Conference
Attend Practitioner's Day
Attn: Administrators, Teachers
The National State Teachers of the Year will hold its annual conference in Estes Park, Colorado July 9—12 under the theme of “Reaching New Heights” in education.
The highlight of the conference is “Practitioner’s Day” on Saturday, July 10, which is open to teachers and administrators. One-hour sessions will focus on best practices designed to meet the needs of Colorado’s K—12 beginning and veteran educators. Among the presenters will be Justin Darnell, 2010 Colorado Teacher of the Year. Darnell is a science teacher at Bryant-Webster K-8 School in Denver.
The “Practitioner’s Day” keynote speaker is Karl Fisch, director of technology at Arapahoe High School in Littleton. His presentation is titled, “Shifting Literacies: A Case for the 21st Century Classroom.”
Teachers and school administrators are invited to register for the day-long “Practitioner’s Day” workshop in Estes Park. Registration is available at the link below.
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For More Information, Contact:
Susan Ryder
Phone: 970-231-8897
Email: susanryder86@hotmail.com
DIBELS Next Mentoring Institute
Attn: Superintendents, Principals, Teachers, Literacy Coaches, Assessment Coordinators
The Colorado Department of Education is pleased to offer a training opportunity sponsored by Colorado Reading First. The DIBELS Next Mentoring Institute will be held June 15-18.
Attendees will gain an in-depth understanding of DIBELS Next and build capacity within districts and schools by certifying participants as DIBELS Next mentors. These mentors can train others on DIBELS Next foundations, administration and scoring. Participants are required to attend all four days.
Training details:
June 15-18, from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Sheraton Denver West
360 Union Blvd.
Lakewood, CO 80228
1-888-627-7027
Districts may register one person for this event. Registration is open on a first come, first served basis and will be closed when the registration limit has been reached. The registration deadline is Friday, June 4. To register, visit the link below.
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For More Information, Contact:
Sandra Nance
Literacy Grants & Initiatives
Phone: 303-866-6676
Email: nance_s@cde.state.co.us
Register Now for Math on the Planes Summer Workshop
Attn: Directors of Curriculum and Instruction, Math Coordinators, Special Education Coordinators
The Colorado Council for Learning Disabilities, Colorado Department of Education, and the Colorado Metro Math Intervention Team are presenting workshop three in the 2009-10 Math on the Planes Workshop series the week of July 26-30. This "boot camp" will answer the question: When school starts this fall, how will our team provide comprehensive and effective-math instruction for ALL students in our schools including those with math disabilities and others who are not making adequate growth in mathematics?
This week-long offering will focus on increasing a deeper understanding of mathematical content with attention to integrating instructional and assessment practices to support math learning.
This workshop will have elementary and secondary breakout groups. The elementary content will include a focus on whole number concepts and the secondary will include a focus on rational number concepts.
Participants will:
• Learn key milestones of mathematical learning progressions in whole number (for elementary) and rational number (for secondary).
• Use screening and diagnostic data to inform instruction and intervention.
• Apply learning to deepen understanding of the RtI process in mathematics.
Participants can expect an intentional focus on application of learning to facilitate strategic planning for their teaching contexts. Teams of mathematics teachers and interventionists are encouraged to attend.
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For More Information, Contact:
Melissa Colsman
Office of Teaching and Learning
Phone: (303) 866-6737
Email: colsman_m@cde.state.co.us
Standards Implementation Pre-Conference Session at CASE
Attn: Superintendents, Directors of Curriculum, Curriculum Coordinators, Principals
Register now the New Standards Implementation Planning for Leadership pre-convention session at the annual Colorado Association of School Executives (CASE) conference.
The goal of session is to equip instructional leaders with the tools necessary to best tackle the complexity of 21st century standards implementation and curriculum design. Expect an interactive and engaging session with plenty of time for discussion among attendees. The session will be facilitated by CDE staff from the Office of Teaching and Learning and the Office of Standards and Assessment and is scheduled for Tuesday, July 27, from 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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For More Information, Contact:
Melissa Colsman
Office of Teaching and Learning
Phone: (303) 866-6737
Email: colsman_m@cde.state.co.us
Federal Programs
Enhancing Education Through Technology RFP – Updated Eligibility List
Attn: Superintendents, District Personnel
Approximately $2.1 million is available to successful grantees to support school districts and/or consortia of school districts and state-wide initiatives to improve teaching and learning through the substantial, innovative integration of educational technology and information literacy into their educational practices, with a focus on building and sustaining Technology Rich 21st Century classrooms.
Eligibility for the new Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) Request for Proposal (RFP) has been recalculated using the most current information and now includes additional districts. Applications will now be due on Tuesday, June 22.
For more information and to access the Eligible Districts List and RFP, please visit the Web site below.
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For More Information, Contact:
Lynn Bamberry
Competitive Grants and Awards
Phone: 303-866-6813
Email: bamberry_l@cde.state.co.us
Adequate Yearly Progress 2009-2010 Determinations
Attn: AYP Contacts, Title I Directors, Superintendents
Adequate Yearly Progress will be calculated in the same manner as last year, except for a change with graduation rate. Due to the October 2008 Title I Regulations, we have had to increase the 2009 graduation rate target to 63 percent as required by the U.S. Department of Education. However, if the graduation rate target of 63 percent is not met, a district, school or disaggregated group may still make the graduation rate requirement by showing a 2 percentage point increase in the 2008-2009 graduation rate from the 2007-2008 rate.
In order to prepare for the 2009-2010 AYP determinations, each district needs an AYP contact who will be the only person in the district able to access the AYP data through the Automated Data Exchange.
Please let us know if you are not sure who your AYP contact is. If your district needs to assign a new AYP contact, submit the respondent form posted at http://www.cde.state.co.us/FedPrograms/AYP/index.asp. We hope to open the AYP ADE system on Monday, August 2. We will keep you updated if that date changes.
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For More Information, Contact:
Donna Morganstern
Office of Federal Programs Administration
Phone: 303-866-6209
Email: morganstern_d@cde.state.co.us
Update
Standards Implementation Update
Attn: Superintendents, Directors of Curriculum, Content Specialists, Principals
Registration Open for the Accountability/Standards Implementation Tour
The Colorado Department of Education is providing a series of regional sessions to support district leaders as they plan and strategically respond to two major changes in education within the state of Colorado: 1) revisions to the Colorado Educational Accountability System (S.B. 09-163 implementation), including unified improvement planning, and 2) implementation of the revised Colorado P-12 Academic Standards. Information about the training can be found at: http://www.schoolview.org/learningcenter.asp
Standards Implementation Frequently Asked Questions Updated
The standards implementation Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document has be revised to reflect the update from Commissioner Jones on standards and assessments. You can find the revised FAQs at this link:
http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeassess/UAS/UpdatesandPress.html
For More Information, Contact:
Melissa Colsman
Office of Teaching and Learning
Phone: (303) 866-6737
Email: colsman_m@cde.state.co.us
District Accreditation Contracts Due Wednesday, June 23
Attn: Superintendents
Districts are responsible for submitting accreditation contracts signed by their superintendent and local school board chair by Wednesday, June 23. The model district accreditation contract can be found at the link below. Signed contracts in PDF format should be submitted to Margo Allen at allen_m@cde.state.co.us (please note this e-mail was listed incorrectly in last week's Scoop)
For More Information, Contact:
Jhon Condie
Office of Performance and Policy
Phone: 303-866-6630
Email: condie_j@cde.state.co.us
Colorado Department of Education
201 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, Colorado
80203-1799
Phone: 303-866-6822 or 303-866-2334
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