1. Identify a unit you will be teaching in the next month.

  2. Identify the standards in the unit.

  3. Which of those standards are priority standards.

  4. Make decisions based on the priority content where you need to adjust lesson sequencing and/or pacing.

Look fors:

  • Does the content extend work from earlier units and grade levels?

  • Does the content extend into future content?

  • What parts of the unit help students deepen conceptual understanding and subject area expertise, such as expertise with mathematical practices or reading comprehension?

  • Is this content that students need to know right now in order to continue learning grade-level subject matter?