Thursday, October 2, 2014

Language Arts Committee- September 30, 2014

The Language Arts Committee met last night for our first meeting.  This committee is off-cycle and will meet quarterly. 

Common Core Instructional Shifts-
To begin our meeting, we reviewed the Common Core Instructional Shifts.  We spent some time identifying what the shifts were, as well as questions we had with implementation.  Then, we took a survey to see where our buildings and grade level/departments were in implementation of the shifts. 

District Data-
We then looked through district data to establish our current reality- where are we at with reading/language arts?  We did a data walk, looking at trends and data by grade level.  The questions posed will help form our work this year, as well as goals with strategic planning.

District Assessments-
We looked at common assessment development- where we were at and what work still needed o be done.  Additionally, we talked about how every learning target does not need a formative assessment. 

Next, we talked DIBELS.  We clarified how proper nouns are scored, as well as what training people need at the beginning of each school year.  We will update teachers of the DIBELS changes each year at grade level meetings in August.  Don't forget, we have a reading blog with videos and resources on DIBELS (http://owatonnareading.blogspot.com/).


Any questions about the agenda, see your Language Arts Rep or contact a member of the Teaching & Learning Department.