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There are several articles that suggest different amounts of principles of instruction, we chose the top 4.

1. Question for prior knowledge
2. Guide student practice
3. Use multiple types of examples
4. Check for student understanding

https://www.aft.org/sites/default/files/periodicals/Rosenshine.pdf

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There are various ways to guide student practice some include:
- Informal formative assessments
-Formal formative assessments
-Assumptive assessments
-Alignment of standards

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Explain what the principle it
Provide examples

-Teachers need to be able to check to see if their students are learning the material
-This is helpful to move the new learning into longterm memory
-Way to find any developing misconceptions

A Way to Do It: Assessments
-The process of gathering data

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Differentiation is matching instruction to meet the different needs of students.

- Differentiation is implemented typically during small group work and are pulled.
- It is also implemented with specific small groups for teacher-led centers.

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Using multiple types of examples help students learn by allowing them to retain the information better than if learned in just one context. Using multiple examples also helps students who learn differently and gives them a different way to look at it which will help them to understand the concept.

A Way to Do It: Differentiation

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Alignment is intended to connect lesson plan objectives, activities and assessments.  For a lesson plan to be aligned all three things must work towards a common goal and must relate back to a standard. To align standards it is easier to work as a group alongside other teachers. Creating a committee to align standards may prove to be useful.

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Change is good. But change can also be hard. It can be difficult to adjust to new demands and create new habits that support a change. Depending on your state, you may be working to change much of your curriculum to align with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). To help you in this endeavor, we asked over 200 teachers in our recent Back to School Survey what has helped them align their curriculum to the CCSS. Although many admitted it is an overwhelming work in progress, here are a few suggestions from our survey participants:

1.Collaborate with Other Teachers
In aligning my curriculum to the Common Core I have found TEAMWORK has been super helpful. However getting the time to meet was our hardest issue.
-1st Grade Teacher, WA
I have found that collaboration with other teachers has been the most helpful thing.
-3rd Grade Teacher, UT
Team work has also helped to alleviate becoming frustrated. Stay calm and make sure you ask questions to your administrators or colleagues if you are confused.
-1st Grade Teacher, NV

2.Utilize Online Resources
Use outside resources. There are a lot of sample lessons on the internet, blogs, Twitter, Pinterest, etc...
-Middle School Teacher, IA
As a Pennsylvania Educator, the PA Department of education's website offers significant resources for aligning to the common core.
-High School Teacher, PA
UEN, U-tips, Reading Horizons, and any other state website that uses Common Core. They have really helpful things already designed. Also Teachers Pay Teachers, they have some super things for not much money or free!
-1st Grade Teacher, UT
Using planbook.com has helped.
-K-5 Teacher, PA

3.Use Pre-Aligned Curriculum
Our curriculum has actually been adapted for us, which has made it very easy to align with the state standards.
-Special Education Teacher, KY
Knowing the standards for your grade level; seeking out correlation materials provided by the publishers of materials used at your school.
-3rd Grade Teacher, NJ
Used materials that were aligned.
-Grades 5-6 Teacher, PA

4.Read Current Articles
The common core is a work in progress. I have found it helpful to read as many current articles and books about the common core as possible.
-1st Grade Teacher, MN

5.Focus on Foundational Skills
Providing my students with a ROCK SOLID phonetic foundation and encouraging them to use these skills via reading. If they can read with ease, they will develop a love for reading and everything else will fall into place.
-K-6 Tutor, AZ
Reading Horizons has made it EASY to align to the CCSS! It's what I am already doing
-GED Teacher, PA
I feel that we will achieve more success with more emphasis on what narrative, informational and persuasive writing look like. Placing the process on first reading and then using mentor text to compare before writing gives students more information about what their own writing looks like. Within this we can incorporate the six traits and writer's workshop. The line of questioning for close reading has put new demands on how we question students. Allowing them to create their own questions and work collaboratively brings higher student growth.
-1st Grade Teacher, MN

6.Use Your Creativity
All standard curriculum can be aligned with CCSS, it is just tweaks and thoughtful presentation changes. (In other words, there was nothing wrong with good teaching before CCSS; it was still good teaching if students were learning.)
- Middle School Teacher, NY

7.Work Backwards
Backward design your year's units with where you want to be. Spiral curriculum so the lessons support what has been done and foreshadow what is coming. Work with peers in your school, state, and online.
-High School Teacher, IA
Think and plan what you want to teach first; then tweak it or find a standard to fit it.
-GED Teacher, AZ

8.Attend In-Service Trainings
Likely, the most helpful element for alignment with Common Core Standards has been the availability of several PD opportunities to help define the detailed changes within each subject area.
-K-12 Teacher, IN
Training workshops with our literacy coaches and dialogue with other teachers is helpful in aligning the new standards.
-K-4 Teacher, TN

9.Review the Standards Frequently
I always review the standards on Sunday evening before I write my lesson plans and align my lessons with the Common Core.
-High School Teacher, PA
Use texts available and refer to standards often.
-3rd Grade Interventionist, MS
Really looking at the standards and mapping out which standards are best taught during which part of the school year.
-1st Grade Teacher, NJ

10.Take it One Step at a Time
Taking one standard at a time and unwrapping it.
-Middle School Teacher, CA

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What's your advice for aligning to the common core state standards? Post your throughts under the comments section. We'd love to hear from you! Who knows, maybe your suggestions will help out a teacher in need!

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10 Tips for Aligning Your Curriculum to the Common Core State Standards [INFOGRAPHIC]

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Change is good. But change can also be hard. It can be difficult to adjust to new demands and create new habits that support a change. Depending on your state, you may be working to change much of your curriculum to align with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).

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Formal
Informal

1. Diagnostic
-Like a pretest
Identify the students knowledge BEFORE teaching

-Pretest
-Answering simple questions
-Self-Assessments

2. Formative
-Provide feedback DURING the instructional process

-Asking questions
Go into detail and thought. Not just yes or no questions
"Are there any questions?"
"Who can summarize the directions and procedures up to the point where we are now?"

Should do a formative assessment anytime there is a new idea

BEST type of assessment because the teacher is able to check and help the students in the moment

3. Summative
-AFTER the teaching is completed

-Final
-Projects
-Student Evaluation

https://www.niu.edu/facdev/_pdf/guide/assessment/formative%20and_summative_assessment.pdf

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-Understanding by design: good for pacing yourself because you work from the end result and plan backwords
-Madeline Hunter (EEI): the essential elements of instruction lesson plan is very in-depth and structured.
-SIOP: the sheltered instruction observation protocol is very effective for English language learners and is based around a foundation of building English language learners abilities however it is also proven effective for non-English language learners

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How to write an objective:
- Use verbs to describe what the students will be able to do at the end of the unit.
- First, identify a thing you want your students to learn by the end of the lesson and they must be measurable.
- Choose an appropriate level of learning you want your students to obtain
- Choose a verb that will be observable
- Add criteria to show when the wanted outcome will be able to be observed.
The purpose of objectives:
- The purpose of an objective is a specific action that the students are to achieve within the unit or topic.
How do they help the teacher:
- Objectives help teachers check for understanding throughout the lesson and make sure the students are on the right track for success.
How do they help the students:
- Objectives help students understand what they are going to be able to know by the end of the lesson, topic, or unit.

https://teachonline.asu.edu/2012/07/writing-measurable-learning-objectives/
writing measurable objectives (ASU)