PLAN:PLAN LEARNING BY ASSESSING
AND NETWORKING
Cynthia PriceInstructional Math Coach
Davis DistrictAugust 5, 2013
Using State Standards and PLC’s to determine what will be taught and
assessed
Welcome
Let’s PLAN to integrate our curriculum using the following steps:
• Plan Learning by Knowing and integrating curriculum1
• Assessing2
• Network with team or colleagues3
Today’s Overview
“PL” is for PLAN LEARNING:• PLAN LEARNING to integrate your curriculum• Every year should begin with a PLAN
• Collaborating with a TEAM is most helpful• First: – Know the curriculum you need to teach
• Print your State Standards for the topics you teach• Make a list of specific standards that need to be covered in each area of
the curriculum• Ex: Science: Earth & Moon, Living & Non-living, Gravity, Heat & Light etc.
“INTEGRATE”
“PL” is for PLAN LEARNING:
• PLAN LEARNING to integrate your curriculum
• From a printed Standards page:• Use the Blank Curriculum Topic/Theme form – Write in major topics and themes
• Example of 3rd Grade Plan“INTEGRATE”
“PL” is for PLAN LEARNING:
• Write main topics/themes you teach
“INTEGRATE”
• PLAN LEARNING to integrate your curriculum• Transfer the themes onto the monthly blank form• Blank Monthly form • Use pacing guides to determine amount of time for each topic
– Month by Month– Main topic/theme/ideas for:
• Reading/writing• Math• Science• Social Studies• Health• Art
– Include Holidays– Align Months with any specific curriculum you can
• Example of 3rd Grade Plan
“PL” is for PLAN LEARNING:
“INTEGRATE”
“PL” is for PLAN LEARNING:
“INTEGRATE”
• PLAN LEARNING to integrate your curriculum
• Blank Year at a glance – Week by Week form – Include • # of school days for the week• SEP Conferences• Holidays
• Example of 3rd Grade Plan
“PL” is for PLAN LEARNING:
• Blank Year at a glance – Week by Week form “PL” is for PLAN LEARNING:
“INTEGRATE”
• PLAN LEARNING to integrate your curriculum
• You have PLANNED LEARNING for the year• Know that adjustments will be made
throughout the year!• Now let’s talk how to access in-depth
knowledge about what you need to teach in math – State Standards
“PL” is for PLAN LEARNING:
“INTEGRATE”
Planning helps you know the curriculum
-which helps you know
HOW you need to teach
“Planning Curriculum”
“INTEGRATE”
State Standards:Core Curriculum Guides &
Progressions
Planning with:
Core Curriculum Guides -
• Conceptual• Procedural• Representational
“Planning Curriculum”
“Core Curriculum Guides”
“Core Curriculum Guides”
“Core Curriculum Guides”
“Core Curriculum Guides”
“Core Curriculum Guides”
for Teacher Preparation:
• Narrative documents describing the progression of a topic across a number of grade levels, informed both by educational research and the structure of mathematics. These documents were then sliced into grade level standards.
“PROGRESSIONS”
“PROGRESSIONS”
“PROGRESSIONS”
“PROGRESSIONS”
for Teacher Preparation:
• Show the progressions for specific domains• Explain necessary information and
background knowledge for the teachers across grade levels
• Helps teachers understand where students came from and where they are going
“PROGRESSIONS”
Planning helps you know the curriculum
which helps you know
WHAT you need to Assess
“ASSESSING”
“INTEGRATE”
Backward by Design
Knowing what will be taught helps:
• Know what you expect students to learn
• Know what you want to assess
“ASSESSING”
“INTEGRATE”
Look at the State Standards!
• Examples of questions & tasks
• How to represent standards
• Concrete, Pictorial, Abstract
“ASSESSING”
Collaborate/PLC’s
• Talk within your teams • Determine skills/concepts
students are struggling with• Talk about different ways each
teacher uses to gain student understanding
“ASSESSING”
“INTEGRATE”
Collaborate/PLC’s
• Teachers who work together to assess student knowledge are better able to increase student knowledge before and during RTI (response to intervention) for students.
“ASSESSING”
Growth
Lear
ning
for
stud
ent m
aste
ry
Plan & Integrate
the Curriculum
PLC’s Collaborate assessing
Working Toward Mastery
Understand State
Standards &
Progressions
Summary
• Plan Learning– Know the curriculum you need to teach
• Understand Curriculum Guides & Progressions– Learn how to teach from conceptual to procedural
to representational – Know where your students are coming from and
where they are going• Collaborate with PLC’s/Teams– Assess student growth and help each other with
optional ways to help students gain knowledge
Resources• Utah State Curriculum Guides
http://schools.utah.gov/CURR/mathelem/Core.aspx
• Progressions for the Utah Corehttp://www.commoncoreworks.org/Page/337
• Utah State Instructional Resources:http://schools.utah.gov/CURR/mathelem/Instructional-Resources.aspx
CYNTHIA PRICE [email protected]
