VERONA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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Verona
Professional
Development:
The Year of the Assessment
September 3, 2014
Verona Public Schools
District Goal: Facilitate the creation or revision of assessments and
performance tasks that will be common to the department and that
will reflect levels of complexity and depth of knowledge.
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EXPECTATIONS RELATED TO DISTRICT GOAL
VbD Stage 2 (Think Local)
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Submit Unit Assessments Prior to Instruction of the Unit
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Assessment should designed and vetted using the
Assessment Blueprint Spreadsheet
EXPECTATIONS RELATED TO DISTRICT GOAL
VbD Stage 2 (Think Local)
• Focus on enriching question complexity to
approach PARCC
• 1/3 DOK 1 : 1/3 DOK 2 : 1/3 DOK 3 to
mimic EOY
• Transfer Tasks should approach DOK 4 to
mimic PBA
EXPECTATIONS RELATED TO DISTRICT GOAL
VGO 2.0 (Think Local)
• Emphasize GROWTH
• As part of ROUTINE PRACTICE
• Avoid BIG Pre/Post Tests
• Consider Unit Based Growth Objectives
EXPECTATIONS RELATED TO DISTRICT GOAL
VGO 2.0 (Think Local)
• Streamlined Excel
Form
(veronaschools.org/
Page/2673)
• Data form included
• Designed & vetted using
Assessment Blueprint
Spreadsheet
• Teacher Driven
VGO
EXPECTATIONS RELATED TO DISTRICT GOAL
VGO 2.0 (Think Local) Timing
EXPECTATIONS RELATED TO DISTRICT GOAL
Marzano 1.1 (Think Local)
DISCUSSION POINT
Turn and Talk
• Why should we be interested in shifting our
instructional practice toward a more student
centered approach?
EXPECTATIONS RELATED TO DISTRICT GOAL
What we found in Marzano:
Teacher
Centered
Student
Centered
EXPECTATIONS RELATED TO DISTRICT GOAL
What we found in Marzano:
Teacher
Centered
Student
Centered
EXPECTATIONS RELATED TO DISTRICT GOAL
Marzano 1.1
• Rigorous Learning Goals: THINK DOK 3 - 4
• If you are using scales, they should be specific to the learning
goal
Marzano / UbD / DOK Complexity Map 4
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DQ4
3
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DQ3
2
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DQ2
Turn and Talk:
What’s the Difference?
FINAL EVALUATION
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FINAL EVALUATION: CHANGES TO THE PROCESS
Calculations:
FINAL EVALUATION: CHANGES TO THE PROCESS
Observation Frequency and Duration
• Non-Tenured:
• Tenured:
FINAL EVALUATION: CHANGES TO THE PROCESS
Other Changes:
• Informal Classroom Visits
• 10-15 minute
• 5 minute follow-up discussion
• NO SCORES
• Evidence of planning available during visit
• Domain 2, 3, & 4 Monthly reflection reports are
suggested (to relieve “March Madness”)
PARCC:
Taking it in stride:
• ALL: Try out the practice material at least 2x
• ELA: Practice composing on screen
• MATH: Practice with equation editor
• ALL: Follow the district goal, and raise our
general level of rigor