ADVISORY BOARD MEETING WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2012 WESTERN ARKANSAS EDUCATION RENEWAL ZONE.

A D V I S O RY B OA R D M E E T I N GW E D N E S D AY, S E P T E M B E R 1 9 , 2 0 1 2

WESTERN ARKANSAS EDUCATION RENEWAL ZONE

WELCOME

SPECIAL GUESTS

• June Haynie—ADE • Director, ERZ and Scholastic Audit

• Jack Hansen—ADE • Technical Assistance Specialist—

ERZ • Dr. John Jones—UAFS • Dean, College of Education

RECAP FROM ACADEMIC YEAR 2011-12

• External Evaluation—Sue Street & Assoc.

RECAP FROM ACADEMIC YEAR 2011-12

• External Evaluation—Sue Street & Assoc.

RECAP FROM ACADEMIC YEAR 2011-12

• External Evaluation—Sue Street & Assoc.• Recommendations from state-wide

report:• #1—Continue building relationships

between school, university and community.• #2—School & university experts examine

school data, diagnose school needs, and work to satisfy such needs

• #3—Ensure university partners understand how their contributions fit into ERZ goals

• #4—Continue to provide forums for collaboration to address ERZ goals

• #5—Maintain a “core” advisory group to function as true advisors to the ERZ

RECAP FROM ACADEMIC YEAR 2011-12

• ERZ Budget Update• Assistant Director positions

across state eliminated• 37% cut in Travel/Mileage• 17% cut in

Maintenance/Operations• 40% cut in Materials/Supplies• Salaries for Administrative

Assistant and Director maintained—no cut, nor increase

GOAL 1

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Google Docs presentation• August 15th—Hackett School District• 6 one-hour round-robin sessions• 51 administrators, teachers, and staff

members participated

GOAL 1

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• LDC/MDC• Throughout year working with Fort

Smith Public Schools• Northside High School• Southside High School• Darby Junior High• Kimmons Junior High• Ramsey Junior High• Chaffin Junior High

• Developed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

GOAL 1

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• LDC—Literacy Design Collaborative• The LDC framework is a “common

chassis” to create tasks, modules, and courses designed to teach students to meet the new CCSS while also learning to meet content demands at high levels of performance.

• LDC framework template aligns to Common Core Literacy Standards

GOAL 1

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• MDC—Math Design Collaborative• Approach by which to implement

CCSS• Instructional tool designed to reach

goal of 80% of low-income and minority students ready for college by 2025

• 5 key strategies:• Clarifying learning intentions• Effective discussions, questions, and

tasks that evidence learning• Forward-moving feedback• Student as owner of his/her learning• Student as resource for others

GOAL 1

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• LDC/MDC Resources• LDC: 

www.literacydesigncollaborative.orgwww.mygroupgenius.org/literacy

• MDC:  www.mygroupgenius.org/

mathematicshttp://map.mathshell.org

• ASCD (Assoc. for Supervision and Curriculum Development), Alexandria, VA

http://educore.ascd.org/

GOAL 1 A

PRE-SERVICE EDUCATION

• CCSS Conference—TENTATIVE PLAN• Wednesday, October 31, 2012• 9:00 am—3:00 pm• Target audience is UAFS pre-service

teachers• Overview in morning• Breakout sessions in afternoon—

Math and Literacy

GOAL 2

RIGOROUS CURRICULUM

• BEST Robotics• Jason Merritt, • UAFS BEST Asst. Hub Director

• Sign-up for 2012 season • Monday, September 17, 2012

• River Valley Game Day (local)• Saturday, November 3, 2012

• Frontier Trails Game Day (regional)• Nov. 30 & Dec. 1, 2012

GOAL 2

RIGOROUS CURRICULUM

• Science Lab Review• Hackett High—Sept 7th

• Dr. Arant, Dean of STEM College• Dr. Davis Pritchett, Dept. Head

Biology

• Constitution Day• Hackett High—Sept. 17th • 7-12th Grade• Dr. Eric Baker, Asst. Prof., Political

Science

GOAL 2

RIGOROUS CURRICULUM

• Global Speakers• Oct. 18—Mansfield Elementary• UAFS international students

representing the countries of Japan, Taiwan, and France

GOAL 2

RIGOROUS CURRICULUM

• Festival of Science• Oct. 27th—UAFS campus—1:00-3:30 pm• Brainchild of Chemistry Professors, Dr. Dave McGinnis and Dr. Jen Jamison • Science engagement event• 60-70 3rd grade students (invitation only)• Teacher Hospitality Room for all 3rd, 4th, and

5th Grade ERZ teachers (1:00 –1:30 pm – meet the professors; 1:30 – 3:30 – Festival Time!)

GOAL 2

RIGOROUS CURRICULUM

• National Science Bowl• Sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy• Open to junior high and high school teams• Regional site is at UAFS• Limited to 12 teams • Competition Day – Saturday, Jan. 26th

• Registration – Oct. 1st—Jan. 12th • Regional science bowl championship teams

receive an all-expenses paid trip to compete at the national event in Washington, D.C.

• http://science.energy.gov/nsb/

GOAL 2

RIGOROUS CURRICULUM

• Guest Speaker—Temple Grandin • March 11th—Stubblefield Center• Free admission• Part of UAFS’s READ THIS! annual event• Selected text for READ THIS! 2013 is:• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the

Night-Time

GOAL 3

MENTORING PROGRAMS

• Darby-UAFS Mentoring Project • With the Ranger Recon Program• Video• Consider opportunities to visit campus• Digital, multi-modal composition

professional development• Free software programs created video:• Audacity (sound mixing)• Microsoft Movie Maker (video and still

images)

GOAL 4

RECRUIT/RETAIN TEACHERS

• 15-minute presentations to consider STEM Ed. fields• Visited 7 education classes (Intro to Ed.,

Intro to Ed. Tech.)• Scheduled to visit 9 STEM classes (Calc I,

Chem I, Intro to Cell Bio, Intro to Engineering)

• Looking for opportunities to visit appropriate high school classes to share information

GOAL 5 PARENT/COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Electric Car & Executives in the Classroom• Electric Vehicle able to visit schools or can

be set-up for a campus visit• Lead professor recently completed

sabbatical at ABB Baldor researching electric motors

• Panel discussion could be arranged with professors and career engineers on this authentic STEM problem-solving initiative

GOAL 6 COLLABORATION AMONG PARTNERS

• Advisory Board Meeting Schedule • Email Info Blast• Opt-in for all ERZ partners • Go to www.uafs.edu/erz for sign-up link

• CCRPP Grant• HOLD until Nov. Advisory Board Meeting

GOAL 6 COLLABORATION AMONG PARTNERS

CCRPP Grant

COMMENTS & ROUND TABLE TOPICS

•Open to the floor

ADJOURNMENT

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