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NormsNorms• Be constructively engaged.Be constructively engaged.

• Share your best thinking.Share your best thinking.

• Listen actively. Assume positive Listen actively. Assume positive intent.intent.

• Model the attitude of a life-long Model the attitude of a life-long learner. learner.

• Take care of your needs.Take care of your needs.

Enjoy the Day!Enjoy the Day!

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Today’s GoalsToday’s Goals• Teachers will Teachers will

examine critical features and examine critical features and enhancements of the HISD curriculum enhancements of the HISD curriculum documents.documents.

use the HISD curriculum to identify use the HISD curriculum to identify assessment FOR learning opportunities assessment FOR learning opportunities (formative assessments) and discuss (formative assessments) and discuss effective use in their classrooms.effective use in their classrooms.

use the enhanced HISD Curriculum use the enhanced HISD Curriculum documents to plan effective and aligned documents to plan effective and aligned instruction to meet diverse student needs.instruction to meet diverse student needs.

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Graphic Organizer forGraphic Organizer forPersonal Goal Setting and Personal Goal Setting and

FeedbackFeedback In the pre-assessment column, rate your current level of understanding regarding the purpose and use of HAPG components using 1 – 4 scale:

1.1. No knowledge of this or its use No knowledge of this or its use

2.2. Heard of it but don’t know much about itHeard of it but don’t know much about it

3.3. Familiar with this and use it from time to Familiar with this and use it from time to timetime

4.4. Very familiar with this component and use Very familiar with this component and use it frequently for planning and instructionit frequently for planning and instruction

Goal Setting• Reflect on the Graphic Organizer

• Use Think-Pair-Share to share at least one personal strength and one growth opportunity related to the HISD Curriculum.

• Based on your reflection, write at least one learning goal for your work today.

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Recording DataCategory

My current understanding of the purpose of this

component

My understanding at the end of the day of this

component

Learning Focus    

Key Concepts/Key Skills    

ELPS/CSLAEKS    

LLTW strategies    

Essential Understandings    

Guiding Questions    

Power Objectives    

Formative Assessments    

Technology Enhancements and Resources

Renzulli Learning    

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Critical Features Critical Features and Enhancements and Enhancements

of the HAPGsof the HAPGs

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ELPS icon

LLTW icon and

link

Generic Descriptions

of components of the HAPG

TAKS links and

other resource

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Enhanced ComponentsFor 2009-2010

• Key Concepts/Key Skills• ELPS• Formative Assessments• Essential Understandings• Guiding Questions• Literacy Leads the Way

Strategies• Renzulli Learning

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Key Concepts / Key Skills• Concepts share common

attributes, and are timeless, universal, abstract, and broad.

• Skills represent processes that increase the ability to use knowledge effectively and to apply learning in everyday life.

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concepts – exploration, ESP push/pull factors, pioneer, cooperation…

skills –cause/effect, analyzing primary /secondary sources, ESPN categorization…

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English Language English Language Proficiency Standards Proficiency Standards (ELPS)(ELPS)

•PurposePurposeMake content comprehensible Make content comprehensible

bybyo Pairing content and language Pairing content and language

objectivesobjectiveso Addressing students’ Addressing students’

language levelslanguage levelso Building academic languageBuilding academic language

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•Student expectations Student expectations categoriescategoriesLearning StrategiesLearning StrategiesListening, Speaking, Listening, Speaking, Reading, WritingReading, Writing

English Language English Language Proficiency Standards Proficiency Standards (ELPS)(ELPS)

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English Language English Language Proficiency Standards Proficiency Standards (ELPS)(ELPS)

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ELPS Correlation PracticeELPS Correlation Practice• Choose an objective from the HAPG Choose an objective from the HAPG

withwithan ELPS correlation.an ELPS correlation.

• Read the instructional considerations Read the instructional considerations and strategies columns.and strategies columns.

• Using the ELPS handout, identify other Using the ELPS handout, identify other ELPS objectives that might connect to ELPS objectives that might connect to this HISD objective.this HISD objective.

• Use a Think-Aloud to explain your Use a Think-Aloud to explain your reasoning.reasoning.

