Accelerating Learning Addressing the Needs of All Students
The L EARNING -F OCUSED Instructional Framework L EARNING -F OCUSED Lessons 1 1 Higher Order Thinking: Increasing the Rigor of L EARNING -F OCUSED Lessons Accelerating Learning for All Students 23
How is Acceleration used to address the needs of all students?
Collaborative Pairs
ACTIVATING STRATEGY it... Page 2
Vocabulary Preview Page 3
Why Implement Acceleration? Page 4
What are you presently doing to support all students with meeting or exceeding grade-level standards?
What is an Acceleration Framework? p. 5 Picture of a classroom What is an Acceleration Framework? Page 5
Acceleration: Proactive Support with Systematic Previewing Page 5
Why is Remediation Not Enough? Page 6
Influences on Achievement IQ Opportunities and Experience Self-Efficacy and Self-Esteem Page 6
Insert diagram of Effective Effort from page 6 Learning Effort Page 6
Why Implement Acceleration? Page 4
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Before the Lesson Page 11
Page 10 Intentional, planned Support
Advance Organizers Page 11
Activating Strategies Page 11
Vocabulary Strategies Page 11
Preview Graphic Organizers Page 11 Focus on the Type of Thinking the GO represents
Summarize with a Concept Two Adjectives Three –ing verbs Four word sentence Synonym
Scaffolding Strategies and Practices Page 12
Struggle Points Page 12
Scaffolding Strategies Pages 13-19
p. 20 Differentiated Assignments Page 20 MORE CHALLENGE IS NOT : More problems to solve More pages to write Longer tasks
p. 20 Differentiated Assignments Page 20 More CHALLENGE is about increasing the complexity.
Tiered Assignments Pages 21-22
What are Differentiated Assignments? Page 5
Page 6 1 IMPORTANT POINT: All variations should lead to the same standards and the same LEQ
Types of Differentiated Assignments Teachers can differentiate according to: Readiness Tiered Assignments Learning Preferences Menu Strategy Interests Multiple Concepts Strategy Page 10
Tiered Assignments Grade-Level Assignment Assignment with more support Assignment with more challenge Page 9
Adjust the complexity, not the workload!
Your Turn Page 21
LEQ: What makes the Hero’s Journey so universally appealing? In celebration of the Fall 2014 release of George Lucas’ latest Star Wars film, Star Wars Episode VII, the Daily Times is holding a contest for Delmarva students only, to see who can write the next, great Hero’s Journey. Use the Hero’s Journey timeline handout, as well as the article from George Lucas entitled, “Hitmaker,” to complete the task. Be sure to include each task of the Hero’s Journey within your story. How would you make this a “Tiered Assignment?”
double dose Page 23 After the Lesson, despite our best efforts…
p. 25 Structured Review Page 25 “Proficiency requires Practice”
Acceleration Framework Previewing Before the Lesson Scaffolding Challenge Differentiated Assignments During the Lesson Structured Review Double Dose After the Lesson
Think About it... Page 2
How is Acceleration used to address the needs of all students?
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