Unpacking Curriculum StandardsLooking at What to Teach, When to Teach It, and Why

Presented by Kathy Gates,

Secondary Learning Coach, USD #497

Objectives

To demonstrate how to break down curriculum standards in order to identify classroom uses

To apply these “unpacked” standards in some real-life situations

Norms??

The Core Ideals of PLC’s

Shared Mission, Vision, Values, and Goals Collective Inquiry Collaborative Culture Commitment to Continuous Improvement Results/Action Oriented Shared Leadership

Partner Activity

Introduce yourself, including your position Why did you choose this session? What do you hope to learn How do you make a decision about what

to teach and how to teach it?

Share…with the large group!!

Instructional Planning Process – Traditional Style Select a topic Design instructional activities Design and give an assessment Give grade Move on Lather, rinse, repeat

Standards-based Instructional Planning Select standards Design assessment for students to

demonstrate meeting the standard Plan appropriate teaching opportunities Use data from assessments to give

feedback, to reteach, or to move on to the next concept

Unpacking Standards—It’s All About the Nouns and Verbs!

What do students need to be able to KNOW and DO?KnowledgeVocabularyDefinitionsConceptsLaws, FormulasKey factsCritical DetailsSequence & timelines

Grant Wiggins, Jay McTighe, Understanding by Design, 2004.

SkillsDecoding, computationCommunication skills –

listening, speaking, writing

Thinking skills – compare, infer, analyze

Research – inquiry, investigate

Study Skills – notetakingGroup Skills

Unpacking Standards

The student…

▲ identifies and determines the meaning of figurative language,

▲similes, ▲metaphors, ▲analogies, ▲hyperbole, ▲onomatopoeia, ▲personification, and idioms.

Unpacking Standards

Standard Verbs (what students need to do)

Nouns (what students need to know)

The student…

▲ identifies and determines the meaning of figurative language,

▲similes, ▲metaphors, ▲analogies, ▲hyperbole, ▲onomatopoeia, ▲personification, and idioms.

IdentifyDetermine meaning

Figurative LanguageSimiles, metaphors, analogies, hyperbole, onomatopeia, personification, idioms

What does research tell us about standards-based classrooms?Marzano Strategies PERCENTILE GAIN

Summarizing and note taking 34 %

Reinforcing effort and providing recognition 29%

Homework and practice 28%

Nonlinguistic representations 27%

Cooperative learning 27%

Setting objectives and providing feedback 23%

Questions, cues, and advance organizers 22%

What Works in Classroom Instructionby Robert J. Marzano, et. al.

Unpacking Standards

Find a partner?? Select a content standard Circle verbs Underline nouns Create a graphic organizer

Blue Sticky Notes

What action/ideas/strategies will you be taking back to implement and reflect on during the next session?

Follow-up questions or key points to guide our next session

Unpacking Curriculum

Standards Can Help You to be a More Effective

Teacher!!