
Module 1 - Session 5
PLANNING FOR INSTRUCTION ACROSS LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
Shifting to Teaching Across Learning Environments (TALE)

GETTING STARTED
OVERVIEW
Welcome to TALE Academy Module 1: Shifting to Teaching Across Learning Environments (TALE)!
Goal – The goal of this module is to prepare educators to intentionally design and offer learning experiences that build upon the opportunities provided by different learning environments and formats.
Module Content – This module consists of 10 sessions that will support shifting to teaching across learning environments. Each session contains a variety of content and learning activities.
Session Content – You are beginning Module 1 – Session 5: Planning for Instruction Across Learning Environments.
MODULE WORKBOOK
If you have not yet downloaded your personal copy of the TALE Academy Workbook for this module, do so now. See directions below. There is only one workbook for each module which contains activities for all sessions within that module.
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Step 1: Create your personal copy of the Module 1 TALE Academy Workbook.
Throughout this session, you will complete the session activities and take notes in the Module 1 TALE Academy Workbook. You will have many opportunities to apply the knowledge and skills you learn using your digital workbook. When you click on the Module 1 TALE Academy Workbook link, you will be prompted to make a copy of the workbook. Once you do so, your notes and your work within your workbook will be visible only to you. Please note that the workbook is fillable using Google Slides. We do not recommend printing a copy due to the length of the workbook.
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Step 2: Get familiar with the Module 1 TALE Academy Workbook.
Now that you have your personal copy of the workbook, review pages 1-7 to learn about the workbook’s contents and tips for using the workbook. Don’t forget to add your name to page 1 to personalize your workbook!
Step 3: Review “Key Terms” for Session 5 in the Module 1 TALE Academy Workbook.
Your last step is to review the key terms for Session 5. For every TALE Academy session, the key terms are listed at the start of each new session in the workbook. You can return to the key terms page(s) of your workbook throughout this session to add your notes.
GUIDING QUESTIONS & LEARNING OBJECTIVES
GUIDING QUESTIONS
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How do we plan and prepare so that our lessons are extensible (i.e., one vacuum cleaner, several attachments)?
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How do we plan and prepare so that our lessons are flexible (i.e., the custom-tailored suit with loose stitching and extra room in the seams)?
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How do we plan and prepare so that our lessons are redundant (i.e., we have a backup generator, flashlight, and candles ready)?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
​By the end of this session, you will be able to do the following:
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Connect the concept of resilient pedagogy to instructional planning.
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Identify essential questions in instructional planning for teaching across learning environments.
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Understand the principles and steps of backward design for teaching across learning environments.
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Understand the principles and domains of universal design for learning for teaching across learning environments.
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Apply the three principles of resilient pedagogy to current teaching strategies.
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Implement the principles of resilient pedagogy to adapt current teaching strategies to teaching across learning environments.
ENGAGE: ACTIVATE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
LEARN FROM OTHERS:
VOICES FROM THE FIELD
The following video highlights the reflections of New York State educators on how they are planning for instruction across all learning environments.
WORKBOOK
ACTIVITY
To activate your prior knowledge on the topic, please complete the following steps:
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In your copy of the Module 1 TALE Academy Workbook, complete Activity 1.5.1 – Forward or Backward?.
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If you have not already created your personal copy of the Module 1 TALE Academy Workbook, you can make a copy of the workbook.
EXPLORE: TOPIC OVERVIEW
READ, WATCH, LISTEN
Select from the learning modalities below to explore an overview of the topic for this session. You may read a magazine-style article, watch a video, or listen to a conversational podcast.
You need to select only one option: read, watch, or listen.
As you read, watch, or listen, consider pausing and reviewing the key terms for this session in your workbook. You can add your own notes, ideas for application, or definitions of the terms in your own words.

READ
Dive into our Module 1 – Session 5 READ, a magazine-style overview of the session topic with infographics and links to resources.

WATCH
Tune into our Module 1 – Session 5 WATCH, a narrated, animated video that provides an overview of the session topic.

LISTEN
Settle in for our Module 1 – Session 5 LISTEN, a conversational, podcast-style discussion among educators about the session topic.
EXPLORE: CHOICE BOARD
Select one option from the choices offered below to learn more.
You should explore ALL the resources for whichever option you choose (read, watch, or listen), but you are welcome to explore all the resources!

8 Principles of Deeper Learning
Understanding by Design Framework (pages 1-6)
The Universal Design for Learning Guidelines Graphic Organizer
Synopsis: These three pieces highlight instructional strategies through the lens of resilient pedagogy, exploring essential questions, understanding by design, and universal design for learning.
Format: Article, Whitepaper, Infographic
Time: 25 minutes

Essential Questions 101 (scroll down for video)
Synopsis: Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs explains why we need essential questions, Grant Wiggins leads a workshop on understanding by design (UbD), and CAST provides a quick overview of universal design for learning (UDL).
Format: Video
Time: 24 minutes

Making Literacy Instruction Effective by Using Essential Questions (1:00 to 10:11)
Backward Design: The Basics (1:00 to 9:45)
The UDL Approach (3:30 to 7:00)
Synopsis: In the first podcast, a teacher talks about her use of essential questions in teaching reading and writing. The second podcast highlights the basics of backward design with Cult of Pedagogy podcast creator Jennifer Gonzalez. The third podcast is a quick look into how UDL changed one teacher’s assessment strategies.
Format: Podcast
Time: 22 minutes
ESTABLISH: REFLECTION FOR ACTION
WORKBOOK ACTIVITY
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Return to your copy of the Module 1 TALE Academy Workbook and complete Activity 1.5.2 – Revise a Lesson.
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If you have not already made your personal copy of the Module 1 TALE Academy Workbook, you can make a copy of the workbook.
EXTEND: DEEPER LEARNING
Extend your learning by engaging in a longer workbook activity and/or accessing additional resources.
This section is designed to help you begin a journey into deeper learning on the topic area.
WORKBOOK ACTIVITY
Return to your copy of the Module 1 TALE Academy Workbook and complete Activity 1.5.3 – Applying Design Strategies. If you have not already made your personal copy of the Module 1 TALE Academy Workbook, you can make a copy of the workbook.
Time: 20 minutes
ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES
Backward Design Template with Descriptions
Topic: A downloadable, editable document that gives a template for lesson planning
Format: Resource
Time: n/a
Hybrid Teaching: 12 Teaching Strategies to Optimize Learning Spaces
Topic: A compilation of tried-and-true teaching strategies (e.g., direct instruction, modeling, game-based learning, etc.) and how they can be applied to hybrid learning
Format: Article
Time: 8 minutes
Thomas Groll on Hybrid/HyFlex Teaching
Topic: Columbia Center for Teaching and Learning presents quick tips from Dr. Thomas Groll on teaching in a blended learning environment.
Format: Video
Time: 5 minutes
In Person and Remote at the Same Time? No Problem!
Topic: Five techniques for how to address the unique challenge of teaching in-person and virtual students in a concurrent hybrid teaching model
Format: Video
Time: 9 minutes
Upgrade Your Teaching: Combining Understanding by Design and Neuroscience
Topic: From ASCD, possibilities for improving instruction and the implications of the neuroscience behind understanding by design
Format: Podcast
Time: 11 minutes