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ELA Curriculum Maps

ELA Curriculum Maps. A Step-by-Step Guide to Inform Instructional Planning. Educational Service Center North 2014-15. Objectives. Gain a deeper understanding of the purpose and organization of the 2014-15 ELA Curriculum Maps.

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ELA Curriculum Maps

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  1. ELA Curriculum Maps A Step-by-Step Guide to Inform Instructional Planning Educational Service Center North 2014-15

  2. Objectives • Gain a deeper understanding of the purpose and organization of the 2014-15 ELA Curriculum Maps. • Understand how teachers can utilize the Curriculum Maps to plan and inform instruction. • Provide ELA classroom look-fors aligned to the Curriculum Maps. Educational Service Center North

  3. Frequently asked Questions Educational Service Center North

  4. What is the purpose of the Curriculum Maps? FAQs The Curriculum Maps were designed to: • Provide a global vision of the academic year. • Assist ELA teachers in aligning their instructional program to the CCSS. • Allow teachers, departments, and schools flexibility in selecting texts and support strategies. • Maintain consistency throughout the District for students regarding standards taught and assessments given. Educational Service Center North

  5. Where are the Curriculum Maps? FAQs http://achieve.lausd.net/ELA Educational Service Center North

  6. What is included in the Curriculum Maps? FAQs • 5 Instructional Windows • Standards bundles to be taught within each Instructional Window • An essential question anda culminating task for each Instructional Window Educational Service Center North

  7. What do they look like? FAQs Educational Service Center North

  8. What do they look like? FAQs Educational Service Center North

  9. What do they look like? FAQs Educational Service Center North

  10. What do they look like? FAQs Educational Service Center North

  11. Curriculum Map One-Pager Wow! Educational Service Center North

  12. Planning Instruction: A Three Step Guide Wow! • Using the One-Pager, teachers: • Review the Focus Standards. • Review the Essential Question. • Review the Culminating Task. What must students know and be able to do? What does proficiency look like? Educational Service Center North

  13. Planning Instruction: A Three Step Guide Wow! • Using the One-Pager, teachers: • Review the Focus Standards. • Review the Essential Question. • Review the Culminating Task. • Then, they review the Grade __ ELA Year-At-A-Glance: • Textual Study. • Craft and Language Study. • Textual Expression. Educational Service Center North

  14. Textual Study: What texts do we teach? FAQs • Current Anthologies • AAP Lessons • LAUSD Consumable Texts • Additional (Appropriate and Credible) Supplemental Resources School Autonomy Educational Service Center North

  15. Craft and Language Study: What is this? FAQs Teachers should consider: • What academic vocabulary, or language of the standards, will they teach this Instructional Window? • How will they incorporate language instruction into daily lessons? Educational Service Center North

  16. Textual Expression: What is this? FAQs Teachers should consider: • What strategies and activities will students use to: • Engage with the text? • Demonstrate their understanding of concepts and ideas? • How will they incorporate varied forms of writing every day into daily lessons? Educational Service Center North

  17. Which writing genre do we teach first? FAQs All writing genres are embedded into each instructional window. Educational Service Center North

  18. Which writing genre do we teach first? FAQs Educational Service Center North

  19. Planning Instruction: A Three Step Guide Wow! • Using the One-Pager, teachers: • Review the Focus Standards. • Review the Essential Question. • Review the Culminating Task. • Then, they review the Grade __ ELA Year-At-A-Glance: • Textual Study. • Craft and Language Study. • Textual Expression. • Plan their unit. Educational Service Center North

  20. Keep in Mind Wow! • Quality over Quantity • Close reading and rereading of short texts and/or text selections • Utilize Available Resources • Anthology Alignment Project (AAP) Lessons • AAP Lesson Planning Template • Include frequent formative assessments • How will teachers monitor to ensure that students are successfully working toward proficiency of the focus standards? Educational Service Center North

  21. Do we have to teach resiliency all year? FAQs • Resiliency is a common thread throughout the Curriculum Maps. • Overarching themes can help to unify each Instructional Window. • Examples of overarching themes that incorporate resiliency: • The American Dream • Growing Up • Identity Educational Service Center North

  22. What additional resources are available? FAQs http://achieve.lausd.net/ELA Educational Service Center North

  23. What additional resources are available? FAQs http://achieve.lausd.net/ELA Educational Service Center North

  24. Questions? Educational Service Center North

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