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Navigating the Secondary English Aligned Round Rock Curriculum (ARRC)

Navigating the Secondary English Aligned Round Rock Curriculum (ARRC). Annual Job Alike Day August 17, 2011 Walsh Middle School. Charting the Course Today. Objectives Today. Analyze changes in the English Aligned Round Rock Curriculum (ELA ARRC)

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Navigating the Secondary English Aligned Round Rock Curriculum (ARRC)

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  1. Navigating the Secondary EnglishAligned Round Rock Curriculum (ARRC) Annual Job Alike Day August 17, 2011 Walsh Middle School

  2. Charting the Course Today

  3. Objectives Today • Analyze changes in the English Aligned Round Rock Curriculum (ELA ARRC) • Locate and learn how to access the newly aligned ARRC (Moodle) • Examine the “First 10 Days” and “RRISD Reader-Writer Workshop Operational Definition” documents • Plan collaboratively with colleagues

  4. NORMS

  5. Brief Introductions • Name • Campus • Role • Interesting Summer Read

  6. ARRC Update 2011-2012 • ARRC Overview Pages for Middle and High School • New and Improved: “Snapshots” of Instructional Timelines (2-3 pages long): • Unit Titles and pacing featured • Benchmark Assessments, STAAR Test dates, and TAKS Test dated (if applicable) documented

  7. ARRC Update 2011-2012 • ARRC Overview Pages for Middle and High School continued: • “Focus Genres” Highlighted • Spotlight on Grammar (one area to focus on this year in terms of data) • Major work products noted for each unit

  8. ARRC Update 2011-2012 • Other Documents Included in the ARRC: • At-A-Glance Maps which feature the bundled TEKS within each unit • Posted on the RRISD Curriculum site for public viewing • Instructional Timelines • Posted within Moodle; Detailed information about each instructional period (what to teach (TEKS), work products, pacing suggestions, teaching notes)

  9. ARRC Update 2011-2012 • Overall organizational structure of each unit: • Mentor texts • Writing components (non-negotiable work products) will compliment mentor texts

  10. ARRC Update 2011-2012 • 1st 6 weeks - Introduction to • Comprehension Strategies • Genre Study • Establishing Literacy Routines (like Reader-Writer Workshop) • Literary Genres (both Fiction and Nonfiction)

  11. ARRC Update 2011-2012 • Other Documents Included in the ARRC: • Adopted Resources Integrated into the ARRC for Instruction • Holt McDougal Literature (middle school) or Glencoe Literature (high school) • Pearson Prentice-Hall Writing Coach 6-12 - NEW

  12. ARRC Update 2011-2012 • Middle School and High School Highlights • A balance of literary and informational genres are featured each semester to provide students with multiple opportunities to work with both types of texts as critical readers. • Work products and assessments are delineated with teaching notes.

  13. ARRC Update 2011-2012 • Middle School and High School Highlights • A balance of literary and informational genres are featured each semester to provide students with multiple opportunities to work with both types of texts as critical readers. • Work products and assessments are delineated with teaching notes.

  14. ARRC Update 2011-2012 • Middle School and High School Highlights • Poetry is often embedded in different units. • An increased emphasis on “synthesizing [information] and making connections across genres” is emphasized in various units.

  15. ARRC Update 2011-2012 • What is included within the Instructional Timeline documents? • Embedded TEKS • Unit Descriptions • Pacing Ideas and Suggestions • Generalizations • Teaching Resources • Work Product Specifics

  16. ARRC Update 2011-2012 • What is included within the Instructional Timeline documents? • Required Lessons • Recommended Lessons

  17. ARRC Update 2011-2012 • What else is included continued… • Ongoing assessment and best practices are written in each Instructional Timeline. • Research has been carefully dispersed at each grade level to maximize the use of campus resources. • Many hyperlinks are embedded that directly link to great instructional resources. New Moodle site should make these easier to use.

  18. What happened this spring and summer during curriculum writing? • Work products were examined closely (backward design model). • The ARRC was resequenced based on new knowledge of STAAR. • Additional changes were made based on teacher feedback.

  19. Where is the new ARRC located? • Moodle • http://moodle/ • How to access RRISD Moodle • (see handout distributed)

  20. What is in each grade level’s Moodle folder? • Instructional Timelines, Overviews, and At-a-Glance Maps • Folder for Literature Books (master codes and how to access directions) • RRISD Resources • Secondary Reading List Parent Letter (English and Spanish) • STAAR and State Resources http://moodle/

  21. What should I be doing the first few weeks of school? How can I help support new teachers during this time? • “The First Ten Days” • (see handout)

  22. What is reader-writer workshop and what is the district vision? • “RRISD Reader-Writer Workshop Operational Definition” • (see handout)

  23. What about STAAR? Should we be concerned or worried?

  24. Be confident . Teach with rigor and the end in mind. Teach the TEKS, implement effective practices, and the rest should fall into place.

  25. Questions

  26. Who should I call or email if I have questions or need help? • Campus chair • Campus literacy coach • District ELA/R Coaches - Randa Ruiz or Matthew Dearmon • Caron Sharp

  27. Planning Sessions • Session I Today - focus individual/grade level planning by school and designing work product assignments • Session II in Afternoon (after opening session)- focus on individual/grade level planning by school and designing common assessments

  28. You make the Difference!Have a great school year! Secondary Language Arts Wiki Dive Into Language Arts http://dive-into-language-arts.wikispaces.com/http://dive-into-language-arts.wikispaces.com/

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