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It makes sure that you are standard aligned. 

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It makes sure that you are standard aligned. 

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Having an end goal/assessment prepared makes a lesson more organized. 

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Having an end goal/assessment prepared makes a lesson more organized. 

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Easier to build around student interest and background knowledge when starting with standard/skill.

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Having an organized lesson allows both the teacher and the students to stay on task and work toward the target goal.

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Having an organized lesson allows both the teacher and the students to stay on task and work toward the target goal.

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I can be more intentional with how I plan.

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Apply to future planning - follow the idea of choosing standards and asking "How can I teach these in a cool/unique way?"

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Apply to future planning - follow the idea of choosing standards and asking "How can I teach these in a cool/unique way?"

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Planning the assessment first helps organize your lesson and make sure you reach every criteria/mastery.

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It is helpful when you start with the end goal to provide accommodations.

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It is helpful when you start with the end goal to provide accommodations.

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We learned how to be more intentional with planning and to think of "fun" activities after deciding the goal.

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We learned how to be more intentional with planning and to think of "fun" activities after deciding the goal.

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It helps you plan appropriate/efficient activities that align with your standards.

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Starting with the end in mind helps keep lesson planning on target for learning.

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We can better support our students by beginning with the end in mind!

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Continue using this strategy in the future 

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Continue using this strategy in the future 

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It can prevent reteaching and confusion.

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You go into a lesson / unit with more structure and organization. This helps with sequencing and building skills off one another.

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Always having the standard in "the back on your mind" when you are planning. What are the overarching standards of each quarter?

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It gives you a clear direction on what you want to teach, not just randomly teaching content and then making an assessment.

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It helps stay on pace/not get off topic when creating a lesson/activity.

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Take the information and be more intentional with application of backward design. Look over future lessons to change, edit, and improve.

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Backwards planning is key for alignment 

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Backwards planning is key for alignment 

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Planning an assessment first with standard as the guide will help inform instruction.

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Planning an assessment first with standard as the guide will help inform instruction.

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Apply it to your future planning and continue using the strategy in the future.

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Now that we have started doing this with lesson, we can continue to use them and edit them as we need to for the upcoming years.

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Having the skills and assessment techniques makes lesson planning easier on me!

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Makes your lessons aligned with the standards and your assessments aligned with your lessons

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Makes your lessons aligned with the standards and your assessments aligned with your lessons

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When you know where you want to finish, it is easier to get to that goal.

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I can make engaging lessons that are aligned with the standards. This also helps with scaffolding and making sure I get the students to where they need to be for the assessment 

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I can make engaging lessons that are aligned with the standards. This also helps with scaffolding and making sure I get the students to where they need to be for the assessment 

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My instruction will be more cohesive throughout the unit if I begin with an orderly plan where the assessment standards and objectives are known on the first day of the unit.

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Modify my lesson more to be more accessible to a wider range of students

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Modify my lesson more to be more accessible to a wider range of students

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planning with this mindset allows for more specific and meaningful content that directly covers the standard.

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planning with this mindset allows for more specific and meaningful content that directly covers the standard.

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How to apply for grants or get funding for cool projects!

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How to apply for grants or get funding for cool projects!

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Apply this kind of lesson design more often as we become more comfortable with the content we teach.

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Apply this kind of lesson design more often as we become more comfortable with the content we teach.

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Planning the assessment first will help you create questions geared towards the standard/goals. Also, it is important to review assessments with students in a timely manner. 

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Planning the assessment first will help you create questions geared towards the standard/goals. Also, it is important to review assessments with students in a timely manner. 

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I would like to learn more specifics about the RESA program (how to finish it and what steps to take)

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Starting with how you want to assess before writing the lesson. Also having more specific goals/I can statements for the lesson.

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Start building lessons with the end in mind

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Grad school. How do we see what schools have fee waivers/what is the process?

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Changed thought process to not to teach to the test but better understand to create assessment first to know what to teach and gather activities for student's to better understand learning objective

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Starting with a defined focus/objective helps you plan effectively and not lose track of what you want to teach. 

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Starting with a defined focus/objective helps you plan effectively and not lose track of what you want to teach. 

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You can "teach to the test" without teaching to the test.

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Start with the standards for each topic, THEN find the fun things to do. Which is hard. And not fun. But, important :)

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Gives everyone clarity and purpose

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Reflect on lessons from a teacher's and student perspective.

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Teach backwards! Adjust and adapt!

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Having a specific standard helps you stay on topic and ensures that the lesson is focused.

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Clear outcome helps to align lesson design and ultimately student understanding. 

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Clear outcome helps to align lesson design and ultimately student understanding. 

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Your thinking is guided to ensure that your instruction is adhering to the standards. This will help your students meet the standard.

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Backwards design helps to ensure that what is being taught aligns with the end goal.

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Backwards design helps to ensure that what is being taught aligns with the end goal.

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Determining the end goal first can help you think through what activities/planning will support that goal.

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Be intentional with our planning so students know the expectation and learning outcome.

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Be intentional with our planning so students know the expectation and learning outcome.

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We will adjust and adapt wherever is needed so our students will benefit in the end. Being intentional about the planning will help our students achieve greatness.

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You don't get lost in the sauce as much. You don't get caught up in activities that may look super fun and exciting but might not actually help when it comes to the assessment.

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I can apply this to future planning. This makes lessons more organized and targeted to a specific learning goal. This also helps with being overwhelmed.

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Create better goals/objectives before coming up with weekly lesson and activities.

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You are making sure the standards are aligned and the activities support the assessment.

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Take this information and apply it to daily instruction.

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I can actively look back at my chosen standard(s) so that I am reminded of the purpose of the unit/lesson. Remembering the essential question while planning.

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Knowing what content you need to teach beforehand will help you create a unit that deliver quality instruction that aligns with standards and provides differentiation.

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More information on how to look at assessment data to plan in small groups instead of just whole group planning.

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What is the best route for masters programs for EL teachers? What is most useful?

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You can be creative while still making effective lesson plans that align with the standards. :)

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It helps you make sure your students can fully explain/understand what they are doing. Not just going through the motions.

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this lesson design can create more focus to the standard

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this lesson design can create more focus to the standard

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Lessons that are designed with the end goal in mind will often do better than ones where you start with activities you want to do and work your day around it.

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Even if we don't use a detailed 20-step plan for our daily activities, we can start with the end goal in mind and decide what would best work from there.

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When we try to design lessons front to back, we often feel like the assessments we come up with don't do a good enough job of showing where our kids are.