1. Regional Coordinators Meeting May 9, 2006 Focusing on Assessment

2. AGENDA Updates Local Regional State Summer Planning Resources Coordinator Community Focusing on Assessment

3. Local Updates GIS Day – November 15, 2006? Texas High School Project College Readiness Indicators vs. TAKS Stanford Redesign Breaking Ranks II

4. Grade 11 TAKS All Tests Taken Met Standard 2005 - State (1 SEM) First Administration

5. College Readiness is Low for All Groups (State) Percent of Students Meeting THECB Standard for Higher Education Readiness English/LAMath All students39%47% African-American28%26% Hispanic29%34% White48%61%

6. ELA Grade 11 TAKS Met Standard (1 SEM) and Higher Education Readiness Component TAKS Scale Score 2200 and 3 on Writing (State) TAKS Passing Standard is 59% of items correct.

7. Math Grade 11 TAKS Met Standard (1 SEM) And Higher Education Readiness Component TAKS Scale Score 2200 (State) TAKS Passing Standard is 55% of items correct.

9. Other College Readiness Indicators: Percent at or above the criterion, where the criterion is 1110 on the SAT or 24 on the ACT Percent of graduates completing the Recommended and/or the Distinguished Achievement Program

10. Regional Updates History Day Results available online at http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/education/thd/thd_winne rs_2006.html http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/education/thd/thd_winne rs_2006.html Making History workbooks http://nhd.acuityweb.com/cart/http://nhd.acuityweb.com/cart/ Regional History Fair 2007 Triumph and Tragedy in History When: Saturday, March 3, 2007 Location: Education Service Center, Region 20 Regional Annual Social Studies Conference Bridging the Achievement Gap: Strengthening Curriculum Instruction, and Assessment When: Saturday, October 28, 2006 Location: Education Service Center, Region 20

11. State Updates TETN May 16 – Texas Register online http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/ http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/ TSSSA Conference Spring 2006 - great information source – www.tsssa.org/index.htm www.tsssa.org/index.htm TCSS Annual Conference – October 13-15, 2006 – Ft. Worth TXASCD Annual Conference – October 15-17, 2006 – Austin Renaissance Hotel www.txascd.orgwww.txascd.org Texas History Conference - January 12-13, 2007 www.esc6.net www.esc6.net TSHA Annual Meeting – March 8-10, 2007 in San Antonio www.tsha.utexas.edu/about/meeting/progcomm.html www.tsha.utexas.edu/about/meeting/progcomm.html (What topics are you interested in learning more about?)

12. State Updates Call for Book Reviewers – Journal of the American Studies Association of Texas – contact Steven Schroeder by July 1 st at steven_schroeder@earthlink.net steven_schroeder@earthlink.net May 18 – International Museum Day Museums and Young People http://icom.museum/2006_contents.html http://icom.museum/2006_contents.html Freedom Documents Fund – Declaration of Independence & U.S. Constitution FOR YOU!

13. Summer Planning ESC 20 Staff Development Leadership Academy for Social Studies (LASS) - Deadline is June 9 LASS for Coordinators – suggestion from coordinators Leadership Academy for Social Studies July 2009 June 2006 to LASS

15. Summer Planning - June Geography Professional Development – 3 day workshops – infusing geo-technologies into MS and HS teaching & learning – for information, email Andrew Milson at UNT at amilson@unt.eduamilson@unt.edu June 1-2 Economic Summit Beyond Our Backyard www.dallasfed.org www.dallasfed.org June 3-9 – TSHA Connecting Texas: Los Caminos Reales www.tsha.utexas.edu/education/heritage.htmlwww.tsha.utexas.edu/education/heritage.html June 8-9 Texas Fine Arts Summit VII – one strand is music and social studies www.cedfa.orgwww.cedfa.org June 15 deadline – Aramco Educators to Saudi Arabia in November 14-28, 2006 www.iie.org/aramcowww.iie.org/aramco May, July, August – World in Transition Workshops www.dfwworld.org www.dfwworld.org

16. Summer Planning - June June 26-30 – World Affairs Council of Washington DC Summer Institute Looking Towards Asia www.worldaffairsdc.orgwww.worldaffairsdc.org June 17-24 & June 25-July 2 – NEH James Madison and Constitutional Citizenship www.montpelier.org www.montpelier.org June 18-24 – FTE Economics for Leaders in Austin www.fte.orgwww.fte.org Texas Alliance for Geographic Education June 5-7 – Leadership Academy (veteran teachers) June 12-14 – Geography 101 (novice teachers)

