Jim Belair, Ashlee Bryant, Dr. Kristen Driskill. 1. What changes are occurring in classroom instruction? 2. In light of these changes, what do teachers.

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Jim Belair, Ashlee Bryant, Dr. Kristen Driskill

1. What changes are occurring in classroom instruction? 2. In light of these changes, what do teachers need to know regarding resources, technology, etc. available to them? 3. What am I currently doing to support teachers and the CCSS? 4. What changes can I make to further support the teaching and learning in my school (short-term and long-term)?

But we are going to talk about one of the “shifts”… NY Dept. of Education: Shift 1: Balancing Informational and Literary Texts Shift 3: Staircase of Text Complexity Student Achievement Partners: “Building knowledge through content-rich nonfiction and informational texts”

3-Part Model How does the Common Core define complex text?

Quantitative Measures: A Good First Step Observable & Measurable: Word frequency, sentence length, and word count Updated scale

Text Complexity Lexile: 810L In which of the text complexity bands would this novel fall?

Text Complexity Lexile: 810L In which of the text complexity bands would this novel fall?

Qualitative Measures Purpose Structure Language Knowledge Demands

Text Complexity So, how would we use the rubric for literary text to determine a qualitative measure for The Hunger Games?

Text Complexity

Reader & Task Considerations

So, based on the three measures…

Your turn…

Scaffolding Complex Texts

Online Databases Use to locate high quality Informational Text Teachers need to know how to locate info! Teachers need to know they can put articles into a Resource List Mindset Shift: Databases are building wide not just library items Many Databases contain lexiles Consider purchasing Opposing View Points from Gale

Information Fluency Continuum Grade Level Benchmark Skills Inquiry Based Learning Aligned to Common Core Standards All the Graphic Organizers are on the SLS Website Endorsed by SLSA and most SLS Councils

Monroe 2-Orleans Regional Curriculum CCLS Regional Curriculum Document District Curriculu m Instruction al Units (grade/ classroom level)

Where to Find Regional Documents

Module 1: Unlocking the text Module 2/3: Author’s craft Module 4: Integration of ideas

Module 6: Literary analysis

Overview of Modules Grades 3-12  Module 1: Unlocking the Text-Literature and Informational  Module 2: Author’s Craft-Literature  Module 3: Author’s Craft-Informational  Module 4: Integration of Ideas  Module 5: Genre/Author Study  Module 6: Literary Analysis

Support what is taking place in the classroom Know your Standards! What are you doing?

Focus on Subjects Other than ELA Finding Informational Text Collaboration Research Build Non Fiction Collection

Instructional Technology leader Be the “go-to” person for the 6 ELA shifts Offer to grade Works Cited Curriculum Maps Do not worry about those that will never come in

ELA Focus on research element Offer to grade Works Cited Build Non Fiction Collection InterLibrary Loan

Resource Lists Include Non Fiction Books Include Database articles Include videos from Learn 360 Include websites from Web Path Express Include eBooks

Collaboration Introduce faculty to one resource at each faculty meeting Hold PD workshops for your building Attend various dept. meetings Talk to and meet with subject area directors Forget about those that will never use library

Paddy Hill Library examples urces1.cfm urces1.cfm Password: paddyhill

eBooks All eBooks can be placed in Resource List All are unlimited Simultaneous Use New eBook vendor for 1:1 Popular Fiction Axis 360 from Baker & Taylor Current Vendors: InfoBase Learning Gale Cengage ebrary  Marshall Cavendish  Rosen  Sylvan Dell  Capstone Interactive

1. What changes are occurring in classroom instruction? 2. In light of these changes, what do teachers need to know regarding resources, technology, etc. available to them? 3. What am I currently doing to support teachers and the CCSS? 4. What changes can I make to further support the teaching and learning in my school (short-term and long-term)?