1. 1 Training for the New Georgia Performance Standards Day 1: Standards-Based Education and the New GPS

2. Georgia will lead the nation in improving student achievement. 2 Module Overview: Day One  Prework (already completed)  Introduction (0:30)  Overview of the Standards (2:30)  Standards-Based Teaching and Learning (1:50)  Putting It All Together (1:40)  Summary and Field Assignments (0:30) Curriculum Mapping Teamwork Assessment Instruction Enrichment & Extension Understanding New Standards

3. Georgia will lead the nation in improving student achievement. 3 Goal (for 8 day series)  Demonstrate a deep understanding of the new Georgia Performance Standards and the standards-based education approach, through thoughtful curriculum planning, development of formative and summative assessments, and the design of instruction matched to the standards and research-based best practices. This shall be measured by student performance on progress monitoring and standardized criterion-referenced tests.

4. Georgia will lead the nation in improving student achievement. 4 Group Norms and Housekeeping Group Norms:  Participate and share  Listen with an open mind  Ask questions  Work toward solutions  Honor confidentiality  Meet commitments or let others know if you are struggling to do so Housekeeping:  Phone calls  Rest rooms  Breaks  Lunch

5. Georgia will lead the nation in improving student achievement. 5 What We Know/What We Want to Know 1. Label each flipchart with a title: –What We Know –What We Want to Know 2. On scratch paper, list as many items as you can under each category. 3. Combine items that might go together under “What We Know” and put the most relevant ones on the flipchart. 4. Prioritize items under “What We Want to Know” and write the top priorities on the flipchart.

6. Georgia will lead the nation in improving student achievement. 6 Essential Question 1  What are the Georgia Performance Standards all about?

7. Georgia will lead the nation in improving student achievement. 7 Phase-in Plan

8. Georgia will lead the nation in improving student achievement. 8 Benefits of the GPS  Ladder vs. spiral  Depth  Consistency  Assessment

9. Georgia will lead the nation in improving student achievement. 9 Fact or Myth? 1. Classroom teachers will be trained in ELA K-3 standards during the 04-05 school year. 2. The elements are the means by which we assess each standard. 3. We’ve got to buy new textbooks. 4. The standards aren’t relevant to daily teaching.

10. Georgia will lead the nation in improving student achievement. 10 Performance Standards... Are:  Georgia Performance Standards (GPS)  What students are to learn, know, and understand  Clear expectations of performance  Curriculum document  Few in number  Application of content Are Not:  New Quality Core Curriculum (QCC)  How teachers are to teach  Comprehensive school reform  Instructional handbook  Checklist of objectives  Coverage of content

11. Georgia will lead the nation in improving student achievement. 11 Essential Changes - ELA QCC STRANDS  Oral Communication –Listening/Speaking  Written Communication –Reading –Writing –Literature –Reference/Study –Grammar and Usage (beginning in 4th Grade) GPS STRANDS  Reading Concepts of Print (K-1) Phonological Awareness (K-1) Phonics (K-2) Fluency (K-3) Vocabulary (K-3) Comprehension (K-3)  Writing (K-3)  Conventions (3)  Listening/Speaking/ Viewing (K-3)

12. Georgia will lead the nation in improving student achievement. 12 How to Read a Standard Number  ELA3W2 –ELA = English Language Arts –3 = Grade 3 –W = Writing strand –2 = Standard number 2  3 rd Grade English Language Arts –2 nd Writing Standard

13. Georgia will lead the nation in improving student achievement. 13 Parts of a Performance Standard

14. Georgia will lead the nation in improving student achievement. 14 GPS/QCC Comparison Georgia QCC  Reads for a variety of purposes in different kinds of text.  Reads a variety of materials for information and pleasure. GPS  ELA K R 6a: Listens to and reads a variety of literary (e.g., short stories, poems) and informational texts and materials to gain knowledge and pleasure.  ELA 1 R 6a: Reads and listens to a variety of texts for information and pleasure.  ELA 2 R 4a, ELA 3 R 6a: Reads a variety of texts for information and pleasure.

15. Georgia will lead the nation in improving student achievement. 15 Examining a Standard  Work in small groups.  Select a standard.  Discuss an activity/lesson/unit they could use to teach the standard.  Identify all other standards that are addressed in the same activity/lesson/unit. Share with whole group.

16. Georgia will lead the nation in improving student achievement. 16 Essential Question 1  What are the Georgia Performance Standards all about? What squares with my thinking? What’s still rolling around in my mind? What do I need to change?

17. Georgia will lead the nation in improving student achievement. 17 Essential Question 2  How is the backward design process used in standards-based teaching and learning?

18. Georgia will lead the nation in improving student achievement. 18 Standards-Based Education  The focus is on student learning.  Expectations are the same for all students.  Standards are expressed through essential questions and supporting skills and knowledge.  Assessments are used to guide and modify instruction.  The effectiveness of instruction is judged on whether students meet the standard.

19. Georgia will lead the nation in improving student achievement. 19 Standards-Based Education, cont.  Curriculum maps are aligned to the standards  Instructional strategies provide opportunities for students to learn expectations outlined in the standards  Student interests, previous achievements, and developmental levels are considered in planning instructional methods  Teachers work on building enduring understandings

20. Georgia will lead the nation in improving student achievement. 20 The Process of Backward Design big ideas  understandings and essential questions  skills and knowledge  evidence

21. Georgia will lead the nation in improving student achievement. 21 Sample Tips and Tools  Page 62: Three stages  Page 69: Big Ideas  Page 91, 106: Guidelines for developing essential questions  Pages 108-110, 115: Guidelines for “understandings”  Pages 122-125, 127-128, 133: Templates and samples  Abbreviations: (G=goal/standard, U=understandings, Q=essential questions, K=knowledge, and S=skills)

22. Georgia will lead the nation in improving student achievement. 22 Backward Design Definition: “To begin with the end in mind means to start with a clear understanding of your destination. It means to know where you’re going so that you better understand where you are now so that the steps you take are always in the right direction.” --Stephen R. Covey, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People Examples: Big Ideas for Concept Attainment 1. Identify desired results first. 2. Determine acceptable evidence. 3. Plan learning experiences. Enduring understandings Essential questions Enabling knowledge objectives Constructing meaning Unpacking standards What It Is: Backward design is a framework which synthesizes research-based best practices in curriculum, assessment, and instruction. Understanding by Design is one example of a language (there are others) which educators can use to describe and analyze the best ways to promote student understanding rather than just knowledge and recall. What It Isn’t: A program One more thing to do “Covering” a list of topics Teaching little packets of information An isolated unit Knowing and doing without understanding A different way of teaching and assessing Portfolios

23. Georgia will lead the nation in improving student achievement. 23 Essential Question 2  How is the backward design process used in standards-based teaching and learning? What squares with my thinking? What’s still rolling around in my mind? What do I need to change?

24. Georgia will lead the nation in improving student achievement. 24 8 Days of Training  Implementation Year One –Day One: Get familiar with the standards –Day Two-Five: Work on Best Practices and Assessment, Instruction, and Curriculum Mapping  Implementation Year Two –Three additional days of training to work on extension and enrichment