4th Grade Science Planning
EISD Lesson Planning Process
8:30 - 8:45 a.m. - TEAMS Meeting: Welcome and Unpacking the TEKS Overview (Synchronous)
8:45 - 9:00 a.m. - Big Picture and Unpacking the TEKS (Asynchronous)
Unpacking the TEKS is the process of taking a broad standard and analyzing its components, then breaking the standard into smaller, more explicit instructional learning targets for use in daily teaching and classroom-level assessment.
Steps in the Unpacking Process:
- Identify the action required of the learner.
- Identify the content in the standard
Identify the specificity in the standards.
Your Task:
- Unpack the power standard(s) for the second week utilizing the Unit Resource Guide document.
- You may use a "web" structure to unpack.
- Review the learning target(s) for the week.
- Review the prerequisite standards.
- Be ready to share your unpacked power standard(s) for the week in the TEAMS Meeting.
See Example Below for Week 1:
9:00 - 9:30 a.m. - TEAMS Meeting: Unpacking Debrief and Instructional Implications Overview (Synchronous)
9:30 - 10:15 a.m. - Instructional Implications (Asynchronous)
Plan for the week with the end in mind. The first step will be to write an exemplar you want students to produce to show their thinking and understanding of the concept that was taught during the week.
Your task:
- Read the action steps and the guiding questions for Instructional Implications on the EISD Planning Protocol.
- Create an exemplar for the performance task at the adult level.
- Use the guiding questions to support the development of the exemplar.
- The margins should include strategies, guiding questions, vocabulary, and misconceptions that should be considered when planning for the week for students to be successful on the performance task.
- Review the interim assessment questions that are aligned to the week of instruction. Note any skills, misconceptions, or concepts that will need to be addressed within the mini-lessons.
- Post your Performance Task Exemplar on the Padlet link below by 10:00 a.m.
- Provide Feedback to 3 other Performance Task Exemplars on Padlet by 10:15 a.m.
10:15 -10:30 a.m. - Break
10:30 -11:00 a.m. - TEAMS Meeting: Exemplar Sparring and Planning Daily Instruction Overview (Synchronous)
11:00 -11:45 a.m. - Planning Daily Instruction (Asynchronous Learning)
Review each Section of the URG to Plan Instruction
- Getting Ready to Learn
- Explore/Guided
- Independent Practice
- Transfer of Learning
- Recovery and Enrichment
Refer to the EISD Planning Protocol document above for guiding questions to ask during planning.
Your Task:
- Download a template of the Task Card below.
- Complete a Task Card for Week 2 of science instruction.
- Post your task card on the Padlet using the link below by 12:30 p.m.
11:45 - 12:45 p.m. - Lunch
12:45 - 1:15 p.m. - TEAMS Meeting: Task Card Debrief and Creating Daily Lessons Overview (Synchronous)
1:15 - 3:45 p.m. - Create Daily Lessons (Asynchronous)
During this time, teams will work together to create assignments and videos for students. Please use the samples for guidance. Feel free to share ideas and resources.
Mini-lessons should include:
- Content that is aligned to the standard
- A clear learning target
- Anchor chart/visuals
- A concise model of a skill/strategy
- Vocabulary development
- Sentence stems
- Clear expectations for student work
- Check for understanding (assignments, comments, etc.)