The Real Deal - this is
for educators who are unfamiliar with the
Standards,the ELA Regents and developing parallel
tasks. More time for curriculum and technology
support.
- This
includes a 2 day workshop in which
participants become familiar with the ELA
standards, the 4 Regents tasks and the
assessments. Participants will look at sample
tests and writing samples of high school
students to understand the rubric.
- 1
additional day will be devoted to creating
one parallel task to be published on the
website. Participants use the Internet and
text resources to complete their task.
- 1/2
day will be spent on-line/email/phone
sessions ,making additional changes to their
task.
- Schools
can send up to 12 participants to these
workshops.
"Half" the Deal -this
workshop is designed for educators who understand the
Standards and the Regents but just want time to
create parallel tasks.
- A
day is spent reviewing ONE task and the
components that are necessary in making a
successful task (Districts may want to
designate a task that their students were
particularly weak with).
- Additionally,
participants will look at the Internet
resources provided for them and create ONE
parallel task using Internet and text
resources. This will be displayed on the web
page.
- 1/2
day is spent on-line/email/phone,making
additional changes to their task.
- Schools
can send up to 12 participants to this
workshop.
Sample Tasks
from Both Workshops
The Revised Deal -educators
design "mini lessons" in helping students
meet success with the Standards and the tasks at
hand. Classroom strategies and management will be
discussed and shared.
- This
one day workshop allows participants to share
strategies that work in meeting the 4 ELA
standards.
- Additionally,
participants will create mini-lessons on a
topic they are working on in class in which
alternative strategies and materials will be
shared on the web page.
- 1/2
day will be spent on-line/email/phone,
discussing how the lesson worked and what
needed to be altered or changed.
- Schools
can send up to 12 participants to this
workshop.
- Example
of mini-lessons
Sample Agenda
View a sample agenda and materials of a one day
workshop given this fall.
Participant's
Comments
Let
the words speak for themselves!
I
have been a teacher for 30 years and this is
the most productive conference day I've ever
had.
This
conference taught me more about the ELA
standards while increasing my knowledge of
technology.
It
was nice to "make and take." I
enjoyed sharing my task but also having the
opportunity to use other tasks already
created.
The
texts I found on the "Net" would
have taken me days - months to find in the
library. It was efficient having appropriate
resources selected for me.
