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Fullerton Elementary School District

Orangethorpe’s Journey Through the First Year of Implementing Brain Based Direct Instruction: A Focus on Coaching & Instructional Rounds to Improve Student Learning . Fullerton Elementary School District. Orangethorpe Elementary: Panel Members. Dr. Amanda Segovia Hale Principal

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Fullerton Elementary School District

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  1. Orangethorpe’s Journey Through the First Year of Implementing Brain Based Direct Instruction: A Focus on Coaching & Instructional Rounds to Improve Student Learning Fullerton Elementary School District

  2. Orangethorpe Elementary:Panel Members • Dr. Amanda Segovia Hale Principal • Francisco Sandoval Kindergarten • Katie Weber 2nd Grade • Elena Hedderig 3rd Grade • PattHawky 5th Grade • Christine Stolo 6th Grade

  3. Overview of Orangethorpe: • Student enrollment: 850 • Pre-K through 6th grade • Title I- 80% on free and reduce lunch • 60% of students designated ELL • Program improvement: year 5 • Unique Multiage Program serves 100 students representing 24 different districts • 3 SDC classes: mild to moderate

  4. OrangethorpeEnglish Language Arts

  5. OrangethorpeMath

  6. What was the most challenging part of implementing Brain Based Direct Instruction? • “It was difficult following the FAST Framework while delivering appropriate pacing.” • Example: Delivering a clean model sandwich: students listening attentively (not taking notes or sharing during teacher modeling) • “At first, I found it challenging because I was learning how to plan the lesson with the FAST Framework.”

  7. What was the most challenging part of implementing Brain Based Direct Instruction? • “I struggled with planning a lesson of the same standard with my grade level team, because each individual had their own perception of how the standard should be taught.” • “Once our grade level was able to determine if the standard was procedural or declarative, we were better able to plan together.”

  8. What was the most challenging part of implementing Brain Based Direct Instruction? • “I’m a new teacher, I teach 5 year olds in kindergarten, I found it difficult to keep my students attention while I was delivering the Big Idea and Model Sandwich” • “I’ve been teaching for 17 years and it was automatic in some cases. Now my teaching is more intentional. I am thinking about the hook, pacing, big idea…”

  9. Your Instruction vsBrain Based Instruction • “As a new teacher I really appreciate the structure of the lesson and how my students respond positively to the instructional pace.” • “I’m a new teacher too and learning about the Optimal Windows of Learning (OWL) helped me understand how to plan so my kindergarteners are engaged and learning through brain based strategies.”

  10. Your Instruction vsBrain Based Instruction • “Brain based instruction brought students on board; students learned steps during guided practice and could refer to them during independent practice” • “Students have become familiar with the icons and are prepared for the lesson and know what to expect.”

  11. What did you learn through planning Direct Instruction Lesson? • “It was helpful to plan with my grade level. I was able to hear other ideas and plan a lesson on a specific standard together.” • “I’ve been teaching for 4 years, this is my first time continuously planning lessons with my grade level since being in my teacher credential program.”

  12. What did you learn through planning Direct Instruction Lesson? • “I learned how to plan the lesson in the FAST Framework order. I use to plan the lesson with the learning goal and activity. Now, I start with the student learning goal and then move to outcome.” • “Something that I learned was how to be more intentional about how Ichecks for student understanding throughout the lesson.”

  13. What did you learn through planning Direct Instruction Lesson? • “The most important thing I learned about planning the Direct Instruction lesson was that it is ok to allow my kindergarteners to get up and move around the classroom to check for understanding.” • “I learned that it is important to ask my students the 3 closure questions before allowing them to work on independent practice. • Learning goal • Big Idea • Question on steps

  14. What did you learn through delivering Direct Instruction Lesson? • What are instructional rounds? Coaching? • “This Direct Instruction coaching and instructional rounds allowed us (teachers) to develop a common language, common framework from learning goal to big idea.” • “Being able to observe someone else teach, gave me insight into the areas I do well and the areas that I am struggling in.”

  15. What did you learn through delivering Direct Instruction Lesson? • “When I was able to go in to observeI learned great ideas, different approaches and techniques to the same content I was teaching.” • “I knew I nailed it, I felt confident. During the coaching I had positive and constructive feedback from my grade level team.”

  16. Orangethorpe’sNext Steps • Review Common Core State Standards (essential learning standards) and breaking them apart to create Brain Based Direct Instruction lessons. • Bridging the gap between procedural and declarative. • Observe effective elements and change ineffective elements • iPads • Record lessons • Coaching/Debrief lesson with grade level

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