What misconceptions or challenges have you encountered, or do you expect to encounter, in supporting integrity-driven implementation, unit internalization, or lesson preparation? by Laken Detchemendy

laken_detch — 2025-05-16 10:33:27 UTC

Example. “Will teachers be expected to do this protocol for every single lesson?”

laken_detch — 2025-05-16 10:33:55 UTC

Example. “If we’re modifying so much, is the curriculum really high-quality?”

2025-05-16 14:35:02 UTC

Lesson Prep / Unit Internalization doesn't match the requirements of my administrator for submitting lesson/unit plans.

2025-05-16 14:35:26 UTC

changing the text

2025-05-16 14:35:51 UTC

Modifying end of unit assessment

2025-05-16 14:35:51 UTC

Unit Internalizations replace unit/lesson plans.

2025-05-16 14:35:58 UTC

lesson "planning" from the DIVee/slates instead of the TFG

dccadalbert — 2025-05-16 14:36:01 UTC

This is too challenging for students. They can't do this yet.

2025-05-16 14:36:03 UTC

Will teachers hear integrity not fidelity and think they can change it any way they want?

2025-05-16 14:36:14 UTC

schools with 1 teacher per grade level or schools where this is an assigned task without collaboration or support

2025-05-16 14:36:15 UTC

Buy in from teachers, the daily guidance is already built out.

2025-05-16 14:36:19 UTC

The texts in this curriculum overall are not reflective of my students demographics or lived experience. I want to change them.

2025-05-16 14:36:29 UTC

Not backwards planning

2025-05-16 14:36:32 UTC

Still confronting the idea that students can't do it, it is too hard and requires modification.

jczarnecki1 — 2025-05-16 14:36:33 UTC

lesson prep without using all of the materials: slates, TFG, unit plan...

nmyakes — 2025-05-16 14:36:33 UTC

How do I know which lessons to engage in lesson prep with v. which lessons to just lesson plan? Who makes that decision? What if I'm by myself?

2025-05-16 14:36:33 UTC

Not enough touch points with teachers to know what's actually happening with curriculum adoption.

dccadalbert — 2025-05-16 14:36:38 UTC

Student must master all the content standards from previous grades before doing grade level work

2025-05-16 14:36:40 UTC

preparing for multiple grades or subjects

2025-05-16 14:36:44 UTC

supporting teachers in implementing with integrity when they are in the beginning stage of learning a curriculum or content area

2025-05-16 14:36:49 UTC

When the lesson doesn't provide a rich or open task, educators will then go to a different source. Is that ok?

2025-05-16 14:36:52 UTC

Time it takes to internalize an entire unit

2025-05-16 14:37:16 UTC

The idea that the curriculum itself is all we need for effective instruction - not additional excellent teacher skill and decision making

2025-05-16 14:37:17 UTC

Teachers won't go full force on this approach due to several factors outside of their control.

crwindham — 2025-05-16 14:37:18 UTC

Will lesson plan protocol replace the schools required/recommended lesson plan expectations?

2025-05-16 14:37:18 UTC

Adaptations vs modifications for students that need support. And some teachers being uncomfortable with lesson and unit content making significant adjustment to the content.

2025-05-16 14:37:19 UTC

That is mandated and not optional to support planning and internalization.

2025-05-16 14:37:20 UTC

The curriculum doesn't match with the evaluation tools we are using (Rigor Walk) so I want to change it.

dccadalbert — 2025-05-16 14:37:25 UTC

No time.

2025-05-16 14:37:26 UTC

Primary/Intermediate teachers don't have enough prep time to complete the protocol for every lesson, every day.

2025-05-16 14:37:28 UTC

An educator might say, "If a curriculum spirals, does it mean that it has to be taught in a specific order? It spirals anyway."

2025-05-16 14:37:31 UTC

Multiple subjects

2025-05-16 14:37:32 UTC

HS math lessons are written for a block schedule which most schools do not have. Teachers already struggle with how to break up the tasks for a 45ish min class. We know integrity is critical but not sure just saying "in and out of bounds" is specific enough to increase access.

kcunculs — 2025-05-16 14:37:35 UTC

That teachers can implement lesson plans with Integrity without diving deeper into concepts first

nmyakes — 2025-05-16 14:37:37 UTC

Modifying the choice or response types to digital end of unit assessments.

2025-05-16 14:37:38 UTC

Challenge: Shifting the mindset of teachers. Students CAN engage in grade level content AND learn with the right supports.

2025-05-16 14:37:43 UTC

Not planning, but walking in to the classroom thinking they can pick up a TFG and teach the lesson

2025-05-16 14:37:44 UTC

Aligning IELDS and TSG objectives

2025-05-16 14:37:47 UTC

If we give teachers the ability to adapt the curriculum, it's a slippery slope and they're going to think they can change anything

2025-05-16 14:37:47 UTC

additional planning for teachers of MLs

2025-05-16 14:37:51 UTC

Not finishing the curriculum "because students aren't ready" or because of their challenges from the pandemic and other unfinished learning.

2025-05-16 14:38:12 UTC

Schools don't require unit planning so teachers skip this step.

2025-05-16 14:38:23 UTC

When administrators want something different, such as wanting teachers to use i-Ready or Star360's benchmark/screener "next concept/skill to teach" as the guide towards instruction.

2025-05-16 14:38:37 UTC

Focusing on teaching and assessing for ELA skills during Social Science planninng for EL and/or diverse learners

2025-05-16 14:38:56 UTC

Unit internalization is a full day session that teachers go to for a full day, as a teacher I don't have time to complete that whole thing during a grade level or course team meeting

2025-05-16 14:39:04 UTC

Structures not in place at the school level to support teachers to work as a grade level or vertical team around this...

2025-05-16 14:39:32 UTC

Our teachers don't take away the purpose of the lesson prep and simply see it as compliance-based. Getting the lesson prep mindset is really the goal so that even when corners need to be cut, it's not at the expense of engaged student learning.

2025-05-16 14:40:17 UTC

Level setting how to effectively annotate the TFGs.

2025-05-16 14:40:52 UTC

Lesson preparation doesn't honor our veteran teachers' expertise by going back to a "basic" teacher skill like preparing a lesson