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OSPI has launched a new
webpage with resources on ESHB
2224—High School Graduation Requirements—Assessment—Various Changes: http://www.k12.wa.us/Assessment/StateTesting/ESHB2224.aspx.
Current updates include:
Additional resources
related to this assessment bill will be posted as available, so check back
often.
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The arts graduation requirement has increased
from one (1) credit to two (2) credits beginning with students who will
graduate in the Class of 2019. For more information about this requirement and
other graduation requirements, please go to http://www.sbe.wa.gov/graduation.php#.VgA0Xjbn_DC.
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OSPI
recently released 12 online professional learning modules created specifically
for paraeducators. Each module in the series, Paraeducators:
What We Do Matters, is organized to include:
- Video insights from experienced paraeducators,
teachers, and school administrators.
- Examples, problem-solving challenges, and best
practices, specifically from the perspective of paraeducators.
- Reflection prompts that allow you to draw on
your own experience and expertise.
- Real-world activities for applying new
strategies in your school.
By September
2019, Engrossed
Substitute House Bill 1115 law will create three new paraeducator
certificates—general paraeducator, subject area paraeducator, and advanced paraeducator—based
on the requirements established by the Paraeducator Board administered by PESB.
The Pareducator Board met for the first time in September and
meets again in November. A monthly PESB
Paraeducator Board Newsletter will document the work, discussion,
and decisions of the board. Please visit the PESB Paraeducator Board website
for more information, or contact Cindy Rockholt at OSPI with questions about
implementation of ESHB 1115 at cindy.rockholt@k12.wa.us.
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A Frequently
Asked Questions document for Engrossed
House Bill 2242, the Basic Education Funding bill, also informally known as
the McCleary bill, may be found at http://k12.wa.us/SAFS/Misc/BudPrep17/ESH2242BillFAQs-v1.1.pdf.
For
more information or questions, please contact Lisa
Dawn-Fisher at 360-725-6111.
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The leadership team of the Office of System and
School Improvement (OSSI) will conduct a 90-day
Listening and Learning Tour of more than 25 representative schools in the fall
and winter of 2017–18. This tour is to acquire an understanding of the strengths
and challenges of schools in improvement to inform ESSA implementation, moving
towards a more diverse and comprehensive set of services and technical support
offered to districts and schools. For more information, please contact Kristen
Wong Callisto at Kristen.Wongcallisto@k12.wa.us.
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We’ve moved! Explore the new digs of the OER Project website and be sure to check out the just released K–2 ELA reviews of full course openly licensed materials!
Highlights include:
- An
updated OER Library with a new design, ADA compliant downloadable
reviews, and just-released teacher reviews of K–2 ELA materials from Core
Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) and Bookworms.
- An OER 101
section with links to helpful OER development tools like a Quick start Guide to
Openly Licensed Images and a Guide to Copyright and Open Licensing.
- Suggested
sites to explore for OER in all content areas.
- A
link to our Washington OER Commons Hub for reviewed and
developed resources from OSPI, OER Project grantees, and collaborative groups.
Contact Barbara Soots, Open Educational Resources and Instructional Materials Program Supervisor, with questions or to inquire about an OER training in your district at 360-725-6102 or barbara.soots@k12.wa.us.
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The face of instructional materials is changing and so is our website guidance.
In response to the updated Course Design, Selection and Adoption of Instructional Materials model policy (WSSDA Policy and Procedure 2020), OSPI has created an online guidance section that serves a twofold purpose:
- To provide a cyclical strategy for the regular review of courses based on district needs.
- To provide state policies, guiding questions, useful resource links, and district examples, that will help define best practices for considering instructional materials.
We
understand that many districts have already made the decision to adopt new instructional
materials soon. In this case, we are creating specific Instructional Materials
Adoption Toolkits. The first of these focuses on mathematics.
In parallel with this toolkit, we have partnered with school districts and ESDs
to offer Instructional Materials Adoption Leadership Trainings in Spokane,
Vancouver, and Wenatchee. District teams collaborated with colleagues to
explore resources and learning around the process of instructional materials
adoption.
