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Out of Thin Air: Technology
Integration in the Delaware
Recommended Curriculum Project
Dr. Michael Stetter Director, Curriculum DevelopmentSuzanne KeenanTeacher in ResidenceApril 18, 2007
What is the purpose of this
presentation?
To provide a brief overview of technology integration into the Delaware Recommended Curriculum Project
To encourage the use of technology to access Delaware Recommended Curriculum materials
To showcase technology integration into various units
What are the Components of the Recommended
Curriculum?
Standards clarifications Enduring understandings Essential questions Model Grade-level syllabi Model Grade-level transfer tasks/ assessments Model instructional units
*All components are aligned with Content Standards and Grade Level Expectations
A View of Curriculum- Circles
The Taught Curriculum
The DE Academic Standards
The Assessed Curriculum
If students receive the bulk of their core instruction on topics and skills not aligned to the standards and assessment expectations, they will not reach proficiency on Delaware State Standards
How can the Delaware Recommended Curriculum help students to succeed?
Focus is on understanding, not just content, and skill acquisition.
Engages students in guided inquiry, practice, active learning, and rethinking.
Assessments designed before the lessons.
Activities and strategies designed to ensure all students are able to meet those targets assessed.
One aspect of technology integration to our project…
Delaware Recommended Curriculum
TEACHER
RESOURCE GUIDE
Delaware Department of Education Curriculum Development Workgroup
401 Federal Street, Suite # 2 Dover, DE 19901-3639
August 2006
Use the Delaware Recommended Curriculum
CD-Rom Toolkit!
This toolkit includes… A complete description of Delaware’s Recommended Curriculum. An overview of all content areas. Video clips of teachers of the year. An introduction to the Curriculum and Instruction Website.
What you can do on this site…
Access information about all content areas including:
StandardsClarificationsModel Instructional UnitsAssessments
Locate the Department of Education’s:
Curriculum ContactsCalendar of EventsHomepageJuried UnitsDESS & DEEDS WebsitesProfessional Development OpportunitiesLearning PrinciplesDelaware Recommended Curriculum
Let’s take a closer look at the website!
Current Test Site: http://doecurriculum.netnest.com/
default3.aspx
SOCIAL STUDIES
High School Unit
Created by: Dusty Shockley,
Social Studies Education Associate
Department of EducationCurrent Test Site:
http://ssdrc.org/cssapmodules/modules.html
Username: drc
Password: drc
Delaware Standards Addressed:
History Standard One 9-12a:
analyze historical materials to trace the development of a trend over a prolonged period of time in order to explain patterns of historical continuity and change
Targeted Skills:
Students will be able to…
Frame, analyze, and solve problems Develop, implement, and communicate
new ideas to others Locate appropriate resources Act responsibly with the interests of the
larger community in mind
Technology integration
Transfer task Prepare a multi-media presentation that
includes relevant graphs, charts, and other appropriate data and suggests a plan to solve a problem
“explain patterns of historical
continuity and change”
Using technology to apply skills and meet expectations of the standard:
“Locate appropriate resources” research online sources for this historical
topic
“analyze historical materials” Digital collections of artwork folders containing primary and secondary
sources View video Listen to MP3 file
SCIENCE: WEATHER
8th grade unit Created by: Science teachers in
Delaware and Dr. McIntosh from Delaware State University
Delaware Standards Addressed:
Standard 3: Energy and its effects Heat energy Particle model
Standard 5: Earth’s Dynamic Systems Water Cycle Weather systems Properties of the Atmosphere Climate Using technology to measure, record, analyze and predict
weather Energy from the Sun drives weather phenomena
Activity: How Can the Local State of
the Atmosphere Be Described?
Students access website data and look at satellite images to make predictions
Students work in teams to plot and analyze excel data while looking for patterns in data
www.wunderground.com
Look for patterns in the three graphs
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