Activity 1: (5–7 minutes) OVERVIEW OF IN FOCUS

Framework (slide 2)

• Based on the research
• We use the term well-being as an overarching term that not only represents Social well-being and Emotional well-being but encompasses the competencies that all students need to thrive.
• Our framework of well-being also includes physical well-being, mental well-being, and academic well-being.
• Our framework not only includes students but also includes administrators, teachers, counselors, and other support staff. It is important that we support the entire system.

Activity 2: (2–3 minutes) IN FOCUS FEATURES

• We are Prekinder–Grade 12.
• Each grade has over 30 lessons with grade-appropriate activities written for that grade level.
• It was written to be a resource in multi-tiered systems of support. Classroom teachers use the resources in Tier 1 for all students. Counselors and administrators use it in Tier 2 with small groups and Tier 3 with individual students.
• Because our lessons are written by counselors, teachers, and administrators, we recognize how valuable your prep time is. To minimize teacher prep, we include all of the resources you need for the lesson in the lesson.
• All of our resources are available in both English and Spanish.

Scope and Sequence (slide 4)

• Our scope and sequence is based on our framework.
• You will see dedicated units to each competency area as well as units dedicated to the conditions of well-being and connection (based on Maslow’s Hierarchy).
• (Slide 5–7) We also have many schools who use our curriculum in the name of character ed, and so you will see lessons dedicated to character and citizenship.

Educator Well-Being Course (slide 8)

• Introduce upcoming educator well-being courses. We will be meeting on Tuesdays from 4:00–5:30 pm over Zoom.
• Get USBE relicensure hours, credit, or SUU credit.

Parent Guides (slide 9)

• Each lesson has a 1-page summary of the lesson for parents. It overviews the lesson content and strategies, as well as provides conversation starters and activities for families to do at home to extend the learning.
• We know not all parents are in a place to do this but the parents that do are grateful for the added trust and transparency, as well as the additional well-being resources available at home.

Activity 3: (10 minutes) SHARE A LESSON EXAMPLE

• Membership page: When you log in, you will see the grades you have access to.
• Unit page: Each grade is organized by unit.
• Lesson page:
  • Left column is our lesson navigation bar. You will have access to all of the lessons in your grade level band (PreK–Kinder, 1–2, 3–4, 5–6, JR., HS).
  • You can toggle between lessons.
  • Far right column is where you will find our content.
    • Lesson Objectives
    • Lesson Content is a summary of the content for you, the teachers, including our essential terms and vocabulary.
    • The lesson plan is a series of activities, typically about 20 minutes each. These lesson activities are scaffolded sequentially, or you can choose the activities that meet the needs of your students.
    • Discussion and Journal Prompts. We have embedded discussion prompts into each activity. Notice the EQ (essential question) that has been bolded.
  • Middle section, or our resource section
    • Student-facing slide deck. Download it, personalize it, or just plug and play.
      • Show how you can drop into a specific activity
    • Links to videos and read-alouds.
      • These are also embedded and ready for you in the slide deck.
      • Please watch the videos ahead of time and only share the sections of the videos that will be most meaningful for your students.
    • Graphic Organizers and Handouts. If you want to use these, you can just push on them and then download and print them. All of our handouts are also embedded in the slide deck.
    • Parent Guides. Here is where our parent guides are found. This 1-page summary can be shared electronically or in print form.
  • All of our resources are available in both English and Spanish. You can just toggle back and forth. In Spanish, the lesson plans, student resources, and parent guides are all translated.

Activity 4: (5 minutes) ACCESSING THE CURRICULUM

1. Go to infocuseg.com.
2. On the right-hand side, you will see the login button.
3. Your username is your school email.
4. Everyone has a default password for today (show the school slide with the default password).
5. Once you log in, feel free to change your password to something you can remember.  (slide 23)
6. Once you have logged in, you will see your membership page with the curriculum associated with your grade level. (slide 24)

WE WANT YOUR FEEDBACK (slide 25)

We want to learn from you and with you. As such, there are 2 different ways to give us feedback: the feedback bar on the far right of the website and the chat in the lower right-hand corner. We would love to hear what you like, what you wish was different, and how we can help.

Any questions? (slide 26)

SCHOOL-WIDE APPROACH (slide 27)

We will now jump off the call and turn the time over to your school leaders to share your school-wide approach and pacing guide.

Welcome to In Focus! Have a wonderful year!