BCIC May 2013

Here is the agenda for the OCM BOCES Curriculum and Instruction Council (BCIC) meeting, 8:30am, May 16, 2013, Distance Learning Center.

Welcome and Introductions

Updates

• SED
• Legislative
• Instructional Technology and Design (ITD)
• Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment (CIA)
  • Summer schedule
  • Support for 3-8 Expeditionary Learning module implementation
• Teacher Centers
• Network Team
  • Network Team Institute this week
  • Math
  • ELA
  • Research
  • Detailed updates about modules at June BCIC
• New Tech High exploration
  • The emerging vision
  • Visited another school
  • The bigger picture
  • June presentation to CSA and BCIC
• Grant Writing Service
  • COSER has been reactivated

>Race To The Top

• Standards
  • Material Selection Process
    • Summary from person who attended
    • Do we want two-day complete version this summer?
  • Math Instruction
    • Vendor Fair: What did we learn?
    • Math resources
    • Math Modules are continuing to [slowly] to appear
      • Mathematics Materials Lists
      • Pre-Kindergarten-Grade 5: Curriculum Map
      • Pre-Kindergarten-Grade 5: How To Implement a Story of Units
      • Kindergarten Module 1
      • Grade 1 Module 1
      • Grade 2 Module 1
      • Grade 2 Module 2
      • Grade 3 Module 1
      • Grade 4 Module 1
      • Grade 5 Module 1
      • Grades 6-8 Mathematics Curriculum Map
      • Grade 6 Mathematics Module 1
      • Grade 7 Mathematics Module 1
      • Grade 8 Mathematics Module 1
      • Grades 9-12 Mathematics Curriculum Map
      • Algebra I Module 1
      • Geometry Module 1
      • Algebra II Module 1
      • Pre-calculus Module 1
    • High School Test-specific Transition Groups
      • A1 continues to meet, including next two years. Mapping collaboratively right now and will take a look at new A1 materials from SED  (Jordan -Elbridge, Solvay, Cazenovia, Marcellus, Baldwinsville, Lafayette, Fabius-Pompey, West Genesee, Chittenango, Oswego BOCES, George Junior Republic School, Jamesville-DeWitt, North Syracuse). They have a shared google folder.
    • There are tentative plans for a one-day look at A1 constructivist pedagogy w/ SUNY Cortland
  • Next Generation Science Standards
    • Six shifts
    • Next Steps
  • ELA/literacy
    • Research and writing
      • Writing Standards Graphic\
      • K-5 Writing Standards (ELA) - Research Table
      • 6-8 Writing Standards (ELA) - Research Table
      • 9-12 Writing Standards (ELA) - Research Table
      • Shift 5 Subshifts
    • Expeditionary Learning
      • June 24-26th, 8:30am - 4:00pm, for 3-5 teachers, $375
        • Use this link to register your teachers
      • June 27th, 8:30am - 4:00pm, Grade 3-8 & District Administrators, $125
        • Use this link to register administrators
    • There are tentative plans for a two-day project for teacher librarians and HS content teachers about locating appropriate and authentic nonfiction w/ SUNY Cortland
• Data-Driven Instruction
  • Status check
  • Common Formative/Interim Assessment 
• Professional Practice (including APPR)
  • APPR 2.0 meetings June 12
  • Training dates for next year have been established
  • End-of-the-Year Planning Resources
• Culture
  • Update on PLCs at Work Summit:
    • July 24–26
    • This is the agenda (so far).

Assessment

• 3-8 Cluster Scoring
  • Debrief
  • Collecting data about expenses
• Regents Regional Scoring
  • Update

Future Meeting Planning

• The next BCIC meeting is June 20, 2013, at WCNY. Will include Enterprise America "hard hat" tour
• Next year's calendar:
  • September 19
  • October 17
  • November 21
  • December 19
  • January 16
  • February 13
  • March 20
  • April 17
  • May 15
  • June 19