BCIC February 2013

Here is the agenda for the OCM BOCES Curriculum and Instruction Council (BCIC) meeting, 8:30am, February 14, 2013, Distance Learning Center.

Welcome and Introductions

Updates

• SED
• Legislative
• Instructional Technology and Design (ITD)
• Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment (CIA)
  • schedule
• 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
  • Another session of the Model Building math workshop is being offered by the CNY/Oswego Teacher Center on March 19th. To sign up, send an email.
• Network Team
• New Tech High exploration  (pictures from two schools)
  • Working with superintendent committee
  • Visiting two schools in March
  • Three possible directions
    • BOCES program transition
    • Regional
    • District-based school-within-a-school
• edTPA Information (Andrea Lachance, SUNY Cortland)

Race To The Top

• 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 is scheduled for May 10th in Rodax 8
      • Collected suggestions for invitations
      • Discuss possible format (booths to browse, mini-presentations,m other ideas?)
  • 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
      • Table conversations: What are you thinking about ELA implementation in your district?
    • Expeditionary Learning PD for teachers June 24-28?
      • Thinking 3-5 and not 6-8
      • Cost $350 per person for three days
      • 4th Day for administrators only (approx. $125)
      • Nearing decision point. Discussion?
  • Next Generation Science Standards (Dana Corcoran)
    • An overview of the second draft (see slides)
    • Timeline for adoption
    • Blog post for background introduction
• Data-Driven Instruction
  • Common Formative/Interim Assessment
• Professional Practice (including APPR)
  • 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? Or OCM BOCES for smaller size?
    • Cost would be approx. $350 for three day version (inclusive)
    • This is the agenda (so far). How many days?
    • Nearing decision point. Discussion?

Assessment

• 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
  • How did January Go?
  • Lessons for the larger group?

Future Meeting Planning

• The next BCIC meeting is March 21, 2013, in the Distance Learning Center