Curriculum Committee

ProjectFebruary 17, 2014

Curriculum Groups: Expectations

▪ Complete the following for each course:

- Concept Organizer (used to complete unit KUD’s)

- Curriculum Map (Standards Alignment, Suggested Assessments,

Lesson Essential Questions, Texts, Additional Resources)

- KUD’s (for each unit)

- Student Learning Map with assessment (for each unit)

- Two sample units for each course

March April May JuneFebruary July

Half Day Curriculum WorkBegin working on curriculum map and KUD’s. Bring completed work to leadership team meeting for review.

Half Day Curriculum WorkComplete work on student learning maps and begin to work on units for courses (two units for each course –a total of 8 units)

Full Day Curriculum WorkContinue working on units. Bring finished units to leadership team meeting for review.

Full Day Curriculum WorkComplete work on curriculum maps and KUD’s and begin to work on student learning maps. Bring completed work to leadership team meeting for review.

Half Day Curriculum WorkContinue working on units. Bring finished units to leadership team meeting for review.

Curriculum WorkContinue working on units. Bring finished units to leadership team meeting for review.

Curriculum Development Timeline

Curriculum Committee Project

▪ Each committee will utilize the CCSS along with the following sites to complete the items necessary to develop the curriculum for their respective subject areas. There are additional materials on the DSCYF Education Wiki.

▪ Concept Organizers http://www.doe.k12.de.us/commoncore/ela/teachertoolkit/litorg/literacy_con_reading.shtml

▪Curriculum Framework Map

http://www.doe.k12.de.us/infosuites/schools/charterschools/applications.shtml

▪ KUD http://agi.seaford.k12.de.us/sites/LFSdigital/units/ELA%20Unit%20Topics/Home.aspx

▪ Student Learning Mapshttp://www.elcosd.org/pages/ELCO/Departments/Curriculum_and_Instruction/Curriculum_Development/Student_Learning_Maps/School_District_Learning_Maps/Middle_School_Grades_6-8_Learn

Remember some of the important skills that should be integrated into your units…

Persevering through problem-solving, writing from sources, presenting research, and technology integration!

Note

Taking

Synthesizing Research

TechnologyIntegration

PERFORMANCE TASKS

Typing Skills

Revising

Science Example

   

Purpose:

Students become active learners as they investigate foundational chemistry concepts including safety, atomic structure, isotopes, periodicity, ionic and covalent bonds, and basic nomenclature and balancing of chemical equations.Resources:

UBD Unit Plan (use to create LFS Unit)PowerPoint (use to create LFS Unit)

Partial Curriculum Map

Partial KUD

Utilize Materials to create aligned KUD, SLM & Assessment for each unit

Unit 1:

Living by Chemistry Curriculum Map example

Living by Chemistry KUD example

Living by Chemistry SLM example

*Each group leader has a copy of these examples

*A copy of the 9th grade ELA course documents are located on the DSCYF Education Wiki.

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