How are Classworks units structured?

Most Classworks units are comprised of three main parts:

• Part 1: A mini-lesson, which is the teacher of the program (direct instruction), and introduces one standard or skill.
• Part 2: Students have activities to practice and apply knowledge; these typically include interactive games where students apply the skill.
• Part 3: Students complete a 10-question formative assessment (Quick Quiz) to determine whether they have mastered the skill and are ready to move on, or if they need more practice and to redo the lesson with more instructional guidance.

Common Unit Components

Mini-Lesson

• Students begin each new unit by completing a mini-lesson.
• Before entering the mini-lesson, students are presented with a brief introduction to the skill, which sets the stage for what they are about to learn.
• This introduction is available in English and Spanish.
• The purpose of the mini-lesson is to introduce or review the targeted skill or objective.
• Mini-lessons are typically 3–5 screens long and are divided into three parts:
  • Learn – Delivers direct instruction on the lesson content
  • Apply – Provides guided practice with feedback
  • Review – Reinforces key concepts from the lesson
• Time on task is recorded for the mini-lesson, but the lesson is not scored.
• If a student exits before completing the mini-lesson, it will restart the next time the student logs in.
• Students can revisit the mini-lesson at any time during the unit by clicking the lightbulb icon.

Practice and Application Activities

• Practice activities provide a variety of instructional approaches to learning.
• The practice activities reinforce the focus skill
• Each activity focuses on a single skill.
• The student receives differentiated instruction to facilitate mastery.
• A unit may contain several activities.
• The practice activities become increasingly complex as students move through the unit.
• Time-on-task and scores are recorded for activities.
• Default mastery is set at 80%; students not meeting this target will be prompted to try the activity a second time.
• Students exiting before completing an activity will return to the beginning of that activity the next time they log in.

Formative Assessment (Quiz)

• Students take a quick 10-question quiz after completing the practice and application activities
• The formative assessment determines the level of student achievement with the specific skill
• Immediate feedback is provided to the teacher and the student
• Time on task and quiz score are recorded
• Default mastery is set at 80%.
• Students exiting before completing the quiz will return to the first question the next time they log in.
• The score the student earns on this quiz is the score earned for the entire unit.

Math Practice and Reading Comprehension Units

The second type of unit students will see is math practice or reading comprehension units

Math practice

• Students solve a series of math problems focused on the same concept
• The problems gradually increase in complexity
• Some units include a video mini-lesson

Reading comprehension

• Students read a passage and then answer text-dependent questions
• Questions address multiple concepts/skills

Offline Projects

(not available for all units)

A project is an optional extension and application of a unit. Students who master a specific skill can participate in these performance tasks, which provide an opportunity to apply what they just learned. The project lesson plans can be used in many ways and require students to employ higher-order thinking rather than simply demonstrate basic recall.