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Curriculum & Instruction June 2015
School’s Out For Summer “Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the
Earth, the air and you.” ~ Langston Hughes
Beach or Pool – when not at
school….
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Live from GISD, it’s Schoolnet Learning! Will you take the online SNL course or the face-to-face course? Learners in the online course have the opportunity to work and learn at their own pace, replay videos and instructions as often as needed, and still be able to collaborate in a forum with other learners.
Whether in the online course or during a face-to-face session, core content, LOTE, ESL, and Tech Apps teachers will enjoy a few laughs while exploring our new curriculum system. Please register for one of the learning sessions at: http://gisdprofessionallearning2015.sched.org/
Are you interested in attending the online SNL course? Sign up under the June 8th option, but online course participants can work on the course any time from anywhere over the summer.
Student-CenteredLearning
The C& I department wouldlike to extend a sincere thankyou for your implementation
of the 5E mini lesson, “ShouldEveryone Get a Trophy”. The
completion of the Mayinstructional tour occurred
last Friday, and we arethrilled with the feedback wehave received. Please find theattached documents to assistyou as you begin to plan forstudent-centered learning.
As we look to next school year,we are excited to continue
offering campus professionaldevelopment. Please continueto reach out with any and allcurriculum, instruction and
assessment needs.
Please continue to give your feedbackhttp://bit.ly/5Efeedback
Key Components of the 5 E Model*
Stage of the Instructional
Model
What the Teacher does that is:
Consistent with the Model Inconsistent with the Model
Engage
• Creates interest• Generates curiosity• Raises questions• Elicits responses that uncover what
students know or think about theconcept/subject
• Explains concepts• Provides definitions and answers• States conclusions• Provides premature answers to students'
questions• Provides closure• Lectures
Explore
• Encourages students to work togetherwithout direct instruction from the teacher
• Observes and listens to students as theyinteract
• Asks probing questions to redirect students'investigations when necessary
• Provides time for students to puzzlethrough problems
• Acts as a consultant for students• Creates a “need to know” setting
• Provides answers• Tells or explains how to work through the
problem• Tells students they are wrong• Gives information or facts that solve the
problem• Leads students step-by-step to a solution
Explain
• Encourages students to explain conceptsand definitions in their own words
• Asks for justification (evidence) andclarification from students
• Formally provides definitions, explanations,and new labels
• Uses students' previous experiences as thebasis for explaining concepts
• Assesses students’ growing understanding
• Accepts explanations that have nojustification
• Neglects to solicit students' explanations• Introduces unrelated concepts or skills
Elaborate
• Expects students to use formal labels,definitions and explanations providedpreviously
• Encourages students to apply or extendconcepts and skills in new situations
• Reminds students of alternate explanations• Refers students to existing data and
evidence and asks "What do you alreadyknow?" "Why do you think.....?"
• (Strategies from Explore also apply here.)
• Provides definitive answers• Tells students they are wrong• Lectures• Leads students step-by-step to a solution• Explains how to work through the problem
Evaluate
• Observes students as they apply newconcepts and skills
• Assesses students' knowledge and/or skills• Looks for evidence that students have
challenged their thinking or behaviors• Allows students to assess their own
learning and group process skills• Asks open-ended questions, such as "Why
do you think...? "What evidence do youhave?" "What do you know about x?" "Howwould you explain x?"
• Tests vocabulary words, terms and isolatedfacts
• Introduces new ideas or concepts• Creates ambiguity• Promotes open-ended discussion unrelated
to concept or skill
Stage of the Instructional
Model
What the Student does that is:
Consistent with the Model Inconsistent with the Model
Engage
• Asks questions such aso “Why did this happen?”o “What do I already know about this?”o “What can I find out about this?”
