Transcript Instructional Practice Guides

Instructional Practice Guide: Coaching Tool
Making the Shifts in Classroom Instruction
Ignite 2015
San Diego, CA
February 20, 2015
Sandra Alberti
@salberti
@achievethecore
Objectives for this Session
• Participate in a detailed walkthrough of the
Instructional Practice Guide: Coaching Tool
• Practice with the Coaching Tool
• Plan how to use and share the Coaching Tool and
this training with colleagues
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Getting Started: Guiding Principles for the
Instructional Practice Guides
• The Standards require a shift in what happens in
the classroom – CCSS-aligned teaching requires
aligned content
• This work starts with a shared understanding of the
expectations of the Standards and then specific
descriptions of what these expectations look like in
practice
• Professional development, coaching, feedback and
professional learning community conversations
must be focused and coherent to support these
expectations
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Purpose of the Coaching Tool
• Designed to guide effective integration of the
Common Core Shifts into instructional practice
• Intended to help teachers in developing their
practice through:
‒ Teacher self-reflection
‒ Teacher-to-teacher learning in PLCs, grade-level meetings
or other collaborative structures
‒ Feedback from instructional coaches and leaders
• Not designed for evaluative purposes
All guides are available at achievethecore.org/instructional-practice.
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Coaching Tool: Versions
• The Coaching Tool exists
for a single lesson and for
over the course of the
year
• Coaching Tools by subject
and grade:
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ELA/literacy (grades K-2;
grades 3-12; History/Social
Studies, Science & Technical
Subjects)
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Mathematics (K-8, HS)
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Coaching Tool: Actions and Indicators
• Each Coaching Tool for a single lesson has 3 Core Actions
• Each Core Action has 3-7 indicators (look-fors)
- Each indicator has an area to note the evidence that has been
observed or gathered
- Indicators include a binary (yes/no) or 4-point scale that may be
used to further focus the evidence collected
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The Shifts are the basis of the Coaching Tool
ELA/LITERACY
1. Regular practice with complex text and its academic language
2. Reading, writing and speaking grounded in evidence from text, both
literary and informational
3. Building knowledge through content-rich nonfiction
MATHEMATICS
1.
Focus: Focus strongly where the standards focus
2.
Coherence: Think across grades, and link to major topics within
grades
3.
Rigor: In major topics, pursue conceptual understanding,
procedural skill and fluency, and application
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A Contest! Find the Language of the Shifts
• Each table will be assigned a Shift.
• You will have three minutes to find as many
references as possible to the Shift in the Summary
Page of the Coaching Tool.
• Share out!
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Standards Aligned Instructional Practice in
English Language Arts (Example Grades 3-12)
When the Shifts in ELA/Literacy are effectively integrated into
instructional practice, evidence of the following can typically be observed:
EVIDENT IN EACH LESSON
1. Focus each lesson on a high-quality text (or multiple texts).
2. Employ questions and tasks, both oral and written, that are text specific and
reflect the standards.
3. Provide all students with opportunities to engage in the work of the lesson.
EVIDENT OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR
1. Students encounter an appropriate balance and sequence of texts.
2. Students are asked to practice the range of reading and writing tasks the
Standards demand.
3. There is evidence of student mastery of grade level English Language Arts and
Literacy Standards.
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Standards Aligned Instructional Practice in
Mathematics (Example Grades K-8)
When the Shifts in Mathematics are effectively integrated into instructional
practice, evidence of the following can typically be observed:
EVIDENT IN EACH LESSON
1. Ensure the work of the lesson reflects the Shifts required by the CCSS for
Mathematics.
2. Employ instructional practices that allow all students to master the content of
the lesson.
3. Provide all students with opportunities to exhibit mathematical practices in
connection with the content of the lesson.
EVIDENT OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR
1. The lessons and tasks students encounter reinforce focus and coherence
across and within grades.
2. There is evidence of student mastery of the grade level Standards for
Mathematical Content and student progress on the Standards for
Mathematical Practice.
3. The teacher regularly and productively collaborates with other teachers to
improve practice.
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Activity:
Using the Coaching Tool to Observe Practice
Task:
• Each person at a table selects one Core Action from the
Coaching Tool to focus on while watching the video lesson (if
there are more than three people, multiple people may choose
the same Core Action).
• As you watch the video, use the Coaching Tool to gather specific
evidence of the Indicators throughout the lesson.
After you watch, discuss:
1. What evidence did you gather using the Coaching Tool?
2. How is the evidence that you gathered different from
observations you’ve collected (or received) from other tools?
3. What kind of next steps would we want for this teacher, based
on the feedback you’ve collected?
Video: Ms. Eckhardt (Grade 9, ELA) – Symbolism in "The Lottery“
http://commoncore.americaachieves.org/module/3
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Instructional Practice Guide:
Coaching and Lesson Planning Tools
• The Instructional Practice Guide includes the Coaching
Tool and the Lesson Planning Tool
• Lesson Planning Tool developed as a companion tool
for teachers to use to prepare
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The Shifts are the basis of both tools
The same Core Actions and Indicators facilitate meaningful
discussion between teachers and coaches
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Closing Activity:
Planning to Use the Coaching Tool
Task:
• Pair up with someone at your table and choose to
discuss ways you might use the Coaching Tool at the
school, district or state level.
• Consider specific activities you might do with relevant
audiences.
Discuss the following:
1.What existing activities or initiatives relate to the use of
the Coaching Tool? How would you adapt or replace
these activities?
2.What supports or trainings might you need to facilitate
your use of the Coaching Tool?
3.What other individuals or groups might be most
relevant to your work with the Coaching Tool?
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Additional Resources
•
www.achievethecore.org: Resources for teachers and instructional
leaders
–
Achievethecore.org/instructional-practice
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Achievethecore.org/PD
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Achievethecore.org/materials-alignment-toolkit
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commoncore.americaachieves.org: Lesson videos and teacher
reflection on the Shifts.
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Teaching the Core: Lesson videos annotated using the Coaching
Tool, includes the lesson materials and teacher interviews. Coming
Soon!
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Student Achievement Partners
–
Sandra Alberti: [email protected]
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