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Standards-in-Action Innovations in Vermont Writing Team

Standards-in-Action Innovations in Vermont Writing Team. Understanding the Standards We Teach April 30, 2010 VAL Central Office. April 30’s Agenda. Intros and Welcome Webinar Recap Unpacking the Components of Standards (Building Sample Activities) Wrap-Up.

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Standards-in-Action Innovations in Vermont Writing Team

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  1. Standards-in-Action Innovations in Vermont Writing Team Understanding the Standards We Teach April 30, 2010 VAL Central Office

  2. April 30’s Agenda Intros and Welcome Webinar Recap Unpacking the Components of Standards (Building Sample Activities) Wrap-Up

  3. SIA Project Recap/Webinar Review Strengthen capacity to implement standards-based education. Implement the innovations: • Understanding the Standards We Teach • Translating Standards into Curriculum • Focus on Assignments: Working Together to Improve Teaching and Learning • Observing Standards-in-Action Provide opportunities for staff to work together on standards-based education reform.

  4. Understanding the Standards We Teach • Unpacking the Components of Standards • Aligning Resources to Standards • Completing Materials for Instructional Use

  5. Unpacking the Components of Standards • Resource that “unpacks” each standardinto its component parts: • Concepts • Skills (tied to Bloom’s Taxonomy)

  6. Purpose of Unpacking • Help you understand how best to: • Maintain focus on the right content and skills. • Teach to the appropriate level of complexity. • Plan aligned curriculum/assessments. • Support common expectations for students.

  7. Directions • (Unit 1 -10) • Review each standard in Column 1 to identify the skill demands of the standard and write them down in Column 2. • Identify the content or concepts related to each skill contained within each standard and enter them into Column 3. • ID the context in Column 4. • Use the selected taxonomy to identify the level of thinking/cognitive demand and list in Column 5.

  8. Bloom’s Taxonomy

  9. Example – Unpacked Standard

  10. Confirm Unpacking (Unit 1-11) Cover up the standard in Column 1: • Do the phrases listed in Column 2 – 5 describe the standard? • Do the unpacked content, skills, and context contain only words actually appearing in the standard? • Is each unpacked skill linked to the appropriate unpacked content or concept? • As you read the content and skills, do they represent what you would expect of a student in meeting this standard?

  11. Let’s Try Levels 1 and 2 Together…

  12. Building Sample Activities That Match • Resource that shows a classroom activity that matches the cognitive and conceptual demands of the standard.

  13. Purpose of writing sample activities To show how a particular standard can be addressed in the classroom and. . . • Target instruction to the right level of complexity. • Help instructors design lessons for students. • Articulate the demands across levels and clarify expectations. • Support shared professional learning and common expectations for students.

  14. Directions (Unit 1- 12 ) Build sample activities tied to specific standards that: • Describe a relevant, worthwhile real-life activity. • Attract and hold student interest. • Reflect the right level of complexity, given the cognitive demand of the standard. • Result in an end-product that is meaningful to students. • Make connections to other standards, as appropriate. . . .all in a few sentences!

  15. Let’s build some. . .

  16. Wrap Up and Adjourn • Questions?

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