• Shows interest in the topic
• Asks for the “right” answer• Offers the “right” answer• Seeks one solution
Explore
• Thinks freely, within the limits of the activity• Tests predictions and hypotheses• Forms new predictions and hypotheses• Tries alternatives and discusses them with
others• Records observations and ideas• Asks related questions• Suspends judgment
• Lets others do the thinking and exploring(passive involvement)
• “Plays around” indiscriminately with no goalin mind
• Stops with one solution
Explain
• Explains possible solutions or answers toothers
• Listens critically to others’ explanations• Listens to and tries to comprehend
explanations that the teacher offers• Refers to previous activities• Uses recorded observations in
explanations• Assesses own understanding
• Proposes explanations from “thin air” with norelationship to previous experiences
• Brings up irrelevant experiences andexamples
• Accepts explanations without justification• Does not attend to other plausible
explanations
Elaborate
• Applies new labels, definitions,explanations, and skills in new but similarsituations
• Uses previous information to ask questions,propose solutions, make decisions, anddesign experiments
• Draws reasonable conclusions fromevidence
• Records observations and explanations• Checks for understanding among peers
• Plays around with no goal in mind• Ignores previous information or evidence• Draws conclusions from thin air• In discussion, uses only those labels that the
teacher provided
Evaluate
• Answers open-ended questions by usingobservations, evidence, and previouslyaccepted explanations
• Demonstrates an understanding orknowledge of the concept or skill
• Evaluates his or her own progress andknowledge
• Asks related questions that wouldencourage future investigations
• Draws conclusions, not using evidence orpreviously accepted explanations
• Offers only yes-or-no answers andmemorized definitions or explanations asanswers
• Fails to express satisfactory explanations inhis or her own words
*Adapted from: The BSCS 5E Instructional Model: Origins, Effectiveness, and Applications, July 2006, Bybee,et.al, pp. 33-34, and http://www.unc.edu/destiny/5Es.htm
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Curriculum & Instruction
The curriculum and instructiondepartment is happy to sharethe enhancement of the districtcurriculum. While it is still"under construction", we inviteyou to explore the contents.
Let us know what you think:
gisdCIA
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Are you wondering aboutthe new curriculum?
STEMCamp
Middle School Students
What are you doing this summer?The Discovery Education STEM Camp curriculumprovides a series of thematically organizedlearning opportunities that maximize a richcombination of hands-on labs, engineeringchallenges, digital investigations, and anintentional focus on STEM careers.
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Incoming 6th - 8th grade
August 3-6, 2015
Only 100 spots available!
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8:00 am - 3:00 pm
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Offering more than 170,000 digital media resources, Discovery Education Streaming Plus provides robust support for multimodal development:
» Rich multimedia proven to increase student achievement
» Instructional videos, skill builders, games, audio files, images, writing prompts, and encyclopedia articles
Discovery Education Streaming Plus makes
integration of multimedia easy for teachers:
» Assignment Builder
» Quiz Builder
» STEM Connect
» Lesson Plans
» Teacher Center’s Interactive Atlas
» Student Access through My Classroom
and Student Center
Discovery Education Streaming PlusStandards-aligned, cross-curricular media content service uniquely engages digital learners
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Clip Art 1,280
Images 23,800
Math Explanations 10,150
Math Overviews 1,330
Videos (Clip) 82,900
Videos (Full) 12,360
Podcasts and Audio Files 3,000
Songs 1,660
Sound Effects 3,090
Encyclopedia Articles 26,720
Events 2,620
Learning Guides 60
Games 220
Skill Builders 240
Activities 1,080
Content Collections 310
Graphic Organizers 120
Lesson Plan 200
Assignment 190
Constructed Response 190
Quizzes 1,770
Writing Prompts 670
Multimedia Assets * 173,000
View
Listen
Read
Interact
Teach
Assess
*Asset counts subject to change
DiscoveryEducation.com [email protected] | 800-323-9084© 2014 Discovery Education, Inc.
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Access your GISD account - http://garlandisd.discoveryeducation.com/
Teacher logins - GISD CredentialsStudent logins - Npin
All Content areas Prekindergarten -12th grades
Discovery Education Streaming Plus brings learning to life!
» Inspire today’s students by providing educators with comprehensive, engaging digital media.
» Paired with professional development to integrate digital learning into core curriculum.
» Available for integration with Discovery Education Assessment to provide personalized learning for students.
» Supported through the Discovery Educator Network (DEN) with connections to an innovative educator community.
» Discovery Education Streaming Plus is helping educators nationwide to drive student engagement and achievement.
