District+Meetings+2012-2013

District meetings: Planned officially: Sept 26 and Jan. 30 4 others asked for by Diane Lauer and approved by principals: October 24th (6-12 only), November 28th, February 27th, and April 24th.

1:45 pm-3:00 pm-Room 103 LHS-Secondary 6-12 3:00-4:00 pm-LHS 103-Elementary Spanish
 * TSD WL District Meeting**-April 24, 2013

a. What modes will be focus on? b. How will we integrate culture? c. How will connections play a role? d. Where do comparisons of culture and one's one language come in to our discussion? e. Why do we need strong learner targets that support the 3 modes at the appropriate proficiency range?
 * Agenda for 6-12-1:45 pm - 3:00 pm-LHS Room 103**
 * 1) Summer pd possibilities- June 6-7-Learner Targets/ Aug. 8-9-Designing assessments for teacher effectiveness (Kelley Parkhurst created this study group for June-waiting on TIC credit / Aug 8-9 will be TIC credit or $175 a day)
 * 2) Checking in with the district writing assessments-window, student samples
 * 3) Foundation checklist for Teacher Effectiveness Learning Network (explaining what we do and what is effective to those who are not world language teachers.) We will fill out this criteria sheet and use it as a spring board for establishing goals for our evaluations next year. (Source:Tell Project-Teacher Effectiveness for Language Learning)
 * 4) Discussion-What will our assessments look like for Level I as we develop them this summer?


 * Agenda for Elementary Spanish-3:00 pm-4:00 pm-LHS Room 103**
 * 1) Summer pd possibilities- June 5-6-Learner Targets/ Aug. 8-9-Designing assessments for teacher effectiveness (Kelley Parkhurst created this study group for June-waiting on TIC credit / Aug 8-9 will be TIC credit or $175 a day)
 * 2) Foundation checklist for Teacher Effectiveness Learning Network (explaining what we do and what is effective to those who are not world language teachers.) We will fill out this criteria sheet and use it as a spring board for establishing goals for our evaluations next year. (Source:Tell Project-Teacher Effectiveness for Language Learning)
 * 3) Getting ready to load on the wikispace before the end of the year: Scope and Sequence, UbD unit plan, learner target sheets and learner target bubble sheet (so this curriculum looks like the rest of our wl curriculum on the wiki). We will load up the 4 units for Grade 5 that you have designed.
 * 4) Designing the curriculum calendar for Grade 5 for next year the 4 units +
 * 5) Planing for designing units for Grades 3 and 4.
 * 6) Plans for getting on Infinite Campus

Student Learning Outcomes: DRAFT Guidance Division of Instruction newsletter with link to required Webinar:
 * TSD WL District Meeting**-March, 27, 2013 special meeting for 191 evaluation decisions

Information letter about WL in TSD I sent to Mount and Lauer:

Student Learning Outcomes: DRAFT Guidance
 * TSD WL District Meeting**-Feb. 27, 2013

Test window:April 22-May3, 2013.

April 24-need sample writing assessments to practice grading (anchor papers). These won't be the test, but rather any writing assessment you gave.

1:45 pm-3:00 pm-Room 103 LHS-Creating our district writing assessment used for scores this year.
 * TSD WL District Meeting**-Jan 30, 2013


 * Agenda**
 * 1) General information including summer task force to develop assessments
 * 2) Review assessment examples and grading system
 * 3) In teams we will write the required district assessment prompts for end of year 2013. Spanish 1-3, French 1-2, German 1-2

-This is our official TSD WL writing template. You must use it. Fill in the level and the official word count

Level 1-100-125 words /Level 2-125-150 words/Level III 150-17\5 For district writing assessments 2013 district grade to record on Infinite Campus in a special place.(Ask dept chair for location) 93-100 –A 80-92-B 70-79-C 60-69-D 59 and below F NT-not taken (very rare cases)


 * TSD WL District Meeting-Nov. 28**


 * Grades 6-12:**1:45 pm-3:00 pm-Room 103 LHS-Common core alignment with WL/Our old end of year prompts-improve, rewrite-which mode? one mode? mix modes?

