Curriculum and Instruction BOOTCAMP!

CCRS SessionJune 11 – Gardendale High School, Gardendale, AL

June 16 – Carr Middle School, Montgomery, AL

OutcomesParticipants will:

• Discuss effective structures for ensuring that professional learning results in transfer to the classroom.

• Discuss strategies for communicating CCRS to stakeholders.

“Every student a graduate, every graduate prepared.” Plan 2020

Absolutes

Teach to the standards for each of the required subjects (Alabama College- and Career-Ready Standards - Courses of Study)

Through a clearly articulated and locally aligned K-12 curriculum (Sample curricula

found on ALEX and Alabama Insight) Supported by aligned resources, support, and professional development (Sample

lesson plans and supporting resources found on ALEX, differentiated support through ALSDE Regional Planning/Support Teams and ALSDE Initiatives, etc.)

Monitored regularly through formative, interim/benchmark assessments to inform

the effectiveness of the instruction and continued learning needs of individuals and groups of students (GlobalScholar, QualityCore Benchmarks, and other locally determined assessments)

With a goal that each student graduates from high school with the knowledge and

skills to succeed in post-high school education and the workforce without the need for remediation as evidenced by multiple measures achieved through multiple pathways to meet the graduation requirements set for students in Alabama. (Alabama High School Graduation Requirements/Diploma)

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Compelling ConceptsPreparation:• Read The CCSS and Schoolwide Instructional Changes.• Identify the ideas that are most compelling to you—ideas about

which you are willing to talk with your colleagues.• Note (highlight, underline, etc.) these ideas on your article.

Discussion:• Discuss your compelling concepts in pairs or small groups.• Share big ideas with the whole group.

Concluding Thoughts . . .• What significance does this have

for our work?What questions do we have about this reading?

CCRS Implementation Team SurveyCCRS Teacher Survey

“…teachers are telling us loud and clear that collaborative planning time is the most powerful accelerant to improvement.”

Effective Practices to Help Students

Meet Standards

Group Work:

• Take a moment to look at the categories in the Progress and Capacity Rubric.

• Choose several that you would like to focus on for today’s work.

• Use the Progress and Capacity Rubric to determine strengths and areas of focus in your system’s CCRS PD Plan.

Next Steps•How can you use information from today’s session to begin planning for next year?