Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Curriculum/Instruction & Assessment Monthly Updates for January 21, 2015 Good Morning Curriculum Directors/Instructional Leaders. Welcome to today's Monthly Updates/Webinar for January 21, The approximate start time is 10:00 a.m. Today's presenters are from Curriculum/Instruction and Assessment. We will be starting in a few moments. Please be patient. 6/10/20151

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Curriculum/Instruction & Assessment Monthly Updates for January 21, 2015 All documents and the recorded webinar file will be posted on the Curriculum and Instruction webpage. Please look on the right side at the bottom of the page under CIA Newsletter. Curriculum and Instruction webpage link: Assessment/Curriculum-and-Instruction/Pages/default.aspx 6/10/20152

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Agenda Items State Board of Education Updates for January English Language Arts Mathematics Assessment Health/Physical Education NCAA Requirements Social Studies Science STEM Announcements Questions 6/10/20153

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Revised Standards for English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics Martha R. Reichrath, Ph.D., Deputy State Superintendent Pamela H. Smith, Ed.S., Director of Curriculum and Instruction 6/10/20154

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Revision of ELA and Math Standards On August 15, 2013, the Governor directed the State Board of Education to conduct a formal evaluation of the Common Core Georgia Performance Standards in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. A survey opportunity was conducted by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. Survey participants were asked to review and comment on each ELA and Math standard. Survey responses were compiled and standards with less than 90% approval were submitted to working, advisory, and academic review committees for review and revision. The working committee made up of mostly current classroom teachers reviewed the survey comments submitted for each standard to determine suggestions for revision. The suggestions were then reviewed and additional suggestions were made to the standards by the Academic Review committee for final recommendations. On November 12, 2014, the revised standards were approved by the State Board of Education to be posted for 60 days of public review and comment form November 12, 2014 through January 10, /10/20155

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Over 9,600 ELA and Mathematics Survey Participants Included Business/Industry Post-Secondary Staff Elected or Government Officials Elementary, Middle and High School Teachers Parents School Counselors Students School District/Local Administrators Other Overall, teachers represented a majority of the survey responses with 72%. Combined responses from parents, students, and the “other” category were the second largest group of participants, with 19%. 6/10/20156

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org ELA Summary of Ratings 6/10/20157

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Math Summary of Ratings 6/10/20158

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org ELA and Mathematics Survey Comments In summary, comments could be grouped into the three following categories: 1.Comments that either supported or expressed concerns related to the developmental appropriateness of the revised CCGPS 2.Comments not supportive of Common Core Standards or the revised CCGPS 3.Comments supportive of the revised CCGPS, including those with suggestions for training and resources 6/10/20159

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org ELA and Math Standards Thank you to all who participated in this review and evaluation of standards. We greatly appreciate all who provided feedback along the way through surveys and legislative and SBOE listening sessions and hearings. The State Board of Education adopted the revised CCGPS for English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics on January 15, /10/201510

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org High School Mathematics Courses Foundations of Algebra Algebra I Geometry 6/10/201511

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Foundations of Algebra 9 th Grade Course Option Course will meet the academic needs of 9 th grade students who may have significant gaps in their mathematics achievement. Students will be identified via K-8 data analysis. Funding will be necessary to develop resources and training to support teachers in differentiating instruction. Course completers will be awarded one core unit of credit. GaDOE staff will update the SBOE quarterly relative to both enrollment data and Foundations of Algebra initiatives. District enrollment data for this course will be reviewed before and after FTE data collection periods by the SBOE to ensure that eligibility criteria is being applied. Performance in subsequent courses will be closely monitored at the end of each semester. 6/10/201512

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Foundations of Algebra Diagnostic Data and Eligibility Criteria Step I: Middle school administrators/teachers will identify students who Did Not Meet expectations on the 5th, 6th, and 7 th grade CRCT. These are students who may have significant gaps in their mathematics achievement. Step II: Middle schools will administer Individual Knowledge Assessment of Number (IKAN) diagnostic to students identified in Step I (No costs will be incurred by the state or districts.) Step III: During the scheduling process, high schools will enroll students scoring at IKAN Stage 5 (equivalent to 4 th grade mathematics) or below in Foundations of Algebra. 6/10/201513

