BCIC October 2012

Here is the agenda for the OCM BOCES Curriculum and Instruction Council (BCIC) meeting, 8:30am, October 18, 2012, Distance Learning Center:

Welcome and Introductions

Updates

• SED
• Legislative
• Instructional Technology and Design (ITD)
• Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment (CIA) schedule
• Teacher Centers
• Instructional Support
  • Use of social media: group blog, Facebook, Twitter, etc.

Race To The Top

• Standards
  • Math Instruction
    • Planning a Math Conference with four parts
      1. Common Core - background and foundation (Bill McCullum?)
      2. Math Solutions - how kids learn mathematics
      3. Singapore Math - just exactly what is it?
      4. NSF math program - constructivist approach to math instruction
  • ELA/literacy
  • Next Generation Science
    • Timeline
    • Another draft for comment
  • Common Core infused K-8 Social Studies
    • What did you think?
    • How heavy a lift?
  • Five Big Ideas (From Common Core Standards to Curriculum)
    • article by McTighe and Wiggins
    • organizer for discussion
• Data-Driven Instruction
  • Common Formative/Interim Assessment
• Professional Practice (including APPR)
  • What did we learn from SLO-setting?
• Culture
• Long-term planning for RTTT (example plan)
  • Any plans for sharing?
  • How can we help?

Other Business

• Enterprise America (WCNY project) update
  • Sneak peak at some blueprints
  • [very] rough timeline
  • looking for early adopters
• Help on BOCES research project with Hill Communications

Assessment

• Regents Regional Scoring Planning and Preparation
  • Who can score alone/who needs to score regionally or in clusters?
  • Scoring needs     language    chart

Future Meeting Planning

• The next BCIC meeting is November 15, 2012, in the Distance Learning Center