Steering in the Right Steering in the Right DirectionDirection

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Collaborative LeadershipCollaborative Leadership““The most effective way to forge a winning team is to The most effective way to forge a winning team is to

call on the players’ need to connect with something call on the players’ need to connect with something larger than themselves….I’ve discovered that when larger than themselves….I’ve discovered that when you free players to use all their resources – mental, you free players to use all their resources – mental, physical, and spiritual – an interesting shift in physical, and spiritual – an interesting shift in awareness occurs. When players practice what is awareness occurs. When players practice what is known as mindfulness – simply paying attention to known as mindfulness – simply paying attention to what’s actually happening – not only do they play what’s actually happening – not only do they play better and win more, they also become more better and win more, they also become more attuned with each other.”attuned with each other.”

(Phil Jackson, basketball coach and author of Sacred Hoops)(Phil Jackson, basketball coach and author of Sacred Hoops)

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STRATEGIC TEACHINGSTRATEGIC TEACHING

Strategic teaching is the use of multiple Strategic teaching is the use of multiple and connected instructional strategies and connected instructional strategies and engagement practices to ensure the and engagement practices to ensure the comprehension, retention, and comprehension, retention, and application of content material. application of content material.

How Do Teachers Make It How Do Teachers Make It Happen?Happen?

Through Through purposeful planningpurposeful planning, teachers:, teachers: Determine the content to be learned based Determine the content to be learned based

on state and local standardson state and local standards Choose strategies based on the purpose of Choose strategies based on the purpose of

the lesson and the nature of the material the lesson and the nature of the material being studiedbeing studied

Consider the needs of the learners based on Consider the needs of the learners based on academic data and adolescent brain researchacademic data and adolescent brain research

What Makes It Visible?What Makes It Visible?

The following components will be seen in strategic The following components will be seen in strategic

lessons:lessons: Student Friendly Learning TargetsStudent Friendly Learning Targets A lesson structure that includes A lesson structure that includes before, during, and before, during, and

after (formative assessment) strategiesafter (formative assessment) strategies Instructional Practices Instructional Practices

1.1. Talking and ChunkingTalking and Chunking

2.2. Gradual Release of Responsibility (GRR) - I Do, Gradual Release of Responsibility (GRR) - I Do, We Do, Y’all Do, You Do (combination varies daily We Do, Y’all Do, You Do (combination varies daily as needed)as needed)

3.3. Active Literacy (TWIRL) - reading, writing, talking, Active Literacy (TWIRL) - reading, writing, talking, listening, and investigatinglistening, and investigating

Feature Analysis MatrixFeature Analysis Matrix

Read the vignettes and, using Read the vignettes and, using the feature analysis matrix, the feature analysis matrix, determine if there is determine if there is evidence of strategic evidence of strategic teaching based on the teaching based on the componentscomponents..

Applying StrategiesApplying Strategies

A variety of strategies can be applied to A variety of strategies can be applied to support this lesson framework.support this lesson framework.

Strategies should be purposefully chosen Strategies should be purposefully chosen to incorporate literacy skills into the to incorporate literacy skills into the content areas.content areas.

The semantic feature analysis is a tool The semantic feature analysis is a tool used to show the connection between used to show the connection between literacy strategies and literacy skills.literacy strategies and literacy skills.

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Final Thought SlipFinal Thought Slip

Watch this video:Watch this video:

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Watch this video:Watch this video:

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Write a Final Thought Slip on the provided Write a Final Thought Slip on the provided paper. Leave on the table.paper. Leave on the table.

Happy Holidays!Happy Holidays!