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org High school mathematics standards for the current Coordinate Algebra and Analytic Geometry courses have been resorted to create a more discrete mathematics course sequence for Algebra I and Geometry. Note: The Foundations of Algebra, Algebra I, and Geometry are posted for public review and comment. The courses are posted at: Core/Pages/Additional-High-School-Mathematics- Courses.aspx Core/Pages/Additional-High-School-Mathematics- Courses.aspx 6/10/ Algebra I and Geometry

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Mathematics Curriculum Supervisors are invited to join the GaDOE Mathematics Team for an information session on January 27 at 10:00 am. Our web conferencing tool, GoToTraining, requires that you register using the link: You will be sent a confirmation with session participation instructions. 6/10/ District Mathematics Supervisor Web Meeting

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Computer Science 6/10/201516

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Computer Science In response to the Governor’s expectation for the SBOE/GaDOE to provide opportunities for high school students to take Computer Science courses that meet foreign language, fourth mathematics, and fourth science requirements, a Task Force has been created. Task Force membership includes: 9-12 and post-secondary Computer Science Teachers; Business/Industry; the University System of Georgia; Georgia’s Career College System (aka TCSG); Professional Standards Commission; GaDOE staff; RESA; Governor’s Office of Student Achievement; Local District administrators Course options are being reviewed for approval by post-secondary for admission purposes Draft wording being considered for inclusion in the Rule for the list of State-funded courses for designated courses: DRAFT: Course meets fourth science or fourth mathematics or world language requirement; Two Computer Science courses from the same pathway will satisfy two years of sequenced foreign language courses. 6/10/201517

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org DRAFT Computer Science Course Options Courses currently under discussion for : 1)Advanced Placement Computer Science A (already meets fourth science requirement) 2)International Baccalaureate Computer Science, Year One 3)International Baccalaureate Computer Science, Year Two 4)Computer Science Principles 5)Programming, Games, Apps and Society 6/10/201518

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Computer Science Task Force To date, discussions included: Identifying Computer Science courses for consideration Teacher training/endorsement and district capacity to offer courses Utilization of Georgia Virtual School (GAVS) Computer Science courses for students and teacher facilitator training Post-secondary course alignment and approval for meeting admissions requirements in math, science, and foreign language Communication to stakeholders Possibility of allowing two Computer Science courses from the same pathway to satisfy two years of sequenced foreign language courses for post-secondary admission purposes. 6/10/201519

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Computer Science Task Force Timeline February 19, 2015 – Include specific language with designated courses in the SBOE Rule ( ) for the list of State- Funded courses as meeting foreign language, or fourth mathematics, or fourth science requirements School Year – Students will be able to count designated Computer Science courses as foreign language, or fourth mathematics, or fourth science core credit in meeting high school graduation requirements and admission requirements for either USG or TCSG School Year – New Computer Science Pathway course options will be developed; An additional AP Computer Science Principles course will be available for the school year. 6/10/201520

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org State Board of Education (SBOE) Updates Revised ELA and Mathematics Standards were approved by the SBOE on January 15, Three Mathematics courses were posted for public review and comment. (Foundations of Algebra, Algebra I, and Geometry) 6/10/201521

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org English Language Arts New Revised Standards APPROVED! Teacher feedback will be honored by beginning the process of revising Teacher Guidance Documents to reflect the suggestions of teachers to “clarify,” “define the terms,” “provide simple illustrations of what is intended by each standard,” and to “make those resources easy to access.” Teachers who may be interested in contributing to this revision process should subscribe to the ELA Reporter and watch for announcements. 6/10/201522

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Building Foundations for Reading and Writing Literacy Planning is underway for ELA Summer Academies 2015: “Georgia Teachers: Building Strong Foundations for the Future” Meeting the Challenge for Reading Meeting the Challenge for Writing 6/10/201523

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org ELA Triathlon Plan includes a three-phase strategic design to prepare for Rigorous Academic Writing Phase I includes instruction to promote and build sustainability for rigorous writing. Phase II involves the deep understanding of Foundational Literacy Skills for Learning Progressions K-12. Phase II involves beginning with the end in mind and includes a close examination of performance-based tasks for the purpose of giving students grade-level appropriate, scaffold opportunities to demonstrate their ability to analyze and synthesize information. 6/10/201524

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Get on the ELA ListServe! ELA District ELA ELA ELA ELA 6/10/201525

