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

ELA Curriculum Maps Demystified

A Step-by-Step Guide to Inform Instructional Planning

Educational Service Center North2014-15

NormsBe present.What is learned here leaves

here.Listen to understand with a

positive mindset.Save questions until the end.

ObjectivesGain a deeper understanding of

the purpose and organization of the 2014-15 ELA Curriculum Maps.

Understand how to utilize the Curriculum Maps to plan and inform instruction.

Frequently asked

Questions

What is the purpose of the Curriculum Maps?

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.

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Where are the Curriculum Maps?

http://achieve.lausd.net/ELA

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What is included in the Curriculum Maps?

5 Instructional Windows

Standards bundles to be taught within each Instructional Window

An essential question and a culminating task for each Instructional Window

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What do they look like?FAQs

What do they look like?FAQs

What do they look like?FAQs

What do they look like?FAQs

Curriculum Map One-PagerWow!

Planning Instruction: A Three Step Guide

1. Using the One-Pager, 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?

Wow!

Planning Instruction: A Three Step Guide

1. Using the One-Pager, Review the Focus Standards. Review the Essential Question. Review the Culminating Task.

2. Then, review the Grade __ ELA Year-At-A-Glance: Textual Study. Craft and Language Study. Textual Expression.

Wow!

Textual Study: What texts do we teach?

Current Anthologies AAP Lessons

LAUSD Consumable Texts

Additional (Appropriate and Credible) Supplemental Resources

FAQs

SchoolAutonomy

Craft and Language Study: What is this?

Ask yourself: What academic

vocabulary, or language of the standards, will you teach this Instructional Window?

How will you incorporate language instruction into daily lessons?

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Textual Expression: What is this?

Ask yourself: What strategies and

activities will students use to: Engage with the text? Demonstrate their

understanding of concepts and ideas?

How will you incorporate varied forms of writing everyday into daily lessons?

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All writing genres are embedded into each instructional window.

Which writing genre do we teach first?FAQs

Which writing genre do we teach first?FAQs

Planning Instruction: A Three Step Guide

1. Using the One-Pager, Review the Focus Standards. Review the Essential Question. Review the Culminating Task.

2. Then, review the Grade __ ELA Year-At-A-Glance: Textual Study. Craft and Language Study. Textual Expression.

3. Plan your unit.

Wow!

Keep in Mind

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 you monitor to ensure that students

are successfully working toward proficiency of the focus standards?

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Do we have to teach resiliency all year?

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

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What additional resources are available?

http://achieve.lausd.net/ELA

FAQs

What additional resources are available?

http://achieve.lausd.net/ELA

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Questions?