EQuIP Rubric: Evaluating Quality Instructional Products

1. EQuIP Rubric (Educators Evaluating Quality Instructional Products) I Illinois State Board of Education Content Area Specialists Content contained is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License

2. The History Behind the Tool The Tri-State Collaborative EQuIP (Educators Evaluating Quality Instructional Products) Content contained is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License

3. Purpose Instructional Materials Guidance Lesson/Unit Alignment Develop a deeper understanding of the CCSS Content contained is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License

4. The EQuIP Rubric Design Multi-Day Lessons Units Content contained is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License

5. Single task or activity. Content contained is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License

6. How States May Use The Rubric • Guide development • Evaluate • Gain deeper understanding of the CCSS • Inform vendors Content contained is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License

7. EQuIP Rubric • Guide for lesson plan/unit alignment • Rating scale - NOT recommended for classroom use or teacher evaluation Content contained is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License

8. EQuIP Rubric Educational organizations may use the backside of the rubric to determine the quality and alignment of lessons and units to: • Identify exemplars/models for teachers’ use within and across states; • Provide constructive criteria-based feedback to developers, • Review existing instructional materials to determine what revisions are needed. Content contained is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License

9. The Rubric Organizes Criteria That Describe Quality Lessons/Units Criteria that define the rubric are organized to describe quality in four dimensions. Dimension #1 Alignment to the Depth of CCSS Dimension #2 Key Shifts of Focus in the CCSS Dimension #3 Instructional Supports Dimension #4 Assessment Slide taken from Tri-State Quality Review Rubric & Process (Achieve)

10. Assessment CCSS Alignment is Four Dimensional Focus Alignment Supports Content contained is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License

11. 1st Step: Make a foldable Show only Dimensions I And IV Content contained is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License

12. Backward Planning Goals Assessment Methods Content contained is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License

13. Backwards Design/EQuIP Rubric Content contained is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License

14. Dimension I: Alignment to the CCSS Targets Standard(s) Text Complexity(3-12) Selecting Quality Texts (K-2) For Units

15. Dimension II: Key Shifts in CCSS Read text closely Text-based evidence Writing from sources (3-12) Academic vocabulary

16. Dimension III: Instructional Supports Engagement Instructional Expectations Extensions Engage with Text Appropriate Supports for Challenging Text

17. Dimension IV: Assessment Observable Evidence of Learning Assesses Proficiency Aligned Rubrics/Scoring Guides

18. Rubric Activity Multi Day Lesson/ Unit Plan Content contained is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License

19. Where to Access Sample Lesson Plans/Units • http://www.achieve.org/equip • www.achievethecore.org Click ELA Click Lessons • www.readwritethink.org • Participants bring their own multi-day lesson plan/unit. • Other ideas? Content contained is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License

20. Lesson/Unit Analysis 1. Look at your unit/multi-day lesson • each criteria that is part of your unit/multi-day lesson . Make note (underline, highlight) any criteria that may not be fully developed in your unit/lesson. Content contained is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License

21. EQuIP Resources Optional Lesson Plan Template Grades K-2 Grades 3-12 Web-based version PDF version www.ilclassroomsinaction.org and www.education.illinoisstate.edu/casei/ela/ Content contained is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License

22. Share Out! What are the benefits of doing this activity with schools in your ROE? What are the challenges of doing this activity with schools in your ROE? What ideas do you have? Content contained is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License

23. Next Steps Planning Content contained is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License

24. References • Wiggins, G. (2005). Adapted from The Understanding by Design Handbook. Wiggins, et al. Alexandria, Virginia: ASCD. • Websites www.achieve.org/equip - EQuIP Resources www.isbe.net/pls - Level 3 – EQuIP Tools and unit/lesson plan resources www.ilclassroomsinaction.org – “Click Equip” Content contained is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License

25. Contact Information • Jill Brown jbrown@illinoiscsi.org - ELA • Kathi Rhodus krhodus@illinoiscsi.org - ELA Content contained is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License