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Cues, Questions and Advanced Organizers

Cues, Questions and Advanced Organizers • Focus students' attention on what's most important in the content to come. • Often using direct, explicit cues to preview content is the best approach. • Post questions that go beyond basic recall.

Cues, Questions and Advance Organizers

Cues and Questions Evidence of Implementation • Question/answer discussions with and between students grow in rigor. • Cues and questions are designed to enhance students' ability to retrieve, use, and organize what they already know about a topic. • You hear a variety of explicit, inferential, and analytic cues and questions. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

OCS High-Yield Instructional Strategies Website Layout • Launch page displays the 9 categories of instructional strategies • Each category is broken into associated instructional strategies • Each instructional strategy has associated tools and resources https: //www. onslow. k 12. nc. us/Page/28206 5

Cues and Questions Tools and Resources • Hooks and Bridges • Vocabulary Knowledge Rating (VKR) • Anticipation Guide • Questioning in Style https: //www. onslow. k 12. nc. us/Page/28200

Advance Organizers Evidence of Implementation • Students are better able to retrieve, use, and organize what they already know about a topic. • The teacher is "setting the stage" for learning by engaging students. • Teachers provide organizers (i. e. charts/graphs, multimedia, skimming, narrative, etc. ) in advance of learning.

Advance Organizers Tools and Resources • Power Previewing • S-O-S Graphic Organizer https: //www. onslow. k 12. nc. us/Page/28202

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OCS Instructional Framework Instructional Strategies Implementation Timeline May June • Identification of OCS Instructional Strategies • Development of Overview and Strategy 1 module • Overview and Strategy 1 on website • Communication of plan to stakeholders • Format, template, and website design • Overview and strategy 1 presented to IF Champions • Plan/timeline shared with teachers July • Strategies 2 – 9 website Development (IF Champions) August September October, 2019 - May 2020 • Overview/Strategy 1 Delivered to YR • Overview/Strategy 1 delivered to all teachers • Strategies 2 – 9 PD delivered to all teachers • Strategies 2 – 9 website development continues • Modules for strategies 2 – 9 completed • Strategies 2 – 9 added to website

OCS High-Yield Instructional Strategies Q: How will Strategies and Tools be rolled out on school campuses: A: IF champions will provide an overview of each strategy at the school level. IF Champions will work with school administrators to develop the rollout schedule/plan. In addition, strategies and tools will be included in the 2. 5 CEU content PD that all teachers will be participating in this year. Please note that agendas and sign-in sheets must be maintained to ensure teachers are eligible for the full 2. 5 CEUs. 11

OCS High-Yield Instructional Strategies FAQ Q: Are these the only tools that we can use for each of identified strategies? A: No, other tools may be utilized if they are aligned with the evidence of implementation for the given strategy. Q: I have an effective tool for a strategy, how can it be added to the website? A: Recommendations for additional tools/resources can be submitted for possible inclusion through the IF Champions (will be provided a submission link). Submitted tools will be vetted for alignment, copyright, etc. before being included on the website. 12

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