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Thomas E. Gluck, Acting Secretary of Education Amy Morton, Deputy Secretary, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Ed Vollbrecht, Ph.D., Director, Bureau of Teaching and Learning Support November 2010 Conference on INTEGRATED LEARNING: The School-To-Career Connection Pre-Conference

Facilitator: Dr. Joanne Romano Educational Consultant, SAS Facilitator Wondering, Wandering, Radical Learner Phone: Twitter: joanner Skype: jromanoj Welcome!

Objectives RememberSAS portal— UnderstandSAS as a system to support student achievement ApplySAS components to needs AnalyzeSAS resources EvaluateSAS components, resources, materials for incorporation into planning and instruction CreateThink about new ways to use/add to SAS system to support student learning

Instruction Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 5 Using varied instructional strategies to meet the needs of all students Student Achievement Clear Standards Instruction Materials & Resources Interventions Fair Assessments Curriculum Framework

Materials & Resources Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 6 Student Achievement Clear Standards Materials & Resources Instruction Interventions Fair Assessments Curriculum Framework Providing resources that are aligned to the goals

Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 7 Clear Standards Setting Clear and Attainable Goals Clear Standards Fair Assessments Instruction Materials & Resources Interventions Student Achievement Curriculum Framework

Fair Assessments Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 8 Measuring progress towards goals. Clear Standards Fair Assessments Instruction Materials & Resources Interventions Student Achievement Curriculum Framework

Interventions Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 9 Student Achievement Clear Standards Interventions Instruction Materials & Resources Fair Assessments Curriculum Framework Identifying students who are falling behind immediately and providing targeted support to get them back on grade level

Curriculum Framework Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 10 Structuring learning experiences to meet goals Clear Standards Curriculum Framework Instruction Materials & Resources Interventions Student Achievement Fair Assessments

Standards Aligned System Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 11 Clear Standards Fair Assessments Curriculum Framework Instruction Materials & Resources Interventions Student Achievement

Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 12 CHANGE…

Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 13 Learning Go to Look on left side Navigation Bar Click on Locate and click on… Click anywhere on screen to provide response: Type one belief you have about student learning?

Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 14 Learning Bloom‘n’ Learning

Remember Understand Apply Analyze Evaluate Create Bloom’s 2.0 Discrete Thinking Operations

Bloom’s Taxonomy—Inverted Time = 80% Time = 20%

L Evaluate Create Remember Analyze Understand Apply Higher Order Thinking Skills Lower Order Thinking Skills

Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 19 Learning Reflection on Learning

Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 20 Navigation… PORTAL TIME CREATING AN ACCOUNT LOGGING IN…

Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 21 Clear Standards Clear, high standards that establish what all students should know and be able to do. Revised Standards for grades 3, 5, 8 and 11 have been approved by the State Board of Education. Standard statements for grades 4, 6, 7 and courses are proceeding through the approval process. Standards statements for K-3 have been articulated and are also under review. Clear Standards Fair Assessments Instruction Materials & Resources Interventions Student Achievement Curriculum Framework

Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 22 CLEAR STANDARDS PORTAL TIME

Fair Assessments Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 23 GROUP… DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE? Clear Standards Fair Assessments Instruction Materials & Resources Interventions Student Achievement Curriculum Framework

Fair Assessments Summative Assessment: seeks to make an overall judgment of progress made at the end of a defined period of instruction. Formative Assessment: used by teachers and students during instruction to provide ongoing feedback to adjust ongoing teaching and learning to improve students’ achievement of intended instructional outcomes. Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 24

Fair Assessments Benchmark Assessment: Designed to provide feedback to both the teacher and the student about how the student is progressing towards demonstrating proficiency on grade level standards. Diagnostic Assessment: Ascertains, prior to instruction, each student’s strengths, weaknesses, knowledge, and skills. Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 25

