CAT Meeting Workspace
May 2, 2013
WISEdash NOW!
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April 25, 2013
8:45
Check in, breakfast items and coffee
9:00
Welcome, Agenda Review
Backchannel-Today’s Meet
Click here for the link to the backchannel for today's CAT meeting.
CESA#3 Upcoming Events
Sequestration Update
- Planning for 2013-14
- ESEA/Title IA, IIA, IIIA
- Needs Assessment
- Private School Consultation
WISEdash Walkthrough
Do the right people in your district have access to this data?
2013-14: Looking Ahead
School Improvement Division (SID) Meeting Dates for 2013-14
- September 24
- November 26
- January 28
- March 25
- May 6
Technology Corner
- Pinterest – How can this tool be helpful to teachers?
- Quick Demo
- Pinning
- Re-pinning
- Boards
- Examples of Boards with Educational Resources
- Does anyone have a board that they would like to share with the group?
Curriculum Companion Update
- Abbreviated Lesson Plans
- ELA
- Screencast of how to access the Abbreviated Lesson Plan for ELA
- Math
- Screencast of how to access the Abbreviated Lesson Plan for Math
10:30
Break
10:40
Student Learning Objectives (SLOs)
New CCSS/Smarter Balanced Resources
12:00
Lunch
12:30
Teachscape Presentation:
Tim Jarotkiewicz will be leading a presentation on Teachscape.
The demonstration portion will take approximately 45 minutes and he will be available to answer any questions from the audience during and following the presentation.
March 19, 2013
8:45
Check in, breakfast items and coffee
9:00
Welcome, Agenda Review
Backchannel-Today’s Meet
Rebecca Pilon, CESA#7, RCC Data Specialist
- Curriculum Companion Updates
•Print icons
•Yearlong curriculum maps available in resources
•Lesson plans
•NGSS
2. Transition of Eclipse content to Curriculum Companion platform
3. Essential elements and standards insight
4. Q and A
5. Rebecca will be available following her presentation if you have specific questions that you would like answered.
GROUP DISCUSSION: Interest in developing a compilation of evaluations of math and ELA curriculum resources to help with purchasing decisions.
Math Rubric--Draft!
ELA Rubric--Draft!
10:30
Break
10:40
Julie Pluemer, SWTC
SWTC Initiatives
10:55
Upcoming Workshops
Program and Services Book for 2013-14
Summer Academy
OEA February Newsletter
Welcome and introduction: Rachael Bergstrom, ESEA Support Specialist
- DPI Updates
- Title 1 Network Updates
- April 3 – MOE Meeting
- April 10 – Stephanie Harvey
- April 16 and 22 – CCBC visit
Gifted and Talented
- Battle of the Books – March 22
- GT Coordinators Meeting – May 10
Adlai Stevenson Site Visit on April 9. We need registration numbers by March 28.
Math Reading on Timed Math Tests
- Math Anxiety and Timed Tests – Newsweek article by Jo Boaler
- The Need for Speed in Mathematics by Kay Gilliland
- Fluency: Simply Fast and Accurate? I Think Not! by NCTM President Linda M. Gojak
- Timed Test for Computation Proficiency: There are Better Ways by Dr. Henry Kepner, Jr., UW-Milwaukee, NCTM Immediate Past President.
- Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics – Van de Walle & Lovin, 2006
Shifts in the CCSS
Mathematical Practices
12:00
Lunch
12:30
Troy Couillard, DPI, Director of the Office of Student Assessment
- SBAC
- ACT
- Question and Answer
Additional resource
Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortia Update with Susan Gendron - Video
January 22, 2013
TodaysMeet
Present the link to the CAT wiki off the CESA#3 Website.
Go to www.cesa3.k12.wi.us, then Instructional Services tab, then CAT Wiki link on left side of page, sixth option from the top of the page.
