Standards-Based Classroom (physical)

Standards Based Whiteboard Components

The whiteboards in the classrooms should share the following configuration.

1. Instructor’s Name and Course Title

2. Date

3. Standard

4. Essential Question

5. Mastery Objective: SWBAT _____ in order to _____.

6. Agenda (making meaning                          acquire                          transfer)

   1. Do Now

   2. Mini Lesson

   3. Work Period

   4. Assessment and Closing

7. Home Learning/HW

Sample Whiteboard Set-up

 Ms. Ivanateach

AP English III

 January 3, 2011

Standard:   Identify an author’s implicit and stated assumptions about an issue based on evidence in the selection. (11.IT.A9)

Essential Question:  How does SOAPSTone help me interpret an author’s message?   How does an author craft his/ her argument?

Objective: SWBAT identify an author’s assumptions in order to explain how an argument is supported by evidence and driven by a situation/occasion

Agenda

1. DEAR/Conferences

2. Warm-up/Activator—Dictation/Syllabication and Write to Learn

3. Mini-lesson—SOAPSTone with James Baldwin’s Talk with Teachers

4. Work Period—SOAPSTone Jigsaw

5. Group Presentations of SOAPSTones

6. Assessment/Closing—1 pager on EQ; Exit slip DEJ quiz on assumptions/evidence

HW/Homelearning:  Draft SOAPSTone for your own speech

Standards Based Bulletin Board Components

Each board should be labeled and covered.

Board 1- (Curriculum Map)

·      Unit title

·      Enduring Understandings

·      Essential Questions

·      Standards

·      Portfolio Products & Assessments for the unit

Board 2- (Student Work)

·      Wall of Fame -- Student work exemplars and/or professional models

·      Assignment Sheet and Rubric with commentary

Board 3-

·      Norms

·      Announcements, Events, Opportunities, Contests, Publications, Scholarships, SAT & AP test dates, Internships, etc.

Board 4- (Achievement Trackers)

·      Grades, progress charts, attendance, HW, 25 Books, Awards

Room Layout

Teaching is a deliberate and thoughtful practice. The arrangement of physical space in a classroom can work to either encourage and support student learning and achievement or discourage it. Consult the following room layouts as you plan lessons and choose the most appropriate layout for your lesson and subsequent activities.

Arrangement 1:  Table in Rows: Ideal for lecture or direct instruction

Arrangement 2: Table in pods or work stations: Ideal for differentiation, grouping, conferencing, teamwork, and stations

Arrangement in “boardroom” style: Ideal for mini lessons for the whole class, seminars, or presentations.