Capacity Building with SAS Day 1 April 18, 2011

Welcome What is your Primary Role in your School or District? District level administrator Building level administrator Reading specialist/spec. ed. Teacher Instructional coach 2

Welcome Introductions Write your name in the center of the name tent and your school/district/organization in the upper right corner 3

Housekeeping Cell phones Rest rooms Side bars Breaks Lunch 4

Titan Pad 5

Capacity Building Initiative Standards Aligned System 6

Capacity Building Initiative School Improvement and Strategic Planning 7

Capacity Building Initiative Data Tools 8

Capacity Building Initiative High School Graduation 9

Overarching Goals The Next Four Days Day 1 - Foundational thinking (April 18, 2011) Day 2 - Classroom diagnostic tools (May 2, 2011) Day 3 - Curriculum processes (May 24, 2011) Day 4 - Transition planning (June 6, 2011) 10

Today’s Goals Goals for Today’s Capacity Building Expand existing knowledge of the Standards Aligned System (SAS) tool available at Collaborate to share discoveries and/or information, developed or uncovered as result of working with Begin developing an action plan 11

12 Where are you with SAS and what would you like to experience during our time together?

13 Complete the expectations handout Discuss with your table, come to group consensus on key expectations Place post-its on related poster – Challenges – Usage – Theoretical Discuss as large group Expectations

14 SAS is: Database of PA academic standards Relational from standards to assessments Dynamic and searchable Provides resources aligned to standards Offers state-of-the-art tools for teachers SAS is…

15 Working with SAS Offers a common language Integrates the use of technology Provides all schools with quality resources Engages educators in a systems approach Sponsors creativity and builds capacity Moves stakeholders into deep engagement SAS is…

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17 SAS: Foundational Principle #2

18 Options

How would you rate your knowledge of the six elements of the Pennsylvania Standards Aligned System (SAS)? 1.I am unfamiliar with the six elements of a Standards Aligned System. 2.I can list the six elements of a Standards Aligned System. 3.I can list and define the six elements of a Standards Aligned System. 4. I feel comfortable explaining the six elements of a Standards Aligned System to someone else. 19 SAS and You

What is your level of experience using the SAS Portal? 1.I have never used the SAS Portal. 2. I have used the SAS Portal but am not a registered user. 3.I am a registered user and have used the SAS Portal in a limited way. 4. I feel comfortable helping someone else use the SAS Portal. 20

Team Reflection Who Knows What? Think…. Discuss…. Write…. Post…. Share…. 21

Your Poster 22 Team # Who… What… Where…

As Each Team Presents Write questions that you have for them on a post it, INCLUDE THEIR TEAM # At break, place the post it on the appropriate chart 23 7

24 Break

LEARNING FROM EACH OTHER 25

Curriculum Mapping Built on the Understanding by Design Model

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28 Jay McTighe… “Schooling by Design is UbD on steriods.” December, 2010

Book Study Framework Over the next sessions we will complete the book study. By the end, we will all have an understanding of the entire book Jigsaw to read a section Discuss Report out 29

30 Book Study Directions: 1.Count off by 4’s 2.Everyone reads Introduction pages ’s read Chapter 1, pages ’s read Chapter 2, pages ’s read Chapter 3, pages stopping at Collections of Evidence 6.4’s read Chapter 3, pages beginning at Collections of Evidence

31 Expert Groups 1’s, 2’s, 3’s, & 4’s meet in the assigned area Each group divide into 2 new groups A & B As a group create salient points that summarize the content for the section you read and add to Google doc Group A & B meet to consolidate salient points Be prepared to share this consolidated information with the other groups

32 Expert Sharing Create a small group; consisting of a 1,2,3 & 4 1’s teach the salient points from your section to the group 2’s teach the salient points from your section to the group 3’s teach the salient points from your section to the group 4’s teach the salient points from your section to the group

LUNCH See you in 45 minutes… 33

ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS 34

Curriculum Driven by Standards, Not by Textbooks Dr. Ed Vollbrecht Bureau Chief - Division of Teaching and Learning Pennsylvania Department of Education

36 Pages 11 & 12

Let’s go to the SAS Portal…

38 Capacity building also referred to as Capacity Development is a conceptual approach to development that focuses on understanding the obstacles that inhibit people, governments, international organizations and nongovernmental organizations from realizing their developmental goals while enhancing the abilities that will allow them to achieve measurable and sustainable results.

Vision 2.Commitment and Cultural Norms 3.Access to Knowledge 4.Organizational Structure 5.Resources (time) Organizational Capacity Building

Capacity Building Student LearningTeacher Capacity School Leaders Understandings Goals, obstacles, enhancing abilities…

41 It Will Serve as our Destination for the Four Days of Capacity Building… Action Planning

42 Let’s go to Keystone Commons Join Capacity Building with SAS Group All documents are available in the Capacity Building with SAS Keystone Commons group Keystone Commons

43 Break

44 TEAM ACTION PLANNING TIME Planning

45 SHARING YOUR TEAMS ACTION PLAN Sharing Following Teams meet and share Action Plans: Teams: 9, 10, 13 Teams: 3, 11, 2 Teams: 1, 7, 8 Teams: 4, 5, 6 Teams: 12, 14

46 5 minutes per action plan Gallery Walk

47 Please complete page 17, Professional Development Evaluation Form and leave it face down on the table. Thank you!

48 Next Session May 2, :00pm - 3:00pm Bring your laptop, UbD text, binders, and smiles!!! Reminders