1. Timeline & Overview Proficiency 101 Project
1st Meeting Monday, November 7, 2011
Helga Fasciano, Section Chief of K-12 Programs
Ann Marie Gunter, World Language Consultant
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI)

2. 21st Century Professional Strengths Analysis
Complete the activity on the back of the agenda for use during Introductions

3. Comfort & Considerations
Refreshments – available throughout the day
Restrooms – out the door and to the left (behind elevators en route to cafeteria)
Wireless Network: Kids1st Password:
Cell phones, electronic gadgets, computers, etc. Please switch to silent/mute or vibrate

4. Housekeeping Lunch is 12:00 – 1:15 p.m. Parking Lot
World Language Essential Standards (WLES) wiki
Proficiency 101 Team

5. Today’s Agenda Monday, November 7th
9:30-10:00 a.m. Registration & Refreshments
10:00-10:30 a.m. Welcome, Timeline & Overview of Collaboration
10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Standards & Assessment: Proficiency vs. Performance
12:00-1:15 p.m. Lunch
1:15-1:45 p.m. Update on NC Race to the Top Initiatives
1:45-2:45 p.m. Proficiency-Based Teaching & Assessment
2:45-3:00 p.m. Break
3:00-4:00 p.m. Proficiency-Based Teaching & Assessment
4:00-4:15 p.m. LinguaFolio Homework Assignment
4:15-4:30 p.m. Debrief & Overview of November 8th Agenda

6. Introducing the Proficiency 101 Team
Please share:
Your name, district/school, and region represented
Length and type of educational experience (15 seconds or less)
1 - 2 of your 21st Century Professional Strengths that will benefit the team’s work

7. The goal of the Proficiency 101 Team is to:
Create a foundation of resources and PD content materials that will help teachers . . .
Understand the 8 proficiency levels in the WLES
Know how to teach to build proficiency
Assess proficiency in the classroom
To meet the professional development and implementation needs associated with the North Carolina World Language Essential Standards and the English Language Development Standards, as well as the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects, the Proficiency 101 Project needs to be initiated, which would be a collaboration between NCDPI and the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) informed by other organizations working in language and literacy development.
The Proficiency 101 Project would be led by a team charged with the following:
Building a foundation of resources for use by NC educators that address how language proficiency and literacy skills are built over time in K-12 education;
Creating content for use in PD that will focus on understanding and assessing proficiency in the classroom, which could be packaged as an online module and/or used in blended PD.
The Proficiency 101 Team would consist of representatives from all eight regions, charter schools, the college and university system and internal personnel involved with implementing language and literacy standards. In addition, reviewers, who would provide feedback on initial drafts and other work, would be designated so that revisions could take place prior to external reviews.

8. Timeline for the Proficiency 101 Project
Dates & Locations
Agenda & Tasks
Nov. 7-8, 2011
Face-to-Face
1st Team Meeting
Introduction to ACTFL collaboration with ACTFL and goals
Standards and Proficiency-Based Teaching & Assessment
Launch of the virtual book study and e-LinguaFolio accounts
Opening of virtual workspace
November 9, 2011 – January 24, 2012
Virtual with times TBD by team
Virtual Book Study
The Keys to Assessing Language Performance, including ACTFL K-12 Performance & Proficiency Guidelines
Selected CEFR Framework materials
21st Century Skills Map for World Languages
WIDA Consortium Proficiency Standards and Model Performance Indicators
World Language Essential Standards and Assessment Prototypes
See handout on timeline

9. Timeline for the Proficiency 101 Project
Dates & Locations
Agenda & Tasks
Late January – early February, 2012
Face-to-Face
2nd Team Meeting
Drafting content materials, activities, and information to be shared during RttT webinars and the spring RESA sessions
Outlining review and feedback loops, including deadlines, for Proficiency 101 content materials
Mid-February – March, 2012
Face-to-Face and Virtual
RESA Sessions plus Virtual Work
Collecting feedback from reviewers, revising Proficiency 101 content materials
Possible: Conducting school site visits for videotaping of team members and classroom teachers using Proficiency 101 approaches in the classroom

10. Timeline for the Proficiency 101 Project
Dates & Locations
Agenda & Tasks
Late March – early April, 2012
Face-to-Face
3rd Team Meeting
Review of feedback from spring RESA session participants
Drafting of additional Proficiency 101 content materials, activities, and information
Planning for 2012 Summer Institute presentations focused on Proficiency 101
Analyzing how the collected Proficiency 101 materials could be shared through blended and online delivery systems as a module
Mid-April – early June, 2012
Virtual
Virtual Work
Revise and publish Proficiency 101 content materials and prepare for 2012 Summer Institute presentations
July 2012
2012 Summer Institutes
Co-presenting on Proficiency 101 content materials at your district’s/school’s regional site

11. The tasks of the Proficiency 101 Team will be accomplished via:
NC’s collaboration with ACTFL through . . .
Ongoing technical assistance and consultation with the Proficiency 101 Team
Virtual book study starting with
Use of a private Google site
To meet the professional development and implementation needs associated with the North Carolina World Language Essential Standards and the English Language Development Standards, as well as the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects, the Proficiency 101 Project needs to be initiated, which would be a collaboration between NCDPI and the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) informed by other organizations working in language and literacy development.
The Proficiency 101 Project would be led by a team charged with the following:
Building a foundation of resources for use by NC educators that address how language proficiency and literacy skills are built over time in K-12 education;
Creating content for use in PD that will focus on understanding and assessing proficiency in the classroom, which could be packaged as an online module and/or used in blended PD.
The Proficiency 101 Team would consist of representatives from all eight regions, charter schools, the college and university system and internal personnel involved with implementing language and literacy standards. In addition, reviewers, who would provide feedback on initial drafts and other work, would be designated so that revisions could take place prior to external reviews.

12. Questions?

13. Paul Sandrock
WAFLT