Welcome Introductions Sarah Churchill Silberman, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Model Curriculum Project ELA Lead, [email protected], 781-338-3586 Laurie Regan, Attleboro Public Schools, K-8 English Language Arts Coordinator, [email protected] Agenda Welcome What is a Model Curriculum Unit (MCU)? What we have in ELA PreK-3 How do you use a MCU? How is Attleboro using the MCUs? Resources and Questions Overarching Goal To prepare all students for success after high school 4 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Turn and Talk Where are you in terms of using the Model Curriculum Units (MCUs)? This session is my first exposure I’ve looked at the units on the ESE website We’re planning to teach a MCU from ESE We’re teaching a MCU from ESE We’re designing our own MCUs Instructional Shifts in ELA/Literacy Building knowledge through content-rich nonfiction Reading, writing, and speaking grounded in evidence from text, both literary and informational Regular practice with complex text and academic language Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education The NEED: Improving Reading in the Primary Grades “Almost fifteen years have passed since the publication of the National Research Council’s seminal report Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children. …Vocabulary and comprehension, long neglected in the primary grades, still appear to be neglected. Contrary to the report’s recommendations, attention to building conceptual knowledge in science and social studies has actually decreased in the last fifteen years. …Near stagnation in fourth-grade students’ comprehension achievement is thus unsurprising.” Nell Duke and Meghan Block, in Literacy Challenges for the Twenty-First Century Princeton University and the Brookings Institution, October 2012 7 What is a Model Curriculum Unit? Model Curriculum Project A Race to the Top Initiative to provide districts and teachers with high quality and rigorous model units they can choose to teach and/or use to advance their own curriculum development efforts. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 9 What is a MCU? Aligned with the Common Core State Standards (MA 2011 ELA/Literacy Curriculum Framework) A standards-based, 2-6 week curriculum unit culminating in a final curriculum embedded performance assessment A resource that districts can use to “import, adapt, or build” their own curriculum Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 10 What is a MCU? Based on Understanding By Design, the work of Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe. Designed with the “end in mind” –the culminating assessment and Essential Questions Created by educators– your peers Evaluated through an extensive unit review process—EQuIP, Tri-State Rubrics A free resource in four content areas– ELA, HSS, Math and S/TE http://www.doe.mass.edu/candi/model/ 11 What is a MCU? Assists with other ESE initiatives: Aligns with the Standards for Educator Evaluation and the Classroom Teacher Rubric, specifically Standards I and II The Curriculum Embedded Performance Assessment (CEPA– Stage 2) can be used to create a District Determined Measure (DDM) What We Have in ELA PreK-3 What We Have in ELA PreK-3 By Summer 2014, units in K-3 on the following 7 topics: Realistic Fiction Content Literacy Social Studies Folktales/Fables/Traditional Literature Author’s Study Content Literacy Science Poetry Challenging Fiction and Summer Reading What We Have in ELA PreK-3 How Do You Use a MCU? How do you use a MCU? Stage 1- Desired Results Stage 2- Evidence Stage 3- Learning Plan Lesson Plans (the details and resources) How do you use a MCU? Stage 1 Desired Results Transfer Students will be able to independently use their learning to… Meaning UNDERSTANDINGS Students will understand that… ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Acquisition Students will know… Students will be skilled at… Stage 2 - Evidence Evaluative Criteria Assessment Evidence CURRICULUM EMBEDDED PERFOMANCE ASSESSMENT (PERFORMANCE TASKS) OTHER EVIDENCE: Stage 3 – Learning Plan Summary of Key Learning Events and Instruction Adapted from Understanding by Design 2.0 © 2011 Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe Used with Permission July 2012 How do you use a MCU? Standards Essential Questions Objectives Language objectives Targeted Academic Language What students should know/be able to do before this lesson Anticipated student preconceptions/misconceptions Instructional Materials/Resources/Tools Instructional Tips/Strategies/Suggestions for Teacher Assessment Lesson details Lesson Opening During the Lesson Lesson Closing How Do You Use a MCU? Foundational Skills and the 2011 Standards: Foundational Skills for Reading Language Standards Connected Instruction How Is Attleboro Using the MCUs? Curriculum Mapping Understanding by Design Curriculum committees Literacy Partnership Grant Professional Development Resources Pilot 22 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Attleboro – Year One Piloted Three Units Grade Two Author Study:Tomie dePaola Grade Three Whose Story Is It? The Craft and Structure of Reading and Writing About History Grade Seven Tom Sawyer 23 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Attleboro – Year Two Pre-K My Five Senses Grade Two Folktales: Stories from Long Ago Author Study: Tomie dePaola Content Literacy Science: Habitats Traditions and Customs 24 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Pre-K – My Five Senses 25 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Pre-K – My Five Senses 26 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Pre-K – My Five Senses 27 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Grade Two - Folktales 28 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Grade Two - Folktales 29 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Performance Task 30 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Performance Task 31 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Story Box Sequel 32 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Writing 33 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Attleboro – Year Two Grade Three Fables: Lessons to be Learned Biography Whose Story Is It? The Craft and Structure of Reading and Writing About History Teachers creating their own units- Writing Grade Four Using Literary Elements to Determine Theme: Tuck Everlasting U.S. Regions Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 34 Grade Three -Biography 35 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Grade Three -Biography 36 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Attleboro – Year Two Grade Five Bud Not Buddy Grade Seven Analyzing an Author’s Style: Macaulay’s Unique Way of Explaining a Complex Process 37 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Attleboro – Year Three & Beyond Grade One National and Massachusetts Holidays Folktales: The Fox’s Foray Grade Two Geography: Land and People Civic Rights: Equality for All 38 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Attleboro – Year Three & Beyond Grade Three Opinions Matter: Pre-Revolution Boston (Content Literacy History Social Studies) Grade Four America’s Salad: The Story of Immigration to Massachusetts Integration with the community – Attleboro Public Library, Attleboro Literacy Center Grade Seven Analyzing an Author’s Style Art integration Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 39 Instructional Support Central office Building principals Literacy coaches Implementation Organization of materials Facilitated discussions during common planning Calibrated student work with teachers Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 40 Teacher Feedback Understanding by Design (UbD) Opportunities for complex text Students are motivated to read the books Discussions during common planning Lesson sequence Essential Questions CEPA (Performance Task) Writing about reading 41 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Student Feedback What did you like about the Folktales Unit? What did you learn? 42 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Resources Units: http://www.doe.mass.edu/CandI/model/ Interactive Guide: http://www.doe.mass.edu/candi/model/guide.html Feedback Survey: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1472681/ModelCurriculum-Tryout-Feedback-2013-2014 43
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