Instructional Minute

Lansing School District is committed to supporting teachers with High Impact Instruction through the implementation of Instructional Coaching and high quality professional learning to support teachers with planning, instruction, and assessments all focused on appropriate grade level standards. The principal goal for teachers is to use a direct instruction model that is structured and systematic for teaching the academic grade level standards. Direct instruction is unambiguous and characterized by a series of supports or scaffolds, where students are guided through the learning process with a clear outcome of learning (learning targets), clear explanations and demonstration of the learning target, and supported practice with feedback until independent mastery has been achieved.

• Create guiding questions that point to the essential knowledge, skills, and ideas to be learned;
• Identify what is to be assessed and how it will be assessed based on the rigor of the language used in the grade level content standard;
• Create a learning progression (learning map) identifying what is to be learned and specific building block skills that will need to be mastered in the progression of learning;
• integrate questions, checks for understanding, and formative assessments into every lesson so that the teacher can be sure that ALL students understand what they are learning and how well they are progressing in their learning.

Creation of a Learning Progression

Below you can find the new, updated required instructional minutes by grade level and content area. Each grade level also includes a sample schedule.

Please join us for an exciting professional development opportunity partnered with the ISD: Math Essential #3, Part 2! Take a look at the flyer below (attached as well) for more information and use the following information to sign up in Unified Talent: Course # 10784, Section # 12861.

May Meetings:

K-8 Science:

• May 14th at 4:00 pm

K-12 Math:

• May 21st at 4:00 pm

K-8 ELA:

• May 23rd at 4:15 pm

9-12 ELA:

• May 21st at 3:00 pm

The documents attached outline K-8 curricular resources, standards and pacing. This can also be found by clicking here on the LSD website.

The document attached outlines 9-12 curricular resources, standards and pacing. This can also be found by clicking here on the LSD website.

This on-demand professional learning resource provides micro-learning videos about every IXL feature and best practices for implementing IXL. Teachers must be signed into their IXL accounts to access these videos. https://www.ixl.com/resources/elearning-library

A resource to use as you see fit.