Download - Galileo/WestEd Local Accountability System
Galileo/WestEd Local Accountability System
On-Site Staff Development
August 30, 2007
Objectives of the Presentation
Participating teacher will understand…1. What the Galileo/WestEd local
accountability system is.2. How the system is being implemented
this school year.3. How to plan their classroom instruction
effectively in accordance with the Galileo/WestEd system. (Grade-Level Breakout Session)
Problem Solving: “The Case of Marketing Apples”
Statistics to Remember(the Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning)
200 standards and 3,093 benchmarks for 14 different subject areas in national and state level documents
The average time to teach these standards and benchmarks is 15,465 hours
The average school year is 180 days, with 5.6 hours a day of instructional time
Statistics to Remember(the Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning)
Not all class time is used. The range of actual time of instruction in a classroom is 21%-69%.
If the high of 69% is used to determine the amount of instruction, the total number is 9,042 hours.
15,465 hours are needed to teach all of the standards, yet, in the best case scenario, a teacher would have 9,042 instructional hours.
The Statistics to Remember(the Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning)
In order to address all of the standards, students would have to go to from kindergarten through grade 21!
Other countries have focused their efforts: U.S. science books on the average address 50-65 topics while the Japanese textbooks cover 5-15 topics.
U.S. math books cover 350% more math topics than do Japanese texts and 175 % more topics than German texts.
“The Case of Marketing Apples”
What is the Galileo/WestEd Local Accountability System? District-Wide School-Improvement Program
Content Standard
Instruction based
Assessment
Data
driven
Technology empowered
Professional
Learning
Community
Centered
The Galileo/WestEd System is…
“Essential Standards”…What are they?
1. Standards that have Endurance
2. Standards that have Leverage
3. Standards that ensure Readiness for the Next Level of Learning
4. Standards that are represented on State Testing
Content Standard Instruction
based
Standards that have Endurance
They provide students with knowledge and skills that will be of value beyond a single test.
Examples: Addition and subtraction Interpreting charts and graphs
Standards that have Leverage
They provide students with knowledge and skills that will be of value in multiple disciplines.
Examples: Fluent reading and comprehension skills Writing coherent report of information
Standards that have Readiness for the Next Level of Learning
They provide students with essential knowledge and skills necessary for success in the next grade level of instruction.
Examples: Math Facts Writing good sentence(s)/paragraph(s)
Standards that are represented on State Testing
They appear often (2 questions or more per test) on the STAR Test.
Example:
Order of operation: 5 questions on 4th CST math every year
Word Knowledge (synonyms, antonyms, etc): 8 questions on 4th CST Lang Arts every year
Rationale for Selecting Essential Standards…
content instruction in depth focus on “mastery” instead of “coverage” equity on educational emphasis increased teacher collaboration on
instructional strategies/materials
Things Teachers Need to Know about Essential Standards About 20-30 essential standards for ELA or
Math Goal: proficient mastery over all essential
standards. Students will be assessed and remediated for
all these standards (no more “just moving on”) Teachers are still responsible to teach the rest of
the content standards (especially in view of STAR Testing), but not with the same intensity for mastery.
Essential Standards: How are they taught?
September March
Benchmark #1
•Place Value
•Estimation
•Addition
•Subtraction
•Algebra: Properties
November January
=instruction =assessment
Benchmark #2
•Multiplication
•Prime Numbers
•Geometry
•Linear Equation
Benchmark #3
•Long division
•Fraction
•Decimals
May
Benchmark #4
•STAR Testing Prep
=intervention
Benchmark 1 Benchmark 2 Benchmark 3
What do we do with the rest of the content standards?
1. “Bundle” the conceptually connected standards (ex. Synonyms + How to use thesaurus, Prime Numbers + Factoring)
2. “Expose and Revisit” the standards (Start reviewing math facts in September and reinforce throughout the year)
3. Teach the standards during STAR Test prep weeks (After Benchmark 3 testing)
Problem Solving: The Tale of Two Travelers
Assessment
Data
Driven
“Benchmark Tests” …What are they?
