Welcome to Johnston County Public Schools IGNITE2018 Symposium! We are excited to embark on this journey with you. This year’s event is designed around 4 Quests. Our hope is that if you follow a Quest over the 2 days your understanding will be deepened and you will find more relevance to your practice. There are 3 kinds of sessions: Connect (Edcamp style sessions) Learn (content delivery sessions) Innovate (implementation planning sessions). Begin by selecting one of 4 Quest Options:
SBTL (Standards Based Teaching and Learning)
CORE (CORE Instruction)
Learner Agency
Learner Centered Practices
Here is a link to the Quest Cards that might be helpful in seeing the specific sessions by Quest.
To begin crafting your quest you will need to follow these steps.
Step 1: Select all your required sessions (filter by "All Quests" to see these options) - Opening, Lunch, Toolbox, Innovate and Closing Sessions
Step 2: Select your Learn sessions, please use the "filter by type" option on the right hand side to help you plan the remainder of your quest by topic.
IMPORTANT NOTE: some options are in multiple quests - they are denoted on the quest cards, but to see those in sched you will need to use the filter that says "Multiple Quests." Pick from those first, they will fill up fast.
Step 3: In order to earn the 1.5 Digital Learning Competencies, your schedule should include 1 Connect, 5 Learn Sessions and 1 Innovate session (Note: you must also submit an artifact of implementation and a brief reflection after the symposium)
Description: The session will begin with a brief explanation of proficiency scales for those who are unfamiliar. We will look at the proficiency scales to gain familiarity and an understanding that they will be available for use this year (currently for some subjects and others in round 2 and 3 of writing). Participants will then go over the process of backward design. Next, using a proficiency scale of their choice, participants will begin planning a unit of study that will allow students to be pre-assessed into their level of understanding and work with flexible pacing and choice toward mastery. While any teacher would benefit from the concepts in this session, teachers who have proficiency scales currently available (all elementary core subjects, 6-8 Math and ELA, Math 1 and High School English) will benefit the most as they will leave with the basic structure of a personalized learning unit created. Although not required, this session connects with the session "Making Curriculum Visible: How to Manage a PL Classroom" which will build upon concepts from this session. Rationale:Teachers will soon have access to proficiency scales to help them understand student progression toward mastery of the standards. This session will walk teachers through the process of using proficiency scales to backward design units of study that will allow for flexible pacing and student choice.
