Lesson Plan Development Aligned to Content...

Lesson Plan

Development

Aligned to Content

Connectors

Meet

Today’s

Presenters

Ashley Quick

First year with the Project SUCCESS team

Special educator for 10 years

Higher ed custom publishing for 3 years

Meet

Today’s

Presenters

Meredith Keedy-Merk

Member of the Project SUCCESS Team for two years

Special Educator for 8 years

Building Administrator/ Special Education Coordinator for 3 years

Agenda

Intro to Project SUCCESS

Universal Design for Learning

Components of a Lesson Plan

Unpacking the Content Connectors

Using Academic Vocabulary and Core Vocabulary

Identifying Access Skills

Lesson Plan Templates

Resources

Next Steps

www.pcgeducation.com | PCG Education

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

Identify best practice for lesson plan development using principles of


Unpack a critical Content Connector to identify access for all levels of

learners

Create a lesson plan that includes access skills aligned to a critical Content

Connector for all levels of learners

Identify and locate resources to guide lesson plan development


Project SUCCESSwww.projectsuccessindiana.com


Indiana Resource Network

http://www.doe.in.gov/specialed/indiana-resource-network


Project SUCCESS provides targeted PD to individual districts and

special education cooperatives.

Regional Summer Trainings, Guest PresentersSummer Institute

On-site Professional Development

Past monthly WebEx Topics: Content Connectors, ISTAR Update,

Classroom Formative Assessments and Open Office HoursWebinars

Presented and Co-hosted the PATINS Fall Conference, as well as

presented with a panel at the National CEC ConferenceState Conference

Unique Professional Development

Targeted for district need: locally designed assessments,

unpacking Content Connectors

Technical Assistance Targeted for unique needs of districts/cooperatives, PD and

classroom coaching

Online Tools and Resources

Website, parent letter, aligned Content Connectors, LASSIS and

MASSIS


Lesson Plan Development

Where do we begin?

Universal

Design for

LearningConsidering the WHAT, HOW, and WHY

to Provide Access for All

“Universal Design for Learning helps meet the challenge

of diversity by suggesting flexible instructional

materials, techniques, and strategies that empower

educators to meet these varied needs.

A universally designed curriculum is designed from the

outset to meet the needs of the greatest number of

users, making costly, time-consuming, and after-the-fact

changes to curriculum unnecessary.”

Source: University of Vermont Center on Disability and Community Inclusion

UDL Examples in Everyday Life

A ramp to get in a building

can be used by:

Person in wheelchair

Person pushing stroller

Person who is walking

Closed captioning can be used by

people who:

Are deaf/hard of hearing

Are learning English

Are working out at a gym

Have a spouse who goes to sleep at

a different time


What is Universal Design for Learning?

Framework to provide flexibility and

choice

Minimizes barriers and maximizes

learning

Consider both physical access and

cognitive access



Source: CAST – What is UDL? (http://www.cast.org/research/udl)


http://www.cast.org/research/udl

IDOE Short Share #4:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTigg2ief8g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTigg2ief8g

Lesson Planning 101

1

Start with a grade-level Content Connector

2

Unpack the Content Connector

3

Identify Academic Vocabulary

4

Consider Core Vocabulary words that can be utilized

5

Apply UDL principles

6

Identify accessible materials

7

Review examples and templates

Indiana’s Alternate

Academic

Standards

Aligned to the

Indiana Academic Standards

Identifies priorities in ELA, Math,

Science, Social Studies to guide

instruction for students with

significant cognitive disabilities

Assessed on ISTAR

(Indiana’s Alternate

Assessment)

Highlight the knowledge and skills in the Indiana

Academic Standards for students to make progress

toward the learning targets at each grade level.

Content Connectors- Alternate Academic Standards

www.pcgeducation.com | Project SUCCESS

Selecting a Grade Level Content Connector


Critical – Assessed most often on ISTAR

Important – Also assessed on ISTAR

Additional – Should be assessed by teacher but not

present on ISTAR

Lesson Planning 101

Step 1: Start with a grade-level Content Connector (Critical or Important)

Step 2: Unpack the Grade Level Content Connector (Critical or Important)

Step 3: Identify Academic Vocabulary to be highlighted within the lesson

Step 4: Consider Core Vocabulary words that can be implemented within the lesson

Step 5: Apply the Multiple Means of Representation, Expression and Engagement

Step 6: Step 6: Identify accessible materials to be used

Step 7:Lesson Plan Examples

Unpacking Template

Lesson Planning 101

Step 1: Start with a grade-level Critical Content Connector






Step 7:Lessson Plan Examples

Academic Vocabulary


Use it

Teach it

Understand it

Embed it

Share it

Mathematics - Academic Vocabulary


Lesson Planning 101

Step 1: Start with a grade-level Critical Content Connector (Critical or Important)







“Similar to how we must first learn to

read before we can read to learn, we

must also first learn to communicate

before we can communicate to learn.”

~Gail VanTatenhove, Speech-Language Pathologist (www.vantatenhove.com)

http://www.vantatenhove.com/

Core Vocabulary

~400 words

Makes up 80% of what we say, write, hear, or read

Includes pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, question words,

interjections, demonstratives, prepositions, etc.

Not very good picture producers

Required to communicate effectively

Allows us to grow/build language skills naturally

Fringe Vocabulary

Large set of thousands of words

Makes up 20% of what we say, write, hear, or read

Changes throughout your lifetime depending on your interests, career, etc.

Mostly nouns and content-specific vocabulary

More specific than core vocabulary makes them easy to depict

Difficult to grow/build language (one word → two word)

Go Play Turn

Go fast Play again Turn up

I go fast Play it again You turn up

That Like Where

What that? I like Where go?

What that do? I like it Where you go?

It All Adds Up!

Lesson Planning 101

Step 1: Start with a grade-level Critical Content Connector (Critical or Important)





Step 6: Identify accessible materials to be used


http://www.udlcenter.org/implementation/examples


http://www.udlcenter.org/implementation/examples

Identify Access Skills

Project SUCCESS Lesson Plan Template

Lesson Planning 101

1

Start with a grade-level Content Connector

2

Unpack the Content Connector

3

Identify Academic Vocabulary

4

Consider Core Vocabulary words that can be utilized

5

Apply UDL principles

6

Identify accessible materials

7

Review examples and templates

Next Steps

Project SUCCESS Office Hours

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

3:00-4:00pm EST

Register at www.projectsuccessindiana.com/

index.php/project-success-webinar


Amy Howie

Public Consulting Group

Senior Special Education Consultant

[email protected]

Contact us:

Meredith Keedy-Merk


Special Education Consultant

[email protected]

Ashley Quick



[email protected]


Amy Howie


Senior Special Education Consultant

[email protected]

Meredith Keedy-Merk



[email protected]

Ashley Quick



[email protected]

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