Assume, for example, that a teacher has identified the topic of fractions as
the focus of a unit of instruction and has provided students with a rubric.
Not exact matches
Instead
of blocking time for reading or math
instruction, McNeely prefers an approach where all teachers
focus on a specific
unit or theme and connect their curriculum to that theme.
The chapters devoted to practices break down the concepts into the areas where a teacher seeking to implement a proficiency - based curriculum will devote her or his
focus in create authentically communicative
units of instruction.
In addition to helping educators hone a classroom approach to writing that
focuses on more in - depth analysis and metacognition, we help guide them through a
unit or a year
of instruction: Where do we start, and how do we proceed, to gradually build our students» ability to work through the reading and writing process successfully?
Observers
focused on the activities, reading materials, strategies teachers taught students for identifying words, and
units of word
instruction (e.g., whole words, phonograms).
My
focus now is in presenting CFA 2.0 keynotes at conference venues and in supporting my amazing team
of consultants who are helping to extend the reach
of this powerful process that shows teachers how they can intentionally align standards,
instruction, assessment, curriculum, and data analysis within each
unit of study.
The Writer's Workshop model
focuses on writing
instruction within different
units of study.
These might measure weekly impact or
focus on a
unit of instruction.