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Setting the Bar High! Mission Goal: Further develop teachers’ ability to plan lessons based on the Florida Standards Access Points using all available resources.

Rationale for Change The starting point for instruction must be the Florida Standards Access Points. “Start with the Standard” “Retro-fitting” wasn’t working: Unique Learning System first Access Point Standards second Living the Least Dangerous Assumption

Rear Admiral Grace Hopper Growing Pains Barriers The most dangerous phrase in our language is “We’ve always done it this way.” Rear Admiral Grace Hopper Bumps Challenges that we encounter include the following: Digital immigrants

Challenges The lack of abundance of resources for a small population of students. Changes in teacher mindset. Teachers’ need for continued growth and development for instructional planning and delivery “Digital Immigrants” Willingness to join in to the larger community of students within the school district.

The 3-Step Planning Process Identify standards that you will cover: Pacing Guide Crosswalk to the Florida Standards Access Points Plan for Instruction using all available resources What can we create that would allow a teacher to be able to follow these steps in as easy a format as possible?

ACCESS Project resources MDCPS resources InD Team resources Web-based resources modifiedteacher.wikispaces.com

Our process is easy Step 1: Refer to the Pacing Guide to identify the standards that you will cover in your classroom. The Access Point Standards are now embedded into the MDCPS Instructional Pacing Guides

Step 2: Crosswalk to your Access Points using Element Cards

“Every mountain top is within reach if you just keep climbing.” Our process is easy “Every mountain top is within reach if you just keep climbing.” Trinity Bourne first last second

Instructional Supervisor: Reagan Chalmers Curriculum Support Specialists: Briana Llado Mary Surca