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This wikispace is home to the middle school English Language Arts teachers in the City of Lockport School District. All of the resources from our sessions will be housed here, with the exception of your data, which is confidential. We will also be adding any documents that you are willing to share as our work unfolds over the course of time. Please feel free to use any of the information you find here to enhance your own understanding of the work we are doing and to enrich your classroom instruction and assessment practices.

Please contact me here with any questions or concerns: astockman@e1b.org Angela Stockman Coordinator, Instructional Resources Team Erie 1 BOCES 716-821-7385

=Resources from Our Work Sessions=

Session 1: Using Formative Assessments to Improve Performance
Our Agenda: Power Point: Professional Development Map: Deep Curriculum Alignment Spreadsheet: Deep Curriculum Alignment Scope and Sequence Description: Deep Curriculum Alignment Glossary:

Session 2: Using Formative Assessments to Improve Performance
Our Agenda: Power Point: Using Multiple Measures Flowchart: Unwrapping a Power Indicator: A Template for Formative Assessment [|Did You Know You Tube Video] [|The Machine is Using Us You Tube Video] [|When I Become a Teacher You Tube Video] [|Medieval Help Desk You Tube Video] For Resources Relevant to Vocabulary Instruction visit: The ELA Administrator's Consortium wikispace Formative Assessment Template:

Session 3: Best Practices for Teaching and Assessing Vocabulary and Formative Assessment Alignment
Our Agenda: Power Point: Multiple Levels of Word Meaning: Playing With Word Walls: Vocabulary Option Projects I: Vocabulary Option Projects II: Vocabulary Assessment: Vocabulary Matrix: Formative Assessment Template: Blank Formative Assessment Template:

Session 4: Aligning Formative Assessments
Agenda: Powerpoint: Example of a Double Entry Journal: Example of a Journal Response:

=Resources to Assist You in Formative Assessment Building:=

Targeted Performance Indicators and Embedded Skills
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Power Performance Indicators:
Drawing Conclusions and Inferring Independent Writing Listening Writing Mechanics Critical Analysis Using Text to Understand Vocabulary

**//Embedded Skills://**
Interpreting Vocabulary Setting a Purpose for Reading Determining Importance Understanding Text Structures Understanding Text as a Whole Recognizing Different Levels of Meaning in Text Using Self-Monitoring Strategies Determining Author's Purpose Recognizing Cause and Effect Comparing and Contrasting

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