Anna Lankford Elementary and Middle School Director Wilkes County Schools

Goals for the Writing Instruction System To use assessment results to inform instruction throughout the year To encourage student writing in all content areas throughout the year To encourage all teachers to focus on the writing process To assess writing throughout the year, rather than in a single-day traditional assessment

Formed Writing Committee to write county writing plan All grade levels (K-8) had 2 On-Demand and 2 Content-Specific Tasks Timelines developed for K-8 All tasks were written (except for 4 th and 7 th grade On-Demand) by instructional specialists 4 th and 7 th grade switched papers between schools for scoring Uploaded scores in MOODLE 4 th grade teachers, 6-8 th grade teachers, EC, AIG, Media, and Testing Coordinators completed Writing Instruction MOODLE training Set up Writing Portfolios

WCS Writing Instruction Plan Elementary K-5 Writing Instruction Plan 4 th grade Writing Instruction System  Revised Writing Pacing Guides  Instructional Specialists trained teachers  On Demand – September/May  Content-Specific- Tasks more focused on objectives being taught  Big 6  Scoring in-house  Red Writing Portfolio

WCS Writing Instruction Plan Elementary K-2  K-2 Lucy Calkins Units of Study for Primary Writing  On Demand (Small Moments)  Content Specific Task ( How-To, All About)  Super 3 3 rd and 5 th  Follow same format as 4 th grade  On-Demand Tasks written at CO  Teachers had content specific tasks in August  5 th grade must complete one task electronically  3 rd grade has option to complete tasks electronically

Support Documents Elementary K-2 Writing Rubric Third Grade Writing Rubric 4 th and 5 th Grade Writing Rubric Writing Task Tracking Form Content Specific Tasks for grades 3-5

WCS Writing Instruction Plan Middle School 6-8 Writing Instruction Plan 7 th grade Writing Instruction System Pilot  Instructional Specialists trained teachers  On Demand – September/May  Content Specific Tasks- Notebook of tasks for teachers 1 st math/science/social studies 2 nd exploratory areas  Big 6  Scoring in-house  Red Writing Portfolio

WCS Writing Instruction Plan Middle School 6 th and 8 th grades  Follow same format as 7 th grade  On-Demand Tasks written at CO  Teachers had content specific tasks in August  Must complete tasks electronically

Paradigm Shift and Training Assessment model------Instructional Model Writing across the curriculum Training  th, 6 th -8 th grade teachers, EC, AIG, Media, Testing Coordinators  – All 3-8 th grade teachers including PE, Music, Art, EC, AIG, Media, and Testing Coordinators Super 3 and Big 6/ ARRA Library Books and Resources  – K-2 teachers

Changes for More flexibility for teachers to create their own content specific writing tasks to match their instruction Continue to provide staff development in Writing Across the Curriculum Move towards a digital portfolio

Contact Information Anna Lankford Elementary and Middle School Director Wilkes County Schools ext 7035