[Simtrainer-l] Contente Enhancement for First-Year Teachers

[Keith Lenz]

Hi. I assign my undergraduates a project in which they must develop a Unit
Organizer and then select two other routines to integrate into their
instruction in the unit. Frame and LINCS are ones they like, but some
venture into Concept Comparison. (We also do Strategic Tutoring.) They plan
the unit and the two routines with the expectation that they will implement
the unit with the two routines toward the end of the semester. However,
they begin one routine right away to capture the idea of a "routine" and
they have to chart data for three weeks as per progress monitoring
expectations ( I am loving adding more formal graphing-based progress
monitoring to the use of routines). So, my undergraduates do it. However, I
must review and provide feedback on several drafts before they are ready to
implement. I often sit right next to them and help them (co-construct) talk
through the process of showing how the map and line labels support repeated
paraphrasing. They often do not know the content, so I send them off to do
their homework. I have had nothing but good feedback from them

In our graduate courses, we are shifting to teaching SMARTER first and
letting them plan that way first and then shift to the UO template.
Patty-Kohler Evans is leading that work. Using SMARTER and making key
planning decisions and having the conversation about planning without the
template in front of them helps them process. Let me know if this helps.
Keith

So, I have started with some simp0ler routines first and other times the
UO. If teachers are really IN for grappling with secondary content and
going deeper. Then the UO is the way to go because it really teaches them
what direct explicit requires in terms of deeply understanding the content.
We are  working on a detailed rubric for evaluating the UO planning and
products. In a a couple or weeks, it should be ready for some trial run
feedback! Keith

On Mon, May 23, 2022 at 12:11 PM debby.mossburg--- via Simtrainer-l <
simtrainer-l at lists.ku.edu> wrote:

> I am working with a teacher who is finishing up her requirements to become
> a CE PDer and is working on developing her Professional Learning Plan.
>
> Her audience is first-year teachers in her district and she's proposed
> beginning with the Unit Organizer Routine during the beginning of the year
> PD days and following up with the Framing Routine mid-year.
>
> I'd love to hear about your experience with new teachers and your thoughts
> about this sequence. It's been a while since I worked with new teachers,
> and I wonder if they are familiar enough with their curriculum to start off
> with the Unit Organizer. On the other hand, it might turn out to be a great
> way to help them plan from the start. Would you endorse UO first & then
> FRAME, or the other way around?
>
> Thanks so much for your thoughts,
>
> Debby Mossburg
> Virginia CE PDer, semi-retired :-)
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