Session+Notes

=**Session Notes - 10/26/2009**=

Last Question of the day asked to all participants. "Tell the group one thing that we have discussed or you want included in the STate of CT Student Success Plans?"
 * plan should represent the whole child (ex: don't pull from music) not just NCLB measured skills/knowledge
 * students should have the ability to self assess and be a collaborater in the planning process
 * the plan template should not canned - districts need guidleines to be able to build their own (based on ability, rediness, funding, etc.)
 * plan must focus on individual progress by each student compared to that student not just the group or a State level
 * include student interest surveys (not just at high school level)
 * plan should allow parents/students/teachers to set learning goals along the way
 * not teaching to test, must engage students thru their interests (not rushing to cover State interests)...add student choice...facilitator/dialogue not sit and get
 * TIME? for teachers and other stakeholders to get it done
 * student inspiration surveys (books, topics, teachers inspired them?)...reflection leads to dreams
 * plan must focus on individual progress, helping students self-actualize
 * plan should encourage and require collaboration between peers (we must teach specific skills/knowledge on how to collaborate to avoid "parrallel play")
 * self -assessment


 * MISC notes and ideas from session:**

TYPES of current systems (each a part but not a whole) -e-porftolio (13 years)(do we collect too much stuff) -career choices -formative assessments -individual assessments -IEP/RTI/SRBI

Assessments SRBI connection Impact on inclusion/benefit

What role does SAT play?

How does this support differentiation of instruction?

FUNDING? -State? Does the State have the money to move forward with the Secondary School Reform plan -Other?

Self-assessment piece ("with" instead of "to") -how do we get students to own their education? -data needs...do students have access? -is it in one place (accessible) -students monitoring their own data thru SIS

Career implications of an SSP -Choices -Naviance (some networking/data from others)

ONLINE TESTING SYSTEMS -PC Pals -SimpleAssessment -BlueRibbon -SeaBass -Other? -AP test online...discuss together....retake

-NCLB - 8th grade proficiency (what does it look like)

Plan should include a progress of skills/knowledge materes -standards

Are we able to assess ISTE now?

Is student reflection....

TIME for 1) colletcing data 2) analyzing data 3) budiling plan -open ended system -interaction with data person -BERLIN: DRA2 with sub coverage administer (grade level teams,find exemplars), send to data specialist

Use ARRA funds to build data collection system

-scope and sequence

Standardized tech assessment -CT no -MASS yes -test between 6 and 8 - region 17 (and test teachers, ISTE & Protraxx)

Protraxx (built in Teacher tech assessment)

What happened to UConn teacher tech assessment???

ONE FOR ALL IN STATE (boiler plate) -we need flexibility (different types of students) -Feds have all ready done it with NCLB -

Is this relevant...in a world of NCLB and CMT/CAPT?

Student Success Plan or "The Whole Child" -trojan horse to change/broaden focus -we can do this togther (not done onto us)

Privacy and security concerns regarding an SSP

SIR KEN ROBINSON - Beatles example

We are putting our stud-nets in a frame (using a formula).... they are lost once we put them in a different frame...no transfer....