Our assessment work at CAG this year has been towards the goal of providing a balanced assessment system that supports teachers and their students in supporting and guiding learning (formative assessment) and to evaluate the sufficiency of that learning (summative assessment). Through the work we have done this year across the departments and grade levels, we have adopted the following Assessment Policy:

"CAG students are challenged to achieve their full potential and to be inspired to lead meaningful lives as responsible members of a global society. The school’s approach to assessment is designed to support these elements of the school’s vision and mission. To do this, CAG implements a holistic standards-based assessment approach to evaluate and report on learning.

This approach includes assessments that inform instruction based on student needs (formative assessment) and final assessments that summarize learning in a given term (summative assessments).

Students also engage in self-reflection and self-assessment so that they may reflect on their progress and set personal goals. Students are assessed individually, even when working in groups. Peer assessment is also utilized where, developmentally appropriate.

Non-academic performance (such as behavior, attendance, participation, and effort) are monitored and reported on the report cards separately from the reporting of achievement. In classes such as Art, Music, Drama and Physical Education, the grading policies may differ based on the nature of these courses."

At CAG, we assess to:

• provide purposeful, meaningful and useful feedback to students about strengths, weaknesses and observed potential in the process of learning;
• evaluate final student performance against clearly stated standards of quality;
• guide instruction, and to inspire further learning;
• inform students, parents and the professional staff of individual and group/school achievement and progress;
• measure the success of programmatic/curricular initiatives and to guide the development of new programs;
• ensure that learning is aligned with standards.

Please see the attached link for directions on how to transfer ownership of curriculum documents in your Google Drive if you will not be returning to CAG for 2019-2020.

The directions are in English on page one and Spanish on page two.

Reach out to CTL with any questions you may have. Thanks!

CAG Faculty, during the 2019-20 school year, the curriculum liaison roles at the school will shift to a Department Chair structure.

English Department: Meryl Becourtney (P-5); Annette Aguilar (6-12)

Lenguaje Department: Estuardo Guardia (P-5); Miriam Castellanos (6-12)

Math Department: Amanda Phelan (P-5); Marcus Hung (6-12)

Science Department: Padma Monroy (P-5); Rachael Delaney (6-12)

Social Studies Department: Kelly Seagraves (P-5); Christina McShine (6-12)

Estudios Sociales Department: Nicte Valiente (P-5); Rony Ordonez (6-12)

PE Department: Margarita Vital (P-5); Marlon Illescas (6-12)

Applied Arts: Pamela Castañeda (P-5); Danika Nowak (6-12)

Technology Department: Martha Beltran (P-5); Alexis Rodriguez (6-12)

Lots of exciting options for Professional Development coming your way in 2019-2020!

2019-2020 PD options include:

• Critical Friends Group Coaches Training, in Spanish, open to 8 CAG teachers (offered once in July and again in November)
• Maker Education Certification, 4-day training, Level 1, Open to some outside of CAG participants
• Maker Education, Level 2 (must have completed certification this year)
• Child Safety Training for all CAG teachers
• Year 2 with Paul Andersen, NGSS job embedded training, August 26-30, All CAG Science Teachers
• Inclusive Leadership certification, Year 2, for all CAG Teachers who completed Year 1 this year
• ACE (Architecture/Culture/Ecology) Accreditation Training for CAG Admin and Teacher Leaders, Feb 2020
• Sophos trainings for Lenguaje and Estudios Sociales teachers
• Ongoing online training and opportunities for continued professional development in: Amplify Science, PowerSchool applications, math and computer science topics, and other trainings in new and existing CAG subscriptions, such as NoRedInk, Google Apps for Education, etc.

Other Ongoing On-site PD Includes:

• P-12 Collaborative Communities and Passion Projects will also continue next year, with many groups continuing to refine focus and intention around specific areas related to CAG Institution wide Goals, include Maker, Women's Leadership, Dual Language, and more!
• Literacy and Dual Language
• Ongoing education about Differentiation in the classroom
• Predictable, rotating monthly meetings by Department, Section, and P-12

More information coming soon!

"Critical Friends Group Coach" - Sesión de entrenamiento

Del 8 al 12 de julio , 2019

Colegio Americano de Guatemala

Descubra el poder de las Comunidades Colaborativas/Grupos de Critical Friends para todos los departamentos de P-12, grados o equipos profesionales de aprendizaje. Conviértase en un entrenador/facilitador certificado en este taller de cinco días.

¿Qué son CFG´s?

Un grupo de Critical Friends es una forma de comunidad profesional de aprendizaje formado por un grupo de educadores que comparten un compromiso por el crecimiento profesional, por la colaboración y por el mejoramiento del aprendizaje del estudiante. “En 1994, el Annenberg Institute for School Reform diseñó un acercamiento diferente para el desarrollo profesional, uno que estuviera centrado en el practicante y en la definición acerca de cómo se podría mejorar el aprendizaje del estudiante.”

Descripción del Curso de Aprendizaje Profesional:

Trabajando en español, uno de los facilitadores internacional de NSRF conducirán este entrenamiento de cinco días para formar nuevos coaches para los grupos de Critical Friends.

Este entrenamiento se enfocará en enseñar a los participantes cómo mejorar el rendimiento de los estudiantes por medio de las comunidades colaborativas de aprendizaje profesional (CFG´s).

Hacia el final del entrenamiento, los participantes desarrollarán las destrezas necesarias para facilitar grupos de maestros cuyo propósito será mejorar el rendimiento del estudiante, crear equidad en el salón de clase, incrementar eficiencia y eficacia en la comunicación y asegurar el rendimiento personal mediante el uso de protocolos y la práctica reflexiva.

Como resultado de este taller de cinco días, los participantes recibirán un certificado como entrenadores de CFG.

Para conocer más sobre CFG´s & del entrenamiento, visite: http://www.nsrfharmony.org

Exprese su interés en participar completando una aplicación en el siguiente enlace: Aplicación

NEW for 2019-2020 MAP Testing

For 2019-2020 students in grades 3-10 will be taking MAP Growth in Reading, Math, and SPANISH! Testing will occur over three weeks twice a year in Fall (Sept-October) and Spring (March-April). The first week with be all Reading tests, followed by all Spanish tests in the second week, and math tests in the third week. MAP testing is a useful tool for us to measure students growth in various subject areas throughout the year and year-to-year.

Please reach out to the CTL Department at any time!

We are here to support your work with students!