TOTAL 14071340874124011911172 1266 1463 1458-5



CATE Board Reports (September 2018)Greg JohnsonPresidentHello all,I am excited and looking forward to seeing you all this weekend. As for my "report," I have been busy tying up the loose ends of the Treasurer responsibilities and transitioning to the Presidential ones. Thank you Angela, Patrick, Jill, and Denise for all of your time and help in making this happen. Putting together an agenda is surprisingly complicated (at least it was for this first one), and I appreciate all of the people who have stepped up and accepted leadership roles as we begin another year. Please take a look at the agenda and shoot me any suggestions for change (although at this late hour, I have already printed them and will probably have to pencil suggestions in). I appreciate all of your hard work and am excited to be with you all again.Safe travels,GregDenise Mikkonen, Past PresidentSeptember CATE Board ReportI am working with Greg to ensure we have a smooth transition to his Presidency.? We have had several conversations, one via advisory call.? I have consulted with the Awards sub-committee and we have a nominee for Distinguished Service Award that I will share at the Board Meeting.? The forms for Classroom Excellence are attached.? They need to be complete by our December meeting.? Please use home addresses, last year several folks did not get their information when the letters were addressed to the school.? I will need two copies of each complete nomination form.? IIn other educational news, our new building at school has been completed and we had 4 days to unpack a pile of furniture and boxes placed in the center of the room.?? We started school with no printers, copy machines and new technology without the cables.? Added to that was the news that I was teaching a standalone 4/5 combo.? I am currently up to my eyeballs with 4 and 5 grade curriculum.? Our district adopted a new ELA program and I am the site leader.? I made it through Back to School Night, got my technology to work (gave up and bought my own printer and cables).? My classroom is beautiful, it is on the second floor, I have vaulted ceilings and three huge windows with beautiful views. My students are delightful, parents have accepted the 4/5 concept. And they already have a solid place in my heart.? We are off to a great start,? it is going to be a great year. Sincerely,Denise MikkonenJill Hamilton-Bunch, Vice PresidentTo: CATE Board of DirectorsFrom: Vice President, Jill Hamilton-BunchMay-September 2018Vice President DutiesSecured Site, Rooming List and Meals for Sept 8-9 BOD Meeting at Long Beach WestinInitiated and arranged Advisory Call for Sept 8-9 BOD Meeting at Long Beach WestinSecured Site for Dec 1-2 BOD Meeting at SFO Doubletree HotelLocal Council Work (Kern)Prepared for Kern Council Events for 2018-2019Worked with President Flachmann to design flierPlaced event on CATEweb for credit card registrationPrepared registration system for those paying with purchase ordersCommunity WorkLed Literacy/Language Professional Development during Summer 18Exeter Union School DistrictPanama Buena Vista Union School DistrictCurran Middle School (Bakersfield City School District)Greenfield Union School District Administration Carole LeCren, SecretaryI am ready for the 2018-2019 board year. I found the name placards for the board, but will be creating new ones for our new members. I will also be accepting orders for business cards at the September meeting. I updated the board list for Carol Jago for California English. I will send out the minutes from the May meeting as soon as possible. Patrick Keough, Co-TreasurerTo:? CATE BoardFrom:? Patrick KeoughRE:? Board Report:? MAL Elementary/Co-treasurerThis upcoming year I will move from the MAL Elementary position to co-treasurer as Greg assumes the presidency.? I am now back in the classroom again after spending the last two years working for the Xploration program in Poway Unified.? I am teaching 4th grade at Westwood Elementary in San Diego.? The transition back to the classroom has required some hard work, but I'm happy to be back teaching a grade I taught previously for several years.As the new co-treasurer, I participated in the Board Advisory call a couple of weeks ago.? I look forward to taking on the many challenges that lay ahead as I assume the co-treasurer position.??Respectfully Submitted,Patrick KeoughAngela Halpin, Co-Treasurer/MAL CollegeAngus Dunstan, Capitol RepCapitol Board members all have jobs on Annie’s convention committee and will no doubt be put to serious work after this board meeting.Greetings to Greg and newcomers, and welcome back to old timers!Kathy Nichols, Central Rep/CATE 2017 Co-ChairBoard Report September 2018 We've been working with FACET to get speakers for the Yosemite conference that will take place April 5-7. Additionally