1. Welcome! ELA Advisory Council January 23, 2014 GaDOE English Language Arts Happy New Year! 10/17/20151

2. A New Year A New ELA Team Carolyn Waters, ELA Program Manager Laura Hooven, ELA Program Specialist Stephanie Sanders, ELA Program Specialist Advisory Council Introductions 10/17/20152

3. Essential Questions In what way can we as an ELA Advisory Council support our educators throughout the state of Georgia? How can we support the upcoming initiatives designed by the GaDOE ELA team? 10/17/20153

4. Objectives To receive an update on the Advisory Council input from the September meeting To contribute ideas or suggestions for enhancing the work of the GaDOE ELA team To listen intently to presentations with a desire to learn more about the topic To engage fully in group activities 10/17/20154

5. “…thousands of teachers have expended extraordinary effort to accept and embrace the CCGPS. This effort has generated incredibly hard work, but it has also generated incredible products…this massive effort has done the most good for education than anything else has done in a hundred years.” Gerald Boyd 10/17/20155

6. Old Business Technical Reading and Writing 9 th Grade Course ELA Course Nomenclature and Description Elective Alignment to CCGPS (e.g., Journalism, Writer’s Workshop) 10/17/20156

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8. Technical Reading and Writing 9 th Grade Course Modules 1-7 have been approved by previous ELA team. Modules 8-9 are pending approval. Course will be offered as an elective if approved by Board. Who will instruct the course? 10/17/20158

9. ELA Course Nomenclature & Description Elective Alignment to CCGPS British Literature focus Rename the British Literature Course ELA descriptions must be revised to reflect the CCGPS Elective alignment to CCGPS 10/17/20159

10. Discussion Question From your observations, do your districts need us to focus on elective alignment to CCGPS? 10/17/201510

11. “Gaps, Overlaps, and Omissions” Third year of CCGPS Discuss and record gaps, overlaps, and omissions that your group feels should be addressed. Additionally, record the group’s suggestions for rectifying these concerns. Breakout Groups Elementary K-2/ 3-5 Middle 6/7/8 High School 9-10/11-12 In your small group, discuss and record issues you have observed with CCGPS as they relate to the particular grade band identified. Prepare to share your results with the whole group. 10/17/201511

12. Prompt for Activity Discuss and record gaps, overlaps, and omissions that your group feels should be addressed. Additionally, record the group’s suggestions for rectifying these concerns. 10/17/201512

13. RESA Writing Professional Learning Synopsis CSRA RESA – Mary Stout, Program Director – Kelly Flanders, ELA Program Specialist Sharing an overview of their professional learning session on writing. 10/17/201513

14. English Language Arts & Literacy Summer Academies Dates & Venues June 3 & 4, 2014 Kennesaw State University June 11 & 12, 2014Coastal Georgia Center June 16 & 17, 2014Middle Georgia State College June 24 & 25, 2014TBD July 14 & 15, 2014UGA Conference Center District Teams District Responsibilities Session topics derived from previous surveys (flyer) 10/17/201514

15. 10/17/201515 KSU June 3 & 4 UGA Conference Center July 14 & 15 Coastal Georgia Center June 11 & 12 Middle Georgia State College June 16 & 17 TBD June 24 & 25

16. District Teams District Responsibilities 10/17/201516 Based upon FTE numbers per district 3 teams of 8 2 teams of 8 1 team of 8 Attend same Summer Academy Breakout into grade bands k-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

17. Session Topics Driven by Strands (Reading, Writing, Speaking & Listening, Language) Writing Emphasis RESA Involvement Walpole/McKenna: Comprehensive Reading Solutions Assessment Team https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14zalzOSczu53-Fazb2f1tbPGqqGfd- VJ9LvcYElP_Mk/viewform https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14zalzOSczu53-Fazb2f1tbPGqqGfd- VJ9LvcYElP_Mk/viewform 10/17/201517

18. Self-Paced On-line Professional Learning Walpole & McKenna Comprehensive Reading Solutions Barbara Treacy Ed Tech Leaders Online (Writing Module) 10/17/201518

19. “Things to Consider” Recommendations for school districts to use when creating lists of reading resources for students 10/17/201519

20. Adjourn Next meeting: Thursday, April 10, 2014 10/17/201520