M.P.S. Instructional Coaching Request Form
Complete the Google Form to request instructional coaching. The form will be checked on a weekly basis and coaches will be in touch as quickly as possible.
- M.P.S. Instructional Coaching Request Form (you must use your Mason Google account for access)
Curriculum Storage Room Request for Materials
Complete the Google Form to request delivery or pick up of materials and science kits from the Curriculum Storage Room. The form will be checked on a weekly basis and materials will be sent out as quickly as possible.
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Curriculum Storage Room Request for Materials (you must use your Mason Google account for access)
Course, Unit, Lesson, and Assessment Development Resources
- Course Development / Revision Guidelines
- The Backward Design Approach Poster for Developing New Courses and Units
- Scope and Sequence Blank Template
- Basic Lesson Plan Blank Template
- Formal Lesson Plan - Blank Template
- Common Assessment Professional Development (P.D.) Modules
- INSPECT Item Bank Assessment How-To Guide
- INSPECT - Create Items and Passages How-To-Guide
- Preparing for the M-STEP with the INSPECT Item Bank
- A Guide for Writing Effective Learning Targets
- Unpacking Standards and Writing Learning Targets Template
- Instructional Objectives Versus Learning Targets
- Writing an N.G.S.S. Learning Performance (Learning Target)
Data Resources
- AIMSweb Login Page
- Illuminate Education Login Page
- Illuminate Education Assessment Reports How-To Guide
- MI School Data
- PBISApps Login Page
- The College Board
English Language Arts (E.L.A.)
- M.D.E. - E.L.A. Crosswalks: Claims, Targets, and Standards
- E.L.A. C.C.S.S. - Appendix A - Research Supporting Key Elements of the Standards
- E.L.A. C.C.S.S. - Appendix B - Text Exemplars and Sample Performance Tasks
- E.L.A. C.C.S.S. - Appendix C - Samples of Student Writing
- Unpacked E.L.A. C.C.S.S. from North Carolina (each document below, indicates at the micro-level, the skills and knowledge students are expected to master at each grade level)
Professional Learning Communities (P.L.C.)
- All Things P.L.C.
- The Business of P.L.C.s
- A New Way of Thinking: Schools as Professional Learning Communities
- A Big Picture Look at Professional Learning Communities
- What is a P.L.C.?
- Best Practices for Professional Learning Communities
- P.L.C. Washington
- About Professional Learning Communities - Video
Marzano Resources
- iObservation Login Page
- Desired Effects of the 41 Elements
- Marzano 7 Staple Elements - Prezi
- Marzano - Provide More Rigor and Depth
- 8 Strategies Robert Marzano and John Hattie Agree On
- Generic Scale for the Observational Protocol for Effective Instruction
- Traverse Bay I.S.D. iObservation Reference Page
- Marzano Taxonomy of Verbs and Phrases
- Marzano Scales, Learning Goals, and Common Assessments (Teacher and Student Examples of Scales)
- Marzano Proficiency Scale Bank (Free Registration is Required)
- Marzano Proficiency Scale Blank Template
- Marzano Next Generation Science Standards (N.G.S.S.) Proficiency Scale Blank Template
Math
- Go Math! Pacing Guides
- Go Math! F.A.Q. - I.S.D.
- ThinkCentral Online Availability
- Local Districts Using Go Math!
- M.D.E. - Math Crosswalks: Claims, Targets, and Standards
- Math C.C.S.S. - Appendix A - Designing High School Math Courses Based on the C.C.S.S.
- Unapcked C.C.S.S. of Mathematical Practice for Grades K-12 from Washington State (examples for grades K-8 and H.S.)
- Unpacked Math C.C.S.S. from North Carolina (each document below, indicates at the micro-level, the skills and knowledge students are expected to master at each grade level)
Miscellaneous
- John Hattie Effect Size Ranking
- 8 Strategies Robert Marzano and John Hattie Agree On
- Khan Academy
- Regional Educational Media Center (R.E.M.C.) 13 - Technology and Instructional Support
Science
- N.G.S.S. Website
- National Research Council Framework for K-12 Science Education - Free Download
- Bozeman Science N.G.S.S. Resources and Videos
- N.G.S.S. Disciplinary Core Ideas Matrix - K-12
- Sample N.G.S.S. Chemistry Course
- Writing an N.G.S.S. Learning Performance (Learning Target)
- N.G.S.S. Science and Engineering Practices Poster
- Common Core State Standards (C.C.S.S.) - Grades 6-12 Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and the Technical Subjects
- Marzano Next Generation Science Standards (N.G.S.S.) Proficiency Scale Blank Template
- Suggested Amount of Science Instruction per Day by Grade Band
Social Studies
- National Council for the Social Studies
- College, Career, and Civic Life (C.3.) Framework
- Kent County I.S.D. Social Studies Support Site
- Michigan Citizenship Collaborative Curriculum (M.C.3.) K-12 Social Studies Units and Lessons
- Common Core State Standards (C.C.S.S.) - Grades 6-12 Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and the Technical Subjects