In a comment today, talking to Laurie, John Piazza said this:
Thank you for bringing up the new reality that many of us are facing, namely evidence of backwards planning, daily posted SWBAT (Students Will Be Able To) and specific agenda. In short, marching along to a specific scope and sequence, and nothing spontaneous. But at the same time, we should be ready at any time to stop and “connect” with students in order to meet cultural competency goals. But that is separate from our curricula.
Sorry for the mini rant. All this to say that I would appreciate hearing more about translating CI into language that will satisfy admins. A bit nervous about my upcoming observations.
I answered:
John if it helps I use this SWBAT as a generic one for all my classes. Admins have to accept it because it’s what I ask my kids to be able to do:
Objective: Students will understand and interact in French using contextually appropriate vocabulary and grammar.