we are in planning for the Asilomar Conference in October.?We have many new board members and looking to recruit more board members. Essay contest is on-going. Janina Schulz/David Wisar, FACET RepFacet Board ReportFACET is in the process of developing new programs to provide more value to members. We are working with Central council to put on the Yosemite conference this April and are developing ideas for workshops we can offer in the 2019-2020 year. This summer, we had a successful book club that focused on the books Dear Martin and Girls Burn Brighter. We are carrying on the tradition with a slow read this fall of the book Purple Hibiscus that we will discuss over winter break. We are continually looking for new members and find ways to reach teachers in districts that have low membership/turn out. David – Currently working on his national board certification and is a khan academy ambassador this year. He is experimenting with standards-based grading which has consumed much of his time and he looks forward to seeing the outcome of his efforts. Janina - Transitioned out of her AP Coordinator role and is now back in the classroom full time teaching English and yearbook. She continues to teach in the credential program at Fresno Pacific University, and she will find out in December if she has passed all components of her National Board Certification.Gina Vattuone, GSDCTE Rep9/7/18 – Greater San Diego Council of Teacher of English, Board ReportThe GSDCTE met on July 25th to plan for the year. Our theme this year is outreach.We are looking into how we can partner with local organizations to amplify & expand our services. Here is a link to our newsletter: ? HYPERLINK "" \t "_blank" Wednesday, September 12th, I will be speaking to all secondary (single-subject ELA) pre-service teaching candidates at SDSU’s School of Teacher Education in their English Method’s class. We plan to continue outreach to pre-service & new teachers at local universities, especially Cal State San Marcos & San Diego State University. Sincerely,Gina VattuoneGSDCTE PresidentKim Flachmann, Kern RepCATE: KERN COUNCIL Sept 2018Board MembersPresidentKim Flachmannkflachmann@csub.eduVice PresidentJill Hamilton-Bunch jhamilto@pointloma.eduResolutions ChairRobb PolskiRobert_Polski@TreasurerGreg JohnsonGreg_Johnson@ SecretaryCrystal Huddlestoncrystalhuddly@Writing Competition ChairKatie McNamaraKatie_Mcnamara@Membership ChairLori CampbellLori_Campbell@KHSD LiaisonsMegan GregorMegan_gregor@Mindy MontanioMindy_montanio@KCSOS LiaisonTeresa Twisselmantetwisselman@Middle School LiaisonJulie Paulsenjpaulsen2621@Writing Project LiaisonMark OlsenMark_Olsen@ One Book Project LiaisonEmerson Caseecase@csub.eduMeetingsAugust 24: Business MeetingWe have one new position and two new board members, nominated and confirmed at our August 24 meeting. The additions are in red on the list above.Nomination of South Coast Writing Project representative from Kern: Julie PaulsenKern Activities set for the year.Membership Drives April 2018: End-of-year party at La CabanaUpcoming: Sept 27, 2018: Back to School PartyRIAP speakers to be announcedEssay ContestsOn-going in the schools all yearOne Book/One BakersfieldAug 2018: Confirmation of events to accompany this year’s One Book—Incarceration Nations by Baz DreisingerAug 2018: Confirmation of One Book essay awards sponsored by Kern CouncilBook Club Meetings[Sept 2015: The International Bank of Bob by Bob Harris (One Book/One Bakersfield)][Dec 2015: Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee][Mar 2016: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins][May 2016: Book Club, Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi] [October 2016: The Big Thirst, One Book/One Bakersfield][Nov 2016: Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine and the Miracle That Set Them Free by Hector Tober][May 2017: Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan][Sept 2017: $2.00 a Day by Kathryn Edin and H. Luke Shaefer][Dec 2017: The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson and Rob Bradbury]Oct 2018: Incarceration Nations by Baz DreisingerDeep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine and the RecruitmentSummer: Postcard Blitz and phone calls by membership chair Upcoming EventsCall for Excellence in Teaching Nominees for Kern (middle school)Kern Online Presence KERN CATE: PresenceSubmitted by Kim FlachmannPresident of Kern CouncilSeptember 2018[vacant], Redwood RepJennifer Silver, Southland RepGreetings, all. The Southland Council of Teachers of English is organizing a number of great events for the 2018-2019 school year, including partnerships/workshops with the Getty Museum and LACMA as well as hosting Kelly Gallagher for a writer’s brunch in January. On a personal note, I’m thrilled to begin teaching humanities and psychology classes at a new school in