WCPSS Humanities November 12,2013
Jan 05, 2016
WCPSS HumanitiesNovember 12,2013
AgendaInformation
American LegionImportant DatesCommon ExamsHonors PortfolioCredit by Demonstrated Mastery
Data DigLearning and Teaching –In the
Classroom
American LegionWalter Stancil
American Legion Scholarship Programs
Important DatesNovember – Native American Heritage
Month
November 17-23 – Geography Awareness Week
November 20/December 3 – two-day workshop
Making the Argument for ArgumentCross-curricular Teams of 3
See your API for further information
Updates on Common ExamsWe will continue to have exams for English I,
III, IVNo data was produced for English IV last
year because the evaluation of the data revealed no significant variance
We will continue to have exams for US
History, Civics and Economics, World History, American History I, and American History II
We will NOT have common exams for social studies electives
Honors PortfolioFebruary Meeting – Review Portfolios
All requisite courses for ELA and Social Studies
DPI Honors Implementation Guide
Credit by Demonstrated MasteryAs of last week, State Board policyhttp://sbepolicy.dpi.state.nc.us/ #13 Implementation Guidehttp://cdm.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/homeAny academic course that follows NC
Essential Standards or CCSSMulti-phase application process Phase 1 – standard exam, LEA developed or
EOCPhase 2 – student artifactsMORE to COME… as local plan is
developed…
You are perfectly aligned to the results you will get
Making strategic decisions to increase growth and proficiency in WCPSS students
Consider the Data & ResourcesLimited Time- We know you are busyLimited ResourcesBalance efficiency and effectiveness
English II- Text Type and Complexity
Passage 1: Poetry (Sample Questions)
Passage 2: Informational 12.1 FKPassage 3: PoetryPassage 4: Literary 7.9 FKPassage 5: Informational 10.5 FKPassage 6: Literary 11.1 FKPassage 7: Informational 11.5 FK
English II
Reading- ACT 2012-13
English- ACT 2012-13
ACT- School Growth Results
ACT- School Growth Results, cont.
Common Exams Last YearLEA decision to create the grade
distributionLEA decision to count as a grade for
studentsLEA decision to increase training for
teachers (CR)
C&E Common Exams
World History Common Exams
US History Common Exams
English I Common Exams
English III Common Exams
Released Data from DPI
http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/accountability/reporting/
Go to the link and choose WakeChoose your schoolExplore your EOC and ACT Data
Next steps…Ask your admin to help you get school specific
subgroup dataWork with both departments to create a plan
to address areas of needACT Improve Yourself : Ideas for Progress
http://www.act.org/standard/ We are happy to help you dig in the data!We are happy to come to PLTs