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Assessment The following assessment windows are on the State Testing Calendar for the months of January and February 2015: Georgia Milestones End of Course (EOC) Mid-Month Administrations January 20 – 30 and February 9 – 20, 2015 Georgia Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills (GKIDS) Window closes May 8, 2015 Georgia Alternate Assessment (GAA) Main Administration and HS Retest Open through March 27, 2015 Georgia High School Writing Tests (GHSWT) Retest Administration February 25 – 26, 2015 Remember: The Summer 2015 Retest Administration has moved from July to June. This summer’s date is June 17, 2015 ACCESS for ELLs January 20 – March 3, 2015 NAEP January 26 – March 6, 2015 (Sampled Systems/Schools Only) 6/10/201526

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Updated Assessment Webinar Schedule and Testing Calendar NEW > >> Memorandum: Assessment Webinar Schedule (November 2014-June 2015) Assessment/Assessment/Pages/Memoranda--Announcements.aspx Provides dates/times for webinar sessions for the period noted above. UPDATED >>> State Testing Calendar Assessment/Assessment/Pages/Information-For-Educators.aspx Provides key dates (both confirmed dates and tentative dates) related to Georgia Milestones through Summer 2015 Includes the above-mentioned webinar dates for the period November 2014-June 2015 The State Testing Calendar is NOW POSTED to the “For Educators” link noted above as well. 6/10/201527

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Georgia Milestones Website & Resources Assessment/Assessment/Pages/Georgia-Milestones-Assessment-System.aspx Assessment/Assessment/Pages/Georgia-Milestones-Assessment-System.aspx Allowable Accommodations Charts (Students with Disabilities and English Learners) Assessment Guides (End of Course and End of Grade) Calculator Policy Content Weights Links to Test Administration Resources (End of Course and End of Grade) Parent Question & Answer Brochure Online Testing Demonstration Site Oral Read-Aloud Guidelines Test Blueprints Presentations Technical Set-Up Trainings Pre-Administration Trainings Updates & Clarifications Multiple presentations to professional associations, etc. 6/10/201528

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org NAEP & Assessment Literacy Teacher Resources Understanding and Using Constructed Response Items in the Classroom: NAEP Questions Tool Eliciting Student Response Training Modules Assessment/Assessment/Pages/default.aspx Assessment/Assessment/Pages/default.aspx 6/10/201529

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Health & Physical Education January Update Therese McGuire, Ed.S. Mike Tenoschok, Ed.D. 6/10/201530

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org FitnessGram Resource Codes 6/10/201531

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Upcoming FitnessGram DATES to Remember 6/10/201532

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Health & Physical Education Southern District Convention "Moving Forward - Shaping Our Future" February 18 – 21, 2015 Atlanta, GA SDAHPERD Co-hosting with Georgia AHPERD erence.cfm 6/10/201533

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Power Up for 30 The program empowers teachers and staff to incorporate more physical activity into the school day using innovative strategies. The training sessions will guide training teams from the elementary schools on how to maximize the use of facilities and personnel before, during, and after school to integrate physical activity. 6/10/201534

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Power Up for 30 6/10/201535

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Power Up for 30 To learn more about how schools can get involved or for information about upcoming training dates and locations, please contact: 6/10/201536

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org 6/10/201537

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Social Studies 6/10/ Governor’s Directive for Social Studies Resources Medal of Honor Training Bruce Lesh Training

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) 6/10/ The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) are the highest honors bestowed by the United States government specifically for K-12 mathematics and science (including computer science) teaching. Recipients of the award receive the following: A certificate signed by the President of the United States. A paid trip for two to Washington, D.C., to attend a series of recognition events and professional development opportunities. A $10,000 award from the National Science Foundation. To nominate a talented secondary science teachers (7-12) to participate in this year’s program, please visit the PAEMST website. ( Nominations close on April 1, 2015.

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org 6/10/ CTAE Fourth Science Options for The following courses count towards satisfying the fourth science requirement and a CTAE pathway completion requirement and have been approved by the Board of Regents as a fourth science.

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org 6/10/ CTAE Fourth Science Options for The following courses count towards satisfying the fourth science requirement and a CTAE pathway completion requirement but are not recognized as a fourth science by Board of Regents. We are working with the Board of Regents on the review of additional courses and will be updating these lists as soon as decisions are made.

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics STEM STEM Georgia Educator Laureates Awards Program The STEM Georgia Educator Laureate Awards are designed to reward Georgia K-12 classroom teachers for exceptional work in the area of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Teachers are provided a list of activities that may be completed in order to earn digital badges worth specific points. Georgia Power will be sponsoring the top three teachers to attend a professional learning conference of their choice anywhere in the continental United States. To register go to: 6/10/201542