November 20 2013 Agenda Items ERZ Updates Professional development impact of changes on school partners Coming changes to preservice teacher education at UA Discuss opportunities to communicate with state agency officials regarding P20 education ID: 794196
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Education Renewal ZoneAdvisory Board MeetingNovember 20, 2013
Slide2Agenda ItemsERZ UpdatesProfessional development: impact of changes on school partners
Coming changes to pre-service teacher education at UA
Discuss opportunities to communicate with state agency officials regarding P-20 education
UA College Access Initiative
Utilizing Skype for instructional needs
Slide3Advisory Board MeetingsBe present (mentally and physically)Be respectful with words and actions
Give yourself permission to enjoy the learning
Practice polite technology
Begin and end on time
Slide4ERZ GoalsGoal 1: Professional developmentGoal 1a: Changes to pre-service teacher education
Goal 2: Rigorous, intentionally aligned P-16 curriculum
Slide5ERZ GoalsGoal 3: MentoringGoal 4:
Staffing
Goal 5: Parent & community
involvement
Goal 6: Collaboration
Slide6Adopt-A-Classroom73 total requests from NWA teachers37 UA representativesPaired with teachers in 16 schools and 6 districts
Highlights:
Dr. Kevin Fitzpatrick &
Suki
Highers Fayetteville HSDr. Tara Dryer & Amanda Coleman
Elkins Middle School
Slide7Adopt-A-Classroom
Elkins:
Paired (Not Paired)
Elkins Primary 4
Elkins Middle 2
Elkins High 3 (1)
Farmington:
Jerry “Pop” Williams Elementary 0 (1)
Randall G. Lynch Middle 3
Farmington High 5 (4)
Fayetteville:
Leverett
Elementary 2 (2)
Owl Creek
3 (4) Ramay Junior High 1 Fayetteville High 3 (6)
Gentry: Gentry Primary 1 (1) Gentry Intermediate 2 (1) Gentry High School 0 (1) Lincoln:Lincoln Middle 1 Lincoln High School 0 (1) Springdale:Archer Learning Center 1 (1)
Additional requests from non-ERZ partner schools: 19
Slide8Future Teacher’s Day85 high school juniors and seniors attendedSpringdale HS, Fayetteville HS, Siloam Springs HSPlanning additional event in spring 2014
Slide9Tutoring in Partner SchoolsOwl Creek: 5Archer Learning Center: 4
Ramay
: 3
Leverett
: 1
UA Students in engineering, education, pre-med, finance
Slide10Goal 1: Professional DevelopmentUpdated rules governing PDPending, should know more by mid-DecemberFor teachers:
Child maltreatment- 2 hours every fourth year (starting this year)
Parent involvement- 2 hours every fourth year (starting
’
14-15)
Suicide prevention- 2 hours every fourth year (starting ‘15-16)Arkansas history- 2 hours every fourth year (for AR history teachers, starting ‘16-17)
Slide11Goal 1: Professional DevelopmentUpdated rules governing PDPending, should know more by mid-DecemberStrikes Arkansas Scholarship Lottery PD for administrators
Educator Professional Learning Plans must be coordinated with TESS
Strikes technology requirement; can be incorporated into other PD
Impact of reduction professional development funding?
Slide12Goal 1a: Changes to pre-service teacher educationIncreased enrollment and expansion of school sitesFaculty and interns being TESS trained
Job fair this spring
April 10
th
, 3-7pm on UA campus
Slide13Goal 1a: Changes to pre-service teacher educationProgram changes to reflect licensure changesChildhood/Elementary Education K-6
Pre-K
Middle level
Business Technology (4-12)
Foreign Language (K-12)
Drama/Speech (K-12)Secondary ScienceSpecial Education (initial)
School Counseling (initial)
Slide14Goal 2: Rigorous, Intentionally Aligned P-16 CurriculumCollege Summit UpdateYouth Career Connect grant opportunity
President’s high school design plan
Must include school, college/university, employer(s), workforce investment system entity
Components:
Integrated academic and career-focused learning
Work-based learning and exposure to the world of work
Robust employer engagement
Individualized career and academic counseling
Integration of post-secondary education and training
Slide15Goal 2: Rigorous, Intentionally Aligned P-16 CurriculumNWA P-20 Task Force next meeting:Friday, January 24, 10am-1pm
Special guests:
Dr.
Kimbrell
, ADE Commissioner
Director Broadway, ADHEDr. Gunter, ACE
Slide16UA College Access InitiativeLeslie YinglingBryan
Hembree
Slide17Conquering the ACT EXAM
Slide18Slide19IS IT AN IQ TEST OR A CURRICULUM TEST?
Slide20LARGE GROUP PRESENTATIONS
Slide21SMALL CLASSES:
EVENING, IN-SCHOOL INTENSIVE AND SUMMER CAMPS
Slide22Decatur Case Study
Slide23ALPFA ACADEMY – 2012
Slide24Utilizing Skype for instructional needsJacob Hayward, Assistant PrincipalSouthwest
Junior High School in Springdale
Slide25AnnouncementsNational Science BowlUAFSSaturday, January 25, 2014
Visit our website for details (under Upcoming Events)
Collegeology.usc.edu
Slide26Future Advisory Board MeetingsUpcoming ERZ Advisory Board
Meetings
Wednesday
, January 15
Wednesday, March
19All 10:30am-12:30pm
All in Arkansas Union,
Rooms
510-511
Slide27Thank you for coming!