Lesson Planning Structures

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This resource gives an overview of individual planning structures that early implementers used to ensure effective lesson preparation. Early implementers found that “doing the work” of the lesson was the most helpful way to prepare.

Implementation Plan

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This resource is a template for keeping track of all of the projects and tasks that your team will take on during implementation. Before the work plan, there is space for recording major decisions and notes relevant to your work plan from across Phase I and Phase II: vision, core beliefs, goals, communications, roles and responsibilities, and decision-making process. This is meant to be a “one-stop shop,” but the format may not be right for your team. Modify as needed – add or delete sections, adjust tables and rows, or separate into multiple templates.

Student Work Protocols

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This resource provides protocols that can be used to analyze student work. Analyzing student work helps teachers determine where students need more support and discuss ideas for adjusting instructional practice with other teachers.

Pacing Guidance

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This resource provides considerations and guidance for setting pacing across the school year. The underlying consideration is figuring out how shared the expectations will be (i.e. which groups are expected to be on the same schedule).

Curriculum Criteria

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This resource is a list of questions for a system to consider to generate curriculum criteria, as well as a list of sample curriculum criteria for middle school ELA.