Focused Instruction

“I Do”
February 19, 2021
ACTION TEAM - Academic Instruction
● Short-Term Goal
○ By April 5, 2021, all staff at Montera will have received 3
formal professional development sessions in the gradual
release model as measured by attendance and participation
during PD sessions and PLCs.
Modeling- I Do
-introduce learning target
-the students will know the purpose and see it executed by an expert
-the thinking is transparent
-we are modeling our use of cognitive (thinking skills) and metacognitive
(thinking about thinking) skills
-make sure you are explaining not telling
 Focused Instruction

Orientation Presentation
 Focused Instruction “I Do”

Learnin
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Targets
Focused Instruction “I Do”
 Presentation
Identify- Where can we find the presentation
part of a learning activity in our TEs?

Evaluate- How well do our TEs provide

guidance for modeling and teacher think
alouds?

Enhancements- How can we make it better?

Locate in TEs. Orientation Presentation
Evaluate
Enhancements

Dallas: I ready - Find Equivalent Fractions

I would show a visual model to the students.
Tools for Instruction - I Ready
Find Equivalent Fractions
Identify: Grade 4 I Ready Find Equivalent Fractions
Evaluate: Students are to activate prior knowledge then
demonstrate understanding by modeling the fraction
individually.
Enhancements: I need to model and use think aloud to
get my students to fully understand the concept being
taught.
Identify: Grade 3 Eureka Module 5 Lesson 19 teacher’s edition
page 221 Concept Development = Presentation Portion of “I Do”
Evaluate: Eureka has a predicted student response that is often
not what my students say.
Enhancements: I would do additional modelling with the use of
think alouds so that my students understand the concept.
Identify: Grade 6 myWorld Interactive Teacher’s Edition p. 182
Early Civilizations of China. Connect = Presentation Portion of “I
Do”
Evaluate: Students are asked to activate prior knowledge then
given the essential question that is to be referred to during the
course of the topic.
Enhancements: I need to model using think alouds, how to ask
questions, and note-taking when approaching new topics and
concepts.
Your Turn. Together with your grade level team find an upcoming
lesson in a TE that you would use for the presentation part of
focused instruction. Evaluate the way the content is taught and
discuss any enhancements.

Identify:

Evaluate:

Enhancements:
-Breakout room for 15 minutes.
-Choose one team member to record and one team member to
share when we come back together.
Guided Instruction in March