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EQuIP. How do we know our KCAS lessons are REALLY hitting the target?. What is EQuIP?. Educators Evaluating the Quality of Instructional Products. Overview.
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EQuIP How do we know our KCAS lessons are REALLY hitting the target?
What is EQuIP? Educators Evaluating the Quality of Instructional Products
Overview • Initiative of the American Diploma Project (ADP) Network designed to identify high-quality materials that communicate the instructional demands of the CCSS • EQuIP builds on the efforts of the Tri-State Collaborative and the rubrics and processes that have been developed collaboratively by Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island • Includes teams from more than 20 states ACHIEVE AMERICAN DIPLOMA PROJECT Tri-State Rubric
Your compelling question How can we (educators) be sure the lessons we write or use, the materials we use or purchase are really, REALLY going to get at the heart of the Instructional Shifts required to meet The expectation of KCAS?
Alignment to the depth of the CCSS Key shifts in the CCSS Instructional supports Assessment 4
Rating scales Rating Scale for Dimensions I, II, III, IV: • 3: Meets most of the criteria in the dimension • 2: Meets many of the criteria in the dimension • 1: Meets some of the criteria in the dimension. • 0: Does not meet the criteria in the dimension Overall Rating for the Lesson/Unit: • E: Exemplar - Aligned and meets most to all of the criteria in dimensions II, III, IV (total 11 – 12) • E/I: Exemplar if Improved – Aligned and needs some improvement in one or more dimensions (total 8 – 10) • R: Revision Needed – Aligned partially and needs significant revision in one or more dimensions (total 3 – 7) • N: Not Ready to Review – Not aligned and does not meet criteria (total 0 – 2)
EQuIP –more than an evaluation tool • Guiding the development of lessons and units • Evaluating existing lessons and units to identify improvements needed to align with the CCSS • Providing educators criterion-based quality feedback on their lessons and unit plans • Helping educators and instructional leaders foster a culture of collaboration on developing and sharing lesson and unit plans • Building the capacity of educator and education leaders to gain a deeper understanding of the CCSS • Informing vendors of criteria that will be applied in the evaluation of proposals and final products
Tools and Resources • Rubrics and Feedback Forms • EQuIP Training Materials • EQuIP e-Learning Modules • EQuIP Exemplars • EQuIP Videos • EQuIP Student Work Portal
Are we getting to the heart of the CCSS? Kelly Clark, ELA Katrina Slone, Math EQuIP Peer Review Panel