PK-12 teachers interested in learning more about
the ELA Smarter Balanced Assessment are invited to attend a drop-in class
offered by Instruction, Curriculum and Assessment. This class will help teachers
align their instruction with the shifts embedded in the Common Core. Teachers
have the option to attend this class as a stand-alone session or as part of a
2-credit course focused on the development of ELA/DLI Language Arts performance
tasks to use in their own classrooms. To maximize learning,
teachers may want to participate with grade-level teams.
Session 1: Smarter Balanced ELA Overview (PICK ONE)
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10/15 - 3:00 - 4:30
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10/16 - 4:30 - 6:00
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10/22 - 4:30 - 6:00
Sessions 2 - 7 (For 2 Graduate Credits): Designing and Implementing Performance Tasks
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11/5 - Components
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11/12 - Select Texts & Design Questions
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11/19 - Write Essay & Select Rubrics
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12/3 - Peer Review
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2/4 - Return with student work & Score
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2/11 - Score and Revise
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2/18 - Next Steps and Celebrate
