What are the Major Integrated Resources that should

What are the Major Integrated Resources that should be in NLSD#113 classrooms?

Major Integrated Resources (MIRs)* *Student texts and Teacher Resources should be in NLSD#113 classrooms ELA Collections (1 -6) Pearson or Sightlines (7 -10) Pearson or Math Cornerstones (1 -6) Nelson Crossroads (7 -10) Nelson Math Makes Sense (K-6) Pearson Math Focus (7 -9) Nelson Math Works 10 + 11 (W&A Math 10 + 11) Pacific Educational Press Foundations and Pre-Calculus Math 10 Pearson Foundations of Math 11 Nelson Pre Calculus Math 11 Mc. Graw Hill Science Saskatchewan Science (3 -9) Pearson Social Studies Saskatchewan Social Studies (6 -7) Pearson Health Teaching Sexual Health Resource Kit (4 -9) Career Education Careers for life: My Career Pathways (6 -9) Nelson Teaching Treaties in the Classroom – A Treaty Resource Kit and two binders (K-6) (7 -12)

What Are the MIRs for ELA? Elementary Level (1 -6) • Cornerstones or 4 anthologies gr. 1 2 anthologies/grade 2 -6 (a + b) • Collections 12 anthologies, gr. 1 10 anthologies gr. 2 5 anthologies /gr. 3 -6

What Are the MIRs for grades 7 -10 ELA? • Crossroads • Sight. Lines 1 anthology per grade level

Reasons to use the recommended Major Integrated Resources and the Teachers’ Editions n n n Balanced instructional approaches Balance in purposeful activities covering all the strands, goals or learning contexts Balance of genre, visuals, and text types Balance in assessment strategies Aligns with the Saskatchewan Curriculum

ESSENTIAL PIECE? The Teacher’s Guides / Teacher’s Resource Books for each MIR !!!

Why Resource? use the Teacher Purposeful Activities and Features – Learning Contexts Safety The Problem. Solving Process Cultural Perspectives Assessment Rubrics Inquiry Learning Literacy Strategies Understanding Worldview The Process Skills Worksheets

Balanced instructional strategies Compare and Contrast Item 1 Item 2 Concept Mapping Problem Solving Project planning My purpose: My topic: ? Audience: Creative ways to presen: t My final choice. Games

Major Integrated Resources = Balanced Literacy l Cornerstones or Collections Crossroads or Sightlines l Lesson plans include 4 approaches: read-to/ model, shared, guided & independent practice & Include the 6 strands of ELA: listening, reading, viewing, (Comprehend +Respond) speaking, writing, representing (Compose + Create)

Balance in purposeful activities covering all the strands, goals or learning contexts MIR includes REQUIRED units for all 5 ELA CONTEXTS: 1. Personal & Philosophical 2. Social, Cultural, Historical 3. Imaginative & Literary 4. Communicative 5. Environmental & Technological - MIR includes all Unit TYPES: 3 Thematic multi-genre (min. ) 1 Inquiry cross-curr. , 1 genre or author study (max. )

B/D/A Activities in ELA + Science MIRs l Before Reading – Link To Experience / Preparing for Reading l During Reading – Read/ Discuss the Selection l After Reading – Revisit the Text, Reading/Writing Workshop (focus on cues & conventions), Links to other curriculum

. Balanced / “Scaffolded” Instruction l Gradual Release of Responsibility Teacher Support Decreases Student Independence Increases “TO” Model, Demonstrate. . . “WITH” Shared/ Guided Practice “BY” Independent Practice

Balance of genre, visuals, and text types Math Makes Sense 6 DVD proguide l Media l Patterns and relations Pearson Saskatchewan Social Studies 6 Image Bank

MIRs: Range of Genres Narrative, Expository / Fiction, Factual poems, rhymes, songs, chants, personal memoirs, fictional narratives, stories, personal recounts, jokes, observations, reports, articles, scripts, interviews, photos, illustrations, diagrams, advertisements, legends, myths, explanations, descriptions, procedural directions, opinion pieces. . .

Sask Science, Social Studies and both Math resources include Inquiry activities: Project-based learning Experiential Learning Problem-based learning Group investigations Inquiry groups Guided inquiry Simulations

Saskatchewan Science, Social Studies and Treaty Resource Kit - Worldviews First Nations have been using plants in many ways for thousands of years. Look at these photos and discuss the ways shown. Some First Nations and Métis people use the purple coneflower for pain relief. Today, you can also buy purple coneflower (Echinacea) pills at stores as a remedy for the common cold. Most First Nations and Métis people used to make canoes out of birchbark. They used spruce tree roots and spruce gum or sap to hold the bark together. Tobacco is sacred to most Cree [Nehiyawak] people. They offer it to Mother Earth in return for harvested plants. They also use it in ceremonies of the smoking of the pipe and when sharing stories. Some First Nations and Métis people create patterns by biting birchbark. This is used for decorating clothing made from animal skins. Today, birchbark biting is an art.

Integrated Assessment l The MIR Teacher Guides/ Teacher Resources include diagnostic, formative and summative assessment tools aligned with activities in each unit. On-going evaluation aids including student self-evaluation, performance-based assessment, marking scales / rubrics supported with student samples, BLMs. . .

Balance in assessment strategies Assessment tools to activate prior learning WHAT I THINK I KNOW WHAT I WANT TO KNOW HOW I WILL FIND OUT MORE WHAT I HAVE LEARN ED _________ _________ _________ _________ (Grade 6 SK Social Studies) Review of essential Skills and Checklists in Math Focus 8 Project Assessment Rubric Not Yet Adequ ate Adequate Proficient Excellent Conceptual Understanding l Project Assessment rubrics: Procedural Knowledge Problem-Solving Skills Communication (Grade 11 Mathworks)

Teacher’s Guides provide suggestions for what to do for intervention

**Strand Integration & Curriculum Alignment*** ELA unit plans should include all outcomes (all 6 strands), and selected indicators addressed through learning/ assessment activities. l Plans described in the MIR Teacher’s Guide for each unit include activities for all ELA strands. l ‘Outcomes’ identified for each story may be matched with curriculum outcomes/ indicators.

** Curriculum Alignment*** Sk Science, Sk Social Studies and Math texts l Unit Indicators Correlation Chart shows: 1. Saskatchewan Curriculum Outcome 2. Each Indicator 3. The Lesson which addresses the indicator 4. References for Assessment Opportunities for each indicator

Use MIRs to. . . l. Plan your year l. Plan your units l. Plan your lessons