Improving teaching and learning for all students.  Winter 2016
Unwrap Evidence of Learning

This holiday season, the state has begun to
roll  out  the details of a new accountability system  -- the LCFF Evaluation Rubrics. 

While the system may be new, our focus on our students doesn't change. The rubrics keep at the forefront equity and access for all students and continuous improvement in teaching and learning.

To support our educators, the Learning and Leadership Services team boosted its upcoming events with an added emphasis on formative assessment. We're making sure educators can successfully implement state standards, and gather evidence of learning every day to make sure all students are on track. 

Let's make 2017 an amazing time to be a K-12 student.  

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Data and Assessment
For district, site, and teacher leaders: Learn how formative assessment can help you unlock your students' potential and create positive outcomes on the state assessments and accountability system at the biannual conference. 
  • Getting Smarter Conference (Feb. 16)
  • Data and Assessment Network (Feb. 2, March 6, and May 25)
  • Data Visualization Network (Jan. 10, Feb. 7, March 6, and May 12)
LCAP Resources
For site and district leaders: Continue to support your LCAP work throughout the year, get strategies to meet the needs of unduplicated students, receive State Board of Education updates on ESSA and LCAP, and access the first-ever certificate program sharing teaching practices from high-performing urban schools.
  • ESSA/LCAP Accountability Update (Jan. 12)
  • LCAP eTemplate Support (Jan. 17, Feb. 8, and Feb. 15)
  • Certificate in Urban Teaching (Jan. 24 and April 20)
  • Putting It All Together (School-year series continues Jan. 26)
  • State and Federal Programs Leadership Network (Feb. 2, March 13, and May 25)
  • Promoting Success for Unduplicated Students (Feb. 7)
  • LCAP Draft work sessions (Begin March 2)
  • Writing the LCAP (March 9)
Evaluation
For district, site, and teacher leaders: Learn how to evaluate and improve one of your programs through a new, year-long institute, and explore how to use data to tell compelling stories and communicate effectively with your stakeholders.
  • Data Storytelling Workshops  (Jan. 12, Feb. 28, and March 23)
  • Program Evaluation Institute (Begins March 7)
For district and site leaders, teachers, and school counselors: Uncover African-American history to connect and empower students, re-imagine the school experience through innovation at the next AGTF forum, and gain strategies to make equity a reality in a new series.
  • The Kinsey Collection (Feb. 3)
  • Achievement Gap Task Force Forum (March 9)
  • Excellence in Equity Leadership (ExEL) Institute (April 5, 6, and May 31)
School Counselors
For district and school counselors and administrators: Continue the work to eliminate barriers to equity and access for all students with the latest research and access to college admissions specialists at the conference, and build your knowledge of curriculum and instruction in a new series.
  • Counselors and Curriculum series (Continues Jan. 11, March 14, and May 19)
  • School Counselor Leadership Conference (Feb. 14)
Leadership
For district and site leaders, administrators, and teachers: Learn the skills to give feedback and create a culture centered on growth of teacher practice and improvement of student learning, and access updates and resources important to your role.
  • Targeted Feedback Institute (Jan. 26)
  • Curriculum and Instruction Administrators Network (Feb. 2, March 16, and May 25)
  • Lifting Student Learning Institute 
For charter school leaders and teachers: Gain the tools, knowledge, and resources your charter school needs to support high-quality teaching and learning.
  • Curriculum and Instruction Network for Public Charter Schools Mini-Conference (Jan. 6 and April 26)
For ELA and English language development (ELD) teachers and administrators, and site and district leaders: Refine your expertise in the standards and framework and network with your peers, and develop a deeper understanding of the reading process for upper elementary grade students.
  • ELA/Literacy Leaders Network (Jan. 10, March 9, and April 4)
  • Targeted Reading Instruction , grades 3-6   (Feb. 16, March 14, and April 5)
For teachers, administrators, and integrated ELD teachers: Improve teaching of writing and increase student achievement, gain strategies to support English learners and students in dual language programs, and build your knowledge of the ELD standards.
  • WRITE Literacy Institute , grades K-5 (Feb. 7 and 8 or June 21 and 22)
  • WRITE Literacy Institute ,  grades 6-12 (March 1 and 2 or May 2 and 3)
  • ELD Standards Awareness (Jan. 11 and March 8)
  • Leading a Comprehensive Approach to ELD Instruction (Feb. 8)
For district and site leaders, teachers, parent engagement staff, and parents: Connect and share with peers, access new curriculum for parents on programs for English learners, school involvement, college options, and more.
  • How to Get to College workshops - English and Spanish (Begin Jan. 10 )
