World Language Essential Standards Webinar Series Race to the Top Summer Institute Group Originally broadcast 3:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 12, 2012

Today’s Agenda 1.Webinar Controls & WLES Wiki 2.State & Race to the Top (RttT) Updates 3.Multiple Measures to Assess Proficiency 4.Summative Assessment Options 5.Q & A about the MSL Design Group work (Jennifer Preston, RttT Coordinator) 6.Next Steps & 2012 Summer Institutes

Webinar Controls & WLES Wiki

Webinar Controls Audio controls and monitoring Questions box Recording  Archives Archives as PD Resources

WLES Wiki Navigation bar is being redesigned in preparation for SI 2012

WLES Wiki The WLES wiki has today’s materials posted on the Webinars page

State & Race to the Top (RttT) Updates

State Updates Task Force on Global Education North Carolina State Board of Education (NCSBE) FUTURE-READY STUDENTS for the 21st Century Goal: NC public schools will produce globally competitive students. Go to to see the Task Force on Global Education webpage with all of the information: dates, agendas, and materialshttp://

State Updates NCEES Webinars in April North Carolina Educator Evaluation System (NCEES) Professional Development Plans April 20 at 9:00 a.m. Standards 6 & 8 April 24 at 4:00 p.m. April 26 at 9:00 a.m. Register online at For more information, contact: Eliz Colbert or Robert Sox

State Updates Webinars & Online Modules Tools to transition to the new NC Standard Course of Study (Common Core State & North Carolina Essential Standards) Go to to find: PD Webinars for SI and SI Teams 7 Phase I – 2011 modules also available at Placeholders for 9 Phase II – 2012 modules planned for June For more information, contact: Tracey Greggs or Yvette Stewart

State Updates Professional Teaching Standards Module Access at NC Education ( Standards 1, 2, 3 and 5: Each takes minutes Standard 4: Approximately 2 hours (8 elements) For more information, contact: Yvette Stewart or Tracey Greggs For assistance with NC Education, contact: Beth Ann Williams or Help Desk

State Updates Next Generation Assessments Resources for the Online Transition –Best Practices Guide –Quick Reference Guide (PDF) pdf pdf –SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium For more information, contact: Kayla Siler

State Updates Next Generation Assessments Resources for the Online Transition –Online Assessment Tutorial Be sure to indicate ‘Allow pop-ups’ –NCTest Information –Additional resources can be found at For more information, contact: Kayla Siler

State Updates 1,600 lesson plans now aligned to the NC SCS (Common Core State & North Carolina Essential Standards) Go to and choose ‘Lesson Plans’ on the leftwww.learnnc.org SCS materials at e-Learning for Educators at More offerings from LEARN NC listed at For more information, contact: Tracey Greggs

NC RttT Updates Instructional Improvement System (IIS) Request for Proposals (RFP) View 103-page RFP online at Vender responses due April 18th Contract awarded by September For more information, contact: Sarah McManus or Eric Moore

NC RttT Updates Online Writing Instruction (OWI) Update Formative Assessment Tool to: Monitor students’ progress in writing Integrate the CCSS for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science and Technical Subjects Adjust classroom instruction Visit to access writing tasks by discipline (including the proficiency-based tasks for World Languages) For more information, contact: Anna Frost

NC RttT Updates Graphic Organizers (GO) Posted SCS Instructional Toolkit See all of the sample GOs online at World Language GOs are posted at in various formats (PDF, Word, PowerPoint) For more information, contact: Maria Pitre-Martin or Tracey Greggs

Graphic Organizers on theWLES Wiki

Time Check & Questions

Multiple Measures to Assess Proficiency

Assessing Proficiency in World Language Programs ACTFL Proficiency Scale NL - Novice Low NM - Novice Mid NH - Novice High IL - Intermediate Low IM - Intermediate Mid IH - Intermediate High AL - Advanced Low AM - Advanced Mid AH - Advanced High S - Superior NC K-12 Proficiency Expectations

Classroom Assessments Ongoing or continuous during instruction NOT graded Process Descriptive feedback Assessment FOR learning to gauge students’ progress towards learning goals Periodic or after the end of instruction Graded Product Evaluative feedback Assessment OF learning to assess students’ achievement of learning goals

Formative Assessments Description Ongoing or continuous during instruction NOT graded Process Descriptive feedback Assessment FOR learning to gauge students’ progress towards learning goals World Language Examples Questions & Discussions Comprehension checks Admit and Exit Slips Individual Feedback Conferences Student Self-Assessment LinguaFolio ® –Biography –Dossier –Passport/Global Profile

