It's all about the Grade Level Essential Targets (GLETs)

The meat of our guaranteed and viable curriculum is the Grade Level Essential Targets (GLETs). The GLETs are located in the middle column in the CFWs. When planning for student learning, the GLETs describe what specifically must be taught with regard to each standard indicator.

The GLETs should be used to plan daily instruction. At first glance, the number of GLETs that need to covered can appear to be overwhelming. The amount of necessary skills and concepts that our students need to know and be able to do to be successful in society continues to expand at a rapid pace. Considering that the amount of time students spend in school has not changed, how are we able to ensure that all of the GLETs are taught and learned?

If teachers try to teach each GLET in isolation, one lesson at a time, our curriculum is not viable to do given the pace. The only way to "get it all in" is to cluster similar GLETs together for one lesson. Recently, we began working with some teachers on the process of clustering GLETs together in a lesson. The actual process involves physically cutting apart the GLETs and grouping the GLETs under a common concept for a lesson. Clustering GLETs for a lesson enhances the viability of our curriculum.