  • Long-Term English Learner Network (Jan. 25, March 22, April 26, and May 24)
  • Six Types of Parent Involvement workshops - English and Spanish (Begin Jan. 31)
  • Parent Liaison Network (Feb. 10 and May 19)
  • ELD Awareness for Parents - Spanish (Feb. 16 and 23)
  • Reading and Homework Lead to Academic Success - Spanish (Feb. 28 and March 2)
  • ELA/ELD Framework for Parents (May 5)
  • Engaging Families During the Summer (May 2, 9, and 16)
For district administrators, expanded learning program directors, site-level practitioners, and STEM educators: Learn how to support STEM learning, develop an ASSETs Program Plan, gain familiarity with Quality Standards, start and support a community of practice, and network with peers.
  • Power of Discovery: STEM Community of Practice (Begins Jan. 5)
  • Expanded Learning Transformation: ASES Community of Practice (Begins Jan. 13)
  • High School ASSETs Community of Practice (Feb. 1 and April 5)
  • STEMpower Conference (March 18)
For administrators, physical education teachers, elementary, middle and high school teachers: Gain support in implementing state standards, explore best practices and high-quality programs, and see how technology and social media can maximize your time. 
  • Common Core in Physical Education Institute (Jan. 17)
  • Practical Strategies for Performance-Based Assessment (Feb. 14)
  • Technology to Support 21st-Century Learning in Physical Education (Feb. 15)
  • Secondary Exemplary Physical Education Site Visitation (March 2)
  • Elementary Exemplary Physical Education Site Visitation (March 8)
  • Health and Physical Education Advisory (April 4)
For history-social science teachers: Unpack the new framework's focus on inquiry at this year's conference, grow your knowledge of the state framework, collaborate and network with peers.
  • History-Social Science Leadership and Professional Development Network (Jan. 10 and March 9)
  • Facing History: International Justice (Jan. 24)
  • Annual History-Social Science Conference (Feb. 9)
  • Facing History: The Reconstruction Era (March 21)
  • History-Social Science Teacher Leader Network (May 16)
  • History-Social Science Framework Study Groups (Begin Jan. 18)
Language Programs
For district and site leaders, and dual language teachers: Hear from the leading voices on dual language and English learners at the re-imagined annual conference, connect and empower parents, and explore high-quality dual language programs.
  • Dual Language and English Learner Conference and Site Visits (Jan. 11 to 13)
  • Dual Language and English Learner Conference Parent Institute (Jan. 12)
  • Dual Language 101: New Program Design (Jan. 18)
  • Dual Language Network Meeting and Site Visits (Begin Feb. 2)
  • Dual Language 102: Strategic Program Design (Feb. 14)
For administrators and elementary and secondary mathematics teachers: Dive deeper with a new Principles to Actions series for middle school teachers, and learn and build on effective instructional strategies that support and develop students' mathematical understanding and success.
  • Ratios and Proportional Reasoning , grades 6-8 (Jan. 19)
  • Advanced Mathematical Modeling , grades 9-12 (Jan. 24 and Feb. 22)
  • Promoting Thinking, Speaking, and Listening , grades 6-8 (Begins Jan. 31)
  • Asking the Right Questions and Providing the Right Support , grades 6-8  (Feb. 2 and March 22)
  • Getting Smarter about Tasks and Talk , grades K-5 (Begins Feb. 7)
  • Teach Fractions for Meaning and Application , grades 3-5 (Feb. 14)
  • Making Connections: Mathematical Representations and Student Thinking , grades 6-8 (Feb. 28 and May 4)
  • Building Blocks: Goals and Progressions , grades 6-8 (March 8 and May 18)
  • Literacy in Mathematics , grades 6-12 (March 9)
  • Advanced Getting Smarter about Tasks and Talk , grades K-5  (April 18)
For science teachers and elementary and secondary teachers: Deepen understanding of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), plan instructional units, network with leaders, and help students develop a positive attitude toward science.
  • Exploring Middle School with the CA Integrated Model (Jan. 17)
  • Teaching Literacy Through NGSS , grades K-6 (Jan. 19)
  • Secondary NGSS 3-Day Academy  (Begins Jan. 25 and May 9)
  • #ProjectPhenomena (Feb. 1)
  • Science Leadership and Professional Development Network (Feb. 7 and April 6)
  • NGSS Leadership Conference (March 10)
  • Elementary Science Field Day (May 21)
For administrators and VAPA teachers: Build capacity to support the arts, dive into new standards, and if you've been a teacher for less than five years, learn work-life management, how to teach lifelong skills, and how to align instruction to state standards.
  • New Music Teachers Workshops (Jan 10 and Feb. 28)
  • San Diego Arts Network Retreat (Jan. 13)
  • Diving Deeper into National Core Arts Standards (Jan. 18)
  • New Theatre Teachers Workshops (Feb. 14)
  • New Dance Teachers Workshops (Feb. 14)
  • New Visual Art Teachers Workshops (Feb. 15)
  • San Diego Arts Network Field Trip (March 9)
  • Kickstart the Arts in (Y)our Schools (May 5)
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