November+18+Meeting+Minutes

Wednesday, November 18th, 2010 4:30pm-6:15pm Attendance: Bob St. Cyr, Anne McSweeney, Jill Greeley, Deb Lablonde, Alan Villeneuve, Jennifer Carrobis, Karen Bradley, Cheryl St. Pierre, Sean Pine, Mary Heath, Becky Berk, Hayley Whittum // Note Taker: Hayley Whittum  // // Wikki page will be set up for communication between meetings  // ** Notes from Video Clip:   ** // Assessment FOR Learning by Rick Stiggins   // · The initial purpose for testing and assessment was to rank students, this focused learning on “some” students but not “all” students · Assessment FOR Learning is a professional obligation · Assessment should be a “celebration of learning” · The learner, not the teacher, should be in charge of learning · The assessment process should be used to help students // want // to learn · “Excellence is not a single event but rather a habit” · A good assessment plan should have  o Student friendly objectives  o Models of strong and weak work  o Continuous descriptive feedback  o Teach self assessment and goal setting  o 1 facet taught at a time-break down the learning  o Teach focused revision  o Teach self reflection to help students chart their own growth · When students have control and ownership over their own success it builds their confidence and allows them to reach their fullest potential ** Book Talk Chapter 1-2  ** · The primary goal is to help students learn · We need to shift away from student assessment and move toward student learning · Assessment should be used to drive instruction throughout the learning process · Evaluation shows what students have learned as a result of the instruction · Assessment should always leave room for improvement · If you assess to early, you interrupt learning · Posting goals in student friendly language help show students what they are aiming for and make learning “attainable” · Initial scores should not be weighed too heavily as they do not take into consideration the continuum of learning · Averaging scores do not take into consideration the continuum of learning · Focus on learning, not the grade · Focus on the purpose, not the score · Engage students in the purpose of learning and the purpose for assessment · Assessment should pose the question “How am I doing?” to BOTH the student and the teacher  o Provides self reflection // Our goal should be to ask, what is it that we want our students to learn, know, and be able to do? // //  To accomplish this goal we need to start at the endpoint, figure out how to measure the learning, and figure out what the learning should be  // ** Common Core  ** Viewed the PowerPoint presentation from the DOE website  · Bob will forward to everyone via email  · Standards are available in PDF format on the DOE website  · [] Key Points from presentation  · Language Arts  o Standards are organized K-5 and 6-12  o Begins with 10 College & Career Ready Standards  o Brings the focus back to speaking, listening, and viewing  · Mathematics <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l7 level2 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o Focus on 8 mathematical principles throughout the grade levels <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l7 level2 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o Streamlined standards <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · Time line: DO NOT RUSH INTO IT <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l7 level2 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o Fall 2010 – NECAP as usual/begin review of standards <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l7 level2 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o Fall 2011 – NECAP (possible field test items) <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l7 level2 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o Fall 2012 – NECAP (with transitional items) <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l7 level2 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o Fall 2013 – final NECAP (best possible transitional test) <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l7 level2 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o Fall 2014 – no test (with USED approval) <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l7 level2 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o Spring 2015 – new assessments based on CCSS <span style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · Information will be available for parents regarding goals, standards, instruction, and assessment ** Sub Committees  ** Best Practices/Research Team <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo5; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · Team will lead the book talk from now on <span style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo5; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · Next meeting will cover chapter 3 and 4 Current Practices Team <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · Will research current practices district wide <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o Including state, SAU, Every Day Math, and Imagine It! Assessments <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · Will research communication <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o With colleagues, administration, parents, students <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o Method and frequency <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · How are we using assessment to drive instruction? <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · What do we do with the data? <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · How many tests are we administering? <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o What kind? <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o How often? <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o For what purpose? <span style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · We will share ideas and samples for how to share this data at our next meeting Development Team <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · Will focus on developing the framework for our assessment plan <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · Will work on creating any necessary documents <span style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · Members of the Best/Current Practices team may serve on the Development team as well // Timeline is hazy right now. We will try to establish one once we have had the opportunity to delve in a little and figure out how intense our work will be. // //  We will check in with the Curriculum and Instruction team and share their progress at our next meeting. //  Suggested reading: “Drive” by Daniel Pink and works by Robert Marzano ** // Next Meeting Wednesday, December 9th at 4:15pm, Cawley  // ** Agenda items: <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo8; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · Book talk Chapter 3-4 <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo8; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · Becky Berk will discuss GoToMeeting.com as a method of communication <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo8; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · Share sample format for presenting/sharing information
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