Based on personal reflections, they develop 1-3 observation action plans to take back to their classrooms for implementation. Working in small groups, participants share their experiences implementing observation action plans and discuss the impact the plans had on individual students, the classroom overall, and themselves. The MMSR Planning Guide is designed to align state and local curriculum, instruction, and assessment. Participants are presented with a document that aligns MSDE Primary Assessment Outcomes and Indicators with the Work Sampling performance indicators. A primary purpose of this document is to help classroom teachers understand and interpret state standards and translate them into daily classroom practice.
Emphasis is placed on the importance of clarity of purpose in lesson planning.
In this segment, participants incorporate their local curricular expectations and identify ways to design instruction in their classrooms to promote the Primary Assessment Outcomes and Indicators. The domain of Scientific Thinking is explored as a model for using the Planning Guide. Promoting Language Development Participants learn to use questions and comments to extend student's thinking. Working in small groups, participants develop strategies for promoting Language And Literacy learning in the context of science activities. The importance of integrating learning experiences is emphasized.