Training

On March 26, 2012, VDOE held a training event for the Roanoke City Schools regarding the revised mathematics standards and assessments.  The session included strategies for  using a variety of VDOE resources to plan lessons. In addition, frequently asked questions about the revised mathematics standards were discussed.  The webinar was conducted by Michael Bolling, Mathematics Coordinator, Office of Standards, Curriculum and Instruction, Virginia Department of Education.

 Recorded Video

Supporting PowerPoint Presentation (PPT)

On February 10, 2012, the Office of School Improvement offered two live training opportunities on the Student Growth Percentiles model in addition to trainings that have taken place across Virginia. Both live sessions were open to the public for viewing.

 Recorded Video

Supporting Materials:

• Questions About Student Growth Percentile (Word)
• Session 1 Activities (Word)
• Business Rules for Student Growth Percentile Calculations (PDF)
• Sample Virginia Student Growth Percentile Report: Annotated Division Report (PDF)
• Answers to Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
• Student Growth Percentile – Fact Sheet (PDF)

On March 14, 2012, VDOE presented a training event, Effective Strategies for Improving Vocabulary Development. The training was repeated on April 5, 2012, and a recording of that training appears below. The training is designed mainly for grades K-5, but middle school teachers will also benefit. The webinar includes a section on Beck's Tiered words which is applicable to high school, but high school representatives may wish to pursue that material independently. The training was conducted by Thomas Santangelo, English & Reading Specialist, Office of Standards, Curriculum, and Instruction, Virginia Department of Education.  

 Recorded Webinar

Anita Archer Strategic Literacy Videos – Sonoma County Office of Education

Supporting Materials: 

• Word Learning: Building Bridges to Better Instruction (PDF)
• Making the Very Most of Classroom Read-Alouds to Promote Comprehension and Vocabulary (PDF)

On January 31, 2012, the Office of School Improvement held a webinar to introduce interested schools and school divisions to istation. istation delivers computer-based reading assessment and interventions for grades PreK-3 and grades 4-10.  A PowerPoint presentation and 4 pre-recorded webinars are linked below. For further information, visit www.istation.com.

• iStation Professional Development (PPT)

Pre-recorded webinars:
(The following files use media player)

• Getting Started with istation (WMV)
• Understanding the ISIP Assessment (WMV)
• A Comprehensive Look at istation (WMV)
• Using istation Reports (WMV)

To assist schools and divisions in utilizing data to assist students at risk of failure or who are not meeting expected growth measures, the Virginia Dashboard is being developed and will soon be available. This web-based data analysis and reporting tool offers a single platform for collecting and analyzing multiple types of longitudinal student data such as student achievement, attendance and discipline data. It will be available to any Virginia public school at an annual cost of $500 per school.

The Virginia Dashboard can be used as an alternative to the existing Virginia Early Warning System (VEWS) tool. It can also can be used by schools in improvement to streamline the quarterly reporting process.

• Virginia Dashboard recorded webinar – for technology staff and administrators
• Information on the state contract for this tool (PDF)
• Frequently Asked Questions (PDF) – from webinars held September 19-22, 2011
• Availability of a New Web-based Data Analysis and Reporting Tool – Superintendent's Memo #222-11, Aug. 12, 2011
• DataCation Training – Setting Metrics and Creating Groups (PPT)

• Collaborative Efforts Between General and Special Educators – November 2011 (PPT)
  • Handouts – November 2011 (PDF)
• Leading the Dance: Co-Teaching – January 2012 (PDF)
• Strategies, Strategies and More Strategies for Co-Teaching – February 2012 (PDF)

Part I of III:

• Personalized/Tiered/Differentiated Instruction (PPT)
  • Sample Learning Plan Grid (Word)
  • Sample Unit Plan (Word)
  • Procedures for Creating Unit Plans and Learning Plan Grids (Word)
    

Part II of III:

• The Learning Plan Grid (PPT)
  • Teacher Practices for Influencing Student Engagement (Word)
  • Sample Learning Plan Grid (Word)
  • Instructional Team Planning Guide (Word)
  • Teacher’s Self Assessment for Differentiating Instruction (Word)
  • Blossoming with Bloom’s (Word)

Part III of III:

• Metacognition & Self-Directed Learning (PPT)
  • Blank Frayer Model (Word)

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• March 14, 2012, 10:00 am – Elementary School Scheduling 2  

• #1 February 8, 2012 (PPT)
• #2 March 14, 2012 (PPT)

• March 27, 2012 – Formative Assessment – New Schools 6  

New Schools:

