Into, Through and Beyond (ITB)

Learning Outcomes:

CLO 5253.1 - Offer alternative instructional suggestions and strategies that address the specific needs of California’s diverse student population.

CLO 5253.2 - Identify a clear instructional goal that is related to the English content of the standards.

CLO 5253.3 - Provide the learning in each instructional year that lays the necessary groundwork for success in subsequent English courses.

CLO 5253.4 - Identify the most successful and efficient approaches within a particular classroom so that learning is maximized.

Information:

Into - Through - Beyond

This is a universal concept that should be applied everyday for each lesson. It applies to every chapter in a book. It applies to an entire unit of study. How do you get students INTO the lesson, chapter or unit? How do you get them THROUGH it? Getting through a novel can be quite daunting for the inexperienced or recalcitrant reader. Do you have students who just will not read? (We all do! Whether you teach in a low performing or an high performing community, we ALL have non-readers. How do we get them through the literature? What happens BEYOND? Beyond is the "so what?" - this is the difference between wasting the period, week, or the last few months and achieving or goals and having our lessons make an impact of our students' lives.

This is applicable for nearly EVERY thing that happens in a classroom. How did you begin the school year? the lesson? the poem? the novel? the essay? Realize that unless you teach Kindergarten or Seniors, you are part of a long process. Each part of the process has an identifiable beginning, middle and end.

Study this chart: Braden & Christison’s I-T-B

Video also available at I-T-B video

Teacher Performance Expectations (TPEs) - As you know, our students' learning is rightfully dictated by Common Core State Standards. Teachers have standards too. These standards or "expectations" are known as the California TPEs. You need to familiarize yourself with what is expected of you. They are also attached below. You will need to refer to the TPEs when you create your LMU lesson plans.

REAL = Respect, Educate, Advocate, and Lead - LMU's School of Education's mission involves more than the teaching of academic standards. Teachers from LMU have this mission in common: our purpose to be the encouragement of life-long learning and academic excellence, the education of the whole person, and the promotion of service and justice for all. See this link. You will need to refer to REAL when you create your LMU lesson plans.