NCSC Webinar Study Guide: Graduated Understandings Part 1 and 2
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Use this participation guide as you listen and view the webinar. Please send your guide to ---The Graduated Understandings house two resources: Instructional Families and Element Cards. Please use
this participation guide to provide feedback on the resources.
Question:
Notes/Feedback:
The instructional families are
presented in three different
views. On a scale of 1-5, how
useful did you find each view?
View 1: Across all grades - View of Learning Targets and Families across
Grades
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possibly/
not sure
Very
View 2: Within grade bands - View of Learning Targets, Families, and CCCs
by Grade-band
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not at all
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possibly/
not sure
5
Very
View 3: Within Instructional Families - View by Instructional Families, LPF,
and CCSS Domains
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not at all
To help us improve the
Instructional Families, can you
describe:
 the top two things that
worked?
 the top two things that
were the most confusing?
Worked
Confusing
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3
possibly/
not sure
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5
Very
The Element Cards are
intended to help think about
differentiating instruction
across students and/or grades.
Standards, connectors, families and indicators section:
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not at all
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3
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not sure
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5
Very
On a scale of 1-5, how useful do Essential Understandings:
you see the following sections:
 The top section that
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not at all
possibly/
Very
describes the standards,
not sure
connectors, families, and
indicators addressed,
 The “Essential
Suggested Instructional Families:
Understandings” section
 The “Suggested
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2
3
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5
Instructional Strategies”
not at all
possibly/
Very
not sure
section, and
Supports and Scaffolds:
 The “Supports and
Scaffolds” section?
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3
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5
not at all
To help us improve the
Instructional Families, can you
describe:
 the top two things that
worked?
 the top two things that
were the most confusing?
Worked
Confusing
Schedule of follow up calls:
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12 noon and 3:30 Central time on April 3rd.
possibly/
not sure
Very