Tutorial: Designing Literacy Lesson Plans & Identifying Instructional Practices According to the Guidelines of the Common Core State StandardsLaura SkakleAET/545

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Purpose of the Tutorial

Objectives

By the end of this tutorial, teachers will:

1.Describe the purpose and intent of the Common Core State Standards while mapping decisions about planning, teaching, and assessment with 100% accuracy.

2.Develop literacy lesson plans and teaching practices when given a set of guidelines from the Instructional Framework Model and Common Core State Standards with 100% accuracy.

3.Modify and adjust instructional strategies when tracking data and evaluating student progress with 100% accuracy.

What is Common Core?

Provide a consistent and clear understanding of what students are

expected to learn

Connect with real-world skills that students need for college and careers

Preparation to compete in a global society

Browse the Standards

http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards

Compare the Standards

Similarities Differences

How is Common Core similar to and different from the standards you currently teach? Use the chart to organize your ideas.

Instructional Framework Model

Plan

TeachReflect & Adjust

Planning for Instruction

Plan• Know your students• Set growth goals based on student

performance• Develop standards-based units and

long-term plans• Design daily lessons to meet needs of

learners• Use and align resources strategically• Mobilize families and stakeholders in

support of student success• Organize classroom space and materials

Gradual Release Model

Video of Gradual Release Model

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE_KTMRwbJs

Teaching Your Students

Teach• Engage students in standards-based lesson

objectives• Communicate content clearly• Engage all students in rigorous work• Use questioning to bring students to higher-order

thinking• Check for understanding• Facilitate student-to-student interaction• Implement routines• Build a positive, learning focused classroom culture• Reinforce positive behavior and redirect off-task

behavior

Model of Effective Instruction

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZIQcwbHRKY

Reflecting and Adjusting

Reflect & Adjust

• Analyze student progress• Modify instruction in response

to data• Assess and refine classroom

space and culture• Partner with students and

families to reflect on student progress

Essential Questions

• Were the students engaged in the assignment?

• Did the students learn what you expected them to learn?

• How did instructional strategies support learning?

• What was altered during instruction? Why?

• Next time, what would you do differently?

What Have You Learned?

Assess your knowledge. Take the Quiz!

References

Baltimore City Public Schools. (2013). A framework to ensure high-quality instruction. Retrieved from http://www.baltimorecityschools.org/Page/18774

Common Core State Standards Initiative. (2012). Common Core State Standards Initiative – The Standards. Retrieved fromhttp://www.corestandards.org/the-standards

Fisher, D. (n.d.) Effective use of the gradual release of responsibility model. Retrieved from http://www.epd-mh.com/mhpd_assets/Effective_Use_Douglas_Fisher.pdf