2014-15 Teacher and Leader Training Information During the 2014-15 school year there will be four series of trainings offered to support teachers and school and district leaders. These trainings include: 1. Assessment Information Meetings 2. Response to Intervention Reflection and Planning Meetings 3. Leadership Course 303 4. Summer Teacher Training This memo includes specific information about the content focus, intended audience, dates and locations for all training offerings. CORE Directors will be in touch with additional information about these offerings. If you have any additional questions, please contact Emily.Barton@tn.gov. 1
1. Assessment Information Meetings Content Focus These information meetings will focus on: Information about the new assessments in math, ELA and Social Studies Timeline and scheduling Technology requirements and platform Test blueprint, design and item types Accommodations and accessibility features Reporting timeline and structure Communications resources Preview of content covered in Leadership Course & summer teacher training Directors of Schools and District Assessment Transition Teams. The District Assessment Transition Team should include up to 5 members including the following perspectives: Communication Technology Special Education Curriculum and Instruction Testing Coordinator Given the timing of this first round of meetings and concurrent End of Course Assessments, district leaders should plan to bring one additional district team member to the first round and the full assessment transition district team to the second round of meetings. There will be two rounds of informational meetings offered during this school year. Additional meetings will be scheduled as needed during the summer and fall in the lead up to the first operational administration. Round One (half day 9a.m.-12p.m. local time): East TN: December 16; Fort Loudon Middle School, 1703 Roberts Rd., Loudon, TN 37774 Middle TN: December 17; Lipscomb University, 1 University Park Dr., Nashville, TN 37204 Ezell Building Room 301 West TN: December 10; Star Center, 1119 Humbolt Rd., Jackson, TN 38305 Round Two (full day 9a.m.-4p.m. local time, locations TBD): West TN: March 9 East TN: March 11 Middle TN: March 13 Process for the first round of assessment information meetings is now live. Please use this link to register: goo.gl/eibp3h. Each person attending should register separately. 2
2. Response to Instruction and Intervention Reflection and Planning Meetings Content Focus While districts and schools implement Response to Instruction and Intervention, we will provide ongoing opportunities for both school and district teams to hear from colleagues, reflect on progress and plan for the future. There will be three types of RTI 2 meetings offered: District reflection and planning meetings Secondary school planning meetings CORE RTI 2 school summits The district meetings will allow districts to collaborate and reflect on: The strengths of current implementation Current and future RTI 2 needs Clarifications on key tenets of RTI 2 A next steps action plan to guide the next phase of implementation The secondary school planning meetings will focus on: Key steps for implementation Data tool options for screening and progress monitoring Intervention guidance Scheduling support The CORE RTI 2 Summits will be offered at the end of the year and allow school teams to reflect on implementation in year one, hear from other schools and plan for the year ahead. In addition, CORE staff will be available to facilitate school and district trainings, reflection and planning throughout the year. All meetings will be active working sessions (as opposed to informational overviews.) District Reflection and Planning Meetings are intended for a district team including: Director of School or designee Special Education Director Curriculum and Instruction Director At least one principal Secondary School Planning Meetings are intended for middle and high school principals and teacher leaders involved in the implementation of RTI². CORE RTI 2 school summits will be intended for the principal and teacher leader team involved in coordinating RTI implementation within the school. District Meetings: Two rounds of district meetings will be offered. Round One (9a.m.-4p.m. local time): East: December 5; Sara Simpson PD Center, 801 Tipton Ave., Knoxville, TN 37920 Southeast: December 4; Chattanooga State Office Building 1st Floor Auditorium, 540 McCallie Ave., Chattanooga, TN 37402 First: December 3; Greene County Center for Technology, 1121 Hal Henard Rd., Greeneville, TN 37743 Middle: November 21; The Boone Convocation Center at Trevecca University, 333 Murfreesboro Rd., Nashville, TN 37210 West: November 17; Star Center, 1119 Old Humbolt Rd., Jackson, TN 38305 3
Round Two (9a.m.-4p.m. local time, locations TBD): East: February 19 Southeast: February 17 First: February 20 Middle: February 23 West: February 26 School Meetings: Specific information about secondary school planning meetings will be shared through Directors, TNCore and Special Education Updates in December. CORE RTI 2 School Summits: Information about regional summits will be shared by CORE Directors with districts in the region by the end of January. information for the first round of district meetings is currently live at http://goo.gl/axjq8x. Each team member should register separately. for Secondary School planning meetings and regional summits will be shared by CORE Offices as soon as they are live. 4
3. Leadership Course Content Focus Another leadership course will be offered this year to continue the series of instructional leadership trainings. This year, content will focus on: Information about the new assessments in math, ELA and Social Studies Writing best practices and supports Instructional tools and resource supports Preview of Summer Teacher Training content Collaborative sharing among regional school leaders All content will be relevant to success this year and highly actionable for school leaders. Prior attendance at 101 or 202 is not required for attendance at 303. This training is open to school leaders (including principals, assistant principals and instructional leaders) and district instructional staff including supervisors of curriculum and instruction, special education directors and subject area specialists. There will be two classes offered for the Leadership Course this year and there will be two offerings of each class. Participation in both class one and class two is required in order to receive TASL credit and a certificate of completion. Class One (8:30a.m.-4p.m. local time): February 25 March 4 Class Two (8:30a.m.-4p.m. local time): April 8 April 15 All classes will be offered regionally in each CORE office. Process for leadership 303 will launch in January and be announced in Directors Update and TNCore Updates. 5
4. Summer Teacher Training Content Focus There will be four tracks of training offered this summer: 3-11 Math 3-11 ELA 3-11 Social Studies Early Grades with a focus on literacy Broadly the trainings will work to provide clear strategies and tools to help all students meet high expectations. Content will integrate information about standards, assessments, resources and instructional practices. Specific information about the content focus for each training will be shared in January. These trainings are designed for teacher leaders selected to represent their schools. Tools and resources will be provided that allow attending teachers to bring the content back to their schools Follow up modules and resources for supporting the summer content (i.e. PLC resources) will also be shared with school and district leaders and all attending teachers. Specific information about the number of teachers that can attend per school will be released in January given budget availability at that time. Trainings will be two days in length and will be offered in each CORE region. The specific dates of trainings will be: June 9-10 June 11-12 June 16-17 June 18-19 June 23-24 June 25-26 Location information will be shared prior to the launch of registration this winter. Note that some dates may not be available in all CORE regions; availability will be determined by demand, budget, and our ability to select highly qualified Core Coaches. Process Specific information about the number of available seats per school and district and the timeline for registration will be released in January. 6
Comprehensive Calendar of Training Offerings Month Training Dates November RTI 2 District Reflection and Middle: November 21 Planning Meetings Round 1 West: November 17 December January February RTI 2 District Reflection and Planning Meetings Round 1 Assessment Information Meeting Round 1 School Team Training Series Winter Trainings RTI 2 District Reflection and Planning Meetings Round 2 East: December 5 Southeast: December 4 First: December 3 East TN: December 16 Middle TN: December 17 West TN: December 10 Learning Leaders: January 24, 30, 31 East: February 19 Southeast: February 17 First: February 20 Middle: February 23 West: February 26 Leadership Course Class 1 February 25 March Leadership Course Class 1 March 4 Assessment Information Meetings Round 2 April Leadership Course Class 2 April 8 April 15 West TN: March 9 East TN: March 11 Middle TN: March 13 May June (none) Summer Training for Teachers June 9-10 June 11-12 June 16-17 June 18-19 June 23-24 June 25-26 Dates forthcoming: RTI 2 Secondary School Planning Meetings Specific Dates for CORE RTI 2 School Summits 7