I enjoyed how the information was organized and
shared. This is information
I needed to be able to improve in my role as math coordinator.
Instructional Materials Adoption
Training participant
To discuss bringing the Math Instructional Materials Adoption Training workshop to your region, contact Anne
Gallagher, Mathematics Director, or Barbara
Soots, Open Educational Resources and Instructional Materials Program
Supervisor, by calling 360-725-6419.
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OSPI
English Language Arts is partnering with California on an Investing in
Innovation (i3) grant to increase college readiness of students. The OSPI analytics
on Post
Secondary Remediation show that many students still need to enroll in
remedial courses in college. This grant will provide the opportunity to both
increase students' college readiness in English Language Arts (ELA) and to be
part of the conversation shaping the issue nationwide.
OSPI
is seeking 12 Washington high schools to be part of an Investing in Innovation
grant in partnership with West Ed, Fresno County Schools, and 30 California
high schools. The grant will provide training, materials, coaching, and
stipends for implementing and evaluating the Expository Reading and Writing
Course (ERWC), developed collaboratively between college and K12 instructors. The
curriculum involves in-depth study of rhetorical reading and writing, including
informational and literary texts. Through a previous i3 grant, the ERWC demonstrated positive impacts on students’ English language arts (ELA) achievement
in post-secondary courses.
In
addition, the grant offers a unique opportunity for professional learning for
ELA teachers and curriculum in being part of high level research and cross
state collaboration.
For
more information, contact Molly Berger, ELA Specialist, at molly.berger@k12.wa.us or
360-725-6070.
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OSPI’s
Civic Education Initiative (CEI), in its fifth year, seeks to ensure that every student is provided a high-caliber civic
education from kindergarten through high school graduation. Each year CEI
celebrates strong civics programs from across the state at Social Studies Showcases. To join these celebrations,
please contact Carol Coe, Social Studies Program Supervisor, at 360-725-6351 or
email carol.coe@k12.wa.us.
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Two extraordinary social
studies teachers from Washington state have been selected to represent their
peers and their profession.
Beth Doughty, a teacher at Chief Umtuch Middle School in Battle Ground School
District, is Washington’s 2017 History Teacher of the Year. The award is
presented annually by the Gilder
Lehrman Institute of American History, a national organization dedicated to
K–12 American history education.
Steven Cross,
a teacher at Marysville Getchell in Marysville School District, is Washington’s
2016–17 Social Studies Teacher of the Year. The award is presented by the Washington State Council for the Social Studies.
At the time of his selection, Steven was teaching at Cedarcrest Middle School in
Marysville. He is a member of OSPI’s Social Studies Cadre of
Educators.
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Any school serving students in
grades 9–12 may register to participate in the Washington State Poetry Out Loud
program. The Washington State Arts Commission (ArtsWA) joins other state arts
agencies in partnering with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry
Foundation to support Poetry Out Loud, a poetry recitation competition that
encourages the nation's youth to learn about great poetry through memorization
and performance. For more information, please go to: http://www.arts.wa.gov/arts-in-education/poetry-out-loud/registration-and-key-dates.
Registration is open until
November 17.
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Educators and administrators will take a deep exploration
of the new Health and Physical Education K–12 Learning Standards, participate
in lessons using new learning outcomes, and reflect on how to incorporate the
standards into their education practice. Educators will leave this session
prepared to implement the new health and physical education standards into
their classrooms and schools.
Recommended Audience: All health and physical education
specialists, educators who teach PE and health with other classes, and district
curriculum and instructional leaders. Six clock hours offered (free).
Register: November
29, 2017 | Educational Service District 105 (Yakima)
Register: December
1, 2017 | Focused Fitness (Spokane Valley)
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The
2016–17
Sexual Health Curriculum Review Report is now available
on the OSPI website. This interactive report, which includes results for several
comprehensive curricula and two supplemental materials, describes content and
consistency with state Healthy Youth Act and AIDS Omnibus Act requirements. New training
opportunities and resources are also available on our website.
Upcoming
Trainings (click to register)
FLASH teacher trainings:
KNOW teacher training:
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