A Model of Content-Rich Curriculum

LT 2a. I can describe the impact of content-rich curriculum on students’ college and career success.

Grade-Level Groups

Your grade-level EL team: Amaris Obregon and Cyndi Gueswel

During this session, you will be: Examining the modules: through the lens of a

teacher Analyze the curricular structures (module, unit,

and lesson level) Analyze the instructional practices, pedagogical

moves, etc.

Experiencing the modules: through the lens of a learner

Consider one’s own experience as a “Common Core era” learner

Based on one’s own experience, reflect on the implications for students

Grade Level Groups: Introductions

Each person at your table chooses one quote from the envelope.

Name Position/role Your district, region, or school Read your quote aloud to the group

Quote Strips

• As a group, select one quote as a lens through which to view your

work in this session while you are a learner experiencing the module. Consider where you see the ideas in this quote come to life in the curriculum.

After you experience learning from the module, we will return to

this quote to discuss what you noticed.

Grade-Level Specifics: Experiencing the Module – “Learner Hat” Learning Targets

•I can follow our class norms when I participate in a discussion.

•I can use text and visual images to help me understand human rights.

•I can explain some of the main events that relate to the history of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)

Frayer Model

Concept: ____________

DefinitionCharacteristics

Examples

Non-examples

Questions about the UDHR

Close Readers Do These…

1.Read the text aloud2.Reread the text on my own3.Talk about what the text means4.Focus on important words in the text. (Pay

attention to any words that are about time and when things happened.)

Debrief

As a table group, discuss:

• How was the quote you chose illustrated through your experience?

• What did you notice about your motivation to read/learn during

this experience?• If you were designing this module, what would

you have students do next? Why?

Transition

Thank you!

We will meet in grade-level groups again each day.

Now, please return to the whole group space.

In the whole group space, we will provide an overview of the

modules and give people time to examine them and to ask questions.