Supporting All Students to Be Successful with the EngageNY Curriculum What does CCSS-Aligned Instruction Look Like?

2 Welcome and Purpose Introduce yourselves: name, school, role Participants will be able to…  Identify effective instructional moves to support close reading of a text in Module Lesson 5.  Determine the skills and expectations embedded in the assessed standards for Module  Understand what CCSS-aligned instruction looks like on paper and in the classroom.

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Understanding Close Reading Analyze Standards Analyze Lesson Analyze Video Discussion and Reflection 4

5 CCSS Aligned Instruction Do we really know what it looks like? Close reading is what good readers do:  Reread  Predict  Summarize  Question  Visualize

What is Close Reading? Tim Shanahan describes close reading as: “Requiring a substantial emphasis on readers figuring out a high quality text. This ‘figuring out’ is accomplished primarily by reading and discussing the text (as opposed to being told about the text by a teacher or being informed about it through some textbook commentary). Because challenging texts do not give up their meanings easily, it is essential that readers re- read such texts” 6

Analyzing Standards Understanding Close Reading Analyze Standards Analyze Lesson Analyze Video Discussion and Reflection 7

Standards Old goal:  Sage on the stage  By the end of the lesson, students will know the salient points of the text New goal:  All students get better at reading How?  Instruction that is aligned to the CCSS! 8

What Does CCSS-Aligned Instruction Look Like? What instructional moves do teachers make? How do students respond (what does true mastery of the standards look like)? Who is doing the thinking?  What does it look like when teachers are doing the thinking for students vs. students doing their own analysis to arrive at conclusions? 9

CCSS for Module 11.1 Review standards RL Table discussion:  What are the skills and expectations embedded in these standards? What do students need to be able to do to show mastery? What do teachers need to be able to do to guide students towards mastery? Whole group discussion 10

Analyzing a Lesson Understanding Close Reading Analyze Standards Analyze Lesson Analyze Video Discussion and Reflection 11

Close Reading: Lesson 5 Analysis Independent work: focusing on teacher actions in the lesson, answer these questions as you analyze the lesson:  What are the teacher actions specifically doing to propel student learning?  How are these actions moving students towards mastery of the assessed standards?  How is this different from traditional instruction?  Who is doing the thinking? Group discussion: based on your analysis, what does CCSS-aligned instruction look like? 12

Analyzing a Video of Classroom Instruction Understanding Close Reading Analyze Standards Analyze Lesson Analyze Video Discussion and Reflection 13

Close Reading: Module Lesson 12 Video Analysis Watch the video. Using your “Who is Thinking Now” note catcher, track who is doing the thinking. What does it look like when the teacher is doing the thinking for the students v. students doing their own analysis to arrive at a conclusion? Group discussion 14

Discussion and Reflection of CCSS- Aligned Instruction Understanding Close Reading Analyze Standards Analyze Lesson Analyze Video Discussion and Reflection 15

16 Discussion and Reflection What does CCSS-aligned instruction look like? What instructional moves do teachers make? How do students respond (what does true mastery of the standards look like)? Who is doing the thinking? What does it look like when teachers are doing the thinking for students vs. students doing their own analysis to arrive at conclusions?

17 Q & A

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