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A D V I S O RY B OA R D M E E T I N GW E D N E S D AY, S E P T E M B E R 1 9 , 2 0 1 2
WESTERN ARKANSAS EDUCATION RENEWAL ZONE
WELCOME
SPECIAL GUESTS
• June Haynie—ADE • Director, ERZ and Scholastic Audit
• Jack Hansen—ADE • Technical Assistance Specialist—
ERZ • Dr. John Jones—UAFS • Dean, College of Education
RECAP FROM ACADEMIC YEAR 2011-12
• External Evaluation—Sue Street & Assoc.
RECAP FROM ACADEMIC YEAR 2011-12
• External Evaluation—Sue Street & Assoc.
RECAP FROM ACADEMIC YEAR 2011-12
• External Evaluation—Sue Street & Assoc.• Recommendations from state-wide
report:• #1—Continue building relationships
between school, university and community.• #2—School & university experts examine
school data, diagnose school needs, and work to satisfy such needs
• #3—Ensure university partners understand how their contributions fit into ERZ goals
• #4—Continue to provide forums for collaboration to address ERZ goals
• #5—Maintain a “core” advisory group to function as true advisors to the ERZ
RECAP FROM ACADEMIC YEAR 2011-12
• ERZ Budget Update• Assistant Director positions
across state eliminated• 37% cut in Travel/Mileage• 17% cut in
Maintenance/Operations• 40% cut in Materials/Supplies• Salaries for Administrative
Assistant and Director maintained—no cut, nor increase
GOAL 1
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• Google Docs presentation• August 15th—Hackett School District• 6 one-hour round-robin sessions• 51 administrators, teachers, and staff
members participated
GOAL 1
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• LDC/MDC• Throughout year working with Fort
Smith Public Schools• Northside High School• Southside High School• Darby Junior High• Kimmons Junior High• Ramsey Junior High• Chaffin Junior High
• Developed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
GOAL 1
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• LDC—Literacy Design Collaborative• The LDC framework is a “common
chassis” to create tasks, modules, and courses designed to teach students to meet the new CCSS while also learning to meet content demands at high levels of performance.
• LDC framework template aligns to Common Core Literacy Standards
GOAL 1
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• MDC—Math Design Collaborative• Approach by which to implement
CCSS• Instructional tool designed to reach
goal of 80% of low-income and minority students ready for college by 2025
• 5 key strategies:• Clarifying learning intentions• Effective discussions, questions, and
tasks that evidence learning• Forward-moving feedback• Student as owner of his/her learning• Student as resource for others
GOAL 1
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• LDC/MDC Resources• LDC:
www.literacydesigncollaborative.orgwww.mygroupgenius.org/literacy
• MDC: www.mygroupgenius.org/
mathematicshttp://map.mathshell.org
• ASCD (Assoc. for Supervision and Curriculum Development), Alexandria, VA
http://educore.ascd.org/
GOAL 1 A
PRE-SERVICE EDUCATION
• CCSS Conference—TENTATIVE PLAN• Wednesday, October 31, 2012• 9:00 am—3:00 pm• Target audience is UAFS pre-service
teachers• Overview in morning• Breakout sessions in afternoon—
Math and Literacy
GOAL 2
RIGOROUS CURRICULUM
• BEST Robotics• Jason Merritt, • UAFS BEST Asst. Hub Director
• Sign-up for 2012 season • Monday, September 17, 2012
• River Valley Game Day (local)• Saturday, November 3, 2012
• Frontier Trails Game Day (regional)• Nov. 30 & Dec. 1, 2012
GOAL 2
RIGOROUS CURRICULUM
• Science Lab Review• Hackett High—Sept 7th
• Dr. Arant, Dean of STEM College• Dr. Davis Pritchett, Dept. Head
Biology
• Constitution Day• Hackett High—Sept. 17th • 7-12th Grade• Dr. Eric Baker, Asst. Prof., Political
Science
GOAL 2
RIGOROUS CURRICULUM
• Global Speakers• Oct. 18—Mansfield Elementary• UAFS international students
representing the countries of Japan, Taiwan, and France
GOAL 2
RIGOROUS CURRICULUM
• Festival of Science• Oct. 27th—UAFS campus—1:00-3:30 pm• Brainchild of Chemistry Professors, Dr. Dave McGinnis and Dr. Jen Jamison • Science engagement event• 60-70 3rd grade students (invitation only)• Teacher Hospitality Room for all 3rd, 4th, and
5th Grade ERZ teachers (1:00 –1:30 pm – meet the professors; 1:30 – 3:30 – Festival Time!)
GOAL 2
RIGOROUS CURRICULUM
• National Science Bowl• Sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy• Open to junior high and high school teams• Regional site is at UAFS• Limited to 12 teams • Competition Day – Saturday, Jan. 26th
• Registration – Oct. 1st—Jan. 12th • Regional science bowl championship teams
receive an all-expenses paid trip to compete at the national event in Washington, D.C.
• http://science.energy.gov/nsb/
GOAL 2
RIGOROUS CURRICULUM
• Guest Speaker—Temple Grandin • March 11th—Stubblefield Center• Free admission• Part of UAFS’s READ THIS! annual event• Selected text for READ THIS! 2013 is:• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the
Night-Time
GOAL 3
MENTORING PROGRAMS
• Darby-UAFS Mentoring Project • With the Ranger Recon Program• Video• Consider opportunities to visit campus• Digital, multi-modal composition
professional development• Free software programs created video:• Audacity (sound mixing)• Microsoft Movie Maker (video and still
images)
GOAL 4
RECRUIT/RETAIN TEACHERS
• 15-minute presentations to consider STEM Ed. fields• Visited 7 education classes (Intro to Ed.,
Intro to Ed. Tech.)• Scheduled to visit 9 STEM classes (Calc I,
Chem I, Intro to Cell Bio, Intro to Engineering)
• Looking for opportunities to visit appropriate high school classes to share information
GOAL 5 PARENT/COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
• Electric Car & Executives in the Classroom• Electric Vehicle able to visit schools or can
be set-up for a campus visit• Lead professor recently completed
sabbatical at ABB Baldor researching electric motors
• Panel discussion could be arranged with professors and career engineers on this authentic STEM problem-solving initiative
GOAL 6 COLLABORATION AMONG PARTNERS
• Advisory Board Meeting Schedule • Email Info Blast• Opt-in for all ERZ partners • Go to www.uafs.edu/erz for sign-up link
• CCRPP Grant• HOLD until Nov. Advisory Board Meeting
GOAL 6 COLLABORATION AMONG PARTNERS
CCRPP Grant
COMMENTS & ROUND TABLE TOPICS
•Open to the floor
ADJOURNMENT
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