Fair Assessments Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 26 Fair Assessment is a process used by teachers and students before, during, and after instruction to provide feedback and adjust ongoing teaching and learning to improve student achievement. Types of Assessment : Summative Formative Benchmark Diagnostic Clear Standards Fair Assessments Instruction Materials & Resources Interventions Student Achievement Curriculum Framework

Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 27 FAIR ASSESSMENTS PORTAL TIME

Curriculum Framework Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 28 The Curriculum Framework specifies what is to be taught for each subject in the curriculum. In Pennsylvania, Curriculum Frameworks include: Big Ideas Concepts Competencies Essential Questions The Curriculum Framework is aligned to Standards and, where appropriate, Eligible Content. Clear Standards Curriculum Framework Instruction Materials & Resources Interventions Student Achievement Fair Assessments

Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 29 CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK PORTAL TIME

Instruction Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 30 Aligned instruction comprises the following activities: Teaching topics that are aligned with the standards. Ensuring the right level of challenge. Focusing teaching based on the learning needs of each student. Implementing instructional strategies to increase student achievement. Student Achievement Clear Standards Instruction Materials & Resources Interventions Fair Assessments Curriculum Framework

Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 31 INSTRUCTION PORTAL TIME

Materials & Resources Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 32 Student Achievement Clear Standards Materials & Resources Instruction Interventions Fair Assessments Curriculum Framework Materials and resources include: Voluntary Model Curriculum (VMC), incorporating learning progressions, Units and lesson plans Content resources aligned to the Pennsylvania Academic Standards

Materials & Resources: Learning Progressions Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 33 Student Achievement Clear Standards Materials & Resources Instruction Interventions Fair Assessments Curriculum Framework Learning progressions illustrate how students grow academically and articulate what they are learning at each grade level. They can be defined as roads or pathways that students travel as they progress toward mastery of the skills needed for career and college readiness. Each road follows a route composed of a collection of building blocks that are defined by the content standards for a subject.

Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 34 MATERIALS AND RESOURCES PORTAL TIME

Interventions Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 35 Student Achievement Clear Standards Interventions Instruction Materials & Resources Fair Assessments Curriculum Framework PURPOSE: Ensure students are provided with the standards based supports they need to meet/exceed grade level standards.

Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 36 Interventions PORTAL TIME

Teacher Tools: My Profile Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 37 The information provided in this section will be used to manage your SAS account: Manage Personal Information Identify professional interests Change a password The picture you upload will also be used in the SAS Learning Communities to illustrate membership.

Teacher Tools: My Profile Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 38 Click on Teacher Tools Select My Profile

Teacher Tools: My ePortfolio Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 39  A web-based, portable filing cabinet  Create organizational folders  Add resources Add to My ePortfolio Upload File Add Bookmark

Teacher Tools: My ePortfolio Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 40 Click on Teacher Tools Select My Profile

SAS Curriculum Mapping Tool The SAS Curriculum Mapping tool allows districts to determine the template for their own maps and optimizes both state- level and local resources and approaches. Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 41

The SAS Curriculum Mapping tool offers some curricular assistance (frameworks) to schools but respects local curriculum decision-making. Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 42 SAS Curriculum Mapping Tool

SAS Curriculum Maps are fully integrated with the SAS portal so that teachers can easily access the maps, save them to their own ePortfolios and have immediate access to all other components and resources of SAS Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 43 SAS Curriculum Mapping Tool

Curriculum Map Options for Districts Automatically add PA standards, anchors, eligible content Automatically add PA Big Ideas, Concepts, Competencies Automatically add PA Essential Questions Capability to add any/all local learning objectives, change scope of map (in terms of time) Capability to add local assessments Capability to add local resources or use existing SAS Resources & Materials (videos, links, web-based instruction, etc.) Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 44 SAS Curriculum Mapping Tool

Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 45 SAS Curriculum Mapping Tool

SAS Portal Help Desk Toll Free: Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 46

SAS Scavenger Hunt! Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 47

Thank YOU! Copyright ©2010 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 48