L.A. county. It’s been quite a ride.See you next weekend,Jennifer?Carol Surabian, TUCATE RepTUCATE is preparing for another exciting year.? We are looking for nominees for our Classroom Excellence Award; this year we have Elementary.? We are also promoting the writing contests and hope to have multiple entries.? We are hoping to reorganize our board and add new members.??Looking forward to seeing everyone and beginning another successful year.Carol SurabianTUCATE RepresentativeGina Cole, Upper Rep vacant, MAL ElementaryCarol Battle, MAL MiddleSince our last meeting in the Spring, I've been busy hosting Teen Writers' Camp through the San Marcos Writing Project where over 80 6th-10th graders attended a 4 or 8 day writing experience including author visits, mini-lessons and the creation of a camp anthology. Additionally, I participated in a book study of Gallagher and Kittle's 180? Days. This school year has seen a big change as I am now part of the Middle School Credential program at Cal State University, San Marcos where I am teaching pre-requisite and mid-level pedagogy classes as well as supervising teacher candidates at middle schools across Northern San Diego County where I reside. I continue to be on the local GSDCATE Board where I have assumed the role of VP of Membership. I will be the GSDCATE delegate to attend NCTE and will participate in Writing Project Activities as well.?Carol Battle, M.A. CSUSM Distinguished Teacher in Residence, 2018-2020Director, SMWP Teen Writers' CampTeacher Consultant, San Marcos Writing ProjectBoard Member, CA Association of Teacher of English, State Board & SD CouncilRobb Polski, MAL SecondaryDate:? 9/5/2018?To:? CATE Board?RE: Board Report, September 2018?This summer I attended the 2018 Advanced Summer Institute of the South Coast Writing Project.? It was an opportunity for SCWriP fellows to spend two weeks writing and teaching and collaborating.? Our main focus was planning and supporting future SCWriP endeavors, how to become more involved, and how to take greater steps in expanding the reach of the project’s mission, teachers teaching teachers.? My big take away was designing a business plan to bring the Young Writers Camp to Kern County.? This was discussed at the KCTE board meeting on August 24th resulting in the creation of a sub-committee to work out the details of making the plan a reality in bring the Kern River Young Writers Camp to the talented children of Kern County.? ?I would also like to share that I took my family (the wife, two kids, and dog) on a road trip back to my home state of Wisconsin.? We were on the road for over a month and turned over 7000 miles on the old odometer.? As I begin a new school year with 170 new faces, I see two things more clearly, I love my family more than I ever thought possible, and I love this country for all its beauty and splendor, its faults and differences.? And, I mostly have books to thank for giving me a way to feel a sense of belonging no matter how far away from home.? As I drove through the canyons of Utah, I followed the words of Abbey’s Desert Solitaire; drifting across Nebraska’s infinite horizon of prairie grass and Cabela’s, I was met by Cather’s My Antonia, nearing Montana’s Highway 2, I channeled Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance; around Washington’s Puget Sound, I felt Guterson’s Snow Falling on Cedars; and even with Oregon’s full-service gas station attendant’s resemblance to Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, I felt a sincere and genuine connection to this sweet land.?I also read a couple of back issues of California English and English Journal.? ?Respectfully Submitted,?Robert Polski, MAL SecondaryJeannine Ugalde, MAL SecondaryPublications Chair ReportI have coordinated with Carole LeCren, Carol Jago, Angus, and Cindy Conlin to get the two writing contests on-line and in California English. Please publicize these in your local councils.I work to keep our CATEweb up to date. Sommer Iamele is interested in coordinating with Cindy Conlin to explore new ideas for our visual web presence. Cindy is very interested in this as well.Jeannine UgaldeSommer Iamele, MAL UnspecifiedHere is my board report!? I look forward to seeing you all on Saturday!Since our last meeting I have left the X-Ploration program at Poway Unified School District and have begun a new adventure as a 7th grade humanities teacher at Mesa Verde Middle School.? I have enjoyed being back in the classroom and teaching reading, writing and social studies again.? Because there is a new social studies framework, I am leading my team in developing curriculum that addresses the new essential questions. Over the summer I conducted two writing camps.? Both camps were a huge success.? I lead the kids in various creative writing projects and then we learned about expository writing.? The kids created