Change in Date: March CAT Meeting
Due to a conflict with the RtI Summit, the March CAT meeting is moved from Wednesday, March 6 to Tuesday, March 19. Topic suggestions for afternoon focus session?
DPI Updates
Biennium Budget--Dr. Evers' Budget Summary
Standard C
www.tumblebooklibrary (animated, talking, picture books)
username: cesa3
password: trial
www.tumblebookcloud.com (read-alongs, ebooks, audio books, graphic novels and videos for middle/high schools)
username: cesa3
password: login
www.tumblebookcloud.com (Jr version for elementary schools)
username: cesa3jr
password: login
Educator Effectiveness--Dave Allen
Comparison of DPI vs. CESA 6
Readiness Tool
CESA 6 Roll-out Guidance
SRTNCY--Clark Jillson, CESA 3; Julie Pluemer, SWTC
- Course Offerings - Gearing up for 2013-14
- Virtual Field Trips
- Questions?
- Adding SWTC Offerings
Science Standards--Lisa Arneson
Next Generation Science Standards--2nd draft
How to Read video
Appendix J: Model Course Mapping in Middle and High School for the NGSS
Course Planning Worksheet
Save the Date: CESA 3 Science Standards Workshop--April 23
Lunch
Peer to Peer Networking: Effective Schedules for RtI--Laura Gleisner & Jill Koenitzer, WI RtI Center
Chad Steinmetz, Principal. Email: chad.steinmetz@bloomer.k12.wi.us
Nick Marti, Principal. Email: martinic@tricounty.k12.wi.us
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December 6 Meeting
TodaysMeet
- http://todaysmeet.com/cesa3cat3
- Type in your name
- Click "Join"
- Feedback from the previous CAT meeting suggested that we should visit this during the day to share what was posted on TodaysMeet.
How to Use Twitter
- Informational Video-How To Use Twitter Link
- Using Twitter in Education Link
- Why Teachers Should Try Twitter-ASCD Link
- Nine Great Reasons Why Teachers Should Use Twitter Link
- Wisconsin Educators On Twitter Spreadsheet Link
Common Core Resources
Annual Measurable Objectives (AMOs)
- DPI Powerpoint: AMOs 101
- School Report Cards (AMOs found on pages 17 & 18)
- December, 2012 Keynotes article, "Don't Ignore Your School's AMOs"
- Wisconsin's Waiver Summary (AMO info on page 5)
- 12/3/12 Email to District Administrators from M. Thompson: "Over the coming months we turn our attention to the preparation of next year’s School Report Card, alternative accountability reporting for schools without a School Report Card rating, and district-level reporting."
Science and Social Studies Standards
- Roadblocks and Release dates
Wisconsin’s New SLD Rule
Updates on Curriculum Companion and Eclipse
Curriculum Companion
Mark Your Calendars
ESEA Application Work Days at CESA#3
- Wednesday, May 22nd
- Wednesday, June 12th
October 23 Meeting
School Report Card
- Public Release
- Local Media Reporting
- Channel 3 Editorial: Report cards will help improve schools (video)
- Wisconsin State Journal: Highly anticipated ratings paint mixed picture of state's schools (article)
- LaCrosse Tribune: LaCrosse county school scores (article)
- Platteville Journal: Schools get their state report cards (article)
- Helpful Analogies for Parents
- Role Play Activity page
SMARTER Balanced Assessment/ACT
Response to Intervention
Cursive Writing Debate
Braiker, B. (2011). Tossing the Script: The End of the Line for Cursive? ABCNews
Carpenter, C. (2008). Do We Really Need Cursive Writing? Saturday Evening Post
Grennille, A. (2012). Should Schools Teach Cursive Writing? Hanover Research.
Supon, V. (2009). Cursive Writing: Are Its Last Days Approaching? Journal of Instructional Psychology.
Zezima, K. (2011). The Case for Cursive. New York Times
New Social Studies Standards Preview
- December 14, 2-4 PM at CESA 3--Your teachers to register here
Common Core State Standards Connections
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