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WESTERN ARKANSAS
EDUCATION RENEWAL ZONE
ADVISORY BOARD MEETING
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2012
WELCOME
SPECIAL GUEST
• Dr. Rick Massengale
• Dept. Head of Information Technology
GOAL 1
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• Continued work with LDC/MDC
(Literacy Design Collaborative/Math Design Collaborative)
• ERZ Staff participating as Arkansas Trainers
• Focus work for 2012-13 with Fort Smith Public
Schools
• Teacher visits in early October and early
November
• An approach to assist with the
implementation of CCSS
GOAL 1
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• LDC/MDC Resources
• LDC:
www.literacydesigncollaborative.org
www.mygroupgenius.org/literacy
• MDC:
www.mygroupgenius.org/mathematics
http://map.mathshell.org
• ASCD (Assoc. for Supervision and Curriculum
Development), Alexandria, VA
http://educore.ascd.org/
GOAL 1
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• Hackett High—Science Dept. visit to
UAFS Labs
• Hackett High Faculty and UAFS College of
STEM Professors
• Monday, Nov. 19th
• Discussion of content and expectation
• Tour and work in the UAFS Labs
GOAL 1 A
PRE-SERVICE EDUCATION
• CCSS Conference—October 31, 2012
GOAL 1 A
PRE-SERVICE EDUCATION
• CCSS Conference—October 31, 2012
• 185 UAFS pre-service teachers
• 24 ERZ partner school participants
• 26 UAFS Faculty members
CCSS CONFERENCE
OBJECTIVES FOR PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS
• Gain a clearer understanding of the intent and
purpose of the Common Core State Standards.
• What CCSS means nationally
• What CCSS means for the State of Arkansas
• Create confidence in knowing where to go to seek
CCSS information and whom to contact with
questions regarding CCSS.
• Increase awareness with available resources for
classroom teachers to assist with CCSS
implementation.
CCSS CONFERENCE SURVEY
OF PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS
Survey Questions—Literacy
Survey Questions—Math
1. To what extent do you feel confident in your overall understanding of
CCSS?
2. To what extent do you feel confident with your ability to implement
CCSS in your lesson planning?
3. To what extent do you feel confident in utilizing formative assessment to
guide your CCSS instruction to increase student learning?
4. To what extent do you feel
confident in your knowledge of
the 10 Anchor Standards for
Reading and Writing?
5. To what extent do you feel
confident in identifying the 10
Anchor Standards for Reading and
Writing evidenced in student
work?
4. To what extent do you feel
confident in your knowledge of
the 8 Mathematical Practices?
5. To what extent do you feel
confident in identifying the 8
Mathematical Practices
evidenced in student work?
SURVEY RESULTS—LITERACY
PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS
SURVEY RESULTS—MATH
PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS
GOAL 2
RIGOROUS CURRICULUM
CCRPP Grant
SPECIAL GUEST:
Mr. Martin Mahan,
Director of
Secondary
Education, FSPS
GOAL 2
RIGOROUS CURRICULUM
• BEST Robotics
• 2012
• 4 ERZ Teams (5 schools)
• Kimmons/Darby Jr. Highs
• Mansfield Middle
• Northside High
• Waldron Middle
• 2011
• 2 ERZ Teams (3 schools)
GOAL 2
RIGOROUS CURRICULUM
• BEST Robotics
• River Valley Game Day (local)—Nov. 3rd
• Best T-Shirt—Northside High
• Best Web Page—Waldron Middle
• Best Exhibit—Waldron Middle
• Frontier Trails Game Day (regional)—Nov.
30th & Dec. 1st
• 35 teams from AR, OK, KS, CO, and MO
• Competition held at Fort Smith Convention
Center
GOAL 2
RIGOROUS CURRICULUM
• Global Speakers
• Oct. 18—Mansfield Elementary
• UAFS international students representing the
countries of Japan, Taiwan, and India
GOAL 2
RIGOROUS CURRICULUM
• Global Speakers—National Attention
GOAL 2
RIGOROUS CURRICULUM
• Festival of Science
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Saturday, Oct. 27th
50-60 students from 4 elementaries
25 UAFS volunteers
Teacher Hospitality Lab
GOAL 2
RIGOROUS CURRICULUM
• Electric Car—Nov. 5th—Kimmons Jr. High
• Teachers participating:
• Ms. Michelle Core
• Mr. Todd Tierney
• Mr. Bill Becker
• 4 classes participated
(appx. 100 students) in
the demonstration and
discussion
GOAL 2
RIGOROUS CURRICULUM
• National Science Bowl
Roberta Parks, Professor of Mathematics
Sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy
Open to junior high and high school teams
Competition Day – Saturday, Jan. 26th
Registration – Oct. 1st—Jan. 12th
Regional science bowl championship teams
receive an all-expenses paid trip to compete at the
national event in Washington, D.C.
• http://science.energy.gov/nsb/
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GOAL 2
RIGOROUS CURRICULUM
• Guest Speaker—Temple Grandin
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March 11th—Stubblefield Center
Free admission
Part of UAFS’s READ THIS! annual event
Selected text for READ THIS! 2013 is:
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
GOAL 3
MENTORING PROGRAMS
• Darby-UAFS Mentoring Project
• Working with 2 student organizations
• Student community/leadership project
GOAL 3
MENTORING PROGRAMS
• Darby-UAFS Mentoring Project
GOAL 4
RECRUIT/RETAIN TEACHERS
• Will continue with university class visits
during spring semester
• Both College of Ed and STEM College intro
courses
• Available to work with Intro to Education
classes at high schools
• Available to work with teaching/education
clubs at schools
GOAL 5
PARENT/COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
• Festival of Science
• Many parents attended and engaged with students
GOAL 6
COLLABORATION AMONG PARTNERS
• Lunch with the Commissioner
• 39 attendees participated
• Open Q&A with the Commissioner
GOAL 6
COLLABORATION AMONG PARTNERS
CCRPP Grant
GOAL 6
COLLABORATION AMONG PARTNERS
Southside High Campus Visit—Oct. 25th
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• 14 students
Linda Burns’ Workplace Readiness class
COMMENTS & ROUND TABLE TOPICS
• Open to the floor
ADJOURNMENT