Curriculum Map Unit Review Process Protocol for Vertical Articulation

Purpose

• Better understand the vertical curriculum

• Check standards alignment

• Examine skills for gaps/redundancies

• Raise questions to be considered/addressed

Protocol

Be non-judgmental – You are not critiquing individual maps.

1. Appoint a facilitator to keep the group on task and discourage debate, a timekeeper, and a

recorder. The purpose of this process is to identify the questions and areas that need to be

discussed using a protocol where all voices are heard.

2. Use the comparative unit calendar directions below to compare units on your device. Begin

with red reading unit first.

3. Each teacher reads the units silently, without discussion.

4. Record your thoughts in each area: Ah Hah’s, standards alignment, skills alignment (gaps

and redundancies) and questions/comments. (5-7 minutes)

5. Go around the table with each team member speaking: first ah-hah’s, then standards

alignment, skills gaps/ redundancies, questions/comments. Recorder will document during

the sharing session on one electronic 4-square document. Each team member shares without

discussion. (1-2 minutes per team member.)

6. After each person has shared, team discusses trends and/or patterns noted and implications

for possible revisions. (5-7 minutes)

7. Use the same process for the green writing units.

8. Each team will share 3-4 key points from the reading unit and 3-4 key points from the

writing unit. (post on chart paper.)

Comparative Unit Calendar

To review 2 or more units side by side, use the comparative unit calendar in the Reports tab.

• Comparative Unit Calendar

• Select subject and grade levels

• Browse

• Check appropriate courses then close

• Submit

• Select the unit for each grade level/course

• Compare units