Reminder: Register Now for the 2024 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 (KAS) into a guaranteed and viable curriculum. The regional educational cooperatives, in partnership with the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), will host in-person meetings in March for district and school leaders to explore new resources available to support effective implementation of local curriculum supported by high-quality instructional resources (HQIRs).
The purpose of the meeting is to provide the following:
- HQIR Implementation Support
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- Curriculum Implementation Framework
- Curriculum-Based Professional Learning Guidance Document
- Structuring Professional Learning Cycles
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Kentucky Academic Standards for Science Resources
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- Science Instructional Resources Consumer Guide
- New Science Module
- Academic Standards Update
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- KAS for Visual and Performing Arts
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- KAS for Health Education and Physical Education
Dates and Locations
Click on the date to learn more and register for the live, in-person 3-hour session of your choice.
- March 5: London, Southeast/South-Central Educational Cooperative, 9 a.m. ET
- March 7: Louisville, Ohio Valley Educational Cooperative, 9 a.m. ET
- March 11: Lexington, Central Kentucky Educational Cooperative, 9 a.m. ET
- March 21: Ashland, Kentucky Educational Development Corporation, 9 a.m. ET
- March 22: Hazard, Kentucky Valley Education Cooperative, 9 a.m. ET
- March 26: Cold Spring, Northern Kentucky Cooperative for Educational Services, 9 a.m. ET
- March 28: Bowling Green, Green River Regional Educational Cooperative, 9 a.m. CT
- March 29: Eddyville, West Kentucky Educational Cooperative, 9 a.m. CT
Participants will need to bring a personal device to access documents from the digital meeting folder.
Reminder: New Resources to Support Curriculum Implementation Now Available
Research shows effective curriculum implementation is essential to supporting high-quality instruction and improving the student experience and student outcomes. To further support districts in effective implementation, anchored in a high-quality instructional resource (HQIR) as outlined in Phase 4 of the Curriculum Development Process, the Kentucky Department of Education released the Curriculum-Based Professional Learning Guidance Document.
This guidance document:
- Defines curriculum-based professional learning (CBPL);
- Describes the learning to occur across the three stages of implementation (launch, early and ongoing); and
- Includes key questions and tools specific to each stage.
Additionally, in response to feedback from Kentucky instructional leaders regarding the need to help districts envision what CBPL looks like at the local level, KDE has added the Structuring Professional Learning Cycles to the Curriculum-Based Professional Learning Guidance Document. This resource shows how CBPL may be organized to target key components of quarterly professional learning cycles over a school year to address local needs in implementing a HQIR and supporting high-quality instruction.
Reminder: New Social Studies PL Modules Available
Two new modules are now available on the Social Studies Professional Learning Modules webpage to support educators in effectively using the Social Studies Alignment Tools.
Social Studies Assignment Review Protocol Module
The purpose of the Social Studies Assignment Review Protocol is to evaluate an assignment’s alignment to the Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Social Studies. This module explains how to effectively use this tool to determine whether an assignment is strongly, partially or weakly aligned to the standards.
A video is included that uses each component of the tool to evaluate K-12 assignments from the Social Studies Student Assignment Library. Following the video, a sample assignment is included at each grade band for participants to practice using the tool to assess alignment.
Social Studies Student Work Review Protocol Module
The purpose of the Social Studies Student Work Review Protocol is to assess a student’s work to determine the level of mastery of the KAS for Social Studies that is demonstrated: strong mastery, partial mastery or weak mastery. This module supports educators in understanding how to use this tool to effectively gauge student performance.
A video is included that uses each component of the protocol to evaluate student work samples from Kentucky classrooms. Following the video, a student work sample is included for each grade band for participants to practice evaluating student work using the tool.
Please visit the Social Studies Professional Learning Modules webpage to check them out! If you have any questions about these resources, please contact the social studies team at kdesocialstudies@education.ky.gov.
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