Using Atlas to Plan Units of Instruction LEADERS IN LITERACY CONFERENCE Using Atlas to Plan Units of Instruction Power point template opening slide Aiken County Public School District January 13, 2017 Brandee Green bgreen@acpsd.net Joan Justice jjustice@acpsd.net
How are the components of Atlas used to plan instructional units? Essential Question How are the components of Atlas used to plan instructional units? aiken county public school district
Session Outcomes As a result of attending this sessions, participants will: deconstruct a standard indicator across grades 3-5 review the components of Atlas discuss Atlas components relating to instructional design and delivery aiken county public school district
Standards Deconstruction Template Materials Rubicon Atlas Standards Deconstruction Template Unit Planner Template aiken county public school district
Unit Calendar: Pacing Timeline aiken county public school district
Discussion: Unit Overview How is the Unit Overview beneficial in planning instruction? aiken county public school district
Unit Overview Key Component: Focus Standards/Benchmark Indicators *Deconstructed Standards Link
Deconstructing the Indicators 3 Steps: Select an ELA standard and its indicator From the indicator determine the Skill(s): measurable behaviors, verbs Concepts(s): main idea, noun Context(s): condition in which learning occurs Write learning objectives using content, skills, and context of standards/indicators aiken county public school district
Unit Overview Key Component: Focus Standards/Benchmark Indicators
Your turn! Work together to deconstruct a standard indicator using the Deconstructing Template (Use paper templates or the digital template found in the Sched materials) aiken county public school district
Standards & Indicators How do the benchmark indicators/focus standards drive instructional design? What about the rest of the unit indicators? aiken county public school district
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Planning Connection: KUDs When deconstructing standards, the skills reveal what students should be able to DO; the concepts reveal what students should KNOW; and the context reveals the setting for the UNDERSTANDING to be applied aiken county public school district
Planning Connection: KUDs aiken county public school district
Planning aiken county public school district
How are the components of Atlas used to plan instructional units? Essential Question How are the components of Atlas used to plan instructional units? aiken county public school district
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