State and District Academic Standards Professional Development

Agenda
● Introduction - 20 min.
● Invitation to Share (what things will help maximize instruction time?) - 40 min.
● Present and go over learning objectives - 30 min.
● Role Play/Demonstration of how to eliminate or limit distractions in the
classroom - 45 min.
● Group work on how to better execute planning and preparation effectively - 45
min.
● Discuss what activities align with the schools vision and mission - 35 min.
● Evaluation Survey - 15 min.
 Learning Objectives
● How to better plan and prepare lesson plans

It has been stated that one importance of lesson planning is that, “ teachers need
what many refer to as pedagogical content knowledge:not only knowledge of the
content subject matter, or discipline, but also how students learn and make sure of
various subject matters as well as pedagogical alternatives that can enable
students learning in particular subjects”(Grossman 1990; Shulman 1987; Wilson,
Shulman, and Richart 1987; Shulman 1986)
 Learning Objectives
● How to buffer or eliminate distractions

“Distractions influence the learning environment and may lead to unnecessary

cognitive load, consequently shifting students’ focus away from desired
information. Cognitive load refers to the mental strain (negative load) or intentional
processing of information (positive load) by learners based on the difficulty of the
content being learned, presentation of the content, and/or the learner’s effort to
deeply process information and construct schema” (Pass, Renkl, & Sweller, 2003)
 Activities that align with the vision and mission
● Create a classroom environment that respects all students and meets the
needs of all learners
● Truly listen to one another and see the world from different perspectives
 Activities that align with the vision and mission
● Build meaningful relationships with students
● Build one-on-one and small group time
 Activities that align with the vision and mission

● Write individual notes to your students

● Build relationships with families
Incorporating state and district standards
● Set goals
● Create an overview
● Manage timelines
● Know your students
● Execute
Accountability
Gagne’s 9 Events of Instruction
 Evaluation
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 References
Redefining accountability to treat teachers and leaders like the professionals they are

https://www.brookings.edu/

Peers and Instructors as Sources of Distraction from a Cognitive Load Perspective

https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1790&context=ij-sotl

Lesson Planning: A Practice of Professional Responsibility and Development

https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ772517.pdf

Strategies for Effective Lesson Planning | CRLT www.crlt.umich.edu

https://crlt.umich.edu/gsis/p2_5