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Building Systematic Support
Correlating Gizmos to District Pacing Guides
Support teachers by mapping Gizmos to your curriculum
- Building Systematic Support
- Onsite
Teachers are more likely to use instructional technology resources like Gizmos when they are embedded into the district instructional pacing guides or curricula. This workshop guides district instructional leaders through the alignment process. Participants experience an exemplary Gizmo lesson so that they can understand the best uses of Gizmos for building conceptual understanding. They learn methods to evaluate Gizmos and lesson materials for use in the district curriculum.
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Skills Learned
- Establish a plan for and begin Gizmos alignment to all district pacing guides
- Review grade appropriate content standards and select Gizmos lesson to integrate into the district pacing guides
Classroom Coaching
We can coach your teachers to deliver great Gizmos lessons
- Building Systematic Support
- Onsite
Classroom coaching embeds professional development into your regular classroom hours. Coaching with an ExploreLearning instructor can take the form of classroom modeling, co-delivery of a Gizmo lesson, or observation of a Gizmo lesson with feedback. These coaching activities, when experienced in sequence, take the form of a gradual release model: The teacher first observes a live Gizmos lesson delivered by the instructor in the teacher's own classroom. Next, the teacher and instructor work on co-delivery of a lesson from start to finish. Finally, the teacher delivers a Gizmos lesson while the instructor observes and assesses.
Skills Learned
- Work with an experienced ExploreLearning instructor in small groups or individually
- Understand how Gizmos instruction integrates into classrooms
- Learn to plan Gizmos lessons that support content standards
Gizmos Institute for Coaches and Specialists
Give your teachers ongoing Gizmos support
- Building Systematic Support
- Onsite
Districts with Math/Science Coaches or Specialists already have a great resource to support their teachers in exemplary math and science instruction. This workshop is designed to harness the power of those coaches and specialists to build a strong Gizmos implementation. Coaches/Specialists learn to support Gizmos teachers and model effective classroom instruction with Gizmos including pre-lesson collaborative lesson planning and post-lesson group reflection discussion. Coaches/Specialists also build skills with coaching language and probing/guiding questions.
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Skills Learned
- Understand best practices for modeling Gizmos instruction
- Plan modeling cycles to support Gizmos teachers in their schools