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Welcome the High Yield Instructional Strategies Site!
Welcome the High Yield Instructional Strategies Site!
The purpose of this course is to help teachers include research-based, high-yield instructional strategies (HYIS) and supporting activities in the regular and systematic improvement of classroom learning processes following learning in the Continuous Classroom Improvement course.
Initial Outcomes:
By the end of the asynchronous learning, 100% of participants in HYIS professional learning will rate the quality of the Professional Learning as average or above and agree or strongly agree to apply and student impact questions as measured by Professional Learning event feedback/evaluation form in KickUp.
By the end of the asynchronous learning, 100% of participants will reflect on their learning of the HYIS course content and submit a plan for including HYIS in classroom PDSA cycles as measured by an exit quiz.
Intermediate Outcome:
Following a coaching conversation around the implementation of the submitted PDSA cycle, 90% of course participants will have a strategy bank posted/accessible to students that includes differentiated HYIS for a variety of learners aligned to the learning target that have led to student growth based on instructional data as evidenced by KickUp log data
It is expected that this course will take you approximately 3-5 hours to complete asynchronously. We have estimated how long each section should take to complete to help you with planning.
Course Timeline:
The content of this course is expected to be completed by 12/18/2023 and course submissions are to be completed no later than April 1, 2024.
We're excited to learn with you!
Step 1
Step 1
Have you signed up for this professional development? If you have not, please register in Kickup via the link below. Also, please review the course outcomes listed in Kickup.
Prefer to take this class in person? You may unregister for this course and select an in-person below:
Step 2
Step 2
Click below to watch this short video highlighting the this course, site navigation, and some quick tips to support your learning. You do not have to review every resource on every page of the course. If the content or material isn't applicable for your classroom setting, try to make connections that are applicable to what your work. The resources are there to support your learning and development of your plan for your team.
Step 3
Step 3
Click on the button below to force a copy of a document you will use to capture notes, answers to reflection questions, and/or any wonderings you may have along the way.
This icon will be placed at various locations throughout the course to prompt you to document your thinking/reflections in your note-taking document.
This document will be part of your course submission.
Ask your coach for the companion book for this course if you haven't already received it!
Step 4
Step 4
Click on the High Yield Instructional Strategies button to advance to course content.
If you need immediate support or have a question, send an email to your Instructional Coach or one of the course facilitators listed below.
If you need immediate support or have a question, send an email to your Instructional Coach or one of the course facilitators listed below.
Sarah Boyer - SABoyer@ssdmo.org
Jen Ferguson - JEFerguson@ssdmo.org
Site Navigation
Site Navigation
As you progress through the site you will notice this icon. When you click it, it will pop out whatever you were looking at to another tab. This will allow you to view it in a larger window and when possible, make a copy, or add it to your Google drive and folder if desired.
This icon allows you to turn on/off the closed captions for any of the videos you are watching.
This icon allows you to turn on/off the closed captions for any of the videos you are watching.
This icon lets you know when to use your notes sheet
This icon lets you know when to use your notes sheet
This icon can refer to any checklist
This icon can refer to any checklist
This icon signals you can make your own copy of the resource. (force copy)
This icon signals you can make your own copy of the resource. (force copy)
This icon lets you know you have a task to complete.
This icon lets you know you have a task to complete.
This icon means you are not signed into your SSD Google Account
This icon means you are not signed into your SSD Google Account
This icon signals that the item is a High Yield Instructional Strategy
This icon signals that the item is an activity supporting a strategy
You will have copies of notes and resources throughout this course. You may wish to create a Google folder using your SSD credentials (xxx@ssdmo.org and your SSD password) for this course so you will have an online space to hold your reflections, assignments, etc.
You will have copies of notes and resources throughout this course. You may wish to create a Google folder using your SSD credentials (xxx@ssdmo.org and your SSD password) for this course so you will have an online space to hold your reflections, assignments, etc.
It is recommended that you sign out of all other gmail accounts when accessing your SSD account, as Google likes to default to different accounts when opening documents.
It is recommended that you sign out of all other gmail accounts when accessing your SSD account, as Google likes to default to different accounts when opening documents.
More Site Navigation Tips
More Site Navigation Tips
Please travel through all the tabs at the top...from Home to Submit, or use the Next & Back buttons.
If you require closed captioning on any video, just use the settings cog within the video to adjust.
You may need to use the up and down arrows on your keyboard for scrolling on a laptop
Some Google links may ask you to make a copy. Just click the blue button that says Make a copy.
If you hover in the top right corner of a presentation or video, a gray box will appear . Feel free to click it and expand to full screen.
Any page numbers you see refer to the green and yellow book photographed below
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