Curriculum Companion℠ ELA

1. Curriculum Companion℠ELA Lisa Arneson, Literacy Curriculum Specialist Julee Dredske, Curriculum Specialist/Title III May 14, May 21, or June 4

3. Navigating the Curriculum CompanionSM Guided Practice Activity: • Understanding the structural elements of Curriculum CompanionSM

4. The ELA Curriculum Companion℠ Structural Features for Each Grade Level (K-12) Increasing Sophistication Overarching Enduring Understanding #1 Overarching Enduring Understanding #2 Overarching Enduring Understanding #3 Overarching Enduring Understanding #4 Inquiry Module Module Title Module Overview Module Essential Questions Module Focus Standards Module Reading Foundation Standards (K-5) Module Transfer/ Application Standards Standards Unpacked Sample Module Performance Task Performance Task Template & Criteria Sequenced Lesson Plan Focal Points (for mini-lessons & focus lessons) ELA Lesson Plan Templates for K-5 and 6-12 2 to 4 Sequenced Modules per OEU Each Module designed for 2 to 4 weeks of instruction

5. Screen & Navigation Layout

7. OEU #1 • Guiding Questions: Turn and Talk! (2 min.) • What elements of the ELA discipline do you see in the OEU? • What are the connections to college and career readiness anchor standards?

8. Task: Investigating Inquiry Module A • Guiding Questions: Turn and Talk! (2 min.) • What habits, routines, and systems are established so students work successfully during the entire year? • How do these habits, routines, and systems move students toward independent learning?

9. Task: Investigating Inquiry Module Overview (IM) • Guiding Questions: Turn and Talk! (2 min.) • What do you notice about the module approximate length of time? • How does the module overview describe the expected learning (reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language)?

10. Task: Investigating Essential Questions (EQ) • Guiding Questions: Turn and Talk! (2 min.) • Why do you think these questions for students are essential to the learning? • How do you think students will answer the essential questions by the end of the module?

11. Task: Investigating ELA Strands • Guiding Questions: Turn and Talk! (2 min.) • How might this information be useful to teachers for understanding and planning? • How do the Strands reflect the concept of ELA as an integrated discipline?

12. Navigation: Click on Common Core Standards

13. Task: Investigating ELA Focus Standards • Guiding Questions: Turn and Talk! (5 min.) • What do students need to know and be able to do in this module? • How does the unpacking of these standards inform instruction and learning?

14. Task: Investigating ELA Reading Foundational Standards • Note: K-5 only

15. Task: Investigating ELA Transfer/Application Standards • Review definition • What is the purpose of Transfer/Application Standards?

16. Task: Investigating Other Standards • Empty text box to customize • What other standards might be added to this section?

17. Task: Investigating Performance Tasks • Guiding Questions: Turn and Talk! (5 min.) • What is the purpose of Performance Tasks? (Educator’s Guide, pp. 17-20) • In what ways, can teachers utilize Performance Tasks?

18. Task: Investigating Lesson Tools (Educator’s Guide, pp. 20-29) • Guiding Questions: Turn and Talk! (5 min.) • In what ways, will the teaching points inform instructional planning? • When will lesson teaching points be used in the instructional framework? • In what way will the instructional framework templates help with instructional planning and classroom implementation?

19. Investigating Lesson Teaching Points. . .

20. Task: Investigating Assessment • Guiding Questions: Turn and Talk! (5 min.) • What role does each of these assessment types fit into a Common Core ELA classroom? • In what ways, will facilitators and local educators play an important role in working together to build a balanced assessment system for ELA?

21. Task: Investigating Resources • Guiding Questions: Turn and Talk! (5 min.) • What role do “resources” play in the instructional life of an ELA teacher? • In what ways will resources be selected for the Inquiry Modules? • How can facilitators work to assist teachers in understanding the shifts in needed resources for the Curriculum Companion℠? • What role does the text complexity model play in the mapping of resources across the curriculum?

22. ELA Framework • Workshop Model • Gradual Release of Responsibility • Balanced Literacy • Inquiry Framework Glossary in Resource Section of Binder

23. Log-in to Companion using your access code http://companion.dev01.earthit.com Username: CESA5Admin Password: cesa5

24. Investigating ELA Elementary

25. Investigating ELA Middle School With your small group, investigate the OEUs for the 8th grade. • Summarize the learning for the assigned OEU. • Discuss the challenges and opportunities for students and teachers. • Rate your OEU for the “SEA CHANGE” effect using the ELA shifts document. • Report your discussions to the large group.

26. Investigating ELA High School • Walkthrough an lesson plan (instructional plan) for a given module.

29. A Closer Look at Custom Tools • Performance Task Template/Criteria • Lesson Plan Template – K-5 and 6-12 • Assessments (Link, Attach, Add Content) • Resources (Link, Attach, Add Content)

31. Break – Reconvene to large group