Finding Those Access Points

Here’s how….

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Online Access Points

• Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standards

• Access Points• Keyword Search• Grade Levels• Body of Knowledge• Pick a link in blue at bottom of page

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Want free resources and lessons?

• Check for related benchmark–Click link

• Look under Related Resources– It has link for the free resource

• Look under Sample Test Items– It has a sample FCAT question

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Bridging Between Levels

• Benchmark, Independent, Supported, Participatory

• Should ALWAYS have two levels during instruction and testing of that instruction

• Create lesson plans with standard documentation

• Collect data regarding learning

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Lesson Plan Formula

• Instructional Target• State Standards• Guiding Question• Materials/Preparations needed• Classroom Procedures/Activities• Differentiated Tasks (levels)• Assessment• Extensions

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Differentiated Tasks

• This is the Bridge• Often easier to look at the highest

level task and work down• Don’t forget to offer the higher

questions as frequently as those on level – the test will!

• Exposure, exposure, exposure

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Assessment – in the classroom

• Write questions from most to least complex

• Ask questions from least to most complex

• Model three choice answers and alternate using scaffolding