modEL Detroit
modEL Detroit, an initiative of StandardsWorks, is supporting Detroit Public Schools in K-8 ELA by providing both planning and delivering resources to support teachers implementing the EL Education curriculum. It has developed Powerpoint slides that accompany each EL Education lesson, providing educators with a distilled and more manageable version of the curriculum. Each deck represents one lesson, and it is divided into teacher preparation support and student-facing materials.
- Teacher preparation slides cover:
- Purpose of lesson
- Learning targets for students
- Directions for facilitating different parts of the model, such as independent reading and small-group blocks
- Overview of module and units
- Suggested lesson pacing for teachers
- Student-facing materials cover:
- Learning targets and "I can" statements
- Student activities
- Checks for understanding
- Homework, where applicable
- Example: Grade 7 Module 1, Unit 1