Standards Supports
Understand the 2020 ELA standards - changes, tools, and instructional resources.
The Maine ELA standards have been updated. Understand what has changed, why, and how these changes can impact your practice.
- Slides
- Session Recording - 9/22/2021Video
Getting familiar with the 2020 Maine ELA standards
- Follow the steps in the Getting Familiar link to understand format, changes, and essential topics to implement the standards.
The Distance Learning Playbook: a text-based study for educators grade 6-12
- Session 1: Self-Care
| Recording - Session 2: Clarity & Feedback
Module 5 Slides | Module 8 Slides | Recording - Session 3: Engagement
Module 6 Slides | Recording - Session 4: Planning Units
Module 7 Slides | Recording - Session 5: Reset & Relationship
Module 2 Slides | Module 3 Slides | Recording
The pass/fail approach in middle & high school
Explicit learning goals and success criteria provide the means to give feedback and advance the learning without a grade or rubric.
Instruction, Assessment, Feedback and Grading
Providing students purposeful feedback to move learning forward is essential to develop effective communication skills.
Elementary Writing
Writing instruction in the elementary grades remains one of the most requested professional learning topics. What we call writing is changing rapidly due to technology and a changing world. Learn essential current terminology, including multiple definitions of “writing” in the digital era and strategies to help students improve and practice writing skills.
Clarity & feedback: writing grades 6-12
Providing feedback without grades can be a challenge. Updated ELA standards may provide a simpler framework for developing manageable goals.
Writing in Maine: Understanding the updated ELA standards
Take a deep dive into the updated standards with a focus on how to implement the streamlined writing standards.