Week One Review

Curriculum

• more than the official document
• includes the "hidden" curriculum
• includes other government documents

Rich Learning Experiences

The Coin

Programmatic Instruction vs. Rich Learning

Programmatic

• targets a specific skill
• focus on memorization
• grounded in providing the correct answer
• teacher is viewed as expert
• experiences are often stand-alone

Rich Learning

• targets a group of skills
• focus on understanding
• allows student choice and voice
• teacher is viewed as mentor or facilitator
• experiences are longer and complex

Programmatic teaching should not be more than half of the instruction time (54). The preference is to embed programmatic teaching within the RLE.

RLE Benefits

• engaging
• students have multiple points of entry to the learning
• provides a practical way to differentiate

ELA Lesson Design Approaches (53 -54)

• thematic
• inquiry based
• author or genre

RLEs in Practice

• stations
• games
• simulations

Our Planning

• begin with a hook
• create an essential question
• connect to the curriculum

An Example

Station Ideas

• Was the Sweet Swan a racist?
• Dress Up Time - Not So Fast Girls...
• Did Shaksper exist?
• The Judger Pit
• The Bard on Film