CELEBRATE the STRUGGLEHELPING STUDENTS EXTEND & APPLY KNOWLEDGE

Prepared for the Elementary Collaborative Learning Team of SMYTH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

by Dan Mulligan, flexiblecreativity.comMarch 2015

“We can, whenever and wherever we choose, successfully teach all children whose schooling is of interest to us. We already know more than we need to do that. Whether or not we do it must finally depend on how we feel about the fact that we haven’t so far.”

Ron Edmonds

Table of Contents

Virginia SOL Blueprints 3

Framework for Instructional Planning 6

Research-Based Learning Strategies 7

Similarities and Differences 10

Summarizing and Note-Taking 14

Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback 18

Cooperative Learning 23

Nonlinguistic Representations 26

Generating and Testing Hypotheses 28

Reinforcing Effort and Providing Recognition 30

Homework and Practice 31

Questions, Cues, and Advance Organizers 34

Searching for Opportunities – Longitudinal Data 38

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English Reading and Writing 2010 SOL BlueprintsREADING

Reporting Category Number of Items/Percent of Test

Grade K-3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9-11

Use word analysis strategies, word reference materials

7 (17.5%)

7 (17.5%)

8 (20.0%)

8 (17.8%)

8 (17.8%)

8 (17.8%)

10 (18.2%)

Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts

17 (42.5%)

17 (42.5%)

15 (37.5%)

17 (37.8%)

17 (37.8%)

17 (37.8%)

18 (32.7%)

Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

16 (40.0%)

16 (40.0%)

17 (42.5%)

20 (44.4%)

20 (44.4%)

20 (44.4%)

27 (49.0%)

Total Operational Items 40 40 40 45 45 45 55

Field Tested Items 7 7 10 10 10 10 10

Total Assessment Items 47 47 50 55 55 55 65

WRITINGReporting Category Number of Items

Multiple-Choice/ Technology- Enhanced Items (MC/TEI)

Short Paper Component: # of possible points

Research, plan, compose, revise for a variety of purposes

7 Composing/ Written Expression

16

Edit for correct use of language, capitalization, punctuation, spelling

15 Usage/ Mechanics8

GRADE K – 5

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Virginia Department of Education, reformatted by Dan Mulligan, flexiblecreativity.com, 2014-2015

Reporting Category Number of Items

Multiple-Choice/ Technology- Enhanced Items (MC/TEI)

Short Paper Component: # of possible points

Research, plan, compose, revise for a variety of purposes

7 Composing/ Written Expression

16

Edit for correct use of language, capitalization, punctuation, spelling

15 Usage/ Mechanics8

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6

9

10

Similarities & Differences

12

13

14

Summarizing & Note-Taking

16

17

18

Setting Objectives & Providing Feedback

20

22

23

Cooperative Learning

26

Nonlinguistic Representations

27

28

Generating & Testing Hypotheses

30

Reinforcing Effort & Providing Recognition

Homework & Practice

Scientific Method

Math Problem Solving

34

35

Questions, Cues, & Advance Organizers

37

38

40