1. PUGET SOUND ELA FELLOWS April 26, 2016 Convening #4

2. WELCOME BACK! Dr. Marion Smith, Jr. Director, Learning and Innovation Puget Sound Educational Service District (PSESD) msmithjr@psesd.org Dr. LaWonda Smith Manager, English Language Arts Puget Sound Educational Service District (PSESD) lasmith@psesd.org Aira Jackson Director, English Language Arts Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) Aira.Jackson@k12.wa.us

4. COMMUNITY AGREEMENTS Stay engaged Speak your truth Have a learners stance Experience discomfort Intent vs. impact

5. SESSION 3 FEEDBACK Q: Participating in this Professional Learning Experience prepared me with the necessary skills to try something new in my professional practice. More to come!

6. OverarchingGoal 3 Instructional Leadership Outcomes The WA State Fellows will collaborate with state, regional, district, and local structures to build coherence in supporting effective implementation of the WA State Learning Standards (CCSS and NGSS), by focusing on shifts in instructional practice to increase student learning. Educational Communities The WA State Fellows will support educator practice and adult learning by modeling and encouraging self-reflective, intellectually engaging and collaborative learning communities for all. Fundamentals of Learning Connection The Fundamentals of Learning Framework will support educator planning and implementation of the CCSS and NGSS to successfully reach high expectations for career, college and life.* FoL-Managing Learning  Taking Personal Responsibility for Learning  Adapting Learning Tactics  Persevering with Challenges Equity in Education Connections+ Tools and resources focused on supporting every educator, including those working with English language learners, migrant and students who experience high mobility rates, students with special needs, and students living in poverty so that “each student has equal access to public education without discrimination =…” to fully engage in civic life “Professional development must be embedded in the workday, deepen and broaden teacher content knowledge and self-awareness, be rooted in best practice, allow for collaborative efforts and provide the supports, time, resources to enable teachers to master new content, pedagogy and learning tools and incorporate them in their practice.” CONTINUOUSLY GROUNDING OUR WORK

7. YOUR LENSES Learner Teacher Teacher Leader

8. OUR STUDENTS 1.Think about a student that has made an impact in your life. 2.Write their first name on a postcard and why they were so impactful in your life. 3.Locate someone that you did not speak with at our last meeting, share what you wrote and exchange cards. 4.Take your new student and share it with one other person.

9. REPORT OUTS

10. ELA NEWSLETTER

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12. WRITING ACTION RESEARCH DATA COLLECTION

13. ACTION RESEARCH WRITING – PRE/POST There are two sections included. The first is simply numbers of students achieving each score level on pre, and then on post assessments. All students can be included that took either pre and/or post. The second section is only for students that took both pre and post and asks you to record changes in scores up, down, or staying the same. http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/2680253/ELA-pre-and-post-assessment- 2015-16http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/2680253/ELA-pre-and-post-assessment- 2015-16 Due June 2nd.

14. ACTION PLAN

15. ACTION PLAN SECTION C – SURVEY COMPLETION Following the 4 th Fellows Convening, you and your principal/administrator will..  Complete an online survey reflecting on the benefits of participating in the WA State Fellows Program and to inform future Fellows Network efforts.  Resubmit Section B with any additions/adjustments to Edmodo  Session Number: 4  http://tinyurl.com/PSESDFellows http://tinyurl.com/PSESDFellows

16. FELLOWS APPLICATION

17. FELLOW APPLICATION 2016-2017 Washington State Fellows Network application timeline is April 11 th -May 16 th. The application process is on the OSPI website at http://www.k12.wa.us/CurriculumInstruct/Fellows.aspx. http://www.k12.wa.us/CurriculumInstruct/Fellows.aspx PSESD - “Excellence and Equity in Education” through an Antiracist Multicultural lens. Fellows in the PSESD region will engage in conversations and professional learning opportunities surrounding, for example,  Eliminating the opportunity gap,  Leadership that addresses racial inequities,  Race and pedagogy, and  Agents of social transformation.

18. WA STATE FELLOWS: LEVELS OF USE RELATED TO LEADERSHIP

21. WA FELLOWS: LEVELS OF USE RELATED TO LEADERSHIP

22. http://tinyurl.com/PSESDFellows

23. See Me - By a former ELL student

24. See me I am here I feel invisible See through

25. See me I am here I am important See me

26. You don’t understand me I can’t understand you You push me aside because seeing me means more work for you

27. I am worth it

28. My skin is brown, dark, light, butter and caramel

29. Hair in curls, straight, long, short, and wild

30. There is no one “us” See me

31. Enough is enough! How many more of my bothers and sisters will have to be broken down, devalued, lost?

32. Hear me! I have value, I matter, I exist

33. I lived before I ever met you I am not an empty vessel for you to fill

34. I do not have to be a replica of you Don’t mold me Don’t change me

35. Teach me Don’t ignore me See me!

36. AESD FELLOWS SURVEY http://tinyurl.com/PSESDFellows