ILC #4
Sample data set - Effect sizes
PPT for PLC 4/27/15
Survey for beginning of ILC #4
Link to online discussion boards
PPT for PLC 4/27/15
Survey for beginning of ILC #4
Link to online discussion boards
Instructional Learning Cycles
The four Instructional Learning Cycles (ILCs) per year are intended to change the way we do business in the classroom. We will pre-test our students, use new and improved instructional strategies, reflect on our practices, and post-test our students to see how well our practices are working.
ILC #3 - February 9 to April 3, 2015
- List of deliverables for this ILC
- Webcast - Explains how to use USA Test Prep to create multiple choice pre- and post-tests (talks about math, but can be applied to other content areas)
- ILC planning document and student achievement tracker
- USA Test Prep
- ReadWorks
- Link to Collaborative Online Assessments (COA) web site
ILC #2
- ILC #2 - draft timeline/deliverables
- Introduction Checklist
- Conclusion Checklist
- Revised rubric (includes "effort")
- Short version of rubric (without "effort")
- Formative assessment materials (Nov. 10-14): reading selection, writing prompt/introduction checklist, directions
Resources for 2014-15
- Teacher directions for pre-assessment #1
- Student writing prompt - Pre-assessment #1
- Rubric
- Introductory PPT for students re: pre-assessment
- Video introduction to pre-assessment (youtube)
- ILCs #1 & #2 - Schedule of skills to be covered
- ILCs #1 & #2 - Planning worksheet linked to skills ("I can" statements)
- ILC 1.2 Mini Lesson: Outlines
- Outline template
- ILC 1.4 Mini Lesson: Topic Sentences
Resources from 2013-14
- Graphic organizer for summarizing
- Rubric for summarization
- Overview of Talking to the Text (resource from Renton Technical College)
- Exit Tickets - link to overview & video (The Teacher Toolkit)