Florida Council of Language Arts Supervisors

May 20-23, 2007Naples, Florida

Intros and Quick District Reports

• Please fill-in-the-blanks:– My biggest obstacle this year was

_________________!

– One initiative I’m truly proud of this year is ______________________!

– I need help from CLAS regarding this (or these) things: ___________________________.

Let’s Review Our Questions for DOE

• Questions for Evan

• Questions for Kate (We asked her in February to please provide us the following by this meeting date: A concise overview of the new standards, their implementation timeline, support to be provided for districts, and overall implications for instruction and the impact on our instructional time.)

• Shall We Write a CLAS Position Paper on the Writing+ Test?

Handouts

• NCTE

• NAEP

• Grade 12 Retakes by District

• Assessment Article

New CLAS Website!

• We will post all PowerPoints from this conference

• We will have a district sharing webpage

The BEST OF the NCTE Website

• Relevant Support– NCTE Position Statements and Guidelines:

http://www.ncte.org/about/over/positions<http://www.ncte.org/about/over/positions>Here you can search for NCTE positions and guidelines on a wide range oftopics pertinent to the profession.  You can search by grade level orcategory.  These are very helpful when choosing curriculum, developingnew literacy programs, etc.

The BEST OF the NCTE Website

• NCTE Online Store: http://www.ncte.org/store <http://www.ncte.org/store>After you've become a member, visit our online store to see the latestprofessional books available on a range of topics across all gradelevels.  Members receive a discount!

• Parents & Students: http://www.ncte.org/parents<http://www.ncte.org/parents> If you're looking for great resources toshare with your community, this is a great page to visit.

The BEST OF the NCTE Website• Educational Initiatives

– NCTE Special Programs: http://www.ncte.org/prog<http://www.ncte.org/prog>

• NCTE offers a range of special programs toreach out to underserved communities, to celebrate multiculturalliterature, to advance knowledge about critical education issues, tobetter prepare teachers for success in the classroom, and to safeguardintellectual freedom.  Visit this page to learn more about theseprograms. Writing Initiative: http://www.ncte.org/prog/writing<http://www.ncte.org/prog/writing> If writing is a focus for your district you'll definitely want to visitthis page.  It offers a variety of professional development suggestionsand a comprehensive summary of writing research. 

The BEST OF the NCTE Website• Free Teaching Resource Collections:  http://www.ncte.org

/collections Wehave compiled a variety of NCTE resources including lesson plans,professional readings, position statements, and more on a variety of hottopics in the profession including Adolescent Literacy, Poetry, Grammar,Early Literacy, Summer Reading, English Language Learners, etc.  This isa great place to get some quick ideas for your classroom!

• Read Write Think: http://readwritethink.org <http://readwritethink.org>This free website offers a wide range of lesson plans and literacyengagements.  You can search for lesson ideas by grade level band and/orliteracy engagement.  The site also offers free student materials and acalendar that includes classroom activities and online resourcesassociated with events in literacy and literature.

The BEST OF the NCTE Website

• Policy Research: http://www.ncte.org/edpolicy<http://www.ncte.org/edpolicy> The Squire Office for Policy Research inEnglish Language Arts provides NCTE members and other interested partieswith timely research-based information on topics and issues critical toNCTE's mission and strategic objectives. The site explains issues,offers information about current legislation and/or policy discussions;suggests ways to take action that could help shape policy decisions; andoffers research-based resources and NCTE services that will deepenknowledge and understanding.

The BEST OF the NCTE Website• INBOX:

http://www.ncte.org/library/files/about_NCTE/overview/inbox/current.html<http://www.ncte.org/library/files/about_NCTE/overview/inbox/current.htmRead the latest issue of NCTE's highly popular email newsletter, INBOX.This free, weekly e-mail service is your source for news, views, andideas you can use!

• Professional Development Offerings:  http://www.ncte.org/profdev<http://www.ncte.org/profdev> NCTE offers a wide range of professionaldevelopment resources for individuals and teams of teachers. 

AYP and A+

• What’s the difference?

• PowerPoints to be linked to CLAS Website

California’s ELA Tests

• http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/css05rtq.asp

• Covers grades 2-11

• Merges LA strands of Reading and Writing Together