Standards Newsletter, Feb. 17, 2021

February 17, 2021

Register Now for Live Virtual March Leadership Meetings

In order to provide equitable learning environments for all students, it is important for schools and districts to translate the Kentucky Academic Standards into a guaranteed and viable curriculum. Additionally, it is critical that students receive strong, standards-aligned instruction supported by high-quality instructional resources (HQIRs).

The regional educational cooperatives, in partnership with the Kentucky Department of Education, will host live virtual meetings in March for district and school leaders to examine tools and resources available to create equitable learning environments at the local level.

The purpose of the meeting is to:

• Provide updates on existing resources from 2019 and 2020 March leadership meetings
  • The Model Curriculum Framework (MCF), Section 1: Local Curriculum Design and Development Process (KRS 158.6451)
  • Why High-Quality Instructional Resources?
• Introduce new resources to promote equitable learning environments for students
  • MCF Section 2:Professional Learning Communities
  • MCF Section 3: Balanced Assessment
• Preview upcoming guidance on the Kentucky Multi-Tiered System of Supports (KyMTSS) Framework

Click on the date/time of your educational cooperative to learn more and register for this live, virtual 3-hour session. If for some reason you have a conflict on the date of your cooperative session, an additional open session is available at 2-5 p.m. ET on March 24 for your convenience.

• March 16 (9 a.m.-noon ET): Kentucky Valley Education Cooperative
• March 16 (1-4 p.m. ET): Southeast/South-Central Educational Cooperative
• March 18 (9 a.m.-noon ET): Kentucky Educational Development Corporation
• March 18 (1-4 p.m. ET): Ohio Valley Educational Cooperative
• March 23 (9 a.m.-noon ET): Northern Kentucky Cooperative for Educational Services
• March 23 (1-4 p.m. ET): Central Kentucky Educational Cooperative
• March 24 (9 a.m.-noon CT): Green River Regional Educational Cooperative
• March 24 (2-5 p.m. ET): Open Session, if needed
• March 25 (9 a.m.-noon CT): Western Kentucky Educational Cooperative

Reminder: Feedback Sought on Kentucky Academic Standards for Science

The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is seeking feedback on the current Kentucky Academic Standards for Science.

KRS 158.6453 calls for KDE to implement a process for reviewing all academic standards and aligned assessments beginning with the 2017-2018 school year. The schedule calls for one or two content areas to be reviewed each year, and every six years after that on a rotating basis.

Standards outline what students are expected to learn in each grade to successfully transition to the next level of learning. The curriculum or methods and resources used to teach the standards is a separate issue and decided at the local level.

Use this survey to provide feedback on the science standards. Due to the amount of text, it is recommended that surveys be completed on a full-size computer or laptop screen. Participants are provided with the opportunity to give feedback on all standards or self-selected areas of interest.

Feedback on the current science standards will be collected by The Region 5 Comprehensive Center through Feb. 22.

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Teaching and Learning PL Series: Interpreting and Acting on Evidence of Learning

Each professional learning experience will be accompanied by an informational video and will be made available on the Balanced Assessment Professional Learning Modules webpage by the date listed. 

The Teaching and Learning PL Series: Interpreting and Acting on Evidence of Learning schedule is available for download.

Jan. 20: "Interpreting Evidence of Student Learning - Reading & Writing" and "Interpreting Evidence of Student Learning - Social Studies"

Feb. 24: "Interpreting Evidence of Student Learning - Mathematics" and "Interpreting Evidence of Student Learning - Science"

The first content-specific modules are designed to address the unique needs of interpreting evidence of student learning. Participants will learn about strategies for interpreting student evidence, engaging students in the interpretation and analysis of their own evidence, using student learning evidence to guide the formative assessment process, and identifying patterns in student responses that can inform teacher and student learning.

March 17: "Acting on Evidence of Student Learning - Reading & Writing" and "Acting on Evidence of Student Learning - Social Studies"

April 21: "Acting on Evidence of Student Learning - Mathematics" and "Acting on Evidence of Student Learning - Science"

These content-specific modules are designed to address the unique needs of acting on evidence of student. Participants will learn about the characteristics of meaningful teacher, self and peer feedback, strategies to support meaningful feedback, as well as strategies to adjust instruction based on evidence of student learning.

CONTACT INFORMATION

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