1. THE STRATEGIC INSTRUCTION MODEL AN OVERVIEW
Out of the University of Kansas – CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON LEARNING
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Orange County Public Schools
Anna D. Diaz
Associate Superintendent for Exceptional Education & Multilingual Services rc

2. The Strategic Instruction Model (SIM)
SIM is an integrated model of research- validated practices to address many of the needs of diverse learners.
It has been under development for 30 years at the University of Kansas-Center for Research on Learning.
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3. How did it start?? HISTORY = “Our Story” - Gordon Alley
Began w/ a C E C – 1975 –
Noted NEED - began to set up research grants for $
Military background– in order to get things done, need a PLAN ~ developed in a strategic format – with a built-in eval thot process
The original Center was founded in 1978 ;
Mission: Dramatically improve the performance of at-risk students through research-validated* interventions
Recently developed into:
> $100 million dollars of contracted R&D
International Training Network
500,000 teachers in 5,300 school districts

4. WHO was behind it all?
Don Deshler – continues to serve as Director
Jean Schumaker
Can’t leave out: Keith Lenz / Ed Ellis
Partnership -- Jim Knight: Instructional Coaching

5. Research ~ Validated Nat’l Center on Education Eval Strupski FCRR
US Gov – Striving Readers

6. Vocabulary SETTING DEMANDS
ACADEMIC
SOCIAL
MOTIVATIONAL
EXECUTIVE
If we think of the present demands in our school settings – and the characteristics each student brings, --- we can look at these four areas – and see a tremendous DIS-CONNECT.
CHARACTERISTICS of LOW ACHIEVERS

7. background

8. SIM Student Success Learning Strategies Curriculum
Content Enhancement Routines
The concept of the STRATEGIC INSTRUCTION MODEL = S U C C E S S – thru an explicit curriculum / instruction: Learning Strategies and an approach by our gen ed teachers: Content Enhancement.
** put in here comparison w/ reading & math wars ! ! !
Strategic Tutoring
Cooperative Thinking Strategies
Team and Problem Solving Strategies
Community Building

9. Learning Strategies Curriculum
What is the Learning Strategies Curriculum – and how does it fit into a school’s academic plan?
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10. strategy What is a Strategy?
An individual’s approach to a task is called a
strategy
It includes how a person thinks and acts when planning, executing, and evaluating performance on a task and its outcomes.
STRATEGIC INSTRUCTION is – instruction in HOW to learn and to PERFORM – this is the c o r e
Although there are numerous definitions of “strategy,” we have chosen this one.
First, a strategy is a person’s approach to a task. Approach is a key word because we are interested in everything related to meeting the demands of the task from initial recognition to completion and evaluation.
Second, it focuses on how a student thinks and on how a student acts. That is, we are concerned with what goes on in the mind and what the person does. Therefore, we are talking about two major types of behavior: cognitive behavior (what goes on in the mind) and overt behavior (what one does).
Third, a strategy focuses on a continuum of performance that includes components related to what happens before, during, and after the task.
Fourth, a strategy includes not only an examination of performance, but also what happens as a result of performance. This last aspect relates to our ability to see the relationship between effort and the resulting performance or outcome.
The concept of STRATEGIC falls into the core of understanding --- as noted necessary in all of our research [Wiggins, et al]

11. STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENT STRATEGIC INSTRUCTION
SIM COMPONENTS
STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENT
Facilitates partnership learning
STRATEGIC INSTRUCTION
Attends to the stages of learning
Requires active student participation
Environment is context…under what conditions
teaming techniques
other method for creating a community of learners
Instruction is the process…the how
acquisition and generalization
content enhancement routines and devices
Curriculum is the content…the what
learning strategies
social skills
motivational strategies
STRATEGIC CURRICULUM
Addresses demands related to success
across settings
Focuses on meeting tasks/demands

12. STAGES of INSTRUCTION Pretest Describe Model Verbal Practice
Controlled Practice
Advanced Practice
The inherent instructional teaching sequence has been found thru research and validation – to be the most effective approach for explicit instruction for students.
This is the sequence that over recent years, others have noted and embedded.
Pre-test and gain a commitment to learn
Describe
Model
Verbal Elaboration and Practice
Controlled Practice and Feedback
Advanced Practice and Feedback
Confirm Acquisition and Make Commitment to Generalize
Daily instruction for 6 – 8 weeks
Post-test
Generalization

13. Teach Strategic-ally Start with an organizer Talk about rationales
Require active learning
Achieve mastery
Take the time to check progress
Encourage goal setting
Give feedback often
Include reviews and comprehension checks
Close with organizer
Includes instructional stages
Note the actions are VERBS ! !
Talk about the anatomy of a strategy mnemonic

14. 27 out of the 34 students made learning gains in Reading (79.4%)            
ESE/ESOL Students 72.7% had learning gains in Reading.            
, 7 students where level 2 or higher in Reading , 15 students where level 2 or higher in Reading.

