Total Instructional Alignment

Writing AssignmentsOn the small sheet of paper write down the most fun or funniest summer memory.On the lined sheet of paper write your name and date. Answer the following questions:What student achievement(s) do you want to celebrate from last year?What support do you need most in order to be successful this year?

Revised Schedule Tuesday: 8:15 to 9:30 Welcome back (Media Center)9:30 to 11:15 complete mandatory trainings11:15 on Classroom timeWednesday: 8:15 to 11:15 TIA (Media Center)11:15 on Classroom timeThursday:8:30 to 10:00 East Area Breakfast (Media Center)10:00 to 11:45 Writing/Reading (Media Center)12:30 on First Aid/TIA Team timeFriday: Classroom time

Wednesdays AgendaApple awardMandatory Trainings?Read/WriteTIABudgetBond

Tuesdays AgendaReview agenda for the weekMeet and GreetApple awardMandatory Trainings

90-90-90 ResearchRead the article by ReevesIn your group put on chart paper examples of what we are currently doing in each of these areas and examples of what we should consider doing differently.A focus on academic achievement (Brainstorm ideas)Clear curriculum choices (there are no choices Joe!)Frequent assessment of student progress and multiple opportunities for improvementAn emphasis on nonfiction writing (written response in performance Assessments)Collaborative scoring of student work (external scoring) 5Two things:TIAReading/WritingWe will answer these questions:What is Total Instructional Alignment?

Why do we need to do it?7Circle Activity

Each group has three circles and a sheet of yellow paper. I= Instruction, C=Curriculum, and A=Assessment.In your group use the circles to create a model that show the relationship of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment. How do they align?You have about 10 minutes.Pick one person to present and explain your model.Open Circles on AdobeFilling the I with the CWhat can crowd the IVarious Miss-alignmentsExamples from Joe

Guiding QuestionsWhat is that we want our students to learn?

How will we know they have learned and learned well?

How will we respond to those students who have not learned?

How will we challenge those who have learned?It is making sure that what we are teaching, how we are teaching, and what we are assessing, are congruent.What Is Total Instructional Alignment?Learning for AllAll = School Independent andSchool Dependent Students

What is Total Instructional Alignment?Alignment of the system,Alignment of standards, curriculum and assessmentsAlignment of instructional practices in the classroomIt is not teaching to the test. Total Instructional Alignment means making sure that what we teach, how we teach it, and what we assess are congruent.

Why do we need to do it?Total Instructional Alignment is a prerequisite to school effectiveness. Students have a right to be taught the curricular standards on which they will be assessed. In addition, any other innovation that a school adopts to improve results on student assessments presumes that there is a tight alignment between the intended, taught, and tested curriculaHave teachers define first in writing (ticket out) then reveal definitions and allow them to change anything they want13Domains of Total Instructional AlignmentAlignment of standards, instruction and assessment

Alignment of practice in the school (planning, collaborating, calibrating, designing interventions, designing enrichments, teaching and assessing)ICEEvaluationCurriculum

Instruction

Unaligned ModelIECTotal Instructional AlignmentEvaluationCurriculum

Instruction

MythsJoe and BrianCurriculum alignment and instructional alignment are synonymous.Instructional alignment is encouraging teachers to teach to the test.If we hold our breath this accountability thing will go away.Innovations, in and of themselves, can improve student assessment resultsStandards and expectations are synonymous.Standards stifle creativity.The new mission of schools compulsory learning for all can be delivered in the old system of compulsory attendance for all.Give them the standards and teachers will figure it all out.A school or district can do Instructional Alignment during a summer workshop.The textbook is my curriculum.17Drilling Deeper: TIA Tools and Processes

In order to successfully align instruction, teachers need toolsprocessestimematerialsresourcessupport

Effective Implementation of TIA: Tools and Processes

Essential Alignment ToolsStandards-based/objective-based instruction

Higher-order thinking

Task analysis to determine essential knowledge and skills

Effective ongoing assessment

Quality instructional strategiesStandards-Based -Objective-Based InstructionJoe Jordan Teachers from Minnesota and Bulls Eye

Task AnalysisBegin with the standard (refer to TIA document).

Analyze the standard: What should the student know and be able to do?

Identify all of the necessary tasks to master the standard (task analysis - TIA document).

Clarify the learning objective - the outcome (not the teaching objective).

Sequence the tasks in the order of simple to complex.Task Analysis Higher-Order Thinking Knowledge Comprehension Application Analysis Synthesis Evaluation Blooms Taxonomy) Blooms Taxonomy

Primary Math: TA ActivityThe learner will tell time to the hour, half hour, and quarter hour.

Concrete Steps-What exactly?Unpack the broad Oregon State Standards intoessential learning necessary for students to achievethe goal (Task Analysis). Identify all essential learning within the Standard.State the learning tasks in terms of Behavioral objectives using learning verbs (Blooms Taxonomy)Sequence tasks in order of simple to complex.Identify key vocabulary.Save in template.Review of TemplateJoe gives exampleTeams review templateQ/AGuiding QuestionsWhat do we want our students to know and be able to do?

How will we know they have learned and learned well?

How will we respond to those students who have not learned?

How will we challenge those that have learned?

Effective Schools Are Data Driven and Results Oriented

DefinitionIn the effective school, student academic progress is measured frequently using a variety of assessment procedures. The results of the assessments are used to improve individual student performance and to improve the overall instructional program

First generationTeachers monitor student progressSecond generationStudents monitor their own progress

The Role of Formative Assessment

Learn and Adjust Based on DataTwo Ways to View Assessment

A tool to assist in the sort and select mission of the school.

A tool that helps us gain invaluable information about student learning and allows us to make better instructional decisions.Guiding QuestionsWhat do we want our students to know and be able to do?

How will we know they have learned and learned well?

How will we respond to those students who have not learned?

How will we challenge those that have learned?Designing and Exploring InterventionsGuiding QuestionsWhat do we want our students to know and be able to do?

How will we know they have learned and learned well?

How will we respond to those students who have not learned?

How will we challenge those that have learned?Designing and Exploring EnrichmentsThe Three Domains of Total Instructional AlignmentAlignment of the system

Alignment of standards, curriculum, and assessment

Alignment of instructional practiceAsk for examples of things we have already done i.e practice Daily Five and Caf; alignment of system tiered reading40Any innovation you bring into the classroom or school to improve outcomes on student assessment presumes that there is already alignment of the intended (curriculum), taught (instruction), and tested (evaluation) objectives. The innovation itself will not improve outcomes if alignment doesnt exist.41

What is Total Instructional Alignment?Alignment of the system,Alignment of standards, curriculum and assessmentsAlignment of instructional practices in the classroom

Why do we need to do it?Total Instructional Alignment is a prerequisite to school effectiveness. Students have a right to be taught the curricular standards on which they will be assessed. Have teachers define first in writing (ticket out) then reveal definitions and allow them to change anything they want42