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ESC Workshops

Upcoming Professional Development:

TIA Kickoff
July 31, 2009

Principals/Facilitators Leadership Meetings
October 28, 2009
February 5, 2010
April 30, 2010

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TIA Facilitator Update
July 31, 2009

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Resources

Book Study Groups

School Performance:
   Achievement Gap?

Reading List
Recommendations...
(coming soon)

Web Resources
Ed Trust.org
Learner.org

Welcome

   

Dr. Kim Fowler

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What is Total Instructional Alignment?

When many people hear the word “alignment”, they often immediately think about making sure they are teaching those concepts, skills and objectives that they know they will be testing. Although this is to a degree accurate, there are actually three important aspects of alignment of to consider.

• Alignment of the System
• Alignment of the Curriculum and Assessments
• Alignment of the Instructional Practices in the Classroom

Instructional alignment is the process of ensuring that what we teach, how we teach, and what we assess are congruent.

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   Lisa Carter TIA Slideshow (330 KB)
   Lisa Carter TIA videos on Arkansas IDEAS Portal (183 KB)
   Facilitator Training Slideshow (620 KB)
   TIA District Staff Training Slideshow (191 KB)
      -For School District Facilitators to use in staff training
   TIA Leadership Roles in a District Slideshow (212 KB)
   TIA Facilitator Resources - Northwest Coop
   TIA - O.U.R. CO-OP Meeting - September 10, 2008 (468 KB)

Shared Resources among O.U.R. Schools

How are other schools implementing their Total Instructional Alignment training plans?
Each district, and buildings within a district, have unique characteristics and needs. Successful staff training programs are reflective of the individual circumstances within a school.

Want to share your school's strategies?    Email Kim Fowler

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Work is currently underway to develop a TIA Resource Tool. It will provide teachers with ready access to additional resources to assist in planning instruction based on the Arkansas Curriculum Frameworks. The initial focus of this project is Mathematics with work on English/Language Arts to come next year. Stay tuned for updates regarding the availability of the tool, possibly during the Fall of 2009.

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Curriculum Pacing Guides for these content areas and grade levels require Microsoft Excel software.

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