Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” You Will Need… Lesson Plans from ELA, Science, and Social Studies

Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” A Collective Commitment: Focusing on Literacy in All Content Areas Rena Beasley, Ed. D. Literacy/UDL Specialist School Improvement Georgia Department of Education

Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” How will our Literacy commitment prepare students for college and career readiness?

Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” Performance Standards TKES 2: Instructional Planning The teacher plans using state and local school district curricula and standards, effective strategies, resources, and data to address the differentiated needs of all students. TKES 3: Instructional Strategies The teacher promotes student learning by using research-based instructional strategies relevant to the content to engage students in active learning and to facilitate the students’ acquisition of key knowledge and skills. TKES 4: Differentiated Instruction The teacher challenges and supports each student’s learning by providing appropriate content and developing skills which address individual learning differences.

Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” Learning Targets Understand the Literacy shifts Understand the components of an effective lesson Understand the intentional planning process for using text complexity Understand how Literacy is to be applied in all content areas Understand how writing can be used as a vehicle to promote active literacy Understand vocabulary’s role in literacy Understanding implementation of UDL Understanding the role of “Coach”

Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” Agenda Review Characteristics of an Effective Lesson Standards vs Teaching Shout-outs and Barriers Steps of UDL Lunch Observe Classrooms Debrief

Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” Characteristics of an Effective Lesson Instructional Framework Opening Work Session Closing

Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” What is the lesson really about? Standards vs Teaching Standards I CANS Actual Teaching

Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” Modeling There are eight essential components of explicit instruction: Concept/skill is broken down into critical features/elements. Teacher clearly describes concept/skill. Teacher clearly models concept/skill. Multi-sensory instruction (visual, auditory, tactile, kinesthetic) Teacher thinks aloud as she/he models. Teacher models examples and non-examples. Cueing High levels of teacher-student interaction

Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” Universal Design for Learning “UDL” Content Process Product Multiple Means of Representation Multiple Means of Action and Expression Multiple Means of Engagement Opening Work Session

Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” Universal Design for Learning “UDL” Content Multiple Means of Representation Display of information Auditory Visual Vocabulary Options Language Decoding Text Linguistic/Nonlinguistic Prior Knowledge Relationships Graphic Organizers

Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” Universal Design for Learning “UDL” Process Multiple Means of Action and Expression Multiple Means of Engagement Work Session Physical Physical response (Pair Share) Access to different tools Navigation Expression Media Writing Problem Solving Practice Executive Functions Goal Setting Planning/Strategy Development Resources Monitoring Progress