PROFESSIONAL LEARNING: Proficiency-Based Learning
1 National Life Drive, Davis 5, Montpelier, VT 05620-2501(p) 802-828-1130 (f) 802-828-6430 education.vermont.govPROFESSIONAL LEARNING: Proficiency-Based LearningAssessment Local Comprehensive Assessment Systems (LCAS) Convenings: Assessmentsystems are essential for ensuring equitable learning opportunities for allstudents. They have the potential for ensuring that each and every learner meetshigh expectations that are set across all content areas. Since LCAS is one of fourlevers identified by the Vermont Agency of Education for supporting the successof all students, convenings with educational leaders were held to refine tools andinvestigate resources that can used to improve local systems that supportpersonalized, proficiency-based learning. This is a four-part professional learningopportunity for educators. Sessions offered in November 2019, January, Februaryand a spring date in 2020. Additional sessions will be provided at the BESTInstitute in June. Information about the sessions and related resources will alsobe communicated through a series of blogs.14th Annual Transition and Career Conference - Performance AssessmentWorkshop. Participants had the opportunity to develop a shared understandingof LCAS and explore materials available on our website.Vermont Physical Education Assessment (VTPEA) Training of Trainers (20172019): These trainings for VTPEA Teacher Leaders show educators how to extendthe VTPEA to all students, including those with disabilities. Teacher Leaders arealso shown how the VPTEA is part of the Physical Education curriculum andprovided with materials that are aligned with state adopted physical educationstandards.Elementary School and Middle School Science Working Groups (2019): Aworking groups of elementary and middle school educators came together tocreate 3-4 complete proficiency scales that can be used in the classroom to assessstudents. These will be used as models for the state. A full proficiency scale bankis in progress.Building Proficiency Scales with Science Educators (2018-2019): Educatorsworked together with AOE staff to learn how to unpack and read the standardsof the NGSS, and begin implementing them vertically, and district wide.Vermont Arts Learning Target Bank Work Sessions for Art or Music:In this work session visual art or music teachers learned a process for unpackingthe National Core Arts Standards into learning targets and received anintroduction to the Vermont Arts Learning Target Bank, which contains learningtargets that can be used for both instruction and assessment.
Building Next Generation Science Assessment Series: Educators met with AOEstaff to clarify the need for developing curriculum-embedded performanceassessments in proficiency-based systems, develop a shared understanding ofessential components of curriculum-embedded performance assessments,examine NGSS bundles to determine how they can guide the development ofinstructional sequences, and develop/identify and evaluate potential anchoringphenomena.Science Performance Assessment Series: This series of workshops providededucators with an opportunity to deepen their understanding of the NextGeneration Science Standards by constructing an aligned performanceassessment. Participants were expected to pilot the assessments and then refinethem based on student work.Developing a Systemic PK-12 Proficiency-Based Learning Health and PhysicalEducation Curriculum and Assessment Systems: Several conference sessionshave been presented for SHAPE Vermont, a professional organization that servesVermont health and physical education teachers.Instructional Practices (PBL) Instructional Coaching Network Improvement Community (IC NIC) (20192021). This is a four-session professional learning opportunity for instructionalcoaches. Instructional coaches work with teachers to use improvement science toimprove teaching and positively impact student learning. Session are offered as aseries in September and November 2019, and February and April 2020. Educatorsuse improvement science to local test change ideas designed to improve studentlearning.Just Playing Around: Elementary Engineering. The Next Generation ScienceStandards (NGSS) specifically call for students to engage in the practices ofscience and engineering that will address major challenges confronting oursociety today and get them ready to solve societal and environmental challengesthey’ll face in the future.Workshop participants explored the value of engineering in early elementaryclassrooms, as well as resources and tools to help build students’ capacity in bothscience and engineering.Fairy Tale Stem: A PreK-2 STEM and Engineering Workshop. This workshop isgeared towards engaging early education and lower primary educators intoengineering design challenges, the importance of engineering in early elementaryclassrooms, pulling apart the NGSS engineering standards, considering ways toincorporate engineering into lessons, and learning about tools and resources thatwill help build students’ capacity in both science and engineering.Proficiency-Based Learning Edcamp Series: The VT PBL Edcamp seriesprovided participants with an opportunity to share and learn about proficiency-Professional Learning to Support PBL(Revised: February 27, 2020)Page 2 of 6
based learning in a format that is driven by the participants. An overarchingtheme guides the day, but participants build the sessions under that theme.Questions are asked and answered, resources shared, and networks of educatorsget built through these events.Arts Learning Target Work Session. In this work session, visual art, music, andphysical education teachers received an overview of the ways in which our stateeducation initiatives overlap with content standards and the major shiftsnecessary when using them. Educators unpacked the standards to create adeeper understanding.STEM Resource Sharing Day: Participants at this STEM sharing event had theopportunity to learn about best practices in STEM education including the use ofinterdisciplinary performance assessments. Additionally, participants will learnfrom and network with other educators. Lastly, the group will spend some timedesigning future work and outcomes of a statewide STEM network.Unpacking New Media Arts Standards: In this work session music teachersreceived a brief overview of the National Core Arts Standards (NCAS). Topicsaddressed included standards and proficiency-based learning, the use of learningtargets, alignment of units with NCAS, and practical ways to implement theseaspects in the art room.Unpacking Next Generation Science Standards Series: These workshops weredesigned in sequential order to support the field with implementing the NextGeneration Science Standards (NGSS) within a proficiency-based system.Participants worked on understanding Act 77, EQS and proficiency-basedlearning before examining how the NGSS can support a proficiency-basedsystem. Participants also began writing task-neutral proficiency scales andlearned the difference between a performance expectation and a performancetask.Essential Math for College and Careers (EMC2): This innovative high schoolmath course is being collaboratively designed by Vermont GEAR UP with AOEstaff, school teachers, and postsecondary faculty. EMC2 will provide high schooljuniors or seniors who are below proficiency in math with an opportunity toimprove their skills and alleviate the need for remediation in college.English Language Arts and the Brain Workshop: In this workshop offeredregionally, participants learned about how using strategies from brain researchcan connect to best practices for teaching. While the workshop was focused onproficiencies for English language arts, many of the strategies could be applied toother areas.Proficiency-Based Graduation Requirement (PGBRs) Development and Implementation: College, Career, and Civic Life Framework for Social Studies State StandardsProficiency Work Sessions: Elementa
Feb 27, 2020 · working groups of elementary and middle school educators came together to create 3-4 complete proficiency scales that can be used in the classroom to assess students. These will be used as models for the state. A full proficiency scale bank is in progress. Building Proficiency Scales with Science Educators (2018-2019): Educators
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