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GEE 21 Focused-Learning Lessons: 

GEE 21 Focused-Learning Lessons

What’s it all about?: 

What’s it all about?

Support: 

Support

Remediation Policy8th Grader who scores Unsatisfactory: 

Remediation Policy 8th Grader who scores Unsatisfactory District must offer 50 hours of summer remediation

Remediation Class for Option 1 and Option 2 Students: 

Remediation Class for Option 1 and Option 2 Students Focus on 8th Grade LEAP 21 Elective credit possible

High School Remediation Course: 

High School Remediation Course For students promoted to the 9th grade without having passed either the ELA or math 8th grade LEAP 21 Focus – preparing students for high school level math or English courses Students MUST pass this course before enrolling in required math or ELA courses.

GEE 21 Remediation: 

GEE 21 Remediation Students who score Unsatisfactory shall be provided remediation. Districts decide the type and length.

Focused-Learning LessonsPurpose and Structure: 

Focused-Learning Lessons Purpose and Structure

Purpose: 

Purpose Develop conceptual understanding Focus on “missed learning” Practice skills Build competency

Structure: 

Structure Assessment Component Translating Standards into Instruction Sources of Evidence of Student Learning Attributes of Student Work at the “Got It” Level GEE 21 Connection Recommended Materials/References

Structure: 

Structure Assessment Component English Language Arts Reading and Responding Composition/Proofreading Using Information Resources Math Strands Standards and Benchmarks Focus of Lesson

Structure: 

Structure Translating Standards into Instruction Specific instructional strategies Examples Models

Structure: 

Structure Sources of Evidence of Student Learning Anecdotal data Individual assignments Problem solving/critical thinking Group work Peer coaching/editing

Attributes of Students at the “Got It” Level (Content-Specific): 

Attributes of Students at the “Got It” Level (Content-Specific) Recognizes the concept Applies the concept Extends the concept

Structure: 

Structure GEE 21 Connection Alignment to Teachers’ Guide to Statewide Assessment References to released items Links to assessment practices

Structure: 

Structure Recommended materials/references Texts Online sources Technology Handouts/Blackline Masters Teacher Reference Sources

Mathematics Lessons: 

Mathematics Lessons Focus of mathematics standards: ALL students doing meaningful mathematics using appropriate tools.

Strands: 

Strands

Acknowledgements: 

Acknowledgements

Number and Number RelationsLesson 1: Fractions, Decimals and Percents: 

Number and Number Relations Lesson 1: Fractions, Decimals and Percents Selected Content Standards Benchmarks Assessed Specific focus for the lesson Skills listed in the Teachers’ Guide Translating Content Standards into Instruction Teaching strategies focus on conceptual understanding Teacher Blacklines and Student Worksheets Sources of Evidence of Student Learning Sample test items similar to GEE 21 Attributes of Student Work

AlgebraLesson 4: Solving and Graphing Linear Equations: 

Algebra Lesson 4: Solving and Graphing Linear Equations Use of questions Connections between problem situation, equation, and graph Good contextual problems

Measurement and Geometry: 

Measurement and Geometry Measurement lessons focus on “hands-on” activities Concepts of perimeter, area, volume, etc. Size of units Use of correct units Geometry lessons focus on key concepts Properties of figures Pythagorean theorem Transformational geometry

Data Analysis, Probability and Discrete Math: 

Data Analysis, Probability and Discrete Math Constructing and using different types of charts and graphs Measures of central tendency Two-variable data Probability Organizing information – tree diagrams, Venn diagrams, counting techniques Making Inferences

Patterns, Relations and Functions: 

Patterns, Relations and Functions Understanding patterns in lists, graphs, and tables Linear Functions Rate of change Linear regression Translations of linear functions Parameters of real-life linear functions

Overlapping Topics in Lessons: 

Overlapping Topics in Lessons Tables Graphing Graphing and solving linear equations included in Algebra & Patterns and functions Interpretation of graphs in three strands Problem-Solving and Analysis Number – Lesson 4 Geometry – Lesson 6 Data – Lesson 8

Using the Focused-Learning Lessons: 

Using the Focused-Learning Lessons Analyze student scores Be familiar with the lessons Decide which lessons to teach and when Integrate these lessons with other resources using your own teaching strategies

An Instructional Model for Solving Contextual Mathematics Problems: 

An Instructional Model for Solving Contextual Mathematics Problems Four steps to solving mathematics problems For each step Student actions Skills used by the student Instructional intervention strategies

English Language Arts: 

English Language Arts Focused-Learning Lessons

Acknowledgements: 

Acknowledgements

Reading and Responding: 

Reading and Responding 20 Lessons Poetry Short Story Nonfiction

Compostion/Proofreading: 

Compostion/Proofreading 10 lessons Brainstorming, clustering Paragraph development Multi-paragraph compositions Mechanics Sentence structure

Lesson Focus: Punctuation: 

Lesson Focus: Punctuation Students will develop a basic understanding of the accurate use of punctuation marks in sentences and paragraphs to convey meaning.

Slide33: 

You may be one of those people who has problems with words such as two too and to and and but both conjunctions are easy to correct when you learn the simple rules in the usage of each although you may find it is easier to replace the word with a less confusing term some words cannot be substituted

You may be one of those students who has problems with words such as two, too, and to. And and but, both conjunctions, are easy to correct when you learn the simple rules in the usage of each. Although you may find it is easier to replace the word with a less confusing term, some words cannot be substituted.: 

You may be one of those students who has problems with words such as two, too, and to. And and but, both conjunctions, are easy to correct when you learn the simple rules in the usage of each. Although you may find it is easier to replace the word with a less confusing term, some words cannot be substituted.

Using Information Resouces: 

Using Information Resouces Outlining Topic sentence Organizational skills Graphic organizers Bibliographical entries Parenthetical citations Works Cited Page Table of Contents/Index Internet Sources

Sample Guiding Questions: 

Sample Guiding Questions What is the purpose of the Works Cited page? How are entries listed? How is the author’s name listed? How are titles of books and periodicals treated? Where are periods placed?

Works Cited: 

Works Cited Apply format used in a model into an original works cited page

Contact Information: 

Contact Information Nancy Beben Mathematics Program Coordinator Nbeben@doe.state.la.us Taylor Powers English Program Coordinator Etpowers@doe.state.la.us www.louisianaschools.net