1. Rosenwald-Dunbar Elementary School
Welcome!
Jessamine County
Rosenwald-Dunbar Elementary School
Denise
August 7, 2017

2. Who We Are
Ali Wright KDE Effectiveness Coach, KDE Jessamine County
Kate Grindon KDE Effectiveness Coach, KDE LDC Support
Denise

3. The DNA of LDC Principles of Understanding By Design
Step 1: Identify Desired Results:
What do my students need to know and be able to do?
Step 2: Determine Acceptable Evidence:
How are my students going to be able to demonstrate that they know it and can do it?
Step 3: Planning Learning Experiences and Instruction:
How are my students going to learn what they need to know and be able to do?
Macro planning v. micro planning

4. Section 1: What Task Module Overview Task Texts
Background for Students
Extension

5. Section 2: What Skills? .

6. Four Kinds of Skills Preparing for the Task Reading Processes
Transition to Writing
Writing Processes

7. Section 3: What Instruction?.

8. Instruction = Mini-Tasks
Reading, writing, speaking, listening to engage content
10 minutes- a few days
Moves kids closer to success with end learning task

9. Instruction = Mini-Tasks
Prompt: Instructions to students regarding the product they will develop in the mini-task
Product: Evidence students will produce to demonstrate competency with the targeted skill
Pacing: An estimate of how long the mini-task will take to complete
Scoring Guide: Criteria for what teachers should expect in the product
Instructional Strategies: A description of what happens in the classroom

10. Section 4: What Results?

11. The Power of Student Work
Student work should drive planning
PLC work
Common assessments/common assignments
Student work protocol

13. Successful Searching Collection/Module/Mini-tasks
Exemplary/Good to Go/Unrated
What do the stars mean?
Search by discipline
Search by partner
Adjusting the grade level
Adding to your Library
Making collections in your library
Collaborating

14. Check out the new starter tasks!
So many things to think about and decide!
How does Keyes use Charlie's reflections to expose his persona? After reading the short story "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes, write an essay in which you explain how Keyes reveals aspects of Charlie's character over the course of the text through pivotal lines of your choosing. Support your discussion with evidence from the text(s).
“text” selection
writing product
cognitive demand
content
focus standard RL.3
multiple responses/ no bias*
Kate

15. Check out the new starter tasks!
Based on standards
Fewer decisions = easier/faster!
After reading the short story “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes, write an essay in which you explain how Keyes reveals key aspects of Charlie’s character over the course of the text through pivotal lines of your choosing.  Support your discussion with evidence from the texts.
“text” selection
**Just search for “Starter Tasks” in CoreTools!**
Kate

16. Check out the new Benchmark Mini-Tasks
Organized by standard (reading)
Exemplary
Work with any text or task
**Just search for “Benchmark Mini-Tasks” in CoreTools!**

18. Mini-task Share Fair Diane:
First go to group by color, then go to group by letter.

19. Rosenwald-Dunbar Elementary In-House Certified LDC Coaches
Support and Contact Info
Rosenwald-Dunbar Elementary
In-House Certified LDC Coaches
Kim Lownds
Dana Rose
State Support
Ali Wright
KDE Effectiveness Coach, KDE
Jessamine County
Kate Grindon
LDC Support