Professional Development January 5, 2015

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Professional Development January 5, 2015 Developing Thematic Units through Discovery Education Professional Development January 5, 2015 St. Elmo Elementary School Facilitators: Cole and Munday

AGENDA Discovery Education Presentation Developing Thematic Units through Discovery Education Professional Training Session   January 5, 2015 Discovery Education Presentation Planning Thematic Units using Discovery Education Hands-On Practice/ Explore Resources

Discovery Education Discovery Education (Cole) http://mcpss.discoveryeducation.com Username and password are email logins and passwords for both teachers and students.

Thematic Units

What is a Thematic Unit? Thematic instruction is a way of organizing your curriculum around a certain theme or concept that allows you to integrate other content-area standards within your selected theme. *Themes are standard-driven *Based on cross-curricular integration

Planning is essential for a successful thematic unit. TIP: Planning Tools can help organize your thoughts and ideas surrounding your theme… Planning is essential for a successful thematic unit.

Planning a Thematic Unit… Step 1: Look at your standards first- specifically Science or Social Studies-to determine your theme. *Science *Social Studies English Language Arts Math * Can any of the standards be grouped together to form a theme?

Planning a Thematic Unit… Step 2: Compare your Science and Social Studies standards for cross-curricular integration… look at other content areas for integration possibilities. Are there any standards that can be integrated into your theme? *Science English Language Arts *Social Studies Math

Planning a Thematic Unit… Step 3: Look at your ELA standards to see which ones can be interwoven into your thematic unit. Science * English Language Arts Social Studies Math *Reading Informational Text: Since you have chosen a scientific theme or social studies related theme, ALL of the Reading Informational Text standards can be taught using nonfiction texts, hybrid texts, articles, brochures, diagrams, maps, internet, etc. *Reading Literature: Standards can be taught through various forms of fictional text focusing on the selected theme. (ex. trade books, poetry, diary/journal entries, etc.)

Planning a Thematic Unit… Step 4: Think about possible activities, lessons, and resources to meet the selected standards you’ve chosen to teach. *Reading Foundational Skills: ex. Choose meaningful vocabulary words, selected academic vocabulary words, fluency passages, on-level prose and poetry pertaining to your theme. (RF #20-21) *Writing: Choose meaningful tasks and/or writing prompts related to your theme. *Speaking and Listening: Speaking and listening opportunities can occur daily. Choose thoughtful tasks related to your theme.

Planning a Thematic Unit… Thematic Units are meant to be engaging and fun… Step 5: *Incorporate projects and activities containing meaningful art and music opportunities while also reflecting elements of the CCRS.

Step 6: Gather your resources. Planning a Thematic Unit… Step 6: Gather your resources. Think about what is readily available to you… ALL teachers have access to: -Book Room (multiple copies of levelized readers) -Reading A to Z -Science A to Z -Writing A to Z -ALEX Website (includes a variety of lessons) -Big Universe (thousands of fiction and nonfiction book titles) -Reading Street Materials- (“Sift” through and see if any basal stories or leveled readers relate to your chosen theme.) -Discovery Education and other online resources.

What is it I want my students to learn. Step 7: Map out your unit What is it I want my students to learn? Step 7: Map out your unit. *Determine the length of your unit by mapping out a plan. (Is the “Time Span” appropriate for this unit?) *Develop your lesson plans using your Science, Social Studies, and ELA standards. Create lesson plans that flow from one day to the next. (Do the instructional objectives encourage higher-order thinking skills?) *Allow for learning checkpoints along the way. (Are my students learning? Do I need to make any changes?)

How will I know if learning is taking place. Step 8: Evaluation How will I know if learning is taking place? Step 8: Evaluation *Performance rubrics, checklists, projects, conferences, journal writing, teacher observations, etc. *Assessments aligned to the CCRS.

Remember… Let the standards drive your unit. Have FUN with it!