaching core academic proficiency in core academic disciplines regardless of zip code, economic status, race, ethnicity, or disability.” - Dr. Gerald L. Zahorchak

44. Office for Elementary and Secondary Education Diane Castelbuono, Deputy Secretary Bureau of Teaching and Learning Support Dr. Ed Vollbrecht, Director

45. The mission of the Pennsylvania Department of Education is to lead and serve the educational community, to enable each individual to grow into an inspired, productive, fulfilled lifelong learner. 45