The units chosen for this activity have been reviewed by experts using rigorous protocols, have been found to be in alignment with the CCSS, and appear on the Ctcorestandards website under “materials for teachers.” They can be accessed, in full, for free. We have chosen 2nd and 5th grade units, to provide an example of a unit that has much “read-aloud” material, and one in which students do much of the reading with support. Each participant should choose just one unit for this activity. Slide 26 These directions are also found in the Participant Guide. Slide 27 The purpose of this slide is to give participants a few minutes to compare units with other participants who reviewed a different unit. 10 minutes: Direct partners to join another pair for an unstructured discussion of what they found, and didn’t find, in their units and lessons. If questions arise during this portion of the workshop, ask them to post the questions on a chart paper labeled “Parking lot.” (During the break, the facilitator should look at these questions. If they will not be answered later in the presentation, and if they have a bearing on activities, the facilitator should take time to address them.) Slide 28 5 minutes Slide 29 The purpose of this slide is to let participants know that we have created a sample unit template based on the elements we see in exemplary CCS-aligned units. We will use this template in a later module. Review these items VERY briefly, as they will not be working with the unit template in this module. Remind participants that formative assessment occurs at the lesson level, and is integrated into instruction. Show them where this unit template is located in their Participant Guide. Slide 30 The purpose of this slide is to show participants where the sample lesson template is located that they will use in the next few activities. Explain that not all lessons follow this pattern (of the template), but the template provides guidance. Show them where the template is located in their Participant Guide. Point out that for today’s activities, 3 standards have been placed in the template. At the lesson level, there should not be more than a few standards for any given lesson.
The units chosen for this activity have been reviewed by experts using rigorous protocols, have been found to be in alignment with the CCSS, and appear on the Ctcorestandards website under “materials for teachers.” They can be accessed, in full, for free. We have chosen 2nd and 5th grade units, to provide an example of a unit that has much “read-aloud” material, and one in which students do much of the reading with support. Each participant should choose just one unit for this activity. Slide 26 These directions are also found in the Participant Guide. Slide 27 The purpose of this slide is to give participants a few minutes to compare units with other participants who reviewed a different unit. 10 minutes: Direct partners to join another pair for an unstructured discussion of what they found, and didn’t find, in their units and lessons. If questions arise during this portion of the workshop, ask them to post the questions on a chart paper labeled “Parking lot.” (During the break, the facilitator should look at these questions. If they will not be answered later in the presentation, and if they have a bearing on activities, the facilitator should take time to address them.) Slide 28 5 minutes Slide 29 The purpose of this slide is to let participants know that we have created a sample unit template based on the elements we see in exemplary CCS-aligned units. We will use this template in a later module. Review these items VERY briefly, as they will not be working with the unit template in this module. Remind participants that formative assessment occurs at the lesson level, and is integrated into instruction. Show them where this unit template is located in their Participant Guide. Slide 30 The purpose of this slide is to show participants where the sample lesson template is located that they will use in the next few activities. Explain that not all lessons follow this pattern (of the template), but the template provides guidance. Show them where the template is located in their Participant Guide. Point out that for today’s activities, 3 standards have been placed in the template. At the lesson level, there should not be more than a few standards for any given lesson.