SUMMER ACADEMY Grades 3-5 English Language Arts Summer 2013

Outcomes: As a result of the summer teaching academy, participants will Gain an understanding of the Tri-State Quality Rubric for lessons and units. Conduct quality reviews with groups of teachers to determine the quality of lessons and provide specific feedback for revisions. Use the rubric to determine the alignment and quality of instructional materials in order to identify how they might need to be modified to better address the College-and Career-Ready Standards (CCRS). Develop new lessons or revise existing lessons to better align with CCRS.

Three Key Shifts in ELA/Literacy Building knowledge through content-rich nonfiction and informational texts 2. Reading, writing and speaking grounded in evidence from text, both literary and informational 3. Regular practice with complex text and its academic language Quick review of QM #1:

Insight Tool Connection Insert screenshot of 3rd R1. √ You can easily find the standards for your lesson using the Insight Tool. Notice we’re in K-12 English Language Arts. √ We have filtered for Reading: Informational Text and √ 3rd grade. √ You’ll recognize the 1st standard listed on the previous slide is listed right here.

EQuIP Tri-State Quality Review Rubric You Tube Video “The Value of the Tri-State Rubric” http://commoncore.americaachieves.org/equip The Tri-State Quality Review was created by a collaborative 3-state initiative. Educators Evaluating Quality Instructional Products (EQuIP)

The Rubric Organizes Criteria That Describe Quality Lessons/Units Criteria that define the rubric are organized to describe quality in four dimensions. Pass out legal size rubric. (NOTE: ARROWS ON DIAGRAM ARE SET TO COME IN AS DOWN ARROW KEY IS PRESSED.) Review layout briefly. (Participants will have time later to review more.) Dimension 1: Alignment to rigor/expectations of CCRS. (Identify objectives and compare to CCRS) Dimension 2: Key areas of focus; key materials relate to alignment. Dimension 3: Instructional supports. Dimension 4: Assessments: pre-assessment, self-assessment, formative, summative The descriptive criteria listed in each Dimension/column represent a high standard of quality which describe the characteristics one would find in an exemplary CCRS lesson or unit. A criterion is checked when the lesson or unit contains substantial evidence of the criterion’s descriptor. **The most critical criteria are considered to be “must have’s” for a quality CCSS lesson/unit. Slide taken from Tri-State Quality Review Rubric & Process (Achieve)

Your turn… Scan Dimensions/Columns I and II of the rubric to see what information it contains and how it’s organized. Underline key components. Share with your small group. Share with the whole group. Repeat with Dimensions/Columns III and IV 60 minutes Participants will scan the first 2 columns of the rubric for the key components and to identify similarities.

Essential Planning Questions What standard am I teaching? What are my daily measurable objectives for this standard? What strategies will help me focus and pace my lesson appropriately? What strategies will require ALL (100%) of my students to engage in content through reading, writing, talking, listening, and investigating? What actions will I take to assess throughout the lesson? Remind participants that the new CCRS is standards based. An effective lesson will have clearly identified standards, measureable objectives, strategies that provide the rigor and engagement, and formative assessment measures through the lesson.

Important Terms to Know Text Complexity Use of multiple sources Text dependent questions Citing specific textual evidence Ask table groups to come up with a user-friendly definition for each of these terms. Discuss whole group. Chart the definitions???

Session 2: Literary Text Because of Winn Dixie

Lesson Analysis Read the lesson plan and accompanying text. Using the rubric, determine if the lesson meets the criteria of the three bulleted items in Dimension 1. In the blank beneath Dimension 1, make notes of concerns/issues; list items needed for improvement to meet criteria of rubric. Check to the left of the bulleted item if the lesson plan meets the criteria listed. Now repeat the first four items above for Dimension II. Handouts: Tri-state rubric with blank columns for writing notes, Winn Dixie Lesson plans A and B Facilitators: Divide the participants into two groups. Group A will read lesson plan A and complete the directions listed on the slide. Group B will read lesson plan B and complete the directions listed on the slide.

Group Discussion at Your Table Were there missing Dimension I components? Which item(s)? What would need to be updated about the lesson to meet the rubric criteria? Were there missing Dimension II components? What would need to be updated about the lesson to meet the criteria? Facilitators will each sit with a group and guide the group discussion.

Lesson Analysis Look at the lesson plan again. Using the rubric, determine if the lesson meets the criteria of the four bulleted items in Dimension III. In the blank column beneath Dimension III, make notes of concerns/issues; list items needed for improvement to meet rubric criteria. Check to the left of the bulleted item if the lesson plan meets the criteria listed. Now repeat the first four items above for Dimension IV.

Group Discussion at Your Table Were there missing Dimension III components? Which item(s)? What would need to be updated about the lesson to meet the rubric criteria? Were there missing Dimension IV components? What would need to be updated about the lesson to meet the rubric criteria? Ask for one volunteer at each table to report out.

