Hello Everyone -

First, thank you for allowing Pam, Karen and I to visit with you all and share the information we have on The Common Core State Standards and implementation.  We promised that we would share the PowerPoint online with you after everyone had seen it (this will be the first time for the high school) and also take all the Post-Its with questions you had about the Common Core and SBAC assessments and answer them.  We will send an email attachment with these as well.  Please feel free to connect with us or any member of the Implementation Committees with questions that you still have.

Click here for the Faculty Common Core PowerPoint.


Click here for the Questions/Answers about Common Core.

 Please see link HERE    if you are interested in this week long workshop around Responsive Classroom strategies and practices. August 13-17.

 Here are some opportunities for educators to go deeper into the Common Core Standards during the Summer '12.
Click on your area of interest and discover what CVEDC is offering!

Laying the Foundation: Building a Deep Understanding of Number in the Primary Grades  

Building the Foundation:  Develooping Additive Reasoning and Computational Fluency

An Invitation to Dig Into The Practice and Content Standards Grades 3-5 Mathematics Common Core 

An Invitation to Dig Into the Practice and Content Standards Grades 6-8 Mathematics Common Core

High School Mathematics & Common Core "Math, The Common Core, and DI.... Oh MY!

Common Core Literacy Summer Institute -Grades  K-9

 Click HERE for more information.

 The Professional Development Committee met on November 8th and discussed:

-CESU PD Goal Statement (a measurement of how to assess PD opportunities)

-Common Core Implementation Update

-New Teachers to the District - buddy teacher - beyond Mentoring what a new teacher needs

-Vertical Teaming

-Inservice suggestions/feedback needed

The full minutes are here!

 Vermont Family Network is pairing up with CVEDC to provide Saturday workshops in Williston on improving family engagement.  If you are interested - click the file at the bottom of the page.

 Are you a special or regular educator who would like to team together to support all students?  Check out  the link below in the Files section of this page for more information!

 The CESU PD Committee met last month and brainstormed what they felt was the main purpose of teacher professional development:  These points included:

• Relevancy
• Collaboration and reflection time
• Improved Student Learning
• Staying Current on Best Practices
• Student Engagement
• Utilizing technology tools for integration into curriculum

They felt the best methods for Professional Development to be effective were:

• vertical teams learning together
• input from staff - having voice
• job-embedded
• based on staff and self evaluations
• reflection and time to synthesize

We will be reviewing our vision statement based on these premises at our next meeting on November 8th and create a plan for assessing the value of PD opportunities and feedback loops that will assure quality and valued professional development in the district.

 Our Administrative Team continues to incorporate Learning Walks in teams throughout the buildings as part of their professional development around student learning and student engagement.  Many are using iPads that have apps to help them observe student discussion time versus teacher talk time and the rigor level of questions students are thinking about.  

CESU Inservice Schedule for 2011-2012

CESU Co-Teaching Glass - 2 credits

Common Core PowerPoint-Rhode Island

Family Involvement in Education Series