Creating Strategic Lessons and Unit Plans TCSS Middle and High School Teachers July 1-2, 2013

Structure for the Training Day One Strategic Teaching Review/Overview Discussion of changes needed for planning of CCRS Analysis of a lesson: strategic, differentiated, CCRS Collaborative creation of a strategic lesson using CCRS and differentiation Day Two Identification of differences between units and lessons Analysis of Strategic Teaching and CCRS elements from various discipline video clips Collaboration to create units and lessons with CCRS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxPVyieptwA Scene from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off – vid= 1 min, 13 sec

Strategic Teaching Review/Overview Essential Question: How can we utilize strategic teaching practices in order to increase student engagement?

THERE ARE FIVE COMPONENTS OF STRATEGIC TEACHING. AU Regional ARI Team 2011 Review Components – do chart on wall

ONE Learning Outcome Decide what it is the students will be able to do TODAY as a result of this lesson. State the outcome in student friendly terms. “The first step to determining an outcome is to examine the course of study objective standard for the particular subject. Next, look for the accompanying objectives. Most importantly, decide on the daily outcome that will help students meet the standard. Finally, think about the verb used in the daily outcome and determine what assessment will clearly support mastery of this outcome.” 6

Two Instructional Practices in Every Lesson 1. Chunking 2. Student Discussions

THREE Parts to a Strategic Lesson Before During After “Just as you should eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner each day – each lesson should have three parts. Before sets the stage for the lesson, during enables students to engage in the text, and after provides opportunities to make connections and assess if the outcome of the lesson has been met. Strong, seamless connections among the three parts of a lesson are imperative.”

FOUR Steps to Explicit Instruction I Do We Do Y’all Do The fourth ingredient for healthy literacy is the use of explicit instruction. The teacher models the skill and strategy (I Do). Then, the teacher and the students practice the skill and the strategy as a group (We Do). Next, the students work together using the skill/strategy (Y’all Do). After the teacher is sure the students can use the skill/strategy independently, then the students do so independently (I Do). These four ingredients in explicit instruction will provide gradual release of responsibility of the learning and should be done sequentially. You Do Self

FIVE Components of Active Literacy “Five ingredients for active literacy are needed for healthy learning. Every day, students should be given opportunities to talk with each other, listen to each other, read and write in meaningful ways, and investigate content.”

Changes in Planning for CCRS Essential Question: How do we determine and implement the changes that may be needed for our beginning of ELA/Content Literacy CCRS and continuation of Math CCRS? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym- VHwbpAQM Common Core Intro vid for Secondary Vid = 14 min, 14 sec

Before T-Chart What changes in planning are necessary for creating units and lessons using the new CCRS? What changes in instructional strategies are necessary for creating units and lessons using the new CCRS? Small group and then write on chart paper on wall

During Chunking/Turn and Talk I do/We Do/Y’all Do: Watch video of 48-minute lesson, analyzing time management, student engagement, rigor, and assessment strategies. Gonnering’s video & ST chart for observations

After In small discipline groups, create a strategic lesson in the format provided, making sure that all five components are included. Present lessons to the large group. Strategic Teaching Lesson Plan with Strategies Sheet

During I do/We do/Y’all Do: Watch video clips of specific disciplines, analyzing Strategic Teaching and CCRS elements. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6WJdsb0dfM Whole Brain Teaching Vid – Math http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJgu2DsB9kQ Part of reading lesson in HS science classroom http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7zyl9zFj0Y Part of lesson in cylinders, cones, spheres in MS math classroom http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15-qWMHuja8 AP World History partial lesson in HS SS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCQ2RQQUhIo During part of Reading/Writing connection lesson in US History

Day Two Essential Question: How can we create and implement units and lesson plans that follow the new CCRS and utilize strategic teaching practices?

Before Compare a unit with a daily lesson. How are units created? What components make up units? T-Chart

During In small discipline groups, use unit format to create a common unit, including lessons, integrating CCRS and Strategic Teaching.

After Share the final unit product and process used, identifying standards, essential questions, and strategic teaching components included. Identify one lesson from the unit to share in detail with the whole group.

What’s Next?