WELCOME! Total Instructional Alignment (TIA)

1. I C A WELCOME!Total Instructional Alignment(TIA) (Based on the work of Lisa Carter)

2. Questions, please… Fax: 784-8132 Email: kcates@fortsmithschools.org Call: 784-8130, ext. 2200

3. Diamond Reflection • I came expecting…

4. Purpose • Logistics • Agenda

5. Begin and end on time • One person talk at a time • Limit “sidebars” • “Say it now” – no parking lot conversations • Everyone participate/share the air • Critique ideas, not individuals • Talk accountable to process and product • Pull your own “happiness wagon” • Enjoy the process • Cell phones off or on silent • Group Norms + or - ?

6. Table-Talk Roles • Facilitator • Keeps the group on task • Makes sure everyone has a chance to participate • Recorder • Writes down key points on newsprint • Spelling and handwriting don’t count in round one • Write quickly to keep up with ideas • Time Keeper • Periodically reminds team members of time constraints • Keeps team meetings focused on the tasks at hand • Identifies when more time is needed for discussion • Runner • Gathers/distributes materials as needed • Reporter • Synthesizes, with the help of group members, key points and summarizes them for the whole group

7. OBJECTIVES • Participants will be able to: • Create a statement of learning by writing a learning objective that is clear, measurable and at the targeted grade level.

8. OBJECTIVES : • Participants will be able to: • Evaluate and create assessments by selecting and developing tools and methods that diagnose effectiveness of instruction, determine level of student learning and demonstrate mastery of learning objective

9. OBJECTIVES : • Participants will be able to: • Develop appropriate and aligned learning experiences.

10. Dog Test

11. Total Instructional Alignment I C A Instruction Curriculum Assessment

12. The Top of the Puzzle Box • Clear and Focused Mission • Safe, Orderly and Caring Environment • High Expectations for Success • Opportunity to Learn • Instructional Leadership • Frequent Monitoring of Student Progress • Positive Home, School and Community Partnerships

14. Three Stages of Student-Centered Strategic Instructional Design STAGE 1: DESIRED RESULTS Arkansas Frameworks ELA Frameworks Enduring Understandings Essential Questions Clear Learning Objectives 21st Century Skills

15. Three Stages of Student-Centered Strategic Instructional Design STAGE 2: ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE Pre-assessment Prerequisite knowledge & skills Task Analysis Formative and Summative Benchmark & EOC Proficiency & Grading The Learning Institute Authentic Assessment Questioning

16. Three Stages of Student-Centered Strategic Instructional Design STAGE 3: LEARNING PLAN Student Engagement Technology Authentic Assessment Interaction Language Development Ell Strategies Essential Vocabulary Modeling Differentiation Questioning Use of time (pacing) Practice 21st Century Skills Application High Yield Strategies Student grouping Connected/Relevant Instructional Strategies

18. The Work of Professional Learning Communities and TIA • What 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 that have not learned? • How will we challenge those that have learned? • Rick DuFour

19. TEACHERS ARE DECISION MAKERS • 5000 or more decisions every day!

20. QUALITY MATTERS!

21. The basis of decisions…

22. Planning is vital!

24. Do you knowThe Ten Common Myths about Total Instructional Alignment ?

25. It is a myth that….. • Curriculum Alignment and Instructional • Alignment are _____________ . synonyms MYTH

26. It is a myth that….. • 2. Instructional Alignment is encouraging • teachers to_________________. “teach the test”. MYTH

27. It is a myth that….. • 3. If we hold our breath, this accountability • thing will _________________ . go away MYTH

28. It is a myth that….. • 4. Innovations, in and of themselves, can improve • results on _____________ assessments. student MYTH

29. It is a myth that….. • 5. Standards and expectations are • ____________________ . synonyms. MYTH

30. It is a myth that….. Creativity. • 6. Standards stifle_____________ MYTH

31. It is a myth that….. 7. The new mission of schools, compulsory “Learning for _______”, can be delivered in the old system of compulsory “Attendance for All!” All MYTH

32. It is a myth that….. • 8. Give them the standards and teachers will figure it ______________. all out MYTH

33. It is a myth that….. • 9. A school or school district can "do” Instructional Alignment during a ______________ workshop. summer MYTH

34. It is a myth that….. textbook • 10. The __________ is my curriculum. MYTH

35. Overview of Total Instructional Alignment (TIA) • Alignment of the System • Alignment of the Curriculum and Assessments • Alignment of the Instructional Practices • in the Classroom

36. How is TIA different from what we are doing now?

37. What is Total Instructional Alignment (TIA) • It is making sure that • What we are teaching • What and HOW we are assessing and • How we are teaching • are congruent.

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50. LET’S GET STARTED