STANDARDS BASED INSTRUCTION – WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?

Madison Middle School Home of the Mohawks

IMPLEMENTPrepare to Launch!

I taught Spot how

to whistle.

I don’t hear him

whistling.

I said I taught him.

I didn’t say he learned it.

THREE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS:

• What do you want students to know, understand, and be able to do?(K.U.D. – Rick Wormelli, Differentiated Instruction)(Student Learning Maps - Learning-Focused Framework)

• How will you assess student learning?(Diagnostic, Formative, Summative)

• How will you develop daily lesson plans to reflect the first two?

“Children do not learn by doing…They learn by

thinking,discussing,

andreflecting

on what they have done.”Dr. William Speer

DO STATEMENTS: •Demonstrate knowledge of Standards Based Instruction•Create Lesson Essential Questions based on the Standards for Each Lesson

TEACHER ACTIONS TODAY

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

What artifacts and instructional practices are present in a standards-based classroom?

• Understanding concepts

• Conversation• Social Interaction• Transfer• Their world• VOICE• Student directed• Peer critical

engagement

• Reflection• Continuous

feedback• Process • Question based• Exploration• Curiosity

Ken Kay, PresidentPartnerships for 21st Century Skills

THE BIG SHIFT – Standards Based Instruction

• From teacher talk, coverage to active learner

• From information products to knowledge products• From teacher centered to student negotiated• From TASK/PRODUCT/GRADE QUESTION/FOCUS/INVESTIGATE/SHARE• From isolation to ongoing social

interaction• From surface facts to deep meaning• From evaluation to ASSESSMENT

COLLABORATIVE PAIRS - 1• Find someone seated near you who will be your “summarizing” partner for the

morning.

• Designate who will be a “1” by determining who has been in education the longest. The runner-up is the “2”. If you tied, who got up first this morning?

• TOPIC: Standards-based Instruction

• What artifacts and instructional practices are present in a standards-based classroom?

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

HOW CAN ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS LEAD TO DEEPER UNDERSTANDING BY STUDENTS?

Adapted fromLearning-Focused

www.LearningFocused.com

Essential questions are driven by state standards. They are asked at the beginning, throughout your lessons, and are answered by students, usually in writing, discussion,a product, or a project.

Essential questions are planned. You determine what the question is, when it should be asked in the lesson, and how it should be answered.

WHAT IS AN ESSENTIAL QUESTION?

• Can be written for a whole unit or a lesson• The teaching objective in the form of a question• Posed at the beginning and referenced throughout the

lesson/unit• Answered by the students

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

• K – How do we use words and pictures to retell a story? • 4th – How can we use arrays to discover patterns in prime

and composite numbers? • 5th – How can I compare and contrast the techniques

authors use to create vivid settings?

AN ESSENTIAL QUESTION SHOULD

• Engage the learner and activate prior knowledge

• Have clear goals and generate more ideas, connections, and challenges

• Organize learning about the topic• Be posted in the classroom

THE CONNECTION OF ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS TO THINKING

• Creates summary of student learning• Stimulates thought• Provokes inquiry• Sparks more questions• Connects learner to the topic• Provides a clear focus for learning• Activates prior knowledge

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF USING ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS? • Teaching Channel Video on Essential Questions

OBJECTIVES/ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

Objectives• Make students wonder what the

objective has in store for them. • Are written in educational

jargon-adult language.• Generate confusion about

learning.• Focus on teaching.

Essential Questions• Cause students to think about how

they can answer the question.• Are written for the learner in

student language.• Are driven by standards• Generate questions about intended

learning.• Focus on learning.

OBJECTIVES VERSUS QUESTIONSExample Objective

• Understand the impact of geographical regions on the development of culture

• Explain how laws are used to maintain order in society.

• Describe colonial life in America as experienced by various people including large landowners, farmers, artisans, women, indentured servants, slaves, and Native Americans.

Example Question

• Why do regions differ?

• How do rules and laws create an effective government?

• Multiple essential questions are needed. One example:

How did geography, climate, and natural resources affect the way people lived and worked in the thirteen colonies?

LET’S TRY ONE!

Standard • RL.K.2 With prompting

and support, retell familiar stories, including key details.

Essential Question• How do we use words and

pictures to retell a story?

HOW DO YOU USE ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS?

• Introduce the lesson• Make sure students understand the question that

they are responsible for answering at the end of lesson

• Refer to the question during the lesson• Assess student learning by ensuring they can

answer the question at the end of the lesson

WHAT IS AN ESSENTIAL QUESTION? …AND WHAT IS NOT?

Essential Questions vs “Simple,” Fact-based, “One” Answer Questions

How does art reflect culture or change it?

What is renaissance art?

Essential Questions vs “Simple,” Fact-based, “One” Answer Questions

How does art reflect culture or change it?

What is renaissance art?

How does an organism succeed in its environment?

What is the life cycle of a frog?

Essential Questions vs “Simple,” Fact-based, “One” Answer Questions

How does art reflect culture or change it?

What is renaissance art?

How does an organism succeed in its environment?

What is the life cycle of a frog?

How does conflict produce change?

What is the conflict in the story…?

Essential Questions vs “Simple,” Fact-based, “One” Answer Questions

How does art reflect culture or change it?

What is renaissance art?

How does an organism succeed in its environment?

What is the life cycle of a frog?

How does conflict produce change?

What is the conflict in the story…?

Why do laws change? How does a bill become law?

Essential Questions vs “Simple,” Fact-based, “One” Answer Questions

How does art reflect culture or change it?

What is renaissance art?

How does an organism succeed in its environment?

What is the life cycle of a frog?

How does conflict produce change?

What is the conflict in the story…?

Why do laws change? How does a bill become law?

Is history a history of progress? What are three inventions created by Ben Franklin?

Click here to see how a team of teacherscan use one Essential Question

STRATEGIES THAT MOST IMPACT ACHIEVEMENT

Rank Strategy Effect Size

Percentile Gain

1 Extending Thinking Skills

1.61 45

2 Summarizing 1.00 34 3 Vocabulary In

Context .85 33

4 Advance Organizers

.73 28

5 Non-VerbalRepresentations

.65 25

(Marzano, 2001;US Department of Education: 2002)

Essential Questions

incorporate all of these.

REMEMBER

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•Work toward higher level thinking skills

LOW LEVEL VS. HIGH LEVEL

Low level• What is a bar graph?

High Level• How can graphs be used

to compare related data?