BCIC January 2013

Here is the agenda for the OCM BOCES Curriculum and Instruction Council (BCIC) meeting, 8:30am, January 17, 2012, Distance Learning Center.

Updates

SED
Legislative
Instructional Technology and Design (ITD)
Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment (CIA)
- schedule
  - Project Based Learning: Jan 24
  - Meeting Needs of Diverse Learners: Jan 30
  - Formative Assessment to Differentiated Instruction: Feb 5
  - CCLS for Content Literacy: Secondary: Feb 6
  - Responsive Classroom-Part Two: Feb 6
  - Power of their Words: Feb 15
- drawing LOTE exam form
Teacher Centers
- The 2013 Celebration of Excellence is scheduled for March 18th. It’s a showcase (and sharing) of the work that is happening in classrooms and schools around the region. The celebration is a collaboration of the Central New York/Oswego County Teacher Center, NYSUT, OCM BOCES, and Oswego BOCES.
- Cortland Educators’ Conference is Saturday, March 16th
Network Team
New Tech High exploration
- Working with superintendent committee
- Three possible directions
  - BOCES program transition
  - Regional
  - Distrct-based school-within-a-school

Standards
- Math Instruction
  - Math resources
  - Article to use with teachers about making the transition (link not for sharing)
  - University of Arizona Common Core math conference March 1-3 update NOW SOLD OUT!
  - Bill McCallum session for administrators morning of March 1st
  - High School Test-specific Transition Groups
    - A1 is March 7th
    - Geometry is March 14th
  - Math Vendor Fair tentatively scheduled for May 10th
- ELA/literacy
  - curriculum modules update
    - "Smart Consumers" sessions being scheduled
    - ELA P-2:March 8th
    - ELA 3-5: March 12th
    - math P-5: March 8th
  - Expeditionary Learning PD for teachers June 24-28?
    - Thinking 3-5 and not 6-8
    - Cost 100 - 200 per person for the five days
    - Not sure if this will be a go (price increase)
- Next Generation Science Standards (Dana Corcoran)
  - An overview of the second draft (see slides)
  - Timeline for adoption
Data-Driven Instruction
- Common Formative/Interim Assessment
Professional Practice (including APPR)
- A first look at a SLO summative assessment checklist and other resources
- How are people handling long-term absences? Discussion.
- Adding "crash course" of Lead Evaluator Training
Culture
- Update on PLCs at Work Summit possibilities:
  - What about this date: PLC at Work™ Institute, July 24–26?
  - What about an Auburn location?
  - This is the agenda (so far). How many days?

3-8 Cluster Scoring
- Site facilitators will be receiving training from Pearson at the end of February
- Site facilitators will turn this to training and scoring leaders
Regents Regional Scoring Planning and Preparation - will meet at conclusion of BCIC
- Review final arrangements