a digital newspaper that went out to thousands of homes.I continue to look for ways to improve the CATE website to make it as useful as possible for our members.? Sommer IameleMesa Verde Middle School7th Grade HumanitiesCarmen Carrillo, MAL CollegeHi Everyone,This summer has been one of constant change at the community college level due to AB705.? Now that the state has required that all incoming freshman must enroll in English 1A/101 (Freshman Composition), almost every college is working on curriculum changes to best address those students who may need additional resources.At my college, Los Angeles Harbor College, we are creating Professional Development workshops for the campus to clarify our work and how we will provide resources.? We also are planning department monthly brown bag lunches to discuss what is working in our classrooms as many of us are trained in CAP--California Accelerated Program.?The colleges are also wrestling with the state's proposed new funding formula.? Legislatures approved a performance based funding formula for the 114 CCCs.? The argument to move from enrollment numbers to performance is based on the Chancellor's goal of increasing degree and certificate production, which can lead to higher transfer rates.? So now it is not who is in your class in the first 3 weeks, but who remains and successfully completes the course.? The governor has also budgeted $100M to build a new online community college.Personally, this summer I taught online and had the rare opportunity to stay at home to rest.? I took advantage and visited Disneyland as much as possible.? But now reality has set in--teaching 4 online classes and 2 face to face, including the Puente Project English class.Respectfully submitted,Carmen?Bill Foreman, MAL Small CouncilSeptember 6, 2018?Hello all!?My primary CATE responsibility at this time is Program Chair.? The summer is a down time for that position, but I coordinated with the convention chairs to help create the Call for Presentations and I am now monitoring the submissions.? We have received 17 submissions at this time.? ??Respectfully submitted, ?Bill ForemanMAL—Small CouncilCATE 2019 Program ChairLiz McAninch, MAL UnspecifiedMAL Unspecified September 2018 ReportCentral has joined FACET and TUCATE in producing the Yosemite Conference in April. Marina Santos, Kathy Nichols I had a planning meeting in Modesto in July. I also attended a meeting of the Curriculum Study Commission in August. Planning for this October Conference was in final stages. Registration is at a slighter higher place than at the same time last year. I spent three weeks in July working with Ron Jones (best known for The Wave) and our intern from Santa Clara University. We worked with teens at the Marsh Conservatory Theatre and focused on scenes and shorter pieces with love as a theme. The hit of the performance was the college intern’s texting version of Romeo and Juliet’s balcony scene. I sent updated copies of the election and awards forms to the new Past President. Rachel Watson from McKinleyville will receive the High School Teacher of Excellence Award at NCTE in Houston. In addition to the secondary candidate we nominate each year, CATE should also consider one of our outstanding Middle School teacher for an NCTE Award. Submitted by Liz McAninchJoan Williams, MembershipCATE MEMBERSHIP REPORTSeptember 2018# COUNCIL9/1612/162/175/179/1712/173/185/189/18+/-1 Redwood262118242021172523-22 Upper172012171617161724+73 Capitol739485139138119 101119 120+14 Central328267262413414372 252262 262 --5 Fresno363627525051 54 82 81 -1TUCATE15161619181817 19 20+17 Kern11911810914997114 128149 148-18 Southland614591267335339346 445520 518 -29 San Diego13813550586376 194229219-1050 Out-of-state272915202123 28 2830+2 55 Libraries131212121313 12 1212--- 99 Comps111222 2 1 1--TOTAL 14071340874124011911172 1266 1463 1458-5Membership numbers and requesting rostersConvention membership expiration dateMonthly reports from Precision.Roster updates and bad addresses Membership issues resolved for individualsConference call for new registration processReview of potential authors for local Authors FestivalBoard Advisory conference callMichelle Berry, Convention CoordinatorBoard Report – Convention Coordinator - September 2018With apologies to William Carlos Williams, so much depends on what happens behind the scenes in all our lives, personally and professionally, between our quarterly board meetings. As far as convention planning, speakers are being finalized, the writing contests and call for presenters were posted on our FB page and CATEweb, and the CATE 2019 flyer and new online registration system are being completed. We’re running a bit behind our usual schedule, but should have all up and going this month of September. We hope to introduce/test our online registration system to board members at the