2 7 2009 Agenda Week 2 Inquiry Topics 10 minutes Topics Syllabus Others Groups 2 or 3 Dates March 12 March 19 March 26 maybe Card Group names Topic choice Alternate topic Date choice Alternate date Hand in Syllabus Response Hand in Self Assessment 1 Inquiry Topics Vetting Sources S NCLB Testing Assessment Next Week Meet here at 4 15 with Bonnie Go home early Oh my Do your research on the Secretary of posted on Web site Education p Join NING Use the invitation you received via cohort email Join the discussion on NING This is your Thursday night class so could we finish by Sunday noon Next Week Vetting Data Prep for Week 3 Standards based Instruction Testing and Assessment posted on Web site Information will be p Educational policy Web sites Web sites that present evidence about program success Assessing A i research h bi bias 1 2 7 2009 Information Sources Information Sources http www ed gov index jhtml http www ed data k12 ca us welcome asp Information Sources Information Sources http nces ed gov http nces ed gov NATIONSREPORTCARD Information Sources Information Sources http www icpsr umich edu IAED welcome html http www cde ca gov 2 2 7 2009 Information Sources Information Sources http www cde ca gov ds sd cb http www cde ca gov ds Information Sources Information Sources http www ascd org research a topic aspx http www ascd org public policy High School Reform High School Reform Summary aspx Information Sources The Purpose of Public Education How we understand the purpose of public education will drive what we think it should be and should do What are the key instructional values and priorities for each h off th the ffollowing ll i To prepare a work force To prepare citizens To do both 5 minute Quick Write http www edweek org ew index html r 458021300 Note pull down menu under Topics 3 2 7 2009 Bush Impact on Schools to Outlive Term NCLB and US Adolescents History of NCLB Any surprises Comments 2004 Connections between NCLB legislation and adolescent literacy learning Re read your segment 1 6 highlight 1 2 key ideas Share with your partner and prepare to share with group Plea for Strong Practice Plea for Strong Practice Design Flaws What Can Educators Do Overinvestment in testing underinvestment in capacity building Ungrounded theories of improvement Weak knowledge about failing school turnaround Perverse incentives for quality and performance Policymaking by remote control Focus on strong theories and practices of school improvement Develop internal coherence around instructional practice Understand that improvement is developmental and proceeds in stages Plea for Strong Practice Groups Claims 5 minutes to discuss then report out Group 1 NCLB and Top Students Group 2 Sanctions Group 3 Progress and Graduation Rates Leadership is a cultural practice Powerful leadership is distributed Knowledge is not necessarily where you think it is 4 2 7 2009 NCLB Key NCLB Issues NCLB NCLB NCLB NCLB Washington Assessment of Student Learning 5 2 7 2009 NCLB NCLB 6
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