1. Assessments designed to measure students’ understanding on the essential standards
2. Multiple-choice format with bubbling-in answer sheet
3. Given 3 or 4 times a year at the end of each Benchmark period
The Galileo/WestEd System is…
Assessment Data Analysis
“NOT” the teacher’s report card! “Tool” to improve future instruction Encourages teacher collaboration
“What Makes A Good Test?”(Teacher as a researcher and data analyst)
Validity
the degree to which the test measures the target standards
“Does the test measure what it supposed to measure?”
“What Makes A Good Test?”(Teacher as a researcher and data analyst)
Reliability
The error of measurement in terms of random fluctuation in student’s score; or consistency for one teacher across all students or over time on performance task, or across raters on a particular performance assessment
“What Makes A Good Test?”(Teacher as a researcher and data analyst)
Accuracy
the bias of measurement in terms of a tendency to over- or under- represent a student’s true achievement level
“What Makes A Good Test?”(Teacher as a researcher and data analyst)
Meaningfulnessthe degree to which teachers and students perceive the test as important; teachers do their best to prepare students for the test and administer it, and students do their best to complete the test.
“Assessments We Still Have” (reportable to the district) ELAReading Fluency/Accuracy
MathFormative Assessment (Beginning of Year)Summative Assessment (End of Year)
*Ask your resource teachers about more grade level specific assessment(s)
“Other Assessments We Can Use”(Not reportable to the district)
ELA Open Court Unit Tests, Comprehension
Checkpoints, Reading Comprehension Tests, Writing Assessments in the ELA Binder
Math Chapter Tests (must be revised), Math Facts
*Ask your resource teachers about more grade level specific assessment(s)
The Galileo/WestEd System is…
“Galileo Technology” …What is it?
1. All Benchmark Tests are scanned electronically at the school site
2. Teachers can easily create their own formative tests online.
3. Test results (both Benchmark and formative) and their analyses will be electronically delivered in a short period of time
4. It makes “immediate” teacher intervention possible
TechnologyEmpowered
Discussion Question
“Have you ever hesitated to share your teaching ideas and/or materials with other teachers? Why? Why not?”
The Galileo/WestEd System is…
“Professional Learning
Community (PLC)”…What is it?
Activity: Create A Skit1. Each grade level will create a situational skit
that demonstrates the kind of relationship we have in our school.
Parallel Play Adversarial Relationship Congenial Relationship Collegial Relationship
Professional
Learning
Community
Centered
The Galileo/WestEd System is…
“Professional Learning
Community (PLC)”…What is it?
Professional Learning Community (PLC)
is a team of educators systematically
working together to improve teaching
practice and student learning.
Professional
Learning
Community
Centered
“In 1991, Michael Jordan won his first NBA championship with the Bulls, and followed that with titles in 1992 and 1993…he rejoined the Bulls in 1995 and led them to three additional championships (1996, 1997, and 1998). His 1995–96 Bulls team won an NBA-record 72 regular-season games.”
(source: Wikipedia)
Essential Questions for Consideration by PLCs (Appendix D)
1. Standards for our Instruction
“What do we want our students to know and be able to do?”
“What skills or knowledge do we want our students to have?”
Essential Questions for Consideration by PLCs (Appendix D)
2. Instruction/ Modeling
(what we show them)
“What will it look like when we get there?”
“What does mastery look like?”
“How can we show students an example?”
Essential Questions for Consideration by PLCs (Appendix D)
3. Assessment
(what students show us)
“How will we know that students got there?”
Essential Questions for Consideration by PLCs (Appendix D)
4. Lesson Planning
“What will we do to get them there?”
The Galileo/WestEd System is…“Professional Learning
Community (PLC)”…What is it?
1. It establishes a common, concise set of essential curricular standards.
2. It meets regularly to help one another teach to the selected standards.
3. It makes frequent use of common assessments.
4. It makes collaborative analysis of the results of instructional practices (Schmoker, 2006)
Professional
Learning
Community
Centered
Implementation of PLC This Year
Grade level meetings (at lease 2 times per month) for collaboration regarding WestEd Model.