meeting this weekend, and be online officially a week later, provided all speaker contracts are secured by then. Our FB members (almost 1400) are aware that we’ll be up and running this month; I’ve also fielded many email requests for information on CATE 2019. There is excitement building – yay!BOD members will be asked at meeting to commit to the number of flyers you’d like shipped to you for distribution at your council meetings, local conferences (CATE, CTA, other), intern teacher programs, wherever. Remember success of convention is tied directly to number of attendees. The Call for Presenters will be closed October 1 (or a wee bit later). Please inspire wonderful workshop facilitators you might know to submit a proposal!BOD members are reminded to register for convention by December 1. This year you will be given a code by email which grants complimentary registration as voted on at last year’s meeting. Travel and rooms are also covered by CATE per policy. You will still be required to pay for meal events. A conference call involving EventPower, Cindy, Annie, Carole, Joan, and I resulted in many questions being answered about the nuts and bolts of this (new to CATE) exciting system that will simplify convention registration. Clearly Cindy’s taking a liaison role as we transition is critical. Annie and I will talk a bit about the new program at meeting, including the continued need for reg booths, and lead retrieval, something our exhibitors will relish.At the December meeting I will be asking for your rooming needs for convention. Please arrange ahead of time with another member of the Board with whom you intend to share a room. Remember that we only receive a fixed number of discounted rooms, thus would prefer that Board members share rooms when possible. (New BOD members – do NOT make your own room reservations; we do this for you.)The hotel is replacing its online registration system but assure CATE that there will be no issues with regards to our attendees registering for our convention.Several email and phone discussions transpired between Curtin and me regarding our exhibit hall placement and the charges CATE wishes to assume for our potential exhibitors, approved at the May meeting, a single table and chair for each exhibitor. More information about that will be discussed at our committee meeting and then shared to the at large group. Annie Gervais, CATE 2019 ChairCATE 2019 Convention Chair Report September 2018 Michelle and I have been hard at work on speakers for the convention. Though we have five committed, we are still waiting to hear from a few to plug in the last two. Coupled with the EventPower registration changes, this is the reason we do not yet have flyers. We do plan to catch up in the next few weeks and be ready to print flyers by the end of September. Further, we plan to discuss in convention committee some new ideas for Sunday morning sessions. As school just started, we have not had a local convention committee, so we will have one soon. We are in need of some help with soliciting swag for attendee bags, and for someone to supervise the new teachers booth, among a few other things. Finally, I would like to report that last Saturday morning, time unknown, one of our members, only in his second year of teaching passed away in his sleep. He was only 31 and is survived by his wife and 7 month old son. He was thrilled to be a member of CATE when he joined as a student teacher two years ago, and loved this profession that we have all chosen. Respectfully submitted, Annie GervaisJennifer Silver, CATE 2020 ChairMindy Montanio, Liaison CTAI really have no report, Greg, other than what you wanted me to discuss regarding union membership questions. The last CTA State Council was rather uneventful. :) Mindy MontanioDistrict English Language Arts TOSAInstructional ServicesKern High School District661.827.4516Extension 54516Bill Younglove, Liaison Common Core Consultant?CATE Board Report—Bill Younglove?? 5/7: UCLA Advocacy Council meeting. Looked at Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (in the House; called PROSPER Act)—way overdue.?? 5/17: UCLA Laboratory School—Educating the Whole Child for the Whole World(A look at the international Ross School model)?? 5/22: CSULB English Department Awards annual banquet?? 6/9: SCTE Board Meeting at Mary Adler’s house in Camarillo?? 6/16: Long Beach City Councilwoman Suzie Price’s update on education-related issues?? 6/23: Men of Mystery Board meeting (Conference—19th annual--will be at Long Beach’s The Grand, November 9th, 2019)?? 7/14: California Writers Club meeting (Story Beats Concept)?? 7/20: CSULB Holocaust Workshop for Teachers presentation: Language Arts, the Common Core, and the Holocaust?? 7/24: Interview with Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s (Prof Emeritus/Dr.) Barbara White*?? 