MISIC Regional Webinar January 21, 2016

How students learn and are assessed How teachers teach How instructional leaders lead Implementing the Common Core State Standards: The Role of Secondary School Leaders

MTSS Sue Z. Beers, Tools for Learning, 2014 -- suebeers@netins.net

Tier 1 80% + Tier 3 Tier 2 Preventative Proactive Do we have solid, effective Tier 1 curriculum and instruction that helps students achieve the Iowa Standards? Preventative Proactive Universal Design for Learning (UDL) 80% +

Vision / Understanding When the Iowa Core are implemented, what will it “look like?” How will we know that the standards are being implemented correctly? Do we have a common, shared vision of how the standards are implemented? Questions addressed in the Vision /Understanding phase include… (read from slide). Add any additional questions that might have emerged from the brainstorming session at the beginning of this section).

How well do you understand the instructional shifts it will take to effectively implement the Iowa Standards?

http://achievethecore.org/page/966/3-12-ela-literacy-instructional-practice-guide-coaching-detail-pg

Shifts

Publishers’ Criteria Putting the pieces together Being critical consumers Building systems of deep implementation HO-8 Sue Z. Beers, Tools for Learning, 2014 -- suebeers@netins.net

Shifts in Teaching and Learning Green Flags Shifts in Teaching and Learning in the CCSS Red Flags Sue Z. Beers, Tools for Learning, 2014 -- suebeers@netins.net

Green Flags / Red Flags ELA / Literacy and Math

Evaluating the Quality of Instructional Products (EQuIP) Clear, descriptive standards for quality CCSS lessons/units What a solid Tier I looks like? Sue Z. Beers, Tools for Learning, 2014 -- suebeers@netins.net

PURPOSES Identify exemplary lessons/units that serve as models of high-quality core instruction. Build the capacity of educators to evaluate and improve the quality of instructional materials for use in their classrooms and schools. Provides collegial review and jurying processes. Provide meaningful, constructive feedback to developers of lessons/units. Sue Z. Beers, Tools for Learning, 2014 -- suebeers@netins.net

EQuIP ELA and Math Dimensions Alignment to the Rigors of the CCSS Instructional Supports Assessment 3 Key Shifts HO-7 Tri-State Quality Review Rubric: Mathematics Moving pieces, break it down Developed by Achieve, www.achieve.org, Sue Z. Beers, Tools for Learning, 2014 -- suebeers@netins.net

Stay on the continuous improvement path Not all criteria are required for a 3 rating It is not a checklist, but a list of on-going considerations for planning quality curricular experiences for students Not a teacher evaluation tool, but does lead teacher conversations around the dimensions

EQuIP Rubric for Lessons and Units: ELA 3-12 Sue Z. Beers, Tools for Learning, 2014 -- suebeers@netins.net

EQuIP Rubric for Lessons and Units: ELA K-2 Foundational Strand EQuIP Rubric for Lessons and Units: ELA K-2 Sue Z. Beers, Tools for Learning, 2014 -- suebeers@netins.net

EQuIP Rubric for Lessons and Units: MATH K-12

EQuIP Rubric for Lessons and Units: SCIENCE K-12

Multiple Users Teachers Teams Teacher Leader Coaches Principals Instructional Materials Committee Curriculum Developers Guiding the development of lessons/ units Evaluating existing lessons/ units to identify improvements needed to align with the CCSS Providing educators criterion-based quality feedback on their lessons/ unit plans Helping educators and instructional leaders foster a culture of collaboration on developing and sharing lesson/ unit plans Building the capacity of educator and education leaders to gain a deeper understanding of the CCSS

EQuIP Training Structured for Districts to: Apply common criteria (standards) to evaluate the alignment and quality of instructional materials and to identify improvements Include the rubric and processes as part of a plan to build the capacity of educators to evaluate the quality of instructional materials for use in classrooms Identify lesson/ unit exemplars

ACHIEVE PD Partners

TOOLS and RESOURCES www.achieve.org

Student Work Protocol

Sue Z. Beers, Tools for Learning, 2014 -- suebeers@netins.net

Rewards Better teacher understanding of the shifts in the core High-quality lessons/ units that support building knowledge Students who are critical thinkers, readers, writers, and communicators (the why of ELA) Students who use the mathematical practices (the why of the MATH)

How could instructional planning be made better with the EQuIP Rubric? Be conscious and deliberate while planning, not afterward…

The blueprint guides the structure… ..but we complete it one room/ system at a time. We are building our expertise one room at a time.

Like the blueprint guides the structure… …each ‘room’ takes different skills and work We are building our expertise one room at a time.

The Gifts of the Planner Insert the EQuIP Criteria! Moves the ‘shifts’ from talk to action… (implementation with fidelity…) Connects all of the pieces… Provides a tool from which to coach/self coach… Becomes the ‘way we do business’… Models the way for new staff… Sustains the investment and gains made… The Gifts of the Planner

The Nine Roles of Your Teacher Leaders: Coaching Skills (How) CCR Instructional Practices (What) Instructional Leader The Nine Roles of Your Teacher Leaders: Classroom Supporter Instructional Supporter Curriculum/Content Facilitator Data Coach Facilitator for Change Learner PD Facilitator Resource Provider School Leader

Connecting all the pieces… Day 1- Understanding Standards 2.0 Day 2- Selecting Learning Targets Day 3- Building Text Sets Day 4- Designing Text Dependent Questions Day 5- Using Writing as a Learning Strategy Day 6- Planning Instructional Strategies Day7- Developing Appropriate Scaffolding Day 8- Implementing Assessments that Motivate Day by Day Glimpse Connecting all the pieces…

Jill, Elementary Principal. What Participants of Cohort 1 Are Saying: My biggest gain…”Has been the identification of the shifts to standard 2.0 and how that plays a factor in how our students are learning… and what that means to parents” Jill, Elementary Principal. Cohort #1- Clarke, Van Buren, Woodward-Granger, Central Lee, and Melcher-Dallas

What Participants of Cohort 1 Are Saying: Citing examples of the changes seen in her students, Gina, Elementary Teacher says, “I have learned an incredible amount of new ideas and thinking...As long as I am remain in this profession I will continue to learn new things to apply but this learning has made a BIG impact.“ “Everyone in our district needs this learning experience!” Jon, K-12 Curriculum Director Currently Cohort #2 includes Melcher-Dallas, Clarke, Shenandoah, Murray, and East Union Currently Cohort #3 includes Greene County

It is about doing Tier 1 well!!!! Putting into Action Unit / Lesson Plan

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