e du phoria ! Forethought

1. eduphoria! Forethought Forethought for Teachers: Module 1

2. Parking Lot ? Questions about Curriculum or Questions about the Forethought software ?

3. FORETHOUGHT All curriculum documents, resources, and your lesson planner in ONE SYSTEM All Content Area curriculum in a CONSISTENT FORMAT Everything is web-based and ACCESSIBLE 24/7 From school or at home EVERYTHING ALIGNED: Standards, Resources, Assessments COLLABORATE:share lesson plans or plan with your team in a Team Planner It’sUSER-FRIENDLY!

4. FORETHOUGHT Sneak Peek

5. What is An aligned curriculum system?

6. 3 Levels of Curriculum Alignment Written Curriculum Delivery Design School System School Classroom Articulation Coordination Tested Curriculum Taught Curriculum Delivery

7. That Was Then, This is Now

8. Objectives for module 1 • Planning for Learning: review the elements of a good lesson plan(Checkpoints) • Getting into Forethought:learn how to Log into the system (Key in theIgnition) • Creating Your Schedule:set up your schedule according to your teaching day(Roadmap) • Using the Lesson Planner:learn how to use the web-based lesson • planner (Engine Start-up)

9. Planning for teachingvs.Planning for learning • Planning for Teaching • Planning for Learning Brainstorm with a partner. What are the differences between Planning for Teaching versus Planning for Learning and record your thoughts on your Handout #2

10. Planning for Teaching FRONTWARD DESIGN = LOOSELY ALIGNED The Teacher…

11. Planning for learning BACKWARD DESIGN = DEEP ALIGNMENT The Teacher… Look at the end result first. Then decide how students will provide evidence of their learning, and finally design instructional activities to help kids learn what is needed to be successful.

12. Plan Written Do Tested ACT Taught Study PLC PLC QC PLC Continuous Improvement Model Elizabeth A. Clark, Ed.D.

13. Planning for learning What would be the components of a quality lesson plan where the goal is PLANNING FOR LEARNING?

14. ON THE RIGHT TRACK: Planning for learning Quality work products for students Strategies to engage students Curricular Standards Aligned Resources Evidence of learning Structures to enhance learning

15. the bisd forethought Lesson Plan Template The Standards/TEKS Structures, Strategies, Resources, Assessments Clarifying Statements,Procedures,Accommodations/Notes/Reflections

16. Planning forlearning: the components of effective lesson design Content Standard(s)/Process Standards The Standards are our Focus. These are our rail tracks. A defined course and the ride controls the pace. The Standards are the ‘what’

17. Planning forlearning: the components of effective lesson design Procedure, Strategies, and Structures Yousteer your car and make decisions about how you will make your way around the track. You can steer left to right or look at street signs and the landscape. However, you must make sure that your steering appropriately addresses the destination and doesn’t jump the rail tracks (the Standards). The HOW.

18. Planning forlearning: the components of effective lesson design Accommodations, Modifications, Extensions Youconsider the destination and who is in the car with you.You make decisions about your passengers’ needs during the trip and what you will do to accommodate those needs.

19. Planning forlearning: the components of effective lesson design Resources Your teaching tools. Consistent across the district and are aligned to your Standards.

20. Planning forlearning: the components of effective lesson design Evidence of Learning(Assessment) Regular Maintenance and State Inspectionsto make sure all parts of your car are functioning properly. Our Forethought curriculum will contain sample assessment items, both formative and summative. Assessment items ensure that your level of instruction matches the cognitive rigor of the Standards.

21. Planning forlearning: the components of effective lesson design Notes/Reflections Your road trip photos and travel journal. You can add important information before departure or reflect on your trip. What parts of your trip with your passengers went well and what might you do differently next year to make your journey even better? Our Road Trip

22. Planning for Learning in a Professional Learning Community

23. Five Questions of the PLC • What do students need to know and be able to do? • How will we know when they have learned it? • What instruction must take place to ensure students learn? • What will we do when they haven’t learned it? • What will we do when they already know it?

