1. Team Progress & Timeline Review for the Proficiency 101 Project
2nd Meeting Thursday, February 23, 2012
Helga Fasciano, Section Chief of K-12 Programs
Ann Marie Gunter, World Language Consultant
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI)

2. Spring RESA Session Agenda
Read through the Spring RESA Session agenda printed on the back of our agenda to prepare for our opening discussion this morning

3. Comfort & Considerations
Refreshments – available throughout the day
Restrooms – behind the elevators
Wireless Network: Kids1st No password required
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 Thursday, February 22nd
9:30-10:00 a.m. Check-in & Refreshments
10:00-10:30 a.m. Welcome, Team Progress & Timeline Review
10:30-11:15 a.m. Update on Spring RESA Meetings & Proficiency 101
11:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Sequencing of Content for PD
12:00-1:15 p.m. Lunch
1:15-2:15 p.m. Identifying Existing PD Resources & Materials
2:15-2:45 p.m. Planning the 2012 Summer Institute Agenda
2:45-3:00 p.m. Break
3:00-4:15 p.m. Preparing PD Materials & Activities for the 2012 SI
4:15-4:30 p.m. Debrief & Overview of February 24th Agenda

6. Re-introducing the Proficiency 101 Team
Please share:
Your name, district/school, and region represented
The most important thing you learned during the Proficiency 101 Book Study
The best thing that’s happened for you professionally or personally since 2012 began

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. 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.

9. 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 – Feb. 14, 2012
Virtual
Virtual Book Study
The Keys to Assessing Language Performance, including ACTFL K-12 Performance & Proficiency Guidelines
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

10. Timeline for the Proficiency 101 Project
Dates & Locations
Agenda & Tasks
Feb , 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

11. Proficiency 101 Project Lesson Plan Template
WLES Program
Target Proficiency Level
Title & Level of Class/Course
Unit or Theme
Teacher(s)
School
Description of class/students
District
NCWLES
Strands
Featured COs
WLES COs
What will students . . .

12. Proficiency 101 Project Lesson Plan Template
How will you . . .
21st Century Future-Ready Attributes
Resources
Links to Prior Learning
Procedures & Instructional Activities
Reflections (rankings)
Notes on rankings
Rationale for teaching approach
Interdisciplinary Connections
Differentiation
Footer
Author(s) with school & district
Name of video file(s)

13. Proficiency 101 Project Samples

14. Timeline for the Proficiency 101 Project
Dates & Locations
Agenda & Tasks
April 3-4, 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 district’s/school’s regional site

15. Summer Institutes Content-Specific Sessions 2011: Introduction to WLES
2012: Proficiency 101
Understanding proficiency levels
Teaching to build proficiency
Assessing proficiency in the classroom
2013: TBD based on feedback and needs

16. West Stokes High School Stokes County Summer Institute 2
July 12-13, 2012
West Stokes High School
Stokes County
Summer Institute 2
July 10-11, 2012
Maiden High School
Catawba County Schools
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
2012 Summer Institute Locations and Dates:
NCDPI is gearing up for the second year of Summer Institute training for each local PD Leadership team.  We are excited to announce the location and dates of the 2012 Institutes to mark your calendars and to begin thinking about summer planning in preparation for your teams to attend. 
Please note that this is a SAVE THE DATE and further details are forthcoming.  Additionally, this is a collaborative effort on the part of the agency, so representation from every district and RttT Charter School is critical.  Information on Data Literacy, the NC Standard Course of Study, Information and Technology Standards, and the NC Educator Evaluation System will be featured at these trainings.  Registration information will launch in February.
Locations and dates are shown.
Summer Institute 4
July 17-18, 2012
Croatan High School
Carteret County
Summer Institute 6
July 24-25, 2012
SanLee Middle School
Lee County
2012 Common Core and Essential Standards Summer Institutes
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

17. Questions?

18. Spring RESA Meetings February 16th in Region 4
March 8th in Region 5 March 19th in Region 2
March 9th in Region 7 March 20th in Region 1
March 12th in Region 6 March 26th in Region 8
March 14th in Region 3
Spring RESA Meetings for World Language Content Session PD Leads & Colleagues