7/27: Better Together California Teacher Summit—Meeting the Needs of EVERY Student (Ed Camp format)?? 8/2 UCLA Alumni Invitational—2nd Act: So, You Want to Write a Book…?? 8/10: Congresswoman Linda Sanchez, at Cerritos College, Legislative Updates?8/23: CSULB, Teacher Supervisor Orientation Meeting with fall student teacher candidates?8/24: CSULB Convocation/State of the CSU (Looking at 2030)?8/25: SCTE Board meeting at Courtney Lockwood’s house in Santa Monica?*Part of my search for definitions of “senior learning” for my Gerontology Encyclopediaarticle for UCLA’s Gerontology Research Group. Inputs welcomed from (those admitting to being over) fifty+-year-old(s).Gale Caswell, CETA LiaisonCETA Liaison- Gale CaswellOur CETA Conference is being held at Asilomar Conference Center, October 12-14, 2018.Within a few days,our CETA website will include a link to the CATE website under Membership Resources.Sorry to have to miss this meeting.All best to the new Board Leadership!Tim Dewar, Liaison CWPCWP Liaison ReportSeptember 7, 2018Who is writing this?This is Tim Dewar, who, as of July 1, 2018, became the California Writing Project (CWP) Executive Director, and who, as of September 7, 2018, learned he needed to write a report to CATE Board and discovered he was on the agenda. Where is Jayne? Jayne Marlink is in Phoenix writing a book about teaching writing and cheering her beloved Phoenix Mercury. What about Katie?Katie Lake Ngyuen is still CWP’s Administrative Assistant, thankfully, because I really don’t know what I am doing (cf. writing this report).Is there anyone else we could get?While I hold the title of Executive Director, I am one of five Site Directors with leadership responsibilities. Peter Kittle (CSU Chico), Katherine Suyeyasu (UC Berkeley), Juliet Wahleithner (CSU Fresno), Laurie Stowell (CSU San Marcos), Katie, and I make up the CWP Executive Committee. What are you doing now?Trying to figure out the job and how to do it. What about the Pre-convention?We have a theme, built off of yours, “Literacy in Pursuit of Human Rights: Amplifying Student Voices.” The luncheon will feature a spoken word troupe from CSU Fresno. We are in the process of filling out the rest of the day with writing project affiliated presentations and workshops. Anything else?The CATE teacher and student writing contests have been publicized to sites, as have the upcoming California English calls for manuscripts. Next Saturday the CWP Exec Comm will meet face-to-face in Berkeley.And I am really happy to serve with CATE. Jennifer Howerter, Liaison CDECalifornia Department of EducationEducator Excellence and Equity DivisionSeptember 2018 UpdatesThe Content, Literacy, Inquiry, and Citizenship (CLIC) ProjectThe Sacramento County Office of Education is overseeing the work to continue the implementation of the History Social-Science (HSS) Framework. The Statewide Collaboration Committee has already met, and a planned two-day meeting in October is set for the HSS Statewide Community of Practice. At the two-day meeting, regional leaders and educators will receive training that can be duplicated at the regional level. Lead County Offices of Education will direct the work in each CCSESA regions.Media and Information Literacy SummitThe Educator Excellence and Equity Division hosted the first ever Media and Information Literacy Summit on May 23, 2018. It was a successful event with nearly 200 attendees. A call to action was issued, urging attendees to consider themselves a new team of media and information literacy leaders who will carry on the work by organizing events and participating in the Collaboration in Common Media and Information Literacy Toolkit team to share valuable resources. Check out the toolkit on Collaboration in Common: . You have to create an account before you can join the toolkit!STEAM SymposiumThe 2018 STEAM Symposium is set for October 28–29, 2018 at the Long Beach Convention Center. The California STEAM Symposium is the largest gathering of STEAM educators in California. Register today for two days of rigorous professional learning, new resources, and inspiration. Science Instructional Materials Adoption The Instructional Quality Commission (IQC) held a public comment meeting on the adoption on August 13, 2018. They will discuss the panel reports of findings for each program and approve the IQC report to the State Board of Education (SBE) on September 20–21, 2018. The SBE will take action on the adoption at their November 2018 meeting. 2019 Health Education Framework The first 60-day public review and comment period closed on June 29, 2018. Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Resources Division staff have compiled a report of the survey results and comments received for the IQC Health Subject Matter Committee (SMC). The SMC will review and analyze the comments as well as make edits to the draft Health Education Framework at a special meeting on September 19, 2018 at 1500 Capitol Mall. The Health SMC will present its recommendations to the IQC at their September 20–21, 2018 meeting. 