Question 1: What do we want all students to know and be able to do?

“One of the most significant factors that impacts student achievement is that teachers commit to implementing a guaranteed and viable curriculum to ensure no matter who teaches a given class, the curriculum will address certain essential content (Marzano, 2003). 

During a focus on question one, (What do we want students to know), high functioning PLC teams: 

• Determine Pacing PLC teams use the OKCPS Pacing Guide and YAG  to identify appropriate length of instructional cycle. 

• Analyze Curriculum  Teachers collaborate to review the OAS and OKCPS curricular resources for the current course as well as vertically articulated courses. Teachers write and communicate learning goals to students. 

• Discuss and Share Instructional Strategies Teacher teams share evidence-based effective instructional strategies and utilize newly learned strategies in their own classrooms.