Middle & High Dept. Chair Meeting 2/14/12 Session Objectives: Common Core/Essential Standards Updates Increase understanding about New Course Codes Development.

Middle &

High

Dept.

Chair

Meeting2/14/12

Session Objectives:

•Common Core/Essential Standards

Updates

•Increase understanding about New

Course Codes

•Development of an Arts Advisory Board

•Logistics •Literacy credit•Summer Curriculum Institute•Information sharing with school-based colleagues

RttT Day 3 - Online Modules Great job on Interpretation Charts! Administration may ask me for a list so if

you haven’t completed it you might want to do that by 3/1/12

Feedback on the Google Survey

Essential Standards - Online Modules #4 Literacy Strands is Posted - take a look!

Additional Resources Essential Standards Spreadsheet “I Can” statements

Course

Changes

in the

Arts

Build Awareness

•Challenges & Benefits

• Implications for Teachers, Students,

Guidance staff

Identify mechanisms for support

Answer Questions

Less than ideal timing (Quick & Late)

Waiting State Board Approval (Expected March

2012)

Aligned to an unfamiliar curriculum

Staff exhaustion

Change # 1 - Aligned with new Essential Standards

Beginning Intermediate Proficient > HONORS - weighted credit Advanced > HONORS - weighted credit

Change # 2 - Honors Limit - Lifted Previous limit of 2 credits lifted approved All Proficient & Advanced courses > Honors MAY repeat honors courses for credit

Change # 3 - Electives Recoded - Specialty Levels determined locally Based on previous pre-requisites Recoded existing courses

Sculpture/Ceramics I - rec.pre-req Art I/portfolio = Intermediate

Sculpture/CeramicsII- rec.pre-req S/CI = Proficient (honors)

Sculpture/CermaicsIII-rec.pre-req S/CII= Advanced (honors)

Independent Study = Advanced

Change # 4 - Appropriate Placement If K-8 Progression(middle school band) - may qualify for

Intermediate Communication between middle/high staff Standardized Placement expectations Essential Standards Spreadsheet-Benchmarks - “I Can”

documents

Benefits

Upper Level Courses - Rigorous - Honors

No Honors limit = level elective field

Apply skills/understandings in complex & challenging ways - demonstrating their ability, commitment, and artistry.

Challenges

No Regular credit for Levels 3 & 4

Previous natural sequences are now driven by student achievement of objectives

Adjustment to Master schedule

Professional responsible for placement

Information to API’s, Teachers & Deans

Frequently Asked QuestionsCourse Sequencing ChartsStandards Spreadsheet“I Can” DocumentsCommon Assessments for Placement

Department Chair Meetings - Online - Feb/April

Professional Learning Teams

NCDPI - Wiki

Arts Education – Wiki

Google Survey Question

(1) Transcript …How will colleges view the repeated courses?

Frequently Asked Questions document

Ask any additional questions in the Google Survey

Using the Essential Standards Spreadsheet and the “I Can” documents for your content area

Consider the Placement Sample in the next 2 slides and respond in the Google Survey

Use these documents for future discussions and development within your content area PLTs

Using your “I Can” documents and/or your Essential Standards Spreadsheet …

Review the expectations of the Middle Grades curriculum and consider how you would verify student performance (i.e. recommendations) to your high school colleagues.

You’ll have an opportunity to respond in the Google Survey

Using your “I Can” documents and/or your Essential Standards Spreadsheet …

Review the expectations of the High School/Beginning curriculum and consider what information you need from your middle school colleagues to help place students appropriately

You’ll have an opportunity to respond in the Google Survey

Advocacy Tool for

our classrooms, our

schools, and our

community

Arts

Advisory

Board

Purpose

• increase awareness of our programs and advocate for the value of the arts

• identify current & future resources (including community connections)

• address specific needs with possible solutions (including best practices)

• help establish long-term goals to ensure the health of all the arts programs

Teacher leaders in each Arts content area across grade levels

Community Arts Organizations United Arts & City of Raleigh Arts Commission Municipalities – local arts councils, government

agencies Arts organizations (invite organizations with

education focus) School System Administration

Principals Central Services School Board members

Complete the survey with your department

Google Survey from Artsedwakeartsed @ gmail.com

Logistics

Literacy Credit

Literacy Credit (1.0 units)Literacy in the Arts Wiki - SRN 125102301 Online only

Literacy for the 21st Century Classroom Theory & Practice SRN 127509401 Face-to-Face & Online

Need help? Respond on Google Survey and/or Email Liz

2-day Summer Institute

support the implementation of Common Core / Essential Standards.

Google survey

Needs & Level of Interest

No obligation

Logistics

Summer Curriculu

m Institute

Info

sharing

with

school

based

colleagu

es

Departmental review of PPT

Online Modules Understanding and Implementing the new Arts Education Essential Standards, K-12SRN 125103801

Thank you

for your

continued

leadership &

exceptional

teaching!

Session Objectives:

•Common Core/Essential Standards Updates

•Increase understanding about New Course Codes

•Development of an Arts Advisory Board

•Logistics •Literacy credit•Summer Curriculum Institute•Information sharing with school-based colleagues

Don’t forget to complete the

GOOGLE Survey!!!

The End – Thanks again!