1. Using the Common Core alignment World Languages document created by ACTFL, teachers will become more aware of the common core and its connections to World Language learning in order to improve activities in class and to write common assessment prompts. 2. Exam old prompts and think about writing text types such as blog entry, email response, ad, response to letter, postcard, survey, essay, journal entry, etc? 3. Discussion of what mode to focus on this year for end of year writing assessment to be administered in April? May? 4. Common core alignment document from ACTFL. 5. Common core and WL ppt:
 * Agenda**


 * Elementary Spanish:** 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Room 103 LHS-content-based units/developing a calendar of units.
 * Agenda**

1. Update on new units-Where are you? How is it going? 2. Ideas for next units? 3. Develop Calendar of current units for this year for each grade level. 4. Summer task force for creating elementary units?

1. Review district rubrics + writing assessment form + # of words required for each level 2. Brainstorm formats for interpersonal and presentational writing (like email, text, note, letter, postcard, blog entry, article, etc.) 3. Review RAFT/work on theme-based ideas for interpersonal and presentational writing prompts, in groups--i.e., prompts that could be used for any language--themes we will focus on: family, school, clothes/shopping, environment, house, health/healthy lifestyle, global challenges, art, free-time activities, food/restaurant, city/travel. 4. Examine an example of theme-based prompt. 5. In groups, work on theme-based prompts for interpersonal or presentational writing.
 * TSD WL District Meeting**: Oct. 24
 * Agenda-Create interpersonal and presentational strong thematic writing prompts (as we work towards creating new common assessments for our classes.)**

1. TSD writing template: We need to be using this template throughout the year. You must use this template throughout the year so students are used to the format. 2. Teacher responses to questions from Sept. 26 meeting: 3. New prompts written by teachers at this meeting:
 * Resources**


 * TSD WL District Meeting**: Sept. 26


 * Grades 6-12**

District meetings: Planned officially: Sept 26 and Jan. 30 4 others asked for by Diane Lauer and approved by principals: October 24th, November 28th, February 27th, and April 24th.

Meeting handout:

1. Welcome new colleagues 2. Updates-TSD and State CDE with standards and assessments 3. CCFLT State Conferences 4. Targets for this year:
 * Oct 13-Air Force Academy-"Best of Colorado-Registration Deadline-Oct. 3
 * Feb. 22-23-CCFLT State Conference-Embassy Suites-Loveland: Session proposals due: Oct. 19, 2012:[[file:CCFLT use SessionProposalForm2013b.doc]]
 * Use our UbD units planners-what do we need to tweak?:
 * Carefully review and use Scope and Sequence documents
 * Learner targets-use, including Special ed. (see our Spec Ed and WL wiki)
 * Bubble sheets-how are we using those and what impact are they having?
 * Use new Performance rubrics for the modes of : Presentation Speaking and Writing and Interpersonal Speaking and Writing-What are our goals for this year for implementing these rubrics. How often can we use them this year? (Remember conversion chart)
 * Designing new performance assessments.

District meetings: Planned officially: Sept 26 and Jan. 30 4 others asked for by Diane Lauer and approved by principals: October 24th, November 28th, February 27th, and April 24th.
 * Elementary Spanish meeting**

1. Welcome new colleagues 2. Updates-TSD and State CDE with standards and assessments 3. Discovery education channel videos 4. CCFLT State Conferences 5. Targets for this year:
 * Oct 13-Air Force Academy-"Best of Colorado-Registration Deadline-Oct. 3
 * Feb. 22-23-CCFLT State Conference-Embassy Suites-Loveland: Session proposals due: Oct. 19, 2012:[[file:CCFLT use SessionProposalForm2013b.doc]]
 * Regular Spanish classes**
 * Design a series of Content-infused units using Scope and Sequence and UBD units for Grades 3-5-apply district elementary curriculum-for Reg; Spanish classes
 * Design learner targets and bubble sheets for each new unit designed
 * Learner targets-use, including Special ed. (see our Spec Ed and WL wiki)
 * Apply district rubrics

Truscott and Coyote Ridge
 * Take current curriculum and align with building curriculum to create scope and sequence docs and design UBD units
 * Apply district rubrics