Curriculum UpdateJanuary 4th, 2010Master Classroom

Academic Resource CenterNew Hampton, New Hampshire USA

NHS Curricular DirectionNHS Teacher Profile:Intentional Teaching Strategies

NHS Foundations of Learning:21st Century Skills Continuum

NHS Globally Relevant Content:Connecting Content to Context

NHS Teacher Profile

Differentiation

Increasingly

Self-directed

Experiential

Learning

Inquiry

based

Instruction

Cooperative

Learning

Student-

Centered

Multi-ModalTechnology

New

Hampton

School

Professional DevelopmentAcademic Domains

• Best Practices in Teaching Pedagogy

• Foundations of Learning• Global Issues• Instructional Technology• Professionalism

Academic Leadership

2010

Foundations of Learning

Foundations of Learning

•Writing•Reading•Problem Solving•Technology•Research•Organization•Note Taking•Speaking•Awareness•Creativity

The Right Skills in The Right Places:

2010

Globally Relevant Content

•Progressive•Integrated•Relevant

NHS globally relevant content:

• 12 new courses finished the first semester• Incorporate sustainability into the curriculum• Complete review of assessments for over 100

courses• Articulated course sequences (tracks) and pre-

requisites for all 2010-2011.• Integrate the appropriate use of technology• ARTstor.org

2010

NHS and the IB

The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.

New Hampton School prepares students for life-long learning through self-discovery, authentic relationships, civic responsibility, and global citizenship.

New Hampton School will be a nationally recognized innovator, known for our globally oriented program that nurtures creative, compassionate students who are empowered to make a difference in the world.

12 IB Trained Teachers at NHS

2010

New IB Courses• IB English SL and HL• IB History SL and HL• IB Spanish B SL and HL• IB French B SL and HL• IB Environmental Science and Society SL• IB Biology SL and HL• IB Physics SL and HL• IB Math Studies SL• IB Math SL and HL• IB Visual Art SL and HL

2010

IB QuestionsCurriculum Day 2009

• How many IB courses will actually be offered?• Will the entire school participate?• Are students pre-selected or approved to take IB

courses (like AP)?• What will an arts IB course look like?• What is the nature of the relationship between

new courses and the implementation of the IB?• Do we really have that many students who can

handle the IB?

IB Questions and Answers

• How many IB courses will actually be offered?• Will the entire school participate?• Are students pre-selected or approved to take IB

courses (like AP)?• What will an arts IB course look like?• What is the nature of the relationship between

new courses and the implementation of the IB?• Do we really have that many students who can

handle the IB?2010

China Exchange

China Exchange

2010

Reciprocal Cross-Cultural Exchange

• China students and faculty visit

• End of April, 2010• 7-10 Chinese

students• 2-3 Chinese

faculty

2010

NHS CurriculumNHS Teacher Profile:Intentional Teaching Strategies

NHS Foundations of Learning:21st Century Skills Continuum

NHS Globally Relevant Content:Connecting Content to Context 2010

NHS Curricular Opportunities

2010

Global Curriculum Timeline

First Year (Study Year) 2008-2009Review best practices/current research/sample materialsDefine global relevancy Review present curriculumEvaluate present curriculum Determine curricular direction based on global relevancy Second Year (Development Year) 2009-2010Continue to collect and review sample materialIncorporate curricular direction base on globally relevant conceptsInitiate new coursesCollaboratively re-evaluate curriculumBegin drafting revised or new curriculum documents Third Year (Implementation Year) 2010-2011Implement new curricular change and resource materials Provide appropriate staff development support Develop appreciate school-wide assessments to show student progress Teachers develop classroom units that are aligned to the new curriculumDetermine review cycle of subject area (ongoing revision/upgrading of units until next adoption)

2010

Important 2010 Due Dates

• Jan 18: Professional Development Portfolios• Feb. 13: New Course Suggestions Forms• March 1: Renewed Adoption Textbook Titles• April 26: Proposed Final Exam Copy• May 1: Newly Adopted Text Titles (2010-11)• June 1: Novels and Ancillary Materials (2010-11)

2010

http://newhamptoncurriculum.wikispaces.com/

Questions?

2010

•Statistical Analysis

•Cells

•Chemistry of Life

•Genetics

•Ecology and Evolution

•Human Health and Physiology

•Nucleic acids and proteins

•Cell respiration & photosynthesis

CORE Topics

Higher Level

Options

Standard Level

Higher Level

IB Biology Syllabus Outline

• Nucleic acids and proteins•Cell respiration & photosynthesis•Plant Science•Genetics•Human heath and Physiology

•Human nutrition and health

•Physiology of exercise

•Cells and energy

•Evolution

•Neurobiology and behavior

•Microbes and biotechnology

•Ecology and conservation

•Causes, practices and effects of war

•Nationalist and independence movements

•Rise and rule of single-party states

•The state and it relationship with religion and minorities

•The Cold War

CORE Topics

Higher Level

Options

Standard Level

Higher Level

IB History Syllabus Outline

•Africa•Americas•Asia & Oceania•Europe•South Asia and the Middle East with North Africa

• The USSR under Stalin

•Emergence & development of the People’s Republic of China 1949-1979

•The Cold War, 1960-1979

ENGLISH HISTORYFOLSEMINAR ARTSSCIENCEMATH

IBENGLISH

IBENGLISH

ENGLISH MATH

MATH

SCIENCE

IBSCIENCE

ELECTIVE HISTORY

IBHISTORY

ARTS

IB MATH OPENELECTIVE

IBWORLD

LANGUAGE

IBWORLD

LANGUAGE

IBHISTORY

OPENELECTIVE

IB ARTS

2010 Curriculum IB Diploma Program

ENGLISH HISTORYWORLDLANGUAGE ARTSSCIENCEMATH

ENGLISH

ENGLISH

ENGLISH MATH

MATH

SCIENCE

SCIENCE

WORLDLANGUAGE HISTORY

IB ELECTIVE

ARTS

OPEN ELECTIVE IB ELECTIVE WORLD

LANGUAGE

OPEN ELECTIVE

IBELECTIVE

OPEN ELECTIVE

IBELECTIVE

2010 Curriculum IB Electives