This video features an interdisciplinary project that joins poetry, music, visual arts …
This video features an interdisciplinary project that joins poetry, music, visual arts and history. As part of an historical case study of The Great Migration, students studied the Blues, wrote original poems/blues songs, performed those songs for an audience, and created a book that combined the poems with original collage art. This film is a fine example of the arts providing a foundation for engaging students in learning and standards.
Sixth-grade students at World of Inquiry School #58 in Rochester, NY, track …
Sixth-grade students at World of Inquiry School #58 in Rochester, NY, track their progress and set goals for their Developmental Reading Assessment during reader's workshop.
The curriculum plan provides a high-level overview of the recommended sequencing and …
The curriculum plan provides a high-level overview of the recommended sequencing and pacing of topics, writing texts, and required texts for each grade and shows the four modules per year for each grade level. This curriculum plan aligns to the 3-5 Language Arts Curriculum, Second Edition.
This list includes all the science materials needed to effectively implement the …
This list includes all the science materials needed to effectively implement the Grades 3-5 Life Science Modules.Note that some of these items (e.g., eyedroppers, children's socks) may already be available in a school building or in students' homes; others (e.g., water lily plants, mix of pond snail specimens) may need to be special ordered.es; others (e.g., water lily plants, mix of pond snail specimens) may need to be special ordered.
The curriculum plan provides a high-level overview of the recommended sequencing and …
The curriculum plan provides a high-level overview of the recommended sequencing and pacing of topics, writing texts, and required texts for each grade and shows the four modules per year for each grade level. This curriculum plan aligns to the 3-5 Language Arts, Second Edition.
The curriculum plan provides a high-level overview of the recommended sequencing and …
The curriculum plan provides a high-level overview of the recommended sequencing and pacing of topics, writing texts, and required texts for each grade and shows the four modules per year for each grade level. This curriculum plan aligns to the K-2 Language Arts Curriculum.
EL Education has revised the workshop model to align with the Common …
EL Education has revised the workshop model to align with the Common Core instructional shifts, embed ongoing assessment to increase responsiveness to student needs, and help students develop self-reliance and perseverance. The first component in this revised workshop (Workshop 2.0) asks students to “grapple” independently with a problem or task. The second component is a collaborative opportunity for students to be metacognitive about their own approaches, justify their mathematical reasoning, and consider others’ mathematical reasoning and thinking.
A growth mindset is critical in establishing a data-driven culture. Often data …
A growth mindset is critical in establishing a data-driven culture. Often data surfaces realities that are uncomfortable. Students might not be achieving after long months of teacher and student effort. Teachers who feel powerful due to their positive, productive classroom culture might not see data results. Students often arrive far behind grade-level in their skills and knowledge. Teachers who see the expected level of rigor and who become aware of how students align (or don’t) to these high standards may look at the gap and see a chasm – leading some educators to blame students, the system, the test, or be self-critical in unproductive ways. This ailment is a huge obstacle in a data-driven culture.
Leadership teams increase the achievement and engagement of every student through continuous …
Leadership teams increase the achievement and engagement of every student through continuous improvement of curriculum, instruction, assessment, and culture in alignment with the EL Core Practices and each school’s unique mission. They represent one form of shared leadership; model healthy practices in all interactions; and make leadership a function rather than a person in a school.
Assessment plays a critical role in a classroom that provides differentiated instruction. …
Assessment plays a critical role in a classroom that provides differentiated instruction. The data from assessments inform a teacher's decision making and help her make instructional choices that will support all students as they work toward proficiency of learning targets.
"Special populations," as we discussed earlier, can be defined as those students …
"Special populations," as we discussed earlier, can be defined as those students who share a common background, a cultural orientation, physical capabilities, and/or a developmental or psychological status; a commonality that teachers can take into account fruitfully when planning instruction. On this page, we will explore some of the specific characteristics of common special populations.
Differentiated instruction has multiple interpretations within the field of education. This page …
Differentiated instruction has multiple interpretations within the field of education. This page will offer EL Education's stance on differentiation, including the critical role of assessment in differentiation. EL Education believes that no matter which component of instruction a teacher chooses to differentiate for students, effective differentiation is built on a foundation of engaging, relevant, student-friendly learning targets that clearly define expectations for learning.
Developmental psychologist Howard Gardner believes that any course topic compelling enough to …
Developmental psychologist Howard Gardner believes that any course topic compelling enough to be taught can be approached through at least five different entry points. These entry points map to his descriptions of our "multiple intelligences" and can be leveraged to engage students in a topic of study and promote motivation early in any given unit.
It is an unfortunate truth that advanced learners are often overlooked in …
It is an unfortunate truth that advanced learners are often overlooked in classroom instruction. Overwhelmed by the practical challenges of their work, teachers rejoice in the presence of students who soak up knowledge, get right answers, and earn “100’s” and “A’s,” but may not have a developed sense of how to challenge these learners. As a result, advanced students are not served well when they are consistently isolated from their peers to work on other materials, relied upon as tutors for other students, asked to “do more of the same stuff, faster,” or simply left alone.
Differentiation by interest means building instruction based on the interests that students …
Differentiation by interest means building instruction based on the interests that students bring to the classroom, or by offering students choices within a chunk of instruction that they want to dive more deeply into. At EL Education, we believe that it is essential for units of study (i.e., modules, expeditions) to focus on content and skills required by Common Core or state learning standards and local curriculum maps, so that all classroom time is spent on work addressing what is essential. Therefore, the topics studied are usually determined by school-wide structures, such as standards-aligned curriculum maps. While topics of study are standards-driven, the means by which students study them can vary by interest. This ensures that the knowledge, skills, and concepts students learn are always based on standards.
Learning profiles can be used to differentiate topics, method of learning, and …
Learning profiles can be used to differentiate topics, method of learning, and manner of demonstrating learning in a classroom. A student’s learning profile is the complete picture of his/her learning preferences, strengths, and challenges and is shaped by the categories of learning style, intelligence preference, culture, and gender.
One of the first steps in effective differentiation is to understand students' …
One of the first steps in effective differentiation is to understand students' learning strengths and needs in as much rich detail as possible. Many of students' strengths and needs are neurologically based—that is, "wired" from birth into their brains.
"Special populations" is a term with many meanings in education. It has …
"Special populations" is a term with many meanings in education. It has impact on policy, pedagogy, and philosophy. But when it comes to students who have needs and strengths that lie outside a "typical" range for their developmental level, what does teaching special populations actually mean? When we refer to special populations, we mean those students who share a common background, a cultural orientation, physical capabilities, and/or a developmental or psychological status; a commonality that teachers can take into account fruitfully when planning instruction.
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