Optional After-school Meetings Professional Development Opportunities
BEFORE NOW
1. Students should show proficient mastery of all content standards without distinction.
1. The first priority for students is to show mastery of essential standards.
CURRICULUM
BEFORE NOW
1. Students should show proficient mastery of all content standards without distinction.
1. The first priority for students is to show mastery of essential standards.
2. Our instruction is textbook driven.
2. Our instruction is content- standards driven. Textbooks are just “tools” to hit the standards.
CURRICULUM
BEFORE NOW
1. Students should show proficient mastery of all content standards without distinction.
1. The first priority for students is to show mastery of essential standards.
2. Our instruction is textbook driven.
2. Our instruction is content- standards driven. Textbooks are just “tools” to hit the standards.
3. Fast pacing. Little room for intervention.
3. Slower pacing. More flexibility and time for deeper learning.
CURRICULUM
BEFORE NOW
1. No feedback on district assessments
1. Immediate feedback through Galileo Technology
ASSESSMENT
BEFORE NOW
1. No feedback on district assessments
1. Immediate feedback through Galileo Technology
2. Assessment data analysis and intervention done by individual or a group of teachers
2. Assessment data analysis and intervention done by grade-level
ASSESSMENT
BEFORE NOW
1. No feedback on district assessments
1. Immediate feedback through Galileo Technology
2. Assessment data analysis and intervention done by individual or a group of teachers
2. Assessment data analysis and intervention done by grade-level
3. District/site specified path(s) for intervention/ remediation (ex. after school class, math facts, etc.)
ASSESSMENT
3. Flexibility among grade levels to choose how to remediate (whole class, flex groups, pull out, etc.)
BEFORE NOW
1. (Math) Baseline, Mid-Year, End-of-Year Tests
1. (Math) Baseline, Benchmark Tests 1, 2, 3, and/or 4
ASSESSMENT
BEFORE NOW
1. (Math) Baseline, Mid-Year, End-of-Year Tests
1. (Math) Baseline, Benchmark Tests 1, 2, 3, and/or 4
2. (Math) Chapter Tests 2. (Math) Revised Chapter Tests?
ASSESSMENT
BEFORE NOW
1. (Math) Baseline, Mid-Year, End-of-Year Tests
1. (Math) Baseline, Benchmark Tests 1, 2, 3, and/or 4
2. (Math) Chapter Tests 2. (Math) Revised Chapter Test (Not Reportable)
3. (ELA) Reading Fluency/Accuracy
3. (ELA) Reading Fluency/Accuracy
ASSESSMENT
BEFORE NOW
1. (Math) Baseline, Mid-Year, End-of-Year Tests
1. (Math) Baseline, Benchmark Tests 1, 2, 3, and/or 4
2. (Math) Chapter Tests 2. (Math) Revised Chapter Tests?
3. (ELA) Reading Fluency/Accuracy
3. (ELA) Reading Fluency/Accuracy
ASSESSMENT
4. (ELA) Benchmark Tests 1,2,3, and/or 4
BEFORE NOW
1. Benchmark Tests delivered online by Galileo
TECHNOLOGY
BEFORE NOW
1. Benchmark Tests delivered online by Galileo
2. Benchmark Tests scanned by our librarian
TECHNOLOGY
BEFORE NOW
1. Benchmark Tests delivered online by Galileo
2. Benchmark Tests scanned by our librarian
3. Benchmark Test results/ data analysis received in a short time
TECHNOLOGY
BEFORE NOW
1. District Staff Development on Wednesdays, 1-2 times/month
1. Grade-level Meetings for teacher collaboration 2 times/month
OTHER
2. Two Teachers On Special Assignment for Galileo/ WestEd implementation in elementary schools
Content Standard Instruction based
Essential StandardsTeacher Collaboration
Technology empowered
Immediate Online Feedback
Online Test Question Banks
Assessment Data driven
Benchmark Test Analysis
Fast/flexible intervention
Professional Learning
Community
Collegial Relationships
Collaboration on instructional
practices
Galileo/WestEd Model is…
Activity: “Find Someone Who…”
Find someone in this room who…1. Can recall something about Essential
Standards2. Can explain how we can benefit from
“assessment data driven” instruction3. Can compare or contrast our previous
way of instruction with the new WestEd system.
