Effectively Implementing Standards and
Research-Based
Strategies with LEARNING-FOCUSED
How does LEARNING-FOCUSED
help you increase teacher effectiveness
and accelerate learning?
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The LEARNING-FOCUSED
Instructional Framework
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Exemplary Practice: Map Standards into an Intentional
Progression of Advance Organizers
STATE STANDARDS
Develop Curriculum Advance Organizers: The Student Learning Map
Mapping StandardsPage 4
The Student Learning Map•Unit Essential Question• Sequenced Lesson Essential Questions• Learning Goals foreach lesson•Major Unit Assignment
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Mapping Standards
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LEARNING-FOCUSED Lessons
Exemplary Practice: Establish Learning Goals and Connect
Research-Based Strategies in Every Lesson
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Establish Learning Goals
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Page 5 The Top Research-Based Strategies are Connected in Every
Lesson
Page 6 Effective
Teaching...Not just knowing what works
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Knowing how, when, and why it works!
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What did you notice about Higher Order
Thinking?
Higher Order Thinking: Increasing the Rigor of LEARNING-FOCUSED Lessons
Exemplary Practice: Increase the Rigor of Lessons with Higher Order
Thinking
Levels of Learning
Adapted from the New Taxonomy of Educational Objectives (Marzano and Kendall, 2007)
Page 5Higher Order Thinking
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Levels of Learning Chart
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Levels of Learning Chart
Higher Order Thinking
Quality Questioning
Higher Order Thinking
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Exemplary Practice: Assignments are Based on Grade Level Standards
and Provide Students with Opportunities to Demonstrate their
Knowledge and SkillsHigher Order Thinking: Increasing the Rigor of LEARNING-FOCUSED Lessons
In a study of over 250,000
assignments, the assignments
students receive fall further and further behind
grade level standards.
Addressing the Assignment Gap
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Source: John Holton, South Carolina Department of Education,
Cycle of Low Achievement
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Page 5Grade Level Assignments
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Exemplary Assignments
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Accelerating Learning for
All Students
Exemplary Practice: Scaffolding and previewing grade level curriculum and assignments are
planned and provided to struggling students. Additional challenge is planned and provided to
higher achieving students.
Accelerating LearningPage 13
Accelerating LearningPage 13
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Effectively Monitoring LEARNING-FOCUSED Classrooms
All school-wide professional development activities are accountable through consistent
implementation plans based on learning expectations and quality.
Successful Schools’ Implementation PlanPage 14
How does LEARNING-FOCUSED support successful
implementation of Standards and Research-Based
Strategies?
anyquestions
?