Session 3 Partner Share/Gallery Walk With a partner, look at both lesson plans to determine what changes are needed to make each lesson an exemplary one. Chart the changes. Display the chart, then walk to see what changes other groups made. Remind participants that an exemplary lesson is one that meets most of the criteria on the rubric.

Wrap-Up 15 minutes

Summer Academy Day 2

Outcomes: As a result of the summer teaching academy, participants will Gain an understanding of the Tri-State Quality Rubric for lessons and units. Conduct quality reviews with groups of teachers to determine the quality of lessons and provide specific feedback for revisions. Use the rubric to determine the alignment and quality of instructional materials in order to identify how they might need to be modified to better address the College- and Career-Ready Standards (CCRS). Develop new lessons or revise existing lessons to better align with CCRS.

Review Ask participants to review yesterday’s lesson plans and the charts they made. Then ask them to discuss the main parts of the lesson and chart their answers.

Important Terms to Know Text Complexity Use of multiple sources Text dependent questions Citing specific textual evidence Let’s review some of the important terms we came across yesterday. Did anyone find any other terms that could be important?

I Spy Informational Text Session 1: Today we are going to use the rubric to look at a lesson plan using informational text. We are going to do this a little differently than we did yesterday. This is a one day lesson. It follows the Instructional strategies format.

Essential Planning Questions What standard am I teaching? What are my daily measurable objectives for this standard? What strategies will help me focus and pace my lesson appropriately? What strategies will require ALL (100%) of my students to engage in content through reading, writing, talking, listening, and investigating? What actions will I take to assess throughout the lesson? Review the planning questions. You found these questions in the rubric. It is important to note that the Instructional Strategies Format is based upon these questions.

Lesson Analysis Read the lesson plan and accompanying text. Using the rubric, determine if the lesson meets the criteria of the three bulleted items in Dimension 1. In the blank beneath Dimension 1, make notes of concerns/issues; list items needed for improvement to meet criteria of rubric. Check to the left of the bulleted item if the lesson plan meets the criteria listed. Now repeat the first four items above for Dimension II. Handout: Tri-state rubric with blank columns for writing notes Facilitators: participants will independently read the lesson plan and use the rubric to determine its effectiveness. They will then partner up with another person to answer the questions on the next slide. (choose a different partner than you had yesterday)

Partner Discussion Were there missing Dimension I components? Which item(s)? What would need to be updated about the lesson to meet the rubric criteria? Were there missing Dimension II components? What would need to be updated about the lesson to meet the criteria? Participants will get with a partner and go over the dimensions I and II, discussing their thoughts.

Lesson Analysis Review the lesson plan. Using the rubric, determine if the lesson meets the criteria of the four bulleted items in Dimension III. In the blank column beneath Dimension III, make notes of concerns/issues; list items needed for improvement to meet rubric criteria. Check to the left of the bulleted item if the lesson plan meets the criteria listed. Now repeat the first four items above for Dimension IV. Handout: Tri-state rubric with blank columns for writing notes Facilitators: participants will independently read the lesson plan and use the rubric to determine its effectiveness.

Partner Discussion Were there missing Dimension III components? Which item(s)? What would need to be updated about the lesson to meet the rubric criteria? Were there missing Dimension IV components? What would need to be updated about the lesson to meet the rubric criteria? Participants will get with a partner and go over the dimensions III and IV, discussing their thoughts

Session 2 Double Up/Gallery Walk Double up with another pair to make adjustments to the lesson. Chart the adjustments. Display the chart, then walk to see what changes other groups made. Facilitators: put the partners into groups of four. They will discuss and come up with changes they feel are necessary to make this an exemplary lesson (meets most of the criteria on the rubric). Participants will chart their adjustments (changes). Groups will walk to see what other groups changed.

Session 3 Lesson Planning With a partner, plan an informational text lesson! 60 Minutes Teachers will need to bring TE. Will be given a template to use.

Summer Academy Day 3

Outcomes: As a result of the summer teaching academy, participants will Gain an understanding of the Tri-State Quality Rubric for lessons and units. Conduct quality reviews with groups of teachers to determine the quality of lessons and provide specific feedback for revisions. Use the rubric to determine the alignment and quality of instructional materials in order to identify how they might need to be modified to better address the College- and Career-Ready Standards (CCRS). Develop new lessons or revise existing lessons to better align with CCRS.

Lesson Analysis Participants will swap Informational Text lessons and review using the rubric as a guide.

With a partner, plan a literary text lesson! Lesson Planning With a partner, plan a literary text lesson!

Lesson Analysis Participants will swap Informational Text lessons and review using the rubric as a guide.

Planning Next Steps Talk to participants about teaching the lessons in their classrooms, revising as needed. The group will meet again to review and polish the lesson plans.

TRAVEL

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