Training Supports

This resource outlines the training supports for teachers.

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Objectives

• Share and explain the training supports for teachers.

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What training supports are available?

• Two-day training with quarterly follow-up sessions
• Collaborative and independent planning support
• Ongoing coaching and support

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Two-day training and quarterly follow-ups

Within the sessions you will:

• Understand the design of the curriculum and its alignment to the standards
• Learn how to best utilize the materials at the lesson and unit levels to provide quality instruction for students
• Learn to implement instructional practices within the curriculum that make it come to life
• Utilize protocols and tools for pacing, collaborative planning, student work analysis, and data analysis from curriculum-embedded assessments

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Collaborative and independent planning

Within these sessions you will:

• Deeply study unit plans and lesson plans to understand the intended outcomes for students
• Internalize daily lessons to prepare for instruction, including deeply understanding the standard(s) addressed within the lesson, the guidance for the work students will do and/or produce, and anticipating potential misconceptions and how to respond to them
• Practice lesson delivery as part of preparation for instruction
• Analyze student work to strategically respond to student needs in instruction

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Ongoing coaching and feedback

Within these sessions you will:

• Improve content-specific instructional practices and strengthen use of the curriculum
• Engage in cycles of inquiry and receive explicit support to implement new practices learned in training
• Receive feedback on lesson implementation based on planning

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Why these supports?

• Support is continuous.
• Ongoing and specific needs will be addressed.
• Together, these three pillars support effective implementation.

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Questions?

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