Mark your calendars!
October Focus Group
10/15/2025: 3:30-4:30 pm 10/16/2025: Noon - 1:00 10/17/2025: 7:30-8:30 am
Small Group Instruction: Creating lessons that meet the needs of your learners.
All sessions are eligible for ACT 48 credit. The morning and afternoon sessions can be completed for COMET hours.
During this session, we will take a look at how you can structure your instruction to meet the academic needs of all learners in your group, as well as collect data on goals.
In the chat type: why did you choose your answer? But don't hit send yet!
October 2025-2026 Focus Group
Small Group Instruction
Meeting the needs of all learners in your groups.
Session Norms
Take an Inquiry Stance Ground statements in evidence. Assume positive intentions & take responsibility for impact. Stick to protocols & hear all voices. Start & end on time. Be here now.
Agenda…
Planning for Success
Mock Lesson
Wrapping Up
Planning for Success
Instruction on Goals
Planning for Instruction
Identify all goals for learners in your group.
Choose your platform
PUt it all together!
Choose Your resources
Example Group
This group consists of learners in grades 2 and 3 with reading and written expression goals.
High frequency Words
Grades 1 and 2
Reading Comprehension
Grades 1 and 2
Written Expression
Writing 2 sentences
Oral Reading Fluency
Grades 1 and 2
Planning for a Week of lessons
An example of what your instruction could look like
Let's Explore
Use ai to help you write lesson plans
Utilizing AI to help write lesson plans can help you get started. This lesson plan was created in Padlet TA. Pear Start (from PearDeck) and Magic School AI are also great resources to check out.
Info
Padlet TA
Pear Start
Magic School AI
Workshop
Take some time to reflect on your current small group lessons.
timer
Wrapping Up
Thank you for attending
ACT 48/COMET
Act 48 will be available for all sessions. The morning and after-school sessions are eligible for COMET hours.
COMET 10/15/2025
COMET 10/17/2025
Act 48
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Certificate of Completion
1 COMET hour for participating in:
October Elementary Special Education Focus Group: Taking a deeper dive into....
Presented by: Christa Oister
10/15/2025
Certificate of Completion
1 COMET hour for participating in:
October Elementary Special Education Focus Group: Taking a deeper dive into planning for small group instruction
Presented by: Christa Oister
10/17/2025
Questions?
Thank you for attending!
Act 48 / Frontline Links
Wednesday 3:30 - 4:30
Thursday Noon - 1:00
Friday 7:30 - 8:30
October Focus Group
Christa Oister
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Mark your calendars!
October Focus Group
10/15/2025: 3:30-4:30 pm 10/16/2025: Noon - 1:00 10/17/2025: 7:30-8:30 am
Small Group Instruction: Creating lessons that meet the needs of your learners.
All sessions are eligible for ACT 48 credit. The morning and afternoon sessions can be completed for COMET hours.
During this session, we will take a look at how you can structure your instruction to meet the academic needs of all learners in your group, as well as collect data on goals.
In the chat type: why did you choose your answer? But don't hit send yet!
October 2025-2026 Focus Group
Small Group Instruction
Meeting the needs of all learners in your groups.
Session Norms
Take an Inquiry Stance Ground statements in evidence. Assume positive intentions & take responsibility for impact. Stick to protocols & hear all voices. Start & end on time. Be here now.
Agenda…
Planning for Success
Mock Lesson
Wrapping Up
Planning for Success
Instruction on Goals
Planning for Instruction
Identify all goals for learners in your group.
Choose your platform
PUt it all together!
Choose Your resources
Example Group
This group consists of learners in grades 2 and 3 with reading and written expression goals.
High frequency Words
Grades 1 and 2
Reading Comprehension
Grades 1 and 2
Written Expression
Writing 2 sentences
Oral Reading Fluency
Grades 1 and 2
Planning for a Week of lessons
An example of what your instruction could look like
Let's Explore
Use ai to help you write lesson plans
Utilizing AI to help write lesson plans can help you get started. This lesson plan was created in Padlet TA. Pear Start (from PearDeck) and Magic School AI are also great resources to check out.
Info
Padlet TA
Pear Start
Magic School AI
Workshop
Take some time to reflect on your current small group lessons.
timer
Wrapping Up
Thank you for attending
ACT 48/COMET
Act 48 will be available for all sessions. The morning and after-school sessions are eligible for COMET hours.
COMET 10/15/2025
COMET 10/17/2025
Act 48
With Genially templates, you can include visual resources to leave your audience amazed. Also highlight a specific phrase or data that sticks permanently in your audience's memory, and even embed external content that surprises: videos, photos, audios... Whatever you want!
Info
Certificate of Completion
1 COMET hour for participating in:
October Elementary Special Education Focus Group: Taking a deeper dive into....
Presented by: Christa Oister
10/15/2025
Certificate of Completion
1 COMET hour for participating in:
October Elementary Special Education Focus Group: Taking a deeper dive into planning for small group instruction
Presented by: Christa Oister
10/17/2025
Questions?
Thank you for attending!
Act 48 / Frontline Links
Wednesday 3:30 - 4:30
Thursday Noon - 1:00
Friday 7:30 - 8:30