1. District Literacy Leaders Network Meeting February 10, 2016 9:00am-12:00pm Dr. LaWonda Smith Manager, English Language Arts Dr. Marion Smith, Jr. Director, Learning and Innovation Aira Jackson Director, English Language Arts (OSPI)

2. Before We Start Wireless: PSESD Guest Essential Question: How do we support all learners in successfully achieving the ELA CCSS?

3. Agenda

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

5. Who Do We Serve?

6. DLL Survey Results Respondents: 17 Structure of Time Collaboration State Information MTSS Districts Sharing Resources Topics with Highest Impact 87% Broadened Knowledge: 87% ELA Data-Utilizing Results: 93% WCAP and Digital Library: 87.5% Research based: 68.8%

7. DLL Survey Results “Use of student lens for professional development. Use of digital library through WCAP” “Using the specific data from the ORS as an instructional tool during PD” “How to support Title/LAP teachers support their students with the CORE. Help create a framework in our district that encourages = Plan, Do, Study, Act” “Resources to help me support teachers and principals to look at and evaluate data... and frameworks that support the process of making a plan!” “A true understanding of the MTSS – before I had a working knowledge, after, it was a clear picture of all of the elements and supports” “I am wondering how I can support strong systems without the power to set district agendas. I can bring back these tools and help with the data mining and resources sharing through the digital library and WCAP site?” “It’s always hard to balance depth and breath, but I would love more time to focus on fewer items, rather than broader brush strokes.”

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9. Implementation Science Lesson 2: Usable Interventions – Key Takeaways

10. Usable Intervention Criteria Two Column Text Slid “teachable, learnable, doable, and can be assessed in practice” http://implementation.fpg.unc.edu /

11. Implementation Science Lesson 2: Usable Interventions Clear description of the program Clear essential functions that define the program Operational definitions of essential functions Practical performance assessment http://implementation.fpg.unc.edu/ Usable Interventions – Key Takeaways http://implementation.fpg.unc.edu/module-6/topic- 1-defining-usable-interventions

12. Clear description - Key Takeaway 1 Two Column Text Slid Clear description of the program Philosophy, Values and Principles Inclusion and exclusion criteria that define the population for which the program is intended

13. Clear essential - Key Takeaway 2 Two Column Text Slid Clear essential functions that define the program Core components that define the program Improves efficiency and effectiveness Allowance for implementation evaluation

14. Operational definitions - Key Takeaway 3 Two Column Text Slid Operational definitions Clear indicators that core components are in place Promotes consistency Replicable and scalable How do we know an intervention is working?

15. How well are practitioners saying and doing those things that align with the essential functions and the intensions of the program? Are the intended outcomes being realized?

16. Practical performance assessment - Key Takeaway 4 Two Column Text Slid Practical performance assessment (Evidence) Grounded in core components Practical, and can be repeated Provides evidence that the intervention is effective

17. Application Two Column Text Slid Think about a program, practice, or innovation that you and your district/school/teacher(s) are developing/employing. How does it align with – Usable Interventions. Use Activity 1.1 to guide your discussion.

18. Upcoming PD Opportunities Cris Tovani: Comprehending Content As the demand for Common Core rigorous instruction increases, all teachers are being asked to figure out how to include reading instruction in with required content. Participants will learn different ways to meet these demands. ESD 101 Saturday, February 20, 2016 To register: http://esd101.gosignmeup.com Deadline: February 13, 2016 IMET Training What's in a Name? Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia, and All the Rest. The Educational Workshop will focus on gathering the appropriate tools in your assessment toolbox... resulting in providing you tools that target individual student needs and appropriate instruction. Featuring: Beverly J. Wolf March 8, 2016 1701 20th AVE S., Seattle WA 98144 http://www.wabida.org/events Comprehending Content Conducting a Materials Adoption? Instructional Materials Evaluation Tool (IMET) Training The IMET is designed for use by educators and administers responsible for developing, purchasing, and/or evaluating a comprehensive textbook and/or textbook series. ESD 105 - Presenter: Erin Chaplin February 29, 2016 To register at: https://www.escweb.net/wa_esd105//d efault.aspx WABIDA Event 010203

19. Upcoming PD Opportunities 2016 4th Annual P-3 Symposium Sessions strands will include leadership, early numeracy, literacy, full-day kindergarten and social emotional; including updates from state and local leaders from the early learning field. Keynote Speaker – Dr. Steven Tozer, Professor, Educational Policy Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago, COE March 10, 2016 Hilton Seattle Airport Hotel and Conference Center https://www.regonline.com OER Summit East Early Literacy Summit 12: When Struggling Readers Thrive, Dreams Come True Is your team working on supporting strategic reading instruction for struggling students? Are you looking for strategies to share with parents and communities to grow students’ literacy skills? Are you working on how new assessments “make sense” with students’ growth in literacy? This summit is for you. April 29-30, 2016 in Spokane, Wa http://www.k12.wa.us/ELA/pubdocs/Spo kaneFlyerOptions.pdf WERA P-3 Symposium Open Educational Resources (OER) Is your district holding off on instructional material decisions? This event may be for you... OER are free to use, edit, and share. They have the potential to align curriculum more closely with the Common Core State Standards and engage teachers more fully in curricula. April 19, 2016 ESD 101, Spokane 8:30 am - 4:30 pm https://digitallearning.k12.wa.us/oer/eve nts/ Registration information coming soon Early Learning Summit 12 040506