15. When using SIM – reading strats

16. Learning Strategies Curriculum Demonstration of Competence
Acquisition
Written Expression
Storage
Word Mapping
Word Identification
Visual Imagery
Self-Questioning
Fund. of Paraphrasing & Summarizing
Paraphrasing
Inference
Fundamentals/ Proficiency in Sentence Writing
Paragraph Writing
Theme Writing
Error Monitoring
InSPECT
EDIT
FIRST-Letter Mnemonic
Paired Associates
LINCS: for Vocabulary Learning
Cooperative Thinking
Demonstration of Competence
Motivation
Assignment Completion
Test-Taking
Essay Test-Taking
SLANT
SCORE Skills
BUILD
LEARN
THINK
Teamwork
Self-Advocacy
Possible Selves
[not orally for 5-08]
EXPLAIN KEY POINTS ABOUT EACH OF THE STRATEGIES
Discuss grade levels each might be best enveloped
As an ex, V. Imagery is [ also] based on brain research
Math
Community Building
Addition/Subtraction
Facts
Place Value
Multiplication/Division
Facts 0 to 81
Following Instructions Together
Talking Together
Taking Notes Together
Organizing Together
University of Kansas, Center for Research on Learning

17. Content Enhancement Routines
What are: CONTENT ENHANCEMENT ROUTINES?
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18. Content Enhancement
A way of teaching an academically diverse group of students in which:
both group and individual needs are valued and met;
the integrity of the content is maintained;
critical features of the content are selected and transformed in a manner that promotes student learning; and
instruction is carried out in a partnership with students.
The routines are a way of teaching an academically diverse group of students --- with a ROUITNE that is done ROUTINELY! !
It is important to note that CONTENT ENHANCEMENT was developed BY and FOR Gen Ed teachers – THEY were the ones who were looking for a better way to approach content so that students would understand!

19. “If it weren’t for students impeding our progress in the race to the end of the term, we certainly could be sure of covering all the content.
However, the question should not be whether we are covering the content, but whether students are with us on the journey.” Pat Cross, Director
Classroom Research Project
Univ. of Calif., Berkley
“with us’ is our present focus

20. Content Enhancement Teaching Routines
Planning and
Leading Learning
Course Organizer
Unit Organizer
Lesson Organizer
Teaching Concepts
Concept Mastery Routine
Concept Anchoring Routine
Concept Comparison Routine
Explaining
Text, Topics, and Details
Framing Routine
Survey Routine
Clarifying Routine
Vocabulary LINCing Routine
Order Routine
Increasing Performance
Quality Assignment Routine
Question Exploration Routine
Recall Enhancement Routine

21. Instructional Methods
The Teaching Device
The Linking Steps
The Cue-Do-Review Sequence
Device: this is the ‘tangible’ for the students
Steps: the HOW to construct and follows the thinking pattern
Cue-do: This is the “I DO WE DO ---YOU DO”
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: -- per Wiggins & UbD

22. GOALS of the Strategic Instructional Approach
Promote the development of individuals who can
learn and perform independently
exhibit appropriate social and personal skills
earn standard high school diplomas
make successful transitions to post high school settings
Ultimately, the success of our efforts must be measured against these four goals. Un
THE STRATEGIC INSTRUCTION MODEL:
Involves long term goals
Teaches a process of how to learn
Promotes strategic instruction
doubtedly, these are the same goals that we hold for all students.

23. “When non-strategic learners are exposed to strategies instruction over a sustained period of time, they experience a significant change as learners.
Consistent, well-articulated instruction can do much to create an instructional snowball effect that is sufficiently powerful to transform learners from passive to active problem solvers.” Donald D. Deshler

24. OCPS Professional Developers & Apprentices:
SIM Professional Developer Contact Information
OCPS Professional Developers & Apprentices:
Marilee Amodt Ami McCall
Lynn Berger Jude Matyo-Cepero
Elaine Brindley Jennifer Neiswanger
Roxie Cohen Chandrieka Palmer
Ingrid Cumming Danielle Schmidt
Paula Downey Christine Wallace
Lois Gregory Jean Washburn
Dara Kaasa