• #1 Introduction – October 25, 2011 (PPT)
• #2 Framework – November 15, 2011 (PPT)
• #3 Assessment for Learning – December 13, 2011 (PPT)
• #4 Checking for Understanding – January 17, 2012 (PPT)
  
• #5 Feedback – February 22, 2012 (PPT)
• #6 Uncovering Misconceptions – March 27, 2012 (PPT)
• #7 Remediation That Makes A Difference – April 24, 2012 (PPT)

Returning Schools:

• #1 October 3,2011 (PPT)
• #2 March 19, 2012 (PPT)

• March 20-21, 2012 – The Eight Elements of High School Improvement 5   

Overview of the Academic Review Process for High Schools that are:

• Provisionally Accredited-Graduation Rate – October 2011 (PPT)
• Accredited with Warning-Graduation Rate – October 2011 (PPT)

The Eight Elements of High School Improvement:

• A Mapping Framework (PDF)
• Assessment and Accountability, Organization and Structure – November 2011 (PPT)
• Rigorous Curriculum and Instruction – December 2011 (PPT)
  • Teaching Framework (PDF)
• Teacher Quality and Professional Development – January 2012 (PPT)
• Student and Family Supports and Stakeholder Engagement – February 2012 (PPT)
• Leadership and Governance; Resources for Sustainability – March 2012 (PPT)

• Team Life Cycle and Checklist (Word)

Using The INDISTAR Web-Based Planning Tool To Support High School Improvement:

• Session #1 – January 5, 2012 (PPT)
• Session #2 – January 12, 2012 (PPT)
• Session #3 – January 19, 2012 (PPT)

Arlington County Graduation Materials:

• Presentation: Dropout Prevention, March, 2011 (PDF)
• Framework for the Dropout Prevention Initiative – October, 2011 (Word)
• Final Dropout Report to School Board and Taskforce : Arlington Public Schools (APS): A Review of Efforts To Date to Reduce Dropping out of School (Word)
• Presentation to School Board: Dropout Prevention, January, 2012 (PPT)
• Task Force Update: Dropout Prevention, January, 2012 (PDF)

Student Assistance Programming:

• Student Assistance Programming: Creating Conditions for Teaching and Learning Part 1 – March 2012 (PPT)
• Teaching and Learning Survey – March 2012 (PPT)
• Student Assistance Programming: Creating Conditions for Teaching and Learning Part 2 – April 2012 (PPT)

Other Resources:

• Evidence Based Resources For Keeping Students On Track To Graduation (PDF)

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• #1 Getting Started – September 30, 2011 (PPT)
• #2 October 20, 2011 (PPT)
• #3 November 10, 2011 (PPT)
• #4 December 12, 2011 (PPT)
  • Frequently Asked Questions about the Indistar-Based Planning Tool (PDF)

• #1 November 16 & 17, 2011 (PPT)
• #2 January 18, 2012 (PPT)
  • Next Steps (Word)
• #3 February 15, 2012 (PPT)

• March 21, 2012 – Instructional Preparation 4   

Part I of IV:

• Effective Teaming – November 16, 2011 (PPT)
  • Addison Action Agenda (Word)
  • Decision Making Pyramid (Word)

Part II of IV:

• Unit Planning – January 18, 2012 (PPT)
  • Sample Unit Plan (Word)
  • Procedures for Developing Unit Plan and Learning Plan Grid (Word)
  • Instructional Team Planning Guide (Word)
  • Frayer Model (Word)
  • Blossoming with Bloom’s Taxonomy – Self-Regulation (Word)

Part III of IV:

• Differentiation of Instruction – February 15, 2012 (PPT)
  • Sample Learning Plan Grid With Old And New Bloom’s Designation (Word)

Part IV of IV:

• Collegial Coaching – March 21, 2012 (PPT)

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• #1 February 1, 2012 (PPT)
• #2 February 29, 2012 (PPT)
• Queen and King Problem Solving Procedures (Word)
• #3 March 28, 2012 (PPT)

Part I of II:

• What is It? – November 29, 2011 (PPT)
  • Sample Learning Plan Grid (Word)
  • Teacher Practices for Engagement (Word)

Part II of II:

• How It Impacts Learner Self Direction – Jaunuary 24, 2012 (PPT)

• #1 Planning – November 29, 2011 (PPT)

During the 2010-11 school year, OSI provided Teacher Leader Training in a series of four training sessions to selected school divisions. The resource materials from those sessions are provided below (all documents on this topic are MS Word files unless otherwise indicated).

• Guiding Questions Regarding Teacher Leader Training
• Rapid improvement Indicators
  • School (PDF)
  • District (PDF)

Materials from Teacher Leader Training Sessions 1-4 that were offered during the 2010-2011 school year