17. Summer Planning - July June & July – TCEE – economics for 4 th – 8 th grade (Texas History & economics, Math & economics, Invest in Texas) www.dallasfed.org www.dallasfed.org July 15-21 – We the People…Texas Institute www.texaslre.org/ciw_wtp-st.html www.texaslre.org/ciw_wtp-st.html July 19-22 – National History Day: In Pursuit of Excellence www.tsha.utexas.edu/education/haw.html www.tsha.utexas.edu/education/haw.html July 17-19 – NCSS Reading Strategies to Unlock the Social Studies www.socialstudies.org/workshops/www.socialstudies.org/workshops/ July 25 - Globalization 101 – 3 hour forum www.dfwworld.orgwww.dfwworld.org July 26-28 – Mariachi across the Curriculum – cross-curricular connection between music and academics – Contact: Natalie Arsenault at (512) 232-2404

18. Summer Planning - August August 1- Personal Finance Workshop at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Antonio www.dallasfed.org www.dallasfed.org

19. Future Planning Coordinator Meetings August 29, 2006 from 8:30 – 12:00 October 31, 2006 from 8:30 – 12:00

20. Resources San Jacinto Museum of History www.sanjacinto- museum.orgwww.sanjacinto- museum.org Teacher-to-Teacher Initiative free summer workshops www.t2tweb.us/Workshops/About.aspwww.t2tweb.us/Workshops/About.asp Lyndon Baines Johnson Library & Museum primary sources for teachers email marsha.sharp@nara.gov & www.lbjlib.utexas.edumarsha.sharp@nara.govwww.lbjlib.utexas.edu Gilder Lehrman – site improvements for teachers – www.gilderlehrman.org www.gilderlehrman.org

21. Resources Bill of Rights Institute 1 st Amendment for middle school & high school Being an American Essay Contest for high school – for a packet www.BeinganAmerican.orgwww.BeinganAmerican.org Degree Confluence Project – visit latitudes & longitudes all over the world and take pictures www.confluence.orgwww.confluence.org Access to government websites www.ed.gov/free www.ed.gov/free

22. Resources Texas History primary sources www.tea.state.tx.us/ssc/primary_resources/primary_ sources.html#tx_doc www.tea.state.tx.us/ssc/primary_resources/primary_ sources.html#tx_doc Texas Beyond History Through the Eyes of the Explorer www.texasbeyondhistory.net/st- plains/kids/cabeza-south/cdv_mainpage.htmlwww.texasbeyondhistory.net/st- plains/kids/cabeza-south/cdv_mainpage.html Kids Around the World child profiles www.katw.orgwww.katw.org Issues and Controversies in American History from Facts on File News Services www.facts.com/hist24www.facts.com/hist24

23. Resources $$$$$$$$$$$ 2006-2007 Save Our History Grant of up to $10,000 www.saveourhistory.com/pres_org/index.html www.saveourhistory.com/pres_org/index.html

24. Coordinator Community Forum: Focusing on Assessment Tools Time to Share

25. Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment

26. Focusing on Assessment TOOLS WebCCAT – Emily Lorenz Sharon Rodriguez, Medina Valley – item analysis in Austin in June Sharon.Rodriguez@MVISD.comSharon.Rodriguez@MVISD.com Get on Track for the TAKS! www.track.uttelecampus.org www.track.uttelecampus.org TOPCAT – Texas Online Preparation for College Admissions Tests – SAT & ACT prep http://testprep.CollegeforTexans.com http://testprep.CollegeforTexans.com Side by Side documents Improvement Plan (analysis)

27. Side by Sides - example

28. Improvement Plan Content Area: Grade: Objective # ____Team Members: Student Expectations Tested: (Identify TEKS # and Student Expectation) % / # Met Stnd. # Did Not Meet Stnd. What is our understanding of these expectations? What should students know and be able to do? Reflection: Instruction? Curriculum? Assessments? TEKS-based? Coherent? Focused? Equitable Opportunities? Differentiation? Rigor? Necessary Actions # _______/___ # _______/___ # _______/___ # _______/___ # _______/___ # _______/___

29. Focusing on Assessment Time to Share What strategies/activities/resources are you using to instruct educators to use data for the purpose of tailoring instruction? What successful strategies/activities/resources are you using to support SENIORS who fail Exit-level SS TAKS? What successful strategies/activities/resources are you using to support students in preparing for TAKS? What staff development opportunities will you offer for Social Studies teachers in 2006-2007? What initiatives will be introduced or continued this year to support Social Studies education, TAKS preparation, etc? (ex. TAKS Saturday, Super Saturday…)

30. Contacts Tori Austin tori.austin@esc20.net 210.370.5471 Ravae Shaeffer ravae.shaeffer@esc20.net 210.370.5403