Students will examine the impact of the Emancipation Proclamation on the lives of formerly enslaved people in Virginia. Students will analyze primary and secondary sources to gain context and knowledge about how the Emancipation Proclamation impacted individuals lives directly. Students will develop inquiries and questions about the experiences and history that they learn about through these learning activities.
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Students will examine the life of Crispus Attucks and/or James Lafayette. They will explore how both men were able to fight for their freedom as enslaved, or formerly enslaved people. Students will analyze primary and secondary sources to learn more about the life and journey of both of these men, as well as their impact on historical events.
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Students will examine the life of Phillis Wheatley. They will explore how as a woman, Phillis was able to fight for freedom during the American Revolution as enslaved, or formerly enslaved people. Students will analyze primary and secondary sources to learn more about the life and journey of Phillis, as well as her impact on historical events.
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When sharing secondary sources that tell a particular story of our past and present, consider how you might support students in enacting a critical lens to identify biases and missing or misrepresented perspectives. When sharing primary sources connected to experiences of violence or oppression, consider how you might honor students' developmental needs, as well as how you might frame sources in ways that affirm the dignity and humanity of people connected to those experiences. These resources can help.
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Students will examine the Three-Fifths Compromise. They will look at how the Constitutional Convention decided to handle the issue of enslavement in legislation. Students will analyze primary and secondary sources to learn more about the development and lasting impact of this compromise.
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Students will examine the life of a Free African American during the Revolutionary War period. This will take place as a case study into the life of Prince Hall. Prince Hall fought for more rights of African Americans during his lifetime.
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The resource has been developed to support divisions in the development of a balanced assessment plan.
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This resource includes all the materials you need to get started on curating, creating, and collaborating! What is an instructional playbook? The idea of an instructional playbook has caught fire since Jim Knight described it in The Impact Cycle (2017). Instructional Coaches have enormous potential to help teachers learn and implement new teaching practices, but coaches will be effective only if they deeply understand the strategies they describe and their explanations are clear.An instructional playbook is meant as a guiding document for coaching, training, and professional learning facilitated by ITRTs or instructional coaches. An instructional playbook should be digital and shared with all teachers. The Virginia Department of Education strongly recommends that the instructional playbook be a collaborative document that is shared and evaluated by the administrative team and with the insights of teachers and other school professionals. Additionally, the document should be updated for changes in best practices, updates to available digital resources, and revisions addressing the dynamic nature of the school community.
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Classroom discussion involves students talking to one another about a text, important topic, or issue. Classroom discussions allow students to improve communication skills by voicing their opinions and thoughts. Teachers also benefit as it allows them to see if students have learned the concepts that are being taught.This resource includes a one-page overview of the strategy as well as activities to support the strategy.
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Differentiation involves tailoring teaching methods, materials, and assessments to meet the diverse learning needs of individual students within a classroom.*In this instance, differentiation will differ from scaffolding in that differentiation may result in different products based on student needs while scaffolding has students working towards the same goal or product. This resource has an overview of strategies and activities to support differentiated instruction.
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Effective questioning entails asking the appropriate question (regarding difficulty, format, type, or comprehension) at the appropriate moment. Questions should serve one or more educational objectives, prioritize essential content, and stimulate thinking at a particular cognitive level.This resource includes a one-page overview of the strategy as well as activities to support the strategy.
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In explicit teaching, teachers show students what to do and how to do it. The teachers decide on the learning intentions and the success criteria and demonstrate them with modeling. In a flipped lesson, the teacher provides this explicit instruction in a video that students can watch and rewatch. Worked examples modeled by the teacher support students’ independent practice. This resource includes a one-page overview of the strategy as well as activities to support the strategy.
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Feedback provides students with information about their performance and progress toward a learning target or goal. Effective feedback is timely, specific, and actionable. This resource includes a one-page overview as well as several activities to support the activity.
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Formative assessment is an instructional strategy that gathers ongoing feedback on student learning to inform and adjust teaching practices. This resource has an overview and several supporting activities to support formative assessments.
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Lesson goals explain what the students need to understand and what they must be able to do. These goals are written in a way that supports the student’s understanding of the success criteria, commits to the learning, and provides an appropriate mix of success and challenge.This resource includes a one-page overview of the strategy as well as activities to support the strategy.
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Scaffolding* provides structured support, such as tools, strategies, or guidance, to help students learn and master new concepts or skills, gradually fading that support as students become more proficient and independent learners.*In this instance, scaffolding will differ from differentiation in that scaffolding has students working towards the same goal or product while differentiation may result in different products based on student needs. This resource includes an overview and activities to support scaffolding.
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Summarization involves condensing large amounts of information into a concise summary while retaining the main ideas and essential details. This resource has a one-page overview and activities to support summarization.
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Grade 3 Science: Local alternative assessments, including performance assessments, are to be administered in place of the eliminated Standards of Learning test. Appropriate testing conditions for the administration of local alternative assessments in Grade 3 Science are determined by the local school division.
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Grade 3 Science: Local alternative assessments, including performance assessments, are to be administered in place of the eliminated Standards of Learning test. Appropriate testing conditions for the administration of local alternative assessments in Grade 3 Science are determined by the local school division.
Material Type: Assessment
Grade 3 Science: Local alternative assessments, including performance assessments, are to be administered in place of the eliminated Standards of Learning test. This rubric serves as a sample rubric to be shared with students.
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