Formative AssessmentsFormative assessments represent an ongoing process in which teachers use multiple examples of student work to:

monitor and adjust instructionprovide feedback for studentsmeasure the extent to which

students have made progress toward a learning target

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Essential Essential UnderstandingsUnderstandings

EUs contain two or more concepts stated as a relationship that transfers to other situations, through time and across cultures.

EUs reflect the deeper understandings associated with specific factual content.

EUs can be tested against and supported by facts.

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Guiding Questions

Guiding questions engage student Guiding questions engage student thinking at the analysis level or thinking at the analysis level or higher and facilitate students’ higher and facilitate students’ thinking towards the Essential thinking towards the Essential Understandings.Understandings.

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Literacy Leads the WayLiteracy Leads the Way

10 Best Practice Strategies10 Best Practice Strategies Same across all content areas for Same across all content areas for

student masterystudent mastery

Aligned to Marzano’s categoriesAligned to Marzano’s categories

Linked to Literacy Leads the Way Linked to Literacy Leads the Way flipchart with ELL accommodationsflipchart with ELL accommodations

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Literacy Leads the WayLiteracy Leads the Way 10 Best Practice Strategies 10 Best Practice Strategies

KWLThink-Pair-ShareFrayer ModelSummary FramesTwo-Column Notes

RubricsThink-AloudRAFTAnticipation GuideGraphic Organizers

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Literacy Leads the Way Literacy Leads the Way (LLTW)(LLTW)

LLTW Strategies with ELL LLTW Strategies with ELL AccommodationsAccommodations

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Renzulli http://renzullilearning.com

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Review Enhanced Components

Using Two-Column Notes• Key Concepts/Key Skills• ELPS• Formative Assessments• Essential Understandings• Guiding Questions• Literacy Leads the Way

Strategies• Renzulli Learning

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AssessmentAssessment

Assessment FOR LearningAssessment FOR LearningAssessment OF LearningAssessment OF Learning

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Define “Assessment”Define “Assessment”Using Frayer ModelsUsing Frayer Models

Research behind Formative Assessments:

Research indicates that formative assess-ment can significantly improve student learning. Yet this same research shows that the features of formative assessment that affect student achievement are missing from many classrooms (Black et al., 2003).

Black, P., C. Harrison, C. Lee, B. Marshall, and D. Wiliam. Assessment for Learning. New York: Open Univ. Press,

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Formative AssessmentFormative Assessment

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Summary FrameSummary Frame• The purpose of Formative The purpose of Formative

Assessment (Assessment FOR Assessment (Assessment FOR Learning) is to _______.Learning) is to _______.

The purpose of Summative The purpose of Summative Assessment (Assessment OF Assessment (Assessment OF Learning) is to _______.Learning) is to _______.

• Formative and Summative Formative and Summative Assessment are alike in that they Assessment are alike in that they both _______. both _______.

InstructionInstructionUsing the HAPG forUsing the HAPG for

Effective Lesson PlanningEffective Lesson Planning

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Schema for Lesson Schema for Lesson PlanningPlanning

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•AAccess prior knowledgeccess prior knowledge

•NNew informationew information

•AApply Knowledgepply Knowledge

•GGeneralizeeneralize

GOAL

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HomeworkIdeas from here and the text

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Lesson Planning Lesson Planning Work in content and/or grade level groups to begin planning one lesson using the HAPG and the GANAG planning template.

Display ideas on chart paper for a Gallery Walk

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Graphic Organizer forGraphic Organizer forPersonal Goal Setting and Personal Goal Setting and

FeedbackFeedback In the Post-assessment column, rate your current level of understanding regarding the purpose and use of HAPG components using 1 – 4 scale:

1.1. No knowledge of this or its use No knowledge of this or its use

2.2. Heard of it but don’t know much about itHeard of it but don’t know much about it

3.3. Familiar with this and use it from time to timeFamiliar with this and use it from time to time

4.4. Very familiar with this component and use it Very familiar with this component and use it frequently for planning and instructionfrequently for planning and instruction

Links to Department

Websites

www.houstonisd.org/portal/site/Curriculum

CCAP; district CBA information;

TAKS

Literacy Commitments

and LLTW website

Curriculum Documents;

Power Objectives;

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www.hisdsocialstudies.org

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