Thursday, February 6, 2014
Participants arrive at hotel in the afternoon or evening.
Friday, February 7, 2014
7:30-8:30Breakfast and Registration
Foyer
8:30-9:00Welcome
Salon 4
(AFT/NEA/PARCC/Helmsley Reps)
9:00-10:001. PARCC 101—An Introduction to PARCC
Salon 4
(Bonnie Hain/Doug Sovde)
10:00-10:15Break
10:15-11:002.Communications, Resources and Social Media
Salon 4
(David Connerty-Marin/Callie Riley)
11:00-12:003.Understanding and Using the PARCC Model Content Frameworks
3.1 ELA Session
Salon 1
(Dorothy Strickland)
3.2 Math Session
Salon 2
(Doug Sovde)
12:00-1:00Lunch
Foyer
1:00-2:304.Understanding and Using the PARCC Evidence Statements
4.1 ELA Session
Salon 1
(Bonnie Hain)
4.2 Math Session
Salon 2
(Carrie Piper)
2:30-4:005.Understanding the PARCC Non-Summative Assessments
Salon 4
(Doug Sovde/Bonnie Hain)
Participants will engage in an interactive session to learn about PARCC’s plans for the Diagnostic Assessment, Mid-Year Assessment, and Speaking and Listening Assessments and participants share ideas for what teachers are looking in non-summative assessments.
4:00-4:15Break
4:15-5:15Live Twitter Town Hall
Salon 4
This session will be hosted by participants at the Item Review Boot Camp. Similar to previous Twitter Town Halls, participants will engage in a lively discussion of consortium resources, materials and strategies for implementation success.
Saturday, February 8, 2014
8:00-9:00Breakfast
Foyer
9:00-10:006. Overview of the PARCC Item Review Process
Salon 4
(Twianie Roberts)
10:00-11:307.Introduction to the Item Review Process
7.1ELA Session
Salon 4
(Wendi Anderson)
7.2Math Session
Studio D
(Carolyn Sessions)
11:30-12:30Lunch
Foyer
12:30-2:307. Item Review—Session 1
Participants will engage in review of sample items. The focus will be on understanding how to apply the criteria to review of real items.
7.1 ELA Session
Salon 4
(Wendi Anderson, Dana Breitweiser, Sarah Gardner)
7.2 Math Session
Studio D
(Carolyn Sessions, Twianie Roberts, Kevin Bruney)
2:30-2:45Break
2:45-4:15 7. Item Review—Session 2
Participants will engage in review of sample items. The focus will be on understanding how to apply the criteria to review of real items.
7.1 ELA Session
Salon 4
(Wendi Anderson, Dana Breitweiser, Sarah Gardner)
7.2 Math Session
Studio D
(Carolyn Sessions, Twianie Roberts, Kevin Bruney)
4:15-5:15Sharing Understandings
Salon 4
Participants will discuss in small groups (math and ELA combined) what they have learned that should be shared with other NEA/AFT teachers and how they can share what they have learned. Small groups will share their understandings on chart paper.
5:15-6:30Gallery Walk
Salon 4
Prior to departing for a break before the planned reception, participants will conduct a gallery walk to see what ideas other small groups generated. Participants will be encouraged to tweet to share ideas with others.
7:00-9:00Reception
Studio D/Foyer
All participants are invited to a reception featuring drinks and heavy
Sunday, February 9, 2014
8:00-9:00Breakfast
Foyer
9:00-10:308. Equity and the PARCC Assessments
8.1 Bias and Sensitivity Item Review
Salon 4
(Tamara Reavis)
Participants will share an intimate look at item and passage review through the eyes of a BAS (Bias and Sensitivity) reviewer. After a quick review of the BAS criteria, participants will review a few sample items using the BAS criteria.
8.2Equity and the PARCC Assessments—Understanding the Accessibility Features
Studio D
(Danielle Griswold)
Participants will learn about the accessibility and accommodations features for the PARCC assessments and discuss ideas for how to apply accessibility features to classroom instruction.
10:30-11:00Closing Remarks and Evaluation of Item Review Boot Camp
Salon 4
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