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KYAE Common Core Standards Professional Development Fy 2011-2012

KYAE Common Core Standards Professional Development Fy 2011-2012. Understanding the Standards We Teach – English Language Arts. Entering Activity. Please respond to the following questions: From the process of unpacking the standards, what did you learn - about yourself?

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KYAE Common Core Standards Professional Development Fy 2011-2012

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  1. KYAE Common Core Standards Professional Development Fy 2011-2012 Understanding the Standards We Teach – English Language Arts

  2. Entering Activity Please respond to the following questions: From the process of unpacking the standards, what did you learn - • about yourself? • about your team? • about your program? Use the markers and Post-it notes in the center of the table to write your responses, and attach them to the relevant flip charts around the room.

  3. AGENDA • Welcome • Training Materials • Graffiti Exercise • Aligning Resources to Standards • Developing Materials for Instructional Use • Next Steps • Closing Activity

  4. Graffiti Board Exercise For discussion… • Describe an “A-HA” moment as a result of your work on standards over the past four weeks. • What would you tell a new instructor about the KYAE Common Core Standards for ELA? • How might your understanding of the standards influence your approach to instruction?

  5. Anticipated Outcomes for Unit 1 Participants will - • Become active members ofalearning community concerned with the implementation of standards. • Gain a common understanding of the benefits and challenges involved in implementing the standards. • Learn tounpack the standards and align curriculum, texts, and other resources to the standards. • Createstandards-based instructional resources designed to engage instructors and students with the most important ideas, questions, and skills related to the standards.

  6. Understanding the Standards We Teach Course Map Unit 1A Course Goals Course Objectives Directors & Instructors will be able to - - Program Directors and Instructors will be able to… Activity Format - Timeframe Gain an overview and understand the purpose of the Kentucky Adult Education English Language Arts Common Core Standards.. Introductory Activities (Optional - at the discretion of the director) Online - ANGEL Discussion Board Posted for 1 week 2 hours • Identify the purpose for implementing standards-based instruction with adult education and literacy students. • Identify adult education and literacy’s role in Kentucky’s educational system. Reflect on readings by answering discussion board questions (optional). Participate in activity to reflect on the meaning and significance of standards in adult education and literacy. • Review the purpose of understanding the standards and using them with students. • Develop a consensus with team • To unpack the components of standards • To construct real-world activities that align to standards • Apply a process for unpacking the standards by completing an unpacking chart. • Reflect on the unpacking process. Discuss with team skills, concepts and level of thinking for a set of standards, and complete an unpacking chart. Unit 1A Face-to-Face Information, modeling and guided practice 9 AM - 4 PM 6 hours With team, determine real-world sample activities, and record on the unpacking chart. Develop a learning community by implementing a process to unpack the KYAE Common Core Standards. Complete closure activity connecting standards’ concepts. Unit 1A Team Activities Practice with teams at the workplace w/ coaching 4 weeks 15 hours • Apply a process for unpacking the standards. • Develop a consensus with team on the skills, concepts, context, and cognitive level of thinking by unpacking ≈ 50 standards and complete an unpacking chart. • Develop a consensus with team on student activities for each of the standards unpacked. • Reflect on the unpacking process. With team, complete unpacking charts for ≈ 50 standards. Submit to coaches and receive feedback.

  7. Understanding the Standards We Teach Course Map Unit 1B Course Goals Course Objectives Directors & instructors will be able to - Program Directors and Instructors will be able to… Activity Format - Timeframe Introductory Activities (Optional - at the discretion of the director) Online - ANGEL Discussion Board Posted for 1 week 2 hours Reflect on purpose and learning outcomes achieved. • Develop a consensus with team on the alignment of program resources to standards. • Apply a process for aligning standards with program resources by completing a resource alignment chart. • Reflect on the resource alignment process. • Discuss developing materials for instructional use. • Discuss plans to move forward in order to sustain standards-based practice to improve student learning. Discuss with learning community the process of aligning program resources to standards. Develop a learning community by implementing a process to align program resources with the the KYAE Common Core Standards. Complete an alignment chart aligning program resources to standards. Identify materials for instructional use. Unit 1A Face-to-Face Information, modeling and guided practice 9 AM - 4 PM 6 hours • Complete closure activity connecting standards’ concepts. • Develop a consensus on the alignment of program resources to standards. • Apply a process for aligning ≈ 50 standards with program resources by completing a resource alignment chart. • Reflect on the resource alignment process. • Develop materials for instructional use. • Discuss plans to move forward in order to sustain standards-based practice to improve student learning. • With team, complete an alignment resource chart, aligning program resources to standards. • Identify standards-based materials for instructional use. Unit 1A Team Activities Practice with teams at the workplace w/ coaching 4 weeks 15 hours Answer discussion questions in ANGEL reflecting on the process and outcomes of aligning program resources to standards.

  8. Aligning Resources to Standards Determine the alignment of instructional resources to standards. Instructors need to know where the gaps are in their current materials so they can fill them appropriately with other resources.

  9. Why Align Resources to Standards? • Offers a quick way for staff, especially new staff, to become familiar with a resource • Alerts staff to where a resource is tightly, partially, or not aligned with standards • Informs instructors and programs about gaps in coverage so they can be filled • Determines appropriateness of new materials and resources

  10. Levels of Alignment Tight Alignment =2 Partial Alignment =1 No Alignment =0

  11. Resource Alignment Guidelines For each resource -- • List specific pages/chapters that support the teaching of each standard. • Determine to what extent the resource is aligned with the standard: • Tight = 2 • Partial = 1 • Not aligned = 0 • Confirm alignment work: Should the resource be retained? Does it need to be supplemented? (SIA Guide Unit 1-14)

  12. Aligning Resources to Standards(Guided Practice) • Examine the standards we have already unpacked and determine where in a resource each standard is addressed. • Determine the tightness of fit (extent of alignment).

  13. Confirm Alignment Work Once resources have been reviewed and scored, ask the following questions: • How many of the standards are tightly aligned to the resource or textbook? • How many of the standards are partially aligned or not aligned to the resource? • Do scores of 2,1, or 0 predominate? • Should the resource by retained? If so, should it be supplemented? (SIA Guide Unit 1-15)

  14. Reflections • What was beneficial about the alignment exercise (process, chart, etc.)? • Challenging?

  15. Completing Materials for Instructional Use • Build a reference library: • Completed Unpacking Charts • Completed Alignment to Resource Standards Charts • Review and refine completed charts. • Make charts available to staff. (SIA Guide Unit 1-16)

  16. Guiding Questions for Planning for Sustaining Use • What standards are you going to unpack next and when? • How and when will you align the unpacked standards to resources? • How and when will you confirm alignment work? • How will you fill in the gaps of the resources that you have? • When will you determine program needs? • Who is going to do it? • What resources will you use? • What support will you need?

  17. Closing Activity 1. What is the definition of “skill” on the unpacking chart? And what clue helps you identify the skill? 2. What is the definition of “concept” on the unpacking chart? And what clue helps you identify the concept? 3. What is the definition of “context” on the unpacking chart? What clue or questions helps you identify the context? 4. Explain the meaning of cognitive demand or level of thinking. 5. Name the six levels found in Bloom’s Taxonomy.

  18. Closing Activity 6. Name at least one important question to ask yourself to confirm the unpacking. 7. Name two criteria for building sample activities. 8. What are two reasons for aligning resources to standards? 9. What is your program going to do to continue your work with standards after today?

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