Content Standard Instruction based
Essential StandardsTeacher Collaboration
Technology empowered
Immediate Online Feedback
Online Test Question Banks
Assessment Data driven
Benchmark Test Analysis
Fast/flexible intervention
Professional Learning
Community
Collegial Relationships
Collaboration on instructional
practices
Galileo/WestEd Model is…
“What does all this mean to El Marino?” (Site Specific Issues) Target Language Issues
grade-level collaboration, intervention, etc, (cross language programs?)
Assessment Data: “Proficient/Advanced” Pacing Issues (Shorter ELA Periods)
Discussion Question(Share your answer in your group)
“Have you ever felt pressured to teach a textbook from cover to cover? Why? Why not?”
Planning Lessons with Essential Standards
Textbook drivenlesson…
enslaves the teacherto its own pacing
guideand resources
Content Standard approach…
frees the teacherto use textbook
asone of many resources
Planning Lessons with Essential Standards
Task: Each grade-level will1. Go through each essential standard for
Benchmark 1 ONLY (9/04-11/02). Both ELA and Math.
2. Check to see how many of these standards you are already teaching.
3. If you are teaching the standard already, then locate the teaching resource(s): ex. textbook, literature, teacher-made material, etc.
Planning Lessons with Essential Standards
4. If you have never taught the standard, then plan how you are going to teach it this year and locate the teaching resource(s).
5. Agree on how many instructional days you need to teach the standard.
6. Discuss how other standard(s), either essential standard(s) or not, may be bundled together during the lesson. If so, write these standards down.
Planning Lessons with Essential Standards
Resource Teachers at your grade level willlead this process. (Please refer to the
appendix C “Resource Teachers” in your packet.)
Planning Lessons with Essential Standards
4th Grade Math
Number Sense 1.1 Read and write whole numbers in the millions.
Essential Content Standard for this Benchmark period
Already teaching
Never been taught
Days of Instruction
Resources (textbook, literature, worksheet, etc.)
Number Sense 1.1 Read and write whole numbers in the millions.
3-4 days
vol 1 pp. 2-3, 4-7Worksheet (Samantha)
Literature (Martinez)
Planning Lessons with Essential Standards
4th Grade Math
Number Sense 1.1 Read and write whole numbers in the millions.
Resources (textbook, literature, worksheet, etc.)
Conceptually related standard(s) to bundle
Comment
vol 1 pp. 2-3, 4-7Worksheet (Samantha)
Literature (Martinez)
compare/order(NS 1.2)Vol 1 8-11
expanded formsvol 1 pp. 4-7
We have manipulative in the Book Room!
Planning Lessons with Essential Standards4th Grade ELA
Vocabulary and Concept Development1.2 Apply knowledge of word origins and derivations.
Essential Content Standard for this Benchmark period
Already teaching
Never been taught
Days of Instruction
Resources (textbook, literature, worksheet, etc.)
Vocabulary 1.2 Apply knowledge of word origins and derivations.
4 days
Unit 1: 1-1 homonyms
Worksheet (Samantha)
Literature (Martinez)
Planning Lessons with Essential Standards4th Grade ELA
Vocabulary and Concept Development1.2 Apply knowledge of word origins and derivations.
Resources (textbook, literature, worksheet, etc.)
Conceptually related standard(s) to bundle
Comment
Unit 1: 1-1 homonyms
Worksheet (Samantha)
Literature (Martinez)
homophonesSpell. Book
multiple meaning words OC Unit 1: 1-2
We need to look for summative assessment
Planning Lessons with Essential Standards
When you finish… Please make sure you worked with all
ELA and MATH essential standards for Benchmark 1.
Now sequence these standards in the order that your grade level would like to teach and create ELA and MATH pacing guides for Benchmark 1 (Make sure to count instructional days to fit all the standards in the Benchmark.)