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Venue: City of Medicine Academy 214 clear filter
Tuesday, August 4
 

1:45pm EDT

KO26 Small-Group Instruction in Secondary Classrooms: Do This, Not That | Facilitated by Curriculum and Instruction | Open District-Wide | City of Medicine Academy 214
LIMITED
Tuesday August 4, 2026 1:45pm - 3:15pm EDT
Limited Capacity seats available
Presenters: Heidi Perez | [email protected] | Director of Instructional Systems
Location: City of Medicine Academy 214
Description: Discover how to use small-group instruction as a clear, manageable move within the DPS Explicit Teaching Model. Participants will explore how learning intentions, success criteria, and DOK guide flexible grouping, targeted support, and feedback without lowering grade-level expectations. The session also introduces the simple GEM feedback protocol: Goal, Evidence, Move. Leave with practical strategies, classroom-ready examples, and confidence about what effective secondary small-group instruction is—and is not.
Subject Area(s): Strategy-Based for any content
Topic(s): Explicit Teaching, MTSS, Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening, Standards Aligned Instruction, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 9th Grade, 11th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade, Leadership
Targeted Roles: Instructional Coaches, Assistant Principals, Principals, Teachers
Tuesday August 4, 2026 1:45pm - 3:15pm EDT
City of Medicine Academy 214
 


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