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4. AWIM is a K-8 science and engineering based
program funded by KIA with a three year
implementation phase.
All 8th grade classrooms will use the JetToy
Challenge during their Force & Motion Unit
Training for the JetToy Challenge will occur in
September of 2013 prior to teaching the unit
The Motorized Toy Car is being evaluated
for use in an exploratory class
The Glider Challenge is being evaluated
for use in an ELT class
5. We are fortunate to have two content planning
days for each subject area scheduled for the
2013-2014 school year
The content planning days will be two
consecutive school days
The dates will be shared with you once they
have been finalized on the professional
learning calendar
The remaining slides will touch on
some of the issues we will be discussing
during these content planning days
6. In early May, science teachers came
together to revise common unit
assessments
Previous test questions and sample
questions from other tests were used to
develop preliminary common unit
assessments
We will begin this process in social
studies as well
7. Constructed Response
Items will be added to each Common Unit
Assessment
Additional items will be developed for each
unit as supplemental resources
The requirements and grading of the
constructed response items will be
discussed in more detail during our
upcoming content planning days
8. Formative Assessment
Items will be developed for each unit that
should be used as Formative Assessments.
These items may be constructed response
items as previously discussed or they may
be in another format
Formative Assessment will be discussed in
more detail during our upcoming content
planning days
9. OAS (Online Assessment System)
Due to a lack of computer lab time, OAS has
not been a practical option in previous years
Additionally, OAS questions have not
been the best examples of aligned content (many
questions are still from QCC objectives)
However, OAS has been revised
In our efforts to develop constructed
response and formative assessment items,
we will re-evaluate OAS items.
10. This past year, we started the process of
curriculum alignment. The process is massive
and it still on-going.
Content Unit pages will be revised or
developed based on this curriculum alignment
Some content maps, concepts, or essential
questions may be revised during the
alignment process
http://troup612resources.troup.k12.ga.us/curriculum1/science/8_science/waves/waves.html
11. Pretest window August 12th – 16th
The pretest does not have to be given all on one day
The first unit overlaps with the pretest window
Remediate and/or Accelerate Days
For most units, there are two days at the end of the
unit designated for remediation or acceleration
Principals agreed to return to our previous
benchmark schedule; therefore, some
groups may have Benchmark II after
Spring Break
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