On-Demand Systems of Professional Learning - Module 4 - ELA
Module 4: Designing and Aligning Instruction and Assessment
- Review and extend their knowledge of unit and lesson design with alignment to the Connecticut Core Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy and the three instructional shifts.
- Begin to build and examine short model curriculum units
- Examine and develop learning goals aligned to the CCS-ELA &Literacy
- Understand the use of key understandings and guiding questions to inform instruction and performance tasks
- Introduce and practice the use of the Cognitive Rigor Matrix
- Examine performance tasks and rubrics and develop aligned performance tasks
- Understand how learning progressions and formative assessment are integrated into lesson design
- Practice reviewing a unit and conducting a structured conversation around unit design
- Collaboratively plan for sharing the key components of this module within their school and/or district
Materials for Grades K-5
Activity | Materials |
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Introductory Activity [Video] |
Materials for Grades 6-12
Activity | Materials |
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Introductory Activity Activity 1 [Video] Activity 2 [Video] Activity 3a [Video] Activity 3b [Video] Activity 3c [Video] Activity 3d [Video] Activity 4a [Video] Activity 4b [Video] Activity 5 [Video] Activity 6 [Video] Activity 7 Closing Activity |