Summative Assessments Description Periodic or after the end of instruction Graded Product Evaluative feedback Assessment OF learning to assess students’ achievement of learning goals World Language Examples Classroom assessments –Quizzes, unit tests, final exams –Performance tasks or projects Commercial assessments like AAPPL, SLPI, SOPA, STAMP Exams from other countries: DELE, DELF, DSD, HSK Non-profits: AP, IB, SAT II tests National Language Exams from professional organizations

Summative Assessment Options

World Language Examples Classroom assessments –Quizzes, unit tests, final exams –Performance tasks or projects Commercial assessments like AAPPL, SLPI, SOPA, STAMP Exams from other countries: DELE, DELF, DSD, HSK Non-profits: AP, IB, SAT II National Language Exams from professional organizations In progress...

Summative Assessment Options In progress... Assessment Examples (AE) –Drafted during WLES writing with work ongoing –NC State TOPS partnership –SPAR activity introduced at Spring RESA Sessions Integrated Performance Assessments (IPA) using proficiency-based rubrics Proficiency 101 Project Measures of Student Learning (MSL)

Q & A about the MSL Design Group Work Jennifer Preston RttT Project Coordinator for Teacher & Leader Effectiveness

MSL Questions 1.Will the MSL World Language participants be meeting again? If so, when and to discuss what? 2.Can we expect a common summative assessment for World Languages? If so, what is it going to look like? 3.Has a company been secured to write exams for World Languages?

MSL Questions 4.Is there any chance the state will decide that World Languages are not important enough to test? 5.How will MSL items or state exams address different aspects of language skills, such as... Creating language to form sentences and questions? Interpersonal communication where a student demonstrates the ability to ask and answer questions? Speaking expectations?

MSL Questions 6.Is the state considering creating a format/template for exams but giving districts/charters local control in creating those exams so that the tests could be aligned with: –the languages taught in their schools? –the local sequencing of units or topics? 7.Is there any news or update on when IIS is going to be available?

Next Steps & 2012 Summer Institutes

Next Steps 1.Share what you’re doing on the wiki and explore the resources already available ( –Content Session PD Materials –Shared Resources from the Curriculum Workshops –Local agendas, pacing guides, resource links, etc. –Standards & Instructional Toolkit components 2.Review the WL Webinar archives and brainstorm ideas for the series 3.Prepare for 2012 Summer Institutes

2011 – 2012 World Language Webinars Race to the Top Summer Institute Group 3:30-4:30 p.m. October 6, 2011 December 8, 2011 February 9, 2012 April 12,

2011 – 2012 World Language Webinars DPI Update 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. November 10, 2011 January 12, 2012 May 10, 2012 change to May 24, IHE & LEA/District Coordinators 9:00-10:00 a.m. December 9, 2011 February 10, 2012 June 15, 2012

Summer Institute 3 July 12-13, 2012 West Stokes High School Stokes County Summer Institute 5 July 19-20, 2012 JH Rose High School Pitt County Summer Institute 1 June 21-22, 2012 Enka High School Buncombe County Summer Institute 6 July 24-25, 2012 SanLee Middle School Lee County Summer Institute 4 July 17-18, 2012 Croatan High School Carteret County 2012 Common Core and Essential Standards Summer Institutes North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Summer Institute 2 July 10-11, 2012 Maiden High School Catawba County Schools

Summer Institute 2012 Locations & Dates LocationsDates Summer Institute 1 Enka High School 475 Enka Lake Road Candler, NC (Buncombe County) Thursday, June 21-Friday, June 22 Summer Institute 2 Maiden High School 600 West Main Street Maiden, NC (Catawba County) Tuesday, July 10-Wednesday, July 11 Summer Institute 3 West Stokes High School 1400 Priddy Road King, NC (Stokes County) Thursday, July 12-Friday, July 13 Summer Institute 4 Croatan High School 1 Cougar Lane/3355 Hwy 24 Newport, NC (Carteret County) Tuesday, July 17-Wednesday, July 18 Summer Institute 5 JH Rose High School 600 W. Arlington Blvd. Greenville, NC (Pitt County) Thursday, July 19-Friday, July 20 Summer Institute 6SanLee Middle School 2309 Tramway Rd. Sanford, NC (Lee County) Tuesday, July 24-Wednesday, July 25

Curriculum & Instruction World Languages Helga Fasciano Section Chief of K-12 Program Areas Ann Marie Gunter World Language Consultant NCDPI World Languages website

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