24. Five Questions of the PLC

25. Five Questions of the PLC

26. Five Questions of the PLC

27. Components of the BISD Lesson Plan Standards: Knowledge, skills and competencies expected for mastery of a course or discipline based upon the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). Often referred to as objectives. Standards: Strategies: Techniques or tools that students use to process information that can be applied to any learning situation and that engage students in the learning process. Structures to enhance learning: Ways that a teacher organizes the classroom to maximize student engagement and interaction for the purpose of enhancing learning. Evidence of Learning: Formative and summative measures to evaluate student learning; assessments. Resources: Materials that support instruction. Procedures: Activities and processes to ensure that what has been planned in terms of grouping and strategies occurs in an efficient and effective manner. Accommodations/Modifications/Extensions: Differentiations intentionally included in lesson procedures designed to meet specific needs of students in the class. Notes/Reflections: Placeholder for important information to be included prior to lesson delivery and for post-delivery reflection; useful for making adjustment decisions prior to future delivery of same lesson.

28. Objective 1: points to remember • In planning for learning, we deeply align lessons based on performance/assessment standards. • Planning for learning is critical to the alignment of the full teaching and learning process. • Forethought is the intuitively powerful tool we will use to plan deeply aligned learning. Objective 1: Planning for Learning (Checkpoints We Use Along the Way)

29. Objectives for today’s training • Planning for Learning: review the elements of a good lesson plan(the Checkpoints) • Getting into Forethought:learn how to Log into the system (theIgnition Key) • Creating Your Schedule:set up your schedule according to your teaching day(the Roadmap) • Using the Lesson Planner:learn how to use simple, user-friendly web-based lesson planner (the Engine Start-up)

30. Training norms • Trust that we will go over each step you need to take • Be patient • Do not go ahead of the steps • Ask for help about the steps included in the presentation • Write down questions you have that are not answered during the presentation

31. Objective 2: LOGGING INTO FORETHOUGHT (the Key to Ignition)

32. Logging into eduphoria! • 1. Birdville Homepage: Click on “Staff” • 2. Click on “Eduphoria”

33. Logging into eduphoria!

34. Logging into eduphoria! • 3. Log in with your BISD Credentials (how you login to your computer/e-mail) First time to log in? Username: 5-digit employee ID# Password: mmddyyyy*

35. Your eduphoria! Profile 1. Verify the proper spelling of your name 2. Verify that your e-mail address is correct. The format should be: first.last@birdvilleschools.net 3. Be sure that the accurate campus(es) are checked. This determines your PDAS appraisal administrator 4. Click Next

36. Your eduphoria! Profile 5. Select your primary role in the district. If you select Teacher, you will have more selections to make on the following screens (If your job requires you to have a Forethought lesson planner, you must select Teacher here) 6. Click Next

37. Your eduphoria! Profile 7. Select the subject(s) and grade level(s) you teach 8. Click Next

38. Your eduphoria! Profile 9. Now you will select a security question and provide an answer. This is used to electronically sign PDAS documents, so make it something easy for you to remember. Note: if you ever forget your answer, you can always return to your profile to reset your security question. 10. Click Next

39. Your eduphoria! Profile 11. Teachers will select the appropriate response to this question. 12. Click “Save My Information” as the final step. Your profile is now set!

40. Your eduphoria! Profile • Very Important! • Anytime you change roles, campuses, grade levels, or subject areas: YOU NEED TO UPDATE YOUR PROFILE.

41. The eduphoria! Portal Watch the eduphoria! Portal video here

42. Objective 2: points to remember • Update your profile if your name, e-mail, or campus change • Customize your eduphoria! portal to make it work for you

43. Objectives for today’s training • Planning for Learning: review the elements of a good lesson plan(the Checkpoints) • Getting into Forethought:learn how to Log into the system (theIgnition Key) • Creating Your Schedule:set up your schedule according to your teaching day(Roadmap) • Using the Lesson Planner:learn how to use simple, user-friendly web-based lesson planner (the Engine Start-up)

44. Objective 3: Creating Your Daily Schedule (our Roadmap)

45. Objective 3: Creating Your Schedule What is a Forethought Lesson Planner “Schedule” ? Your template of the classes you plan for and any other special events that you would like included in your lesson planner.

46. Daily Schedule Examples Primary Secondary English 1 English 1 Homeroom Lunch Conference English 2 English 2 English 1 • Calendar • Reading Workshop • Writing Workshop • Recess • Math • Lunch • Science • Social Studies • Specials Daily Event Not Tied to Standards Content Area Subject/Course Tied to Standards

47. Let’s Get Started Begin setting up your schedule

48. CLICK ONForethought

49. Setting Up Your planner – Let’s do together The first time you login, the Set Up My Planner Wizard will appear. This will guide you through the process of setting up your schedule of courses.

50. Setup my planner wizard Enter the name of your schedule. Suggestion: 2013-14 Click Next.