Gradual Release of Responsibility model Demo Lesson Critique

• Gradual Release of Responsibility model • Demo Lesson Critique • Cell Phone Partners • Opinion Writing • Mentor Text • GRR planning and Anchor Charts • Decisions • December 7 • Sharing meeting on Dec 21 Agenda: November 23 JWelsch 9/15

Step 3 – Learning Plan What we teach and how we teach to allow students to provide evidence of meeting the goals for understanding and transfer. JWelsch 9/15

• What model of writing instruction will be applied? • How will strategies will be taught? • How will foundational skills will be addressed? • How will knowledge be development? • How will instruction be sequenced and structured? • What strategies, skills and knowledge be taught and developed within the writing process? #3 - Instruction: The Learning Plan JWelsch 9/15

Gradual Release of Responsibility JWelsch 9/15

Expert Explains Learning • Purpose • Model and Demo • Think Aloud • Noticing Expert Scaffolds Learning • Questions • Prompts • Cues • Explanations Learners Apply with Support • Sharing information • Exchanging ideas • Solving Problems • Finding Solutions Learners Apply On Own • Metacognition • Self regulation • Receive and process feedback • Practice in and out of school Release Moves JWelsch 9/15

• • How successful was the lesson in addressing the identified goals, standards and objectives? How well did students demonstrate and provide evidence of meeting lesson goals? How did the demonstration help with applying the GRR model in your own teaching? Any other insights from the demonstration lesson What were your impressions of the Gradual Release of Responsibility model in action? (Focused Instruction, Guided Instruction, Collaborative learning, Independent learning) How could the lesson be improved or modified? Other insights Demonstration Lesson

Planning for Writing How – Gradual Release of Responsibility What – Genres, Writing strategies, Foundational skills JWelsch 9/15

I DO • Teacher talks and writes alone • What is the purpose of the skill/strategy/writing? • Opinion • Informational/Explanatory • Narrative • What prior knowledge to students have? • How to model and demonstrate the skill/strategy/writing? • Noticing student understanding during instruction Planning: Focused Instruction JWelsch 9/15

Opinion Writing Across the Elementary Grades JWelsch 9/15

WE DO • Teacher and students talk and write together • Small Group or Whole Group • • What questions to ask? What prompts to provide? How to give students cues? When to explain? Planning : Guided Instruction JWelsch 9/15

YOU DO TOGETHER • Students talk and write together • Basic Group Activities • Share information • Exchange ideas • Productive Group Activities • Solve problems • Find solutions Planning: Collaborative Learning JWelsch 9/15

• • YOU DO IT ALONE Student writes alone Opportunity for practice Receiving feedback Think about thinking (Metacognition) • Reflection - What did I learn today? • Act upon thinking (Self Regulation) • Self evaluation - How well have I done? What can I do next ? Planning: Independent Learning JWelsch 9/15

• Planning for Writing – MP 2 • • • Gradual Release Model Opinion or Informational/Expository Text connections Anchor Charts Performance Assessment Other Assessments • Steps to monitor progress and to check on skills not measured by performance assessments Step 3 – Learning Plan JWelsch 9/15

• Activities for Writing Within GRRM • • Focused Instruction Guided Instruction Collaborative Learning Independent Learning • http: //padlet. com/jwelsch 1/jlozbt 765 z 47 • GRR Unit/Lesson Sketch GRRM Activities

• “a verbal and visual strategy that significantly enhances student learning in any content area by giving students cues during the learning process. ” • Handout • Anchor Charts: Make Thinking Visible • http: //padlet. com/jwelsch 1/odeai 5 qnmwqr Anchor Charts

• Strategies for Informational/Expl anatory, Narrative writing ? • Assessment and Planning for I/E in MP 2? • Other Ideas? • What’s left? • Step 4 – Making Connections • Step 5 - Distributing Time • Step 6 - Supportive Writing Environment • Ideas for sharing with PLC 2 -5 December 21 st December 7 & Next Steps… JWelsch 9/15