Participants will become familiar with, and orient themselves to, the specific design features of the NYS ELA curriculum modules. Highlighted module features will include the conceptual framework , module design, and embedded instructional supports. Participants will be also consider module adaptation and adoption through differentiated approaches that maintain module fidelity, purpose, and standards alignment as they delve deep into modules to analyze them within expectations of the NYS Regents exam.

Course Objectives:

  • Describe the structure and content of the NY instructional modules. 
  • Orient strategies and methods to the specific design features of the NYS ELA curriculum modules.
  • Adapt and adopt lessons using differentiated approaches to maintain module fidelity and integrity.
  • Dive deeply into the assessment features of the curriculum modules in order to support expectations of the Common Core State Standards.

This course is 20 hours