USING THE BCPS ONE LMS TO
SUPPORT SMALL GROUP
INSTRUCTION
Brittany Adamczyk, Halstead Academy, 3rd Grade Teacher
#BCPSSTAT
BCPS One Login: bcpsone.bcps.org
BCPS One Manual: onemanual.bcps.org
THINK ABOUT
What are some ways you are currently
utilizing BCPS One to support teaching and
learning?
How is BCPS One currently supporting
flexible group of students for small group
instruction?
OUTCOMES
Participants will develop an understanding of how to
use BCPS One features to facilitate flexible and
responsive small group instruction.
Features to be explored include Lesson Tiles, Tests and
Quizzes, Seating+, and Discussion Boards.
How does this vision statement
demonstrate the BCPS One LMS’s ability
to provide opportunities for responsive
and flexible small group instruction?
The BCPS One Learning Management System (LMS) will be a
digital learning environment used by Baltimore County Public
Schools’ educators, students, and parents in the teaching and
learning process. It will support face-to-face, blended, and online
learning using an interconnected system of digital curriculum,
content, and assessments; student performance data; student
grades; and communication. The LMS will operationalize
customized and personalized learning through individual playlists,
immediate feedback, opportunities for choice, and evidence of
student learning.
How does this vision statement
demonstrate the BCPS One LMS’s ability
to provide opportunities for responsive
and flexible small group instruction?
The BCPS One Learning Management System (LMS) will be a
digital learning environment used by Baltimore County Public
Schools’ educators, students, and parents in the teaching and
learning process. It will support face-to-face, blended, and online
learning using an interconnected system of digital curriculum,
content, and assessments; student performance data; student
grades; and communication. The LMS will operationalize
customized and personalized learning through individual
playlists, immediate feedback, opportunities for choice, and
evidence of student learning.
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Formative Assessment is a process used by teachers and students
during instruction that provides feedback to adjust ongoing teaching
and learning to improve students’ achievement of intended
instructional outcomes.
AERA/APA/NCME (2014)
FAST SCASS/CCSSO (2007)
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
1 ...is part of the teaching and learning process.
2 ...gives students insight into their progress.
3 ...provides actionable feedback.
4 ...identifies ways to support student achievement.
In essence, formative assessment provides checks for
learning during instruction.
FEEDBACK LOOP: THE ZONE OF “WHAT HAPPENS NEXT”
Initial instruction
Student action
Teacher (and student) analysis
Additional instruction and/or
experience
Student revision based on
feedback and/or self-assessment
Summative assessment/grade
Chappuis, Jan. "How Can I Close the Gap? Diagnosing Needs for Focused
of Assessment for Learning. Second ed. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 2009.
All students work in collaborative groups; every student does the same
thing; and the teacher circulates (AKA…group work).
Every student works in an expert group; then students return to home group to
teach one another; and the teacher circulates (AKA…jigsaw).
Students work in collaborative groups and every student experiences the
same activities; teacher circulates (AKA…Stations)
Same Application or Assessment for Everyone
Guided Group with Teacher
Same Practice for Everyone
Students receive small group guided instruction with the teacher while other students
work independently; all independent activities are the same.
Individual or Collaborative Application
Guided Group with Teacher
Individual Acceleration or Remediation
Students receive small group guided instruction with the teacher while other students
work individually or in an individual or collaborative application.
WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE WITHIN THE BCPS
ONE LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM?
TESTS AND QUIZZES
LESSON TILES
DISCUSSIONS
SEATING CHART
REFLECTION
Identify at least 2 ways you can use
the BCPS One LMS to support
responsive and flexible small group
instruction.
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