Evolving+Timeline

=__Evolving Timeline__=

** YEAR ONE **

 * ** May and June-- ** Read and research standards. Review and discuss standards in small groups,informally and use wiki to begin to think and talk about course specific standards ** . **
 * ** Sept and October-- ** Department and early release time (including potential professional days by grade level and department) to determine:
 * Standards and power standards
 * department guiding standards (mission?)
 * course specific standards tied to particular unit
 * experimentation with unit and lesson plans driven by standards
 * ** By January 2013-- ** Clear units for each course outlined and specific standards for each unit determined. //Some courses will be substantially redesigned for the 2013-2014 school year.//
 * ** Spring 2013-- ** Discussion and planning underway for common assessments by course. Common writing assessment (formative) by grade level.

** YEAR TWO **

 * **Fall 2013**—Grade level edting of final/ common assessment (pretest?, topic/assignment development, document selection, rubric criteria, instructional strategies)
 * ** Spring 2014-- ** By the end of the 2013-2014 school year all students in grades 7-11 will be able to construct an evidence-based, written argument using a variety of primary and secondary sources. At least 70% of those students will reach proficiency on a common assessment developed by grade level teachers.


 * Check out the website for this school on the West Coast. The link below will bring you to the standards based learning page for their district.**
 * Federal Way Standards Based**


 * This link will show you their power standards. Find your own course(s) there and see what you think.**

Federal Way Schools Power Standards