2019 California Computer Science (CS) Standards An online survey to collect public comment was posted with the draft CS Standards from April 27, 2018, through June 20, 2018. The comments received were reviewed by the IQC at their July 26, 2018, meeting. The IQC unanimously voted to move the standards, with the edits accepted by the IQC at that meeting, to the SBE for adoption. These are the first computer science standards in California history. 2019 World Language (WL) StandardsThe IQC reviewed the draft WL Standards at their July 26, 2018, public meeting. Following IQC action, the draft WL Standards and an online survey to collect public comment were posted on the CDE website on August 1, 2018, for the 60-day public review and comment period. 2019 Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) StandardsThe IQC reviewed the draft VAPA Standards at their July 26, 2018, meeting. Following Commission action, the VAPA Standards and an online survey to collect public comment were posted on the CDE website on August 1, 2018, for the 60-day public review and comment period. 2020 World Languages FrameworkIn August and September 2018, focus groups will be convened at several locations throughout California to receive input from educators about how the WL Framework may be revised to support educators as they implement the revised WL Standards. Dates, times, and locations of the focus group meetings can be found at . 2020 Visual and Performing Arts Framework In August and September, focus groups will be convened at several locations throughout California to receive input from educators about how the VAPA Framework may be revised to support educators as they implement the revised VAPA Standards. Dates, times, and locations of the focus group meetings can be found at Ethnic Studies Model CurriculumThe SBE approved the timeline, the guidelines for development, and the application to serve on the Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Advisory Committee (ESMCAC) at their July 11–12, 2018, public meeting. The application to serve on the ESMCAC is available on the CDE website through October 17, 2018 at Guidelines RolloutThe schedule for the rollouts is below:Sacramento County Office of Education: September 24, 2018 @ SCOE campusSan Mateo County Office of Education: November 15, 2015 @ SMCOE campusCarol Jago, California English EditorSeptember, 2018 TO: CATE Board FROM: Carol Jago, California English editor RE: September board report The call for manuscripts for the fall issue of our journal on handling the paper load was a HUGE hit with writers. I was deluged with excellent manuscripts and had to make some very tough decisions. The good news is that the articles that made the cut are truly first-rate. I am hoping the topic of graphic novels and nonfiction will garner equal interest. In other good news, NCTE has once again recognized California English as an outstanding affiliate journal. The award will be presented at the Affiliate Breakfast in Houston at their annual convention. The fall of California English issue includes: - CATE Creative Writing Contest flyer - CATE Professional Writing Contest announcement - CATE2019 save the date back cover - CATE2019 call for presenters Many thanks to Greg Johnson for putting me in touch with Nano Rubio, the featured artist in our September issue. Please help me find the next artist among your friends, relatives, or colleagues. November 2018 Graphic Novels and Nonfiction: A Fad or New Genre? (deadline October 1, 2018) The publishing market for young adults increasingly features novels written in verse. Even Laurie Halse Anderson’s iconic novel Speak has been reimagined (in collaboration with Anderson) by Emily Carroll in graphic form. What are the pros and cons of this trend. How are your students responding to these books, including graphic biographies like March by John Lewis and memoirs like Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis? Should we be teaching more of them? February 2019 Voices of Literacy in Pursuit of Human Rights (deadline December 15, 2018) The theme for the CATE2019 convention suggests a particular purpose for literacy instruction. What texts and tasks have you employed to develop students’ knowledge of, understanding about, and empathy for others? How do you facilitate courageous conversations in your classroom? Is social and emotional learning critical to this work? Manuscripts are peer reviewed. Please send submissions to California English editor, Carol Jago. Articles should be limited to 2,000 words. Please submit manuscripts via email to cjago@ <cjago@>. ................
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