wccusd elementary ela planning for 2014-15 areas of focus and resources for success! july 31, 2014
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WCCUSDElementary ELA
Planning for 2014-15
Areas of Focusand Resources for Success!
July 31, 2014
Word Warm-up
Try the Word Puzzle – How Many “Time” words can you make?
• What phonological skills and strategies did you use to complete the puzzle?
• Did the Puzzle get easier or harder as you found more words?
Our Goals for Today
• Set up expectations/Areas of Focus For 2014-15
• Develop, refine and reinforce capacity in areas of focus
• Build agendas/have tools and draft plan of action for August 12 and 13
Key Areas of Focus for 2014-15
• Using more informational reading and writing and citing evidence from text to develop students’ competencies in critical thinking, reading, and writing
• Increasing student discourse (collaborative conversations) and academic vocabulary to support more engaged learning
• Using genuine formative assessments to guide instruction
Getting Ready for the Work
Activity: CCSS Word Hunt• Find a partner (or two)• Select only 1 (one) of these Standards
RI: Reading Standards for Informational Text K – 5W: Writing Standards K – 5 SL: Speaking and Listening Standards K – 5
• Re–read your selected standard and find 5 Key words that embody the essence of the standard
• Add your favorite word(s) to the Linoit page sometime during our work today (see green directions sheet)
Close Reading: What and Why
• Let’s read – “Jump In”• Let’s think:– What’s the stated purpose of the first reading?– What’s the stated purpose of the second reading?
• Let’s talk – tell your partner
Purpose of Multiple Readings
• The first reading is about figuring out what the text says.
• The second reading is about figuring out how the text works.
illiterate or untaught?
energetic or fidgety?
old
or a
ntiq
ue?
CONNOTATION AND WORD CHOICE
moc
ked
or im
itate
d?
unwise or foolish?
Close Reading: What and Why (cont)
• Authors’ Word Choice – A powerful decision in the construction of effective text
• Let’s read again– Why did Shanahan use the word “gleaned” in the
fourth paragraph– Why did Shanahan begin the fifth paragraph with
the word “Thus”?• Let’s talk – tell your partner
Close Reading – Making it work for our students – A Bookmark Tool
Student Discourse – A Tool
Student Discourse – What and How
“Why Talk is Important in Classrooms” - Douglas Fisher
Purposeful Student Talk includes:• Teacher Modeling• Guided Instruction• Collaborative Tasks• Independent Tasks
Tasks:• Read third page of article for more details • Discuss using 1 “Think and Discuss” and 1 “Listen and
Respond” sentence stem from Bookmark Tool
What do these Standards look like in action: A Tool….
The Instructional Practice Guide:
• Helps to distill salient features of standards• Is a communication tool for teachers with
teachers about what CCSS practices include• Is a communication tool for Principals with
teachers to support use of CCSS practices• Is NOT an evaluation tool….
What do these Standards looklike in action: Let’s watch
• Find someone with a “similar symbol”
• Watch classroom video here
• Talk:What connections can you make between the articles we’ve read today, the Instructional Practice Guide AND the classroom video?
Formative Assessments - Critical Opportunity!
• Illuminate provides options for teacher- created “Quick Check” mini tests
• District CCSS-based Benchmark assessments • Teacher daily observation
Informational Reading, Student Discourse and Assessment:
The Connection to Treasures
• Lots of informational text• Vocabulary support and resources• Multiple readings – leading to deep questioning• Built in Student collaboration• Writing tasks include Author – Reader Focus• Quick check and formative assessments with “If……Then……” support• CCSS Teacher Resource Book – Activities for Close Reading,
Collaborative Conversations, Writing and More!!
Resources, Resources….
Materials from today are on main Ed Services page at:http://www.wccusd.net/Page/4584
Lots of other support materials are on the ELA –Elementary page at:
http://www.wccusd.net/Page/3847
“Ticklers and Teasers” are in the left hand pocket of your folder