You Will Need…
• Lesson Plans from ELA,
Science, and Social
Studies
Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent
“Making Education Work for All Georgians”
www.gadoe.org
A Collective Commitment:
Focusing on Literacy in All
Content Areas
Rena Beasley, Ed. D.
Literacy/UDL Specialist
School Improvement
Georgia Department of Education
rbeasley@doe.k12.ga.us
Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent
“Making Education Work for All Georgians”
www.gadoe.org
How will our Literacy commitment
prepare students for college and
career readiness?
Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent
“Making Education Work for All Georgians”
www.gadoe.org
Performance Standards
TKES 2: Instructional Planning
The teacher plans using state and local school district curricula and
standards, effective strategies, resources, and data to address the
differentiated needs of all students.
TKES 3: Instructional Strategies
The teacher promotes student learning by using research-based
instructional strategies relevant to the content to engage students
in active learning and to facilitate the students’ acquisition of key
knowledge and skills.
TKES 4: Differentiated Instruction
The teacher challenges and supports each student’s learning by
providing appropriate content and developing skills which address
individual learning differences.
Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent
“Making Education Work for All Georgians”
www.gadoe.org
Learning Targets
• Understand the Literacy shifts
• Understand the components of an effective lesson
• Understand the intentional planning process for using
text complexity
• Understand how Literacy is to be applied in all
content areas
• Understand how writing can be used as a vehicle to
promote active literacy
• Understand vocabulary’s role in literacy
• Understanding implementation of UDL
• Understanding
the role of “Coach”
Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent
“Making Education Work for All Georgians”
www.gadoe.org
Agenda
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Review Characteristics of an Effective Lesson
Standards vs Teaching
Shout-outs and Barriers
Steps of UDL
Lunch
Observe Classrooms
Debrief
Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent
“Making Education Work for All Georgians”
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Characteristics of an Effective Lesson
Opening
Instructional Framework
Work Session
Closing
Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent
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What is the lesson really about?
Standards vs Teaching
• Standards
• I CANS
• Actual Teaching
Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent
“Making Education Work for All Georgians”
www.gadoe.org
Modeling
There are eight essential components of explicit instruction:
• Concept/skill is broken down into critical features/elements.
• Teacher clearly describes concept/skill.
• Teacher clearly models concept/skill.
• Multi-sensory instruction (visual, auditory, tactile, kinesthetic)
• Teacher thinks aloud as she/he models.
• Teacher models examples and non-examples.
• Cueing
• High levels of teacher-student interaction
Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent
“Making Education Work for All Georgians”
www.gadoe.org
Universal Design for Learning
“UDL”
Work Session
Content
Multiple Means
of
Representation
Process
Product
Multiple Means of Action and
Expression
Multiple Means of Engagement
Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent
“Making Education Work for All Georgians”
www.gadoe.org
Universal Design for Learning
“UDL”
Content
Multiple
Means of
Representation
Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent
“Making Education Work for All Georgians”
www.gadoe.org
•Display of information
•Auditory
•Visual
•Vocabulary Options
•Language
•Decoding Text
•Linguistic/Nonlinguistic
•Prior Knowledge
•Relationships
•Graphic Organizers
Universal Design for Learning
Work Session “UDL”
Process
Physical
Physical response (Pair Share)
Access to different tools
Navigation
Multiple Means of
Action and Expression
Expression
Media
Writing
Problem Solving
Practice
Multiple Means of
Engagement
Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent
“Making Education Work for All Georgians”
www.gadoe.org
Executive Functions
Goal Setting
Planning/Strategy Development
Resources
Monitoring Progress