Bedford County Schools ELA Instructional Maps for 2018-2019

Process for Curriculum Development Grade level teams developed framework from Tennessee State Standard revisions All schools were represented Maps focus more heavily on standards on the front end of the curriculum This allows for recursive instruction

Instructional Maps Overview Instructional maps are REQUIRED to be followed in Bedford County Schools These instructional maps… …are standards-based. …are NOT driven by any text or program. …have a balance of informational and fiction texts for ELA. …have some resource suggestions.

Instructional Texts Text selection should be based on grade level Lexile bands and reader and purpose. Texts should be aligned to your standard appropriately complex.

Instructional Maps Include POWER standards all POWER standards have been deconstructed (using deconstruction protocol) in PLC meetings continue to deconstruct the remaining standards CFA’s (common formative assessments) should be given over all power standards K and 1st grade should use the CFA's provided by the district All other grades may use the CFA's provided or each school may create their own in their PLC meetings CFA results should drive instruction in your classroom ACT Alignment has been added to all maps.

Lesson Plans… …are REQUIRED (Use the template) …have been developed by our teachers …are grade level specific …correlate to the TEAM rubric Lesson plan templates are available on the district website. Student objective statements should be posted and communicated daily. We will continue to revise each year, please send suggestions to your instructional supervisor.

Lesson Plans You may alter the format of the lesson plan, but not the content(additions are acceptable). Principals may submit an alternate lesson plan template (by grade level) to the District Instructional Team for approval.

Resources Some resources are embedded in the instructional maps. Some grade levels have shared additional resources. These will be placed on T_Apps at the school level by grade.

The new maps are available on the district website. Location The new maps are available on the district website. Under the quick links for teachers On the instruction home page Lesson plan templates will also be available there.

Feedback There is a feedback form available for suggestions, comments, corrections, etc. This form is available on the Instruction page of the BCS website.

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