Welcome to your Staycation: Destination Learning

Professional Development - October 16, 2020

**This is a Self-Paced Virtual Course**

All travel must be complete by: Today, October 16, 2020

**BE SURE TO RIGHT CLICK ON ALL LINKS TO OPEN**

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Prepare For Your Trip:

About this Hosted Group Tour:

This group tour is intended for teachers, teams, school leaders, and all support staff members for the purpose of beginning the process of unpacking and internalizing the upcoming EL Education module(s) for grades 6, 7, and 8 and identifying next steps for unpacking the upcoming module. When you're ready to dive into content, begin working through this self-paced course either as a PLC or individually.

The goal of this course is to provide opportunities for participants to deepen their practice with CMS curriculum and course content. In addition, it is important for sightseers to reflect on the connections between course content, planning, and instruction. Today's travelers will engage in course reflections to demonstrate their interaction with the resources.

Participants should plan to spend a total of 90 minutes working through the course and materials. Please Note: Full internalization requires more than 90 minutes of work, but since a staycation can't last forever, this tour presents the "essence" of the internalization process. Upon completion, participants will begin to internalize the second module of their grade-level curriculum.

About your Middle School ELA Stewards:

To meet your MS ELA Stewards who can help you navigate the friendly skies, visit the Virtual Office (Links to an external site.) and click on the bookshelf items. Then, check out the links in the room.

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How to Navigate your Journey:

Learning Outcomes:

1. Teachers will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the specific standards associated with the grade level they teach.

2. Teachers will be able to describe, analyze and evaluate the components of the grade-level curriculum they teach and use this information to plan high-quality lessons for students daily for ALL students (within the grade level).

3. Teachers will be able to demonstrate the core actions in their classroom practice daily for ALL students.

Engage: Consult Your Itinerary!

Title/Time

Directions

Tasks

Engage

(5 minutes)

STEP 1. Check Your Baggage: Self-Assessment

STEP 2. Unpack Your Suitcase and Enjoy Your Destination!

Complete the self-assessment
Download a copy of the course note-taker

Exercise

(70 minutes)

STEP 3. Concierge Service: Module Overview

STEP 4. City Tour: Unit 1 Overview

STEP 5. Travel Guide: Culture and Race, Bias, Power, and Equity

STEP 6. Sightseeing and Shopping: Unit 1 Assessment Overview

STEP 7. Excursion #1: Lesson Overview

STEP 8. Excursion #2: Choice Board (Optional)

Review full internalization guide as a reference
Consider the questions from the “Reading and Discussing the Central Text” portion of the Internalization Guide
Review grade-level module overview, unit overview, lesson overview, lesson study and all corresponding guiding questions
Review and reflect on the Co-Teaching Considerations and Advanced Learning Opportunities
Explore resources and guiding questions for culturally relevant teaching
Take, review, and discuss the Unit 1 Assessments with your PLC
Reflect on and plan for ELL/EC/Advanced supports
Explore and consider the additional resources on the Choice Board (OPTIONAL)
Update your Note-Catcher