Thursday, September 6, 2012

September State Board Meeting Notes

Looking forward to the school year 2014-2015:

60-70% of professional development will be online

Instructional Improvement System (IIS)
* differentiated instruction
* data for students, teachers, parents

Emphasis on assessment:
* formative
* diagnostic
* benchmark

Intensive debate about 19th Century and 20th Centrury artifacts:
* conversations about grading
* actual grades PreK-12

New Tools:
* cloud computing
* bring your own device


Useful resources for ALL teachers:

http://newlitcollaborative.ning.com/ New Literacies Collaborative at the Friday Institute



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