Pomona Unified School DistrictEnglish Language Arts Professional

Development Session

Ramping It Up October 9, 2014

Materials Needed: High School

• Opening Activityo POSERo An 8¢ Story

• Professional Reading and Activityo 2014 English Language Arts/English Language Development Framework: Key

Themes AND Pages 55-57 of the ELA/ELD Framework beginning with “Amplification of the Key Themes in the CA ELD Standards”

o ELA Grade Level Standards (9-10 or 11-12)

• Videoo Author's Purpose: Analyzing & Adapting Texts

• https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/analyze-adapt-text

• Curriculumo An agreed upon Key Assignment from Unit 2 (Unit 3 for 10th Grade) for your

grade levelo Instructional Methods and Strategies from UC Course Submission

• Found in the Read Me Fist Documents on EdCaliber

Materials Needed: Middle School

• Opening Activityo POSERo An 8¢ Story

• Professional Readingo 2014 English Language Arts/English Language Development Framework:

Key Themes AND Pages 55-57 of the ELA/ELD Framework beginning with “Amplification of the Key Themes in the CA ELD Standards”

o ELA Standards (Grade 7 or 8)

• Videoo Author's Purpose: Analyzing & Adapting Texts

• https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/analyze-adapt-text

• Curriculumo Each grade level will agree upon Key Assignment from

• 7th Grade Unit 2 • 8th Grade Unit 3

Outcomes• Build capacity to use Common Core ELA

Standards in tandem with 2014 ELD Standards to implement the CCSS ELA Course Descriptions

• Use the Theory of Action (Plan-Do-Check-Act) to support the implementation of the CCSS ELA Course Descriptions

• Build the capacity to prepare and teach lessons aligned to the expectations set forth in the CCSS ELA Course Descriptions

Essential Questions

• How does today’s work connect with our on-going District initiatives of A.I.R2 the 4Cs and the full implementation of the CCSS?

• How do the Key Themes in the ELA/ELD Framework inform instructional practices for all students and connect to our on-going district initiatives of A.I.R.2 the 4 Cs and the full implementation of the CCSS?

• How do PLCs collaborate to plan and implement to fidelity the CCSS ELA course descriptions?

• How does today’s work inform our next steps?

Opening Activity

Professional Reading

2014 English Language Arts/English Language Development Framework: Key Themes AND Pages 55-57 of the ELA/ELD Framework beginning with

“Amplification of the Key Themes in the CA ELD Standards”

• Where are these Key Themes found in the ELA Standards? As a grade level, construct a tree map and categorize your grade level standards by appropriate theme. Include the ELD standards given in the reading.

• After completing the tree map as a grade level, discuss as a department the extent to which you agree or disagree with the grade level placements? Come to a consensus as to where each standard belongs.

• Brainstorm, as a department, activities and strategies that can be used for each of the key themes to support all learners including English learners.

Author's Purpose: Analyzing & Adapting Texts

• As you watch the video, think about and be prepared to discuss the following questions:o What specific strategies are students using to make

meaning with the text? o What evidence do you see that students are gaining

content knowledge and using that knowledge for effective expression?

o What strategies is the teacher using to help students develop their language, especially in the area of academic language and text structure?

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/analyze-adapt-text

Discussion• Use the questions on the previous slide to discuss

the video.• How are the Key Themes of the ELA/ELD

Framework exemplified in the video?

Keep the strategies used in the video and those you brainstormed in mind as you move to the next

activity.

Unit 2 (3) Key Assignment

As a grade level, choose a key assignment to work with for the remainder of the session.

• Reminderso Key Assignments are sign posts on the road as

teachers work through the unit with their studentso Teachers may need several lessons to complete each

Key Assignment

In this part of the session, grade levels will work on those lessons that will be needed for students to complete the Key

Assignment.

• Continued on next slide

Unit 2 (3) Key Assignment (cont’d)

• As you review one Key assignment in preparation to plan a lesson as a grade-level, keep the following in mind:• Key Themes• Brainstorm of Strategies for Key Themes• High School Only: Instructional Methods

and Strategies from UC Course Submission

Ed Caliber Groups: Middle School

• If you would like to be part of a group for your Grade level course, self enroll using the following codes:

• Language Arts 7: gx443s8y• Language Arts 8: gd7h54sx

Ed Caliber Groups: High School

• If you would like to be part of a group for your Grade level course, self enroll using the following codes:

• English I CP/H: g5fyyb6y• English II CP: gq3t4kg7• English III CP: gwjyvk9f• English IV CP: gk5h59t5

Evaluations