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Lesson Planning Frequently Asked Questions Do teachers who teach Eureka Math (KK – Algebra I) and Expeditionary Learning have to complete lesson plans? We are removing the district’s weekly lesson planning template for teachers who teach Eureka Math (KK – Algebra I) and Expeditionary Learning (EL). However, these teachers are still expected to annotate and customize the lesson plans provided by the Eureka and EL curriculum. How will teachers show evidence of annotation to leaders? Principals will make building level decisions about how teacher annotations of lesson plans will be submitted to school administrators for feedback and support. Which content areas are still expected to utilize the district’s weekly lesson planning template? Elementary schools– all content areas except for those grades implementing Eureka Math and Expeditionary Learning Middle schools – all content areas except for Reading Language Arts and math High schools – all content areas except for Algebra I Which high school content areas will the district provide lessons plans for and when will the lesson plans be available? e district will provide lesson plans for EOC subjects, except Algebra I which uses Eureka Math. e EOC subjects for which lesson plans will be provided include Algebra II, Geometry, English I, English II, English III, Biology, Chemistry, and History. When using the lesson plans provided by the district, teachers will still need to plan scaffolding strategies specifically for the students in their classrooms. District lesson plans for these EOC subjects for Quarter 2 will be available on Monday, October 30: Algebra II, Geometry, English I, English II, English III, Biology, and Chemistry lesson plans will be available on the vlp site. (https://vlp.scsk12.org) History lesson plans will be available on the Curriculum and Instruction Sharepoint site.(https://scsk12.sharepoint.com/sites/2017-2018CurriculumMaps/Shared%20Documents/Forms/ AllItems.aspx) Please check both sites for weekly additions. Will the district provide Foundational Skills lesson plans? No, the district will not provide Foundation Skills lesson plans. Can principals still ask for lesson plans for Eureka and EL? Eureka and EL have lesson plans (which teachers are expected to annotate) so therefore, yes, principals should be asking for lesson plans from teachers who teach Eureka and EL. e lesson plans are the lesson plans in Eureka and EL, along with teacher annotations of these plans.

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Lesson Planning Frequently Asked Questions

Do teachers who teach Eureka Math (KK – Algebra I) and Expeditionary Learning have to complete lesson plans? • We are removing the district’s weekly lesson planning template for teachers who teach Eureka Math (KK – Algebra I) and Expeditionary Learning (EL). However, these teachers are still expected to annotate and customize the lesson plans provided by the Eureka and EL curriculum.

How will teachers show evidence of annotation to leaders? • Principals will make building level decisions about how teacher annotations of lesson plans will be submitted to school administrators for feedback and support.

Which content areas are still expected to utilize the district’s weekly lesson planning template? • Elementary schools– all content areas except for those grades implementing Eureka Math and Expeditionary Learning • Middle schools – all content areas except for Reading Language Arts and math • High schools – all content areas except for Algebra I

Which high school content areas will the district provide lessons plans for and when will the lesson plans be available? • The district will provide lesson plans for EOC subjects, except Algebra I which uses Eureka Math. The EOC subjects for which lesson plans will be provided include Algebra II, Geometry, English I, English II, English III, Biology, Chemistry, and History. When using the lesson plans provided by the district, teachers will still need to plan scaffolding strategies specifically for the students in their classrooms. • District lesson plans for these EOC subjects for Quarter 2 will be available on Monday, October 30: Algebra II, Geometry, English I, English II, English III, Biology, and Chemistry lesson plans will be available on the vlp site. (https://vlp.scsk12.org) History lesson plans will be available on the Curriculum and Instruction Sharepoint site.(https://scsk12.sharepoint.com/sites/2017-2018CurriculumMaps/Shared%20Documents/Forms/ AllItems.aspx) • Please check both sites for weekly additions.

Will the district provide Foundational Skills lesson plans? • No, the district will not provide Foundation Skills lesson plans.

Can principals still ask for lesson plans for Eureka and EL?

Eureka and EL have lesson plans (which teachers are expected to annotate) so therefore, yes, principals should be asking for lesson plans from teachers who teach Eureka and EL. The lesson plans are the lesson plans in Eureka and EL, along with teacher annotations of these plans.

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The Why

In order for students to meet the expectations of the TN Academic Standards, we must deliberately and intentionally work together as teachers, school leaders, and central office teams. Due to the adoption of our two new curriculum, Eureka math and Expeditionary Learning, we are now developing our ability to collaboratively plan high-quality instructional lessons which will ensure students are experiencing high levels of success with challenging content every day. While Eureka math and Expeditionary Learning provide lessons designed around modules and units, there is still a definite need for teachers to customize these lessons using a structured planning protocol so that we are meeting the needs of the students who are sitting in our classrooms in Shelby County Schools.

The What

Collaborative planning provides teachers with a structured time and space to come together in order to do the following: • develop an understanding of the curriculum materials and resources • create lessons by engaging in a planning protocol that allows teachers to do the purposeful, cognitive work of thinking through questions, anticipating misconceptions, determining teacher moves and scaffolding information to ensure student learning • practice delivering parts of a lesson and receive constructive feedback from colleagues • examine practices and consult with colleagues

The How

It is essential for teachers to be able to plan with teachers who teach the same grade level/content, but it is also essential for teachers to engage in vertical planning sessions so they can better understand the alignment and progression of the standards and strategies across grade bands.

Collaborative planning sessions will look different within schools, based on the structures within each school (i.e. common planning time, after-school planning sessions, side-by-side sessions, etc.). However, the most important thing that should be consistent across all schools is the regular opportunity for teachers, school leaders, and central office staff to delve into the work of reading text, doing the math, and customizing meaningful lessons for students.

Before - Plan for Quality Instruction

Plan with a Team Form a Common Framework • All team members need to take time to learn each other’s vocabulary, command structure, and culture to facilitate effective planning.

Design and Assign Roles and Responsibilities • Each person involved in the development and refinement of the plan should know his or her role and responsibilities in the planning process. Facilitating and supporting teams identify the teacher leaders who really owns the planning and facilitating process.

Determine a Regular Schedule of Meetings • Collaborative planning is an ongoing effort that is reinforced through regularly scheduled planning meetings. Establishing a flexible but regular schedule of meeting times will facilitate greater collaboration, coordination, and communication among team members and will help solidify crucial relationships.

Step1: Create an Agenda

• Teachers and administrators must come to meeting with pre-work completed

Step 2: Establish a targeted focus for the meeting. Meetings should be structured and explicitly facilitated around a focus such as: • Scaffolds towards Exit Tickets, Module/Unit Overview, Teaching Strategies, Material Review, other topics

During

Teams should answer PLC Question: What should students know and be able to do?

Step 3: Discuss important information that will be learned based on meeting focus; allow opportunities for teachers to explain thinking around the following: • Exit Tickets results from previous weeks • Practice teaching moves for parts of the lesson • Material review for upcoming lessons • Review Exit Tickets for upcoming lesson

Step 4: Peer Feedback • Provide authentic suggestions, clarifying questions, etc. that lead to product-based meeting outcomes.

Determine How Students Will Show What They Know and Can Do

Step 5: Assessment • Informal • Formal

Step 6: Deliverables- must leave meeting with a product and sense of accomplishment beyond dialogue, such as: • Questions and Tasks • Upcoming Unit Plan • Upcoming Lesson Plan • Action Plan • Student groups differentiated based on data • Intervention