Lisa Schlegel & Patrick Shaw

Today’s Agenda Framework Focus: Unit Planning  SBE Planning Process  Standards Based Instruction  Essential Understanding/Questions  Task Analysis  NYS – Common Core Learning Standards

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PAGE 2 IN PACKET Self-Assessments: Course & Unit Planning

WONDER YEARS Video Clip:

Focus Questions: What makes planning for teaching and learning in a standards based environment different from the past? How can we be more purposeful in our instructional decision making so that we can provide students with the rehearsals and practice they need to meet the standard to be successful?

Instructional Strategy: “KEY CONCEPTS/KEY IDEAS” A Paired Reading Strategy: Pathways to Understanding (Wellman/Lipton-1998) Establish Elbow Partner Read silently “The Planning Process in a Standards- Based Environment” p. 3 HIGHLIGHT HIGHLIGHT key words and short phrases you find interesting or important HIGHLIGHTED Partners share HIGHLIGHTED

What Elements Are You Using? GIVE YOURSELF A BOOST OF CONFIDENCE: P. 4

p. 5

Top 19 Questions: Unit Design in a Standards- Based Classroom SEE PACKET PP

Advantage of Collaborative Teams: Discussion Around Oval 1 Greater clarity regarding interpretation of standards Greater consistency regarding importance of different standards (what is essential, good to know, nice to know?) Greater consistency in amount of time devoted to different standards Greater ownership and commitment 1 st What should students know and be able do? DeFours PLC

What should students know and be able to do? Essential Questions and Standards  The Top 10 Questions – p. 5-7  Guiding Questions for Unit Design – p  Concept-Based Instruction OVAL 1 1 st What should students know and be able do?

Read p (On p. 13 circle/highlight concepts that align with your content) Concept-Based Instruction

Specific to the content Define what will be explored Lead students into inquiry about the content OVAL 1: Guiding Questions 1 st What should students know and be able do?

USING EXAMPLES FROM P. 14, (AND WITH A PARTNER), WRITE A FEW ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS USING YOUR STANDARDS Essential Questions Examples

What does it mean to be a healthy and fit person? How can we create an environment that keeps people safe and cared for? \ What is the relationship of fitness and wellness?

OVAL 2 2 nd How will the Students and I Know when They are successful ?

See p. 15

HAMSTER DANCE Video Clip:

TASK ANALYSIS Table Groups: Use T-CHART Tool p. 16 List the knowledge and skills they would need to successfully complete this task

OVALS Walk-Through Think about how we learned to drive….

Additional Resources Approaches to Integrating the Curriculum pp Lesson & Unit Design Using: Multiple Intelligence p.19 Lesson Design Using: Direct Instruction p.20 Madeline Hunter’s: Elements of Lesson Design p.21 Lesson Design Using: Cooperative Learning pp.22-23

Planning Templates Unit Plan B p. II-8 Unit Plan C p. II-9 Unit Organizer Map p. II-10 Lesson Planning Guide p. II-13 Additional Resources will be online

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Instructional Strategy: 3 – 2 – 1 Today’s Learning… 1 Question I have 3 Things I learned 2 Points I want to Ponder and/or think about p. 24

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