Inspire your students’ curiosity with exclusive, award-winning content from Discovery Networks and renowned educational producers
» BBC Worldwide
» CBS News
» Channel 4
» Discovery Studios
» Scholastic
» TV Ontario
» Weston Woods
Content from prominent educational producers:
» Planet Earth
» Frozen Planet
» Curiosity
» Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking
» LIFE
» MythBusters
Discovery Networks exclusive videos:
Learn more about Discovery Education Streaming Plus
DiscoveryEducation.com [email protected] | 800-323-9084© 2014 Discovery Education, Inc.
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http://bit.ly/2015STEAMposium
2015-2016 STEAM Challenges Coming Soon!SAVE the DATE
Second Annual STEAMposium April 16, 2016
Curriculum Matrix
AVID, Fundamental 5, Springboard, and
Marzano. What do these initiatives have in
common? Quite a bit, actually! And now
there’s a document to help teachers make
the connection. The Curriculum Matrix
spells it all out!
The purpose of the matrix is to:
Fundamental 5 Marzano 9 SpringBoard AVID
Provide teachers with a side by side comparison of district initiatives,which include Fundamental 5, AVID, Marzano strategies andSpringBoard
Show commonalities between all of these research-based strategies
Illustrate how these each can fit into lesson planning and instruction
The curriculum matrix provides the purpose of each initiative and, it alsoprovides an example of the lesson objective, commonly used instructional
strategies and lists important skills necessary for student success. As you lookover the matrix, consider how many of the same proven strategies fit under thedifferent initiatives. These are strategies many of our teachers are already using!
The goal of this matrix is to be a useful, easy reference tool. Next time you'relesson planning and need a strategy or activity, use the curriculum matrix to
guide you!
for Elementary and Secondary ELAR Educatorsfor Elementary and Secondary ELAR Educators
The Institute is 12 amazing days
of learning to write, learning to teach writing effectively, and learning
to read like a writer!
Dates:July 20-23July 27-30
August 3-6
Participants
will earn
In order to qualify for thepayment, you must attend
ALL 12 DAYS8:30-3:30$100
per day!
Participants will:Participants will:
• Experience the act of writing through the process• Experience the act of writing through the process• Use reflexive and extensive modes of writing• Use reflexive and extensive modes of writing• Learn to use appropriate group techniques throughout the writing process• Learn to use appropriate group techniques throughout the writing process• Experience conferencing techniques• Experience conferencing techniques• Take away activities for prewriting, writing, revising, reformulating, correcting, editing, and proofreading• Take away activities for prewriting, writing, revising, reformulating, correcting, editing, and proofreading• Experience reading as the flip side of writing• Experience reading as the flip side of writing• Make reading/writing connections• Make reading/writing connections• Experience classroom management strategies• Experience classroom management strategies• Integrate grammar into the writing process• Integrate grammar into the writing process• Learn to appropriately use writing as assessment• Learn to appropriately use writing as assessment Sign Up Here
Sign up is first come, first serve!THE FIRST 25 ELEMENTARY ELAR TEACHERS
ANDTHE FIRST 25 SECONDARY ELAR TEACHERSWILL BE NOTIFIED OF THEIR ACCEPTANCE
An "alternates" list will also be accumulated.
ABYDOS Three Week Institute
What people are saying about Abydos…
What a thrill to graduate from the Abydos Three Week Institute! Although there is a lot to "unpack" in terms of ideas and concepts, the experience of the Institute itself was pretty wonderful! Kudos to the organizers!
During the institute, teachers worked in small groups when not writing on their own. “I like the atmosphere created in this room – collaborative, professional and inquisitive,” Michelle Grant-Arastu said.
“This class is highly engaging because I feel like I am learning, and it is worth my time,” she added. “My students will benefit from my time spent here. Most importantly, this course and its presenters coincide with my beliefs about what constitutes great writing instruction – real writing that prepares kids for ‘the test,’ but, most importantly, for college and beyond.”
“I will never be the same teacher thanks to Abydos,” said Kennedy Elementary teacher Frances Martinez. “Anybody can take the Abydos training and learn more about the process of writing and get a more holistic approach to helping their students become better writers.”
“I highly recommended that every teacher attend this training,” said Thomas Middle School teacher LaKia Jackson, who attended the institute last summer. “It totally transformed how I think about writing and how I think about teaching.”
Houston ISD teachers talk about Abydos
A teacher who attended Abydos Three Week Institute blogs about it
Beaver MST and Watson MST held their 4th annual DimensionU Tournament this May. Students from both schools in grades three - five competed virtually for the Math and Literacy Championship! Students played DimensionU all year either on campus or at home to prepare for this event.
