Grade Level Instruction 

ELA and MATH

TEACHERS:

• Will unpack standards as a team, and will utilize the OKCPS Standards Overview and District and Site CFAs to backwards design instruction for all Priority Standards.

• Will follow OKCPS  Pacing Guides.  

• Will have PRIORITY STANDARD LEARNING TARGETS & SUCCESS CRITERIA visibly posted in the room (FOR THE LESSONS OF THE DAY) THAT IS IDENTIFIABLE AND USED BY THE TEACHER, STUDENTS & OBSERVERS.

  • • Exit Ticket can be used to measure mastery level of a small chunk of the success criteria

• Will review the LEARNING TARGETS & SUCCESS CRITERIA with students at the beginning, middle, and end of each lesson. 

• Will follow the DISTRICT TIER 1 INSTRUCTIONAL FRAMEWORK

• Will deliver a WHOLE GROUP LESSON focusing on the PRIORITY STANDARDS outlined in the pacing guides. 

  • I DO - 5-10 minutes

    •  EXPLICIT MODELING OR GUIDED DISCOURSE THAT SHOWS EVIDENCE OF TEAM PLANNING (WHAT THE TEACHER WILL SAY)

    •  Scale back “I Do” portion throughout the week, gradually releasing students to complete their work independently. 

  • WE DO - 10-15 minutes

    •  HOW WILL YOU FACILITATE THE STUDENTS IN MASTERING THE DAILY PRIORITY STANDARD? (TASK) 

    • TRACKED BY THE TEACHER TO DETERMINE THE STUDENT'S PROGRESS TOWARD MASTERING THE STANDARD

      • IS MONITORED BY THE TEACHER AND USED TO GUIDE INSTRUCTION IN THE MOMENT

    • ARE STUDENTS MASTERING THE SUCCESS CRITERIA? 

      • IF YES - MOVE TO THE YOU DO - EXIT TICKET/CFA

      • IF NO - SMALL GROUP, WHOLE CLASS/HALF CLASS RETEACH 

  • YOU DO & SMALL GROUP - 5-10 minutes

    • STUDENTS WHO SHOW MASTERY DURING THE WE DO WILL MOVE ON TO THE YOU DO (EXIT TICKET/INDEPENDENT TASK) THAT MEASURES MASTERY LEVEL OF THE SPECIFIC SUCCESS CRITERIA FOR THE LESSON

    • STUDENTS WHO DO NOT SHOW MASTERY DURING THE WE DO WILL MOVE TIER 1 SMALL GROUP:

      • • • Focuses on the SUCCESS CRITERIA BEING TAUGHT THAT DAY

          • Reteaching components of the lesson from the day

          • Students not in the small group are continuing to work on the YOU DO, or another task aligned to the success criteria for the day.

• FRIDAY will be a day of assessments, goal tracking, progress monitoring, and student data talks. 

  • TEACHING STUDENTS TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THEIR LEARNING

STUDENTS:

• Will be able to identify and communicate the Learning Targets for instruction

• EACH DAY participate in the WHOLE GROUP LESSON

  • I DO - Level 0, listening, doing what the teacher does on their own paper

  • WE DO - Level 1, intentional and planned talk opportunities, team tasks, planned instructional strategies to help students interact with the critical content

  • YOU DO - Level 0, independent task, CFA/CFU, exit ticket

• EACH DAY will participate in the small group (if aggressive monitoring shows it is needed)

  • If not in a small group, are continuing to work on tasks aligned to the essential standard for the day at Level 0.