1. Integrating Instructional Strategies: Overview of ISLES
Elementary Education
Middle Grades Education
Special Education
Master of Arts in Teaching
This module is designed for new faculty orientation in the Elementary Education, Middle Grades Education and Special Education, and Master of Arts in Teaching programs.

2. PirateCODE: Continuum of Developing Expertise
Video Grand Rounds – sophomore
ISLES 1 – junior
ISLES 2 – junior
ISLES 3 – Senior 1
ISD Modules
Co-teaching – Senior 2
edTAP – Senior 2
Clinical supervision – Senior 2
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3. New Faculty Orientation
PirateCODE
The transformation initiative framework for the 2015 accreditation visit from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).
Includes seven research-based teacher education assessment initiatives.
Teacher education students begin the first component during their sophomore year.
PirateCODE: framework; assessment; implementation
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4. New Faculty Orientation
Learning Objectives
Describe TQP grant.
Identify 5 categories of instructional strategies.
Identify 2 instructional strategies in each category.
Identify the levels of knowledge for ISLES 1, ISLES 2, and ISLES 3.
Identify 5 educational needs to be considered when planning lessons.
Describe TQP grant
Identify 5 categories of instructional strategies
Identify 2 instructional strategies in each category
Identify the levels of knowledge for ISLES 1, ISLES 2, and ISLES 3
Identify 5 special populations considered
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5. New Faculty Orientation
Today’s Overview
Familiarize yourself with reform in programs 1
Explore materials 2
Learn supporting teams 3
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6. New Faculty Orientation: Overview
TQP grant objectives
Research to identify instructional strategies
Design of ISLES modules
Components in ISLES modules
Educational needs to be considered when planning instruction
Overview - contents
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7. New Faculty Orientation
Teacher Quality Partnership Grant
TQP Grant
DOE Grant
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8. New Faculty Orientation
TQP Grant
Goals of the grant
To strengthen the knowledge and experience base of prospective teachers and
to improve the achievement scores of their students in their first year of teaching.
Accomplished by focusing on improving teaching and learning in four content areas: language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies.
TQP Grant goal
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9. Goal of Curriculum Reform
Graduate new teachers with a common knowledge of instructional strategies
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10. New Faculty Orientation
Research- based Instructional Strategies
Title Research-based Instructional Strategies
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11. How the instructional strategies were chosen
List of 28 strategies being implemented in Pitt County Schools, one of two school partners
Review of literature
Framework developed
Ten instructional strategies
Divided into five categories
Emphasized that these are selected and not the only ones to be used
How IS were chosen
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12. New Faculty Orientation
What is ISLES?
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13. New Faculty Orientation
Design of ISLES modules
Design of modules
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14. Model for Design of Modules
Vanderbilt University IRIS Center’s online interactive modules
How People Learn theoretical framework
STAR Legacy inquiry cycle
Develop student understanding at the declarative, procedural, and conditional knowledge levels of understanding
Model for design
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15. Design of ISLES (Instructional Strategy Lessons for Educators Series)
Declarative, Procedural, Conditional
Five categories, each with 2 strategies
Organizers (Graphic, advance)
Concept Learning (Examples/Non-examples, Compare/Contrast)
Grouping (Think-Pair-Share, Jigsaw)
Question & Review (Higher Order Questioning, Games)
Assessment (Formative, Summative)
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16. New Faculty Orientation
Levels of ISLES
Design of modules
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17. Knowledge Levels of Modules
ISLES 1: Declarative knowledge level
Defines each instructional strategy
ISLES 2: Procedural knowledge level
How to use instructional strategies
ISLES 3: Conditional knowledge level
When and why to use instructional strategies
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18. New Faculty Orientation
Components of the ISLES Modules
Components of modules
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19. New Faculty Orientation
Components of Modules
Each lesson contains one category with two strategies and these components.
Mission
First Impressions
Exploration
Assessment
Review
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20. New Faculty Orientation
Implementation Sequence
Design of modules
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21. ISLES Implementation Sequence
Introduction in introductory teacher education course (2123)
Declarative knowledge level (ISLES 1)
ELEM 3100, MIDG 3022, SPED 3005/2100
Procedural knowledge level (ISLES 2)
ELEM 3500, MIDG 3010, SPED 3100/3200
Conditional knowledge level (ISLES 3)
ELEM 4525/6010, MIDG 4010, SPED 3109/3209
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22. New Faculty Orientation
ISLES in the PirateCODE
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23. ISLES in the PirateCODE
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24. New Faculty Orientation
Enhanced Features
Design of modules
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25. Considerations for educational needs
Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
English Language Learners (ELL)
Instructional Technology Use (IT)
Academically and Intellectually Gifted (AIG)
Literacy
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26. New Faculty Orientation
Who’s Who
Contact
Contact information
Kristen Cuthrell, ELEM
Mark L’Esperance, MIDG
Alana Zambone, SPED
Lisa Rogerson, MAT
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27. Working Toward Mastery
Microsoft Engineering Excellence
Working Toward Mastery
ISLES 3
Conditional
ISLES 2
Procedural
Professional Development
ISLES 1
Declarative
Overview
Time Spent
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28. New Faculty Orientation
Summary
All elementary, middle grades, special education, and MAT teacher education programs are incorporating the teaching of instructional strategies
There is a module at the declarative, the procedural, and the conditional level.
The 5 categories of instructional strategies are
Organizers
Concept learning
Grouping
Question & Review
Assessment
Describe TQP grant
Identify 5 categories of instructional strategies
Identify 2 instructional strategies in each category
Identify the levels of knowledge for ISLES 1, ISLES 2, and ISLES 3
Identify 5 special populations considered
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29. New Faculty Orientation
Summary
The 10 instructional strategies included in ISLES are
Graphic Organizers & Advance Organizers
Concept learning: Examples/Non-examples & Compare/Contrast
Grouping: Jigsaw & Think-Pair-Share
Question & Review: Higher order questioning & Games
Assessment: Formative & Summative
Describe TQP grant
Identify 5 categories of instructional strategies
Identify 2 instructional strategies in each category
Identify the levels of knowledge for ISLES 1, ISLES 2, and ISLES 3
Identify 5 special populations considered
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30. Microsoft Engineering Excellence
Resources
ISLES Faculty Guide
TQP website
Public version of ISLES
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31. Microsoft Engineering Excellence
Resources - continued
Elementary Education
Middle Grades Education
Special Education
Professional Development Series for ISLES
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32. New Faculty Orientation
Welcome to the College of Education at ECU!
The next professional development module in this series describes the implementation into the introductory courses (2123) in each program.
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