DimensionU hosts engaging and interactive multiplayer video games that focus on core skills in mathematics and literacy. The content aligns with the TEKS to support classroom instruction. The platform consists of four engaging, multiplayer games with access to curriculum in both Math and Literacy.
DimensionU is available for all students and teachers in GISD! Contact us if you need log-in information.
Gamified Learning
DIMENSION U IS AVAILABLE FOR ALL
STUDENTS IN GARLAND ISD
VIRTUAL TEKS-BASED ROLE-PLAYING
GAMES
MATH CONTENT ALIGNED TO EACH
STRAND (3-8)
LITERACY CONTENT ALIGNED TO EACH
STRAND (3-8)
For support integrating DimensionU at your campus, contact:
Brian Dean (Elementary) [email protected]
Kathy Miller (Secondary) [email protected]
DIMENSIONU TOURNAMENT
SUMMERLEARNING
PE/HEALTHTEACHERS
F O R
ON-LINE IN PERSON
Good SportsGrant Workshop
June 11PDC Room B07
FitnessgramOn-LineModule
It's TimeTexas
On-line Modules
TAHPERDRegional
WorkshopUTA
June 12, 2015
Check the GISD Summer
Learning Catalogfor more options
TAHPERDSummer
ConferenceJuly 12-14thSan Marcos
earn your 7.5 hours forJanuary 4th
Bilingual ESLNews from around the district
AVID Excel Students on the Move!Did you know that Garland ISD is the first school district in Texas to imple-ment the AVID Excel program for English Language Learners? In 2015-16 GISD will continue to lead the way by adding two additional campuses to the AVID Excel family as Bussey and Webb Middle Schools join O’Banion and Sam Houston in offering this exciting program.
AVID Excel is a two-year program developed specifically for 7th and 8th grade English language learners to promote the development of academic language, study skills and to support students as they begin to transition from the ESL classroom to advanced academics. Our AVID Excel students are on the move!
Left: The LCHS Leadership Class visiting Children’s Medical Center to deliver art supplies and learn about the amazing programs to im-prove the lives of patients.
ESL Leadership Class Serving their Community
Top Right: The Leadership students at Lakeview Centennial High School preparing art kits for patients at Children’s Medical Center.
Summer LearningNavigating the ELPS (Math / Social Studies)
7 Pasos (in Spanish)
38 Great Academic Language Builders
6/15, Harris Hill (8:30–3:30)
6/24, PDC (8:30–3:30)
7/20, PDC (8:30–3:30)
Visit SGHS’s Leadership Blog (http://sghsgooddeeds.blogspot.com) to read about more inspiring stories.
Middle School ESL (In-side C, D, & E) and High School ESOL 1 and 2.First semester completely online. Second semester by August.Packed with links.
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New in-house developed resources such as Kilgo Stem Questions and collab-orative grouping.For more information, email Michael Makidon ([email protected]).
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Seconday ESL Curriculum Online!
The Freedom Collection Presents:
Freedom Matters! By the Bush Institute at the George W. Bush Presidential Center
Monday, June 22nd
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Region 10 ESC
904 Abrams, Richardson
The Freedom Matters! curriculum is designed to be a supplemental resource to
the World History TEKS, but it is a great resource for any social studies class.
Freedom Matters! is a high quality curriculum that uses engaging, multi-media
strategies allowing students to interact with information in myriad ways.
Students are able to read about the connect with individuals featured in the
Freedom Collection. The curriculum is divided into four units:
•The Foundations of Freedom
•Totalitarianism and Freedom in the 20th Century
•The Individual’s Experiences of Freedom
•Securing Freedom in the 21st Century
Teachers will learn about each unit by taking part in the lessons as they are led
by the writers of Freedom Matters!.
Educators need to bring a laptop computer to participate in this workshop. If you
are not able to bring a laptop, please email [email protected].
For more information, go to: freedomcollection.org
Please contact Ben Reed if you have any questions about this workshop. This workshop
is conducted by the writers of Freedom Matters! but the location of the workshop is at
Region 10 ESC in Richardson .
To register for the workshop, go to: region10.org
Date & Time: Location:
