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Curriculum Survey
?? What should be priority??Language Arts, Math, Science20,000 surveysDistricts across U.SSchool and CommunitySelect 35 priority content topicsSub-group analysis
Curriculum Survey
Top Ranked - skill and content based Low Ranked - more strategy Educators and Community similar except
subject specialists Basic skills low ranked by subject area
specialists Top Ranked English could be
responsibility of all
ICLE Curriculum SurveyLanguage Arts - Top 10 Topics
Apply in writing the rules of grammar, punctuation and spelling Gather, analyze and summarize information from a variety of
sources Give oral directions that are clear and understood Follow oral directions Identify and select pertinent information while reading Follow written directions carefully and accurately Understand rules of grammar, usage, punctuation, and spelling Develop processes for understanding and remembering Prepare and deliver individual speeches Know how to decipher unfamiliar words
Perform operations with numbers include, decimals, ratios, percents and fractions
Understand characteristics of parallel, perpendicular, and intersecting lines
Understand basic algebraic properties Understand characteristics of angles Understand best procedures for statistical data collection,
organization and display Understand basic geometry ( point, line, plane) Understand and use variables in expressions Use correct order for performing algebraic expressions Compute the distance between two points Understand properties of circles
ICLE Curriculum SurveyMathematics - Top 10 Topics
• Understand how and why rotation and revolution of earth affect day, seasons and weather
• Understand systems of human body• Understand nutrition• Know the metric system and conversion• Make observation of the local environment using senses and
instruments• Understand technology changes environment• Know processes in water cycle• Understand reproduction of living things from cells to species• Understand cells and functions• Understand human impact on environment and ways to improve
ICLE Curriculum SurveyScience - Top 10 Topics
ICLE Curriculum Matrix
State StandardsEssential Skills
Related SkillsRanking
Priority Rating (High Medium, Low)Test ( based on appropriate State Test)Essential SkillsOverall Priority
Data Included
Column 2National Curriculum Survey
of Essential Skills crosswalked to Arizona’s Standards
Column 3Rating of the crosswalk of
Arizona state assessment (AIMS) with Arizona state standards
Column 5Summary of
priority rating in Columns
3 and 4
Essential Skills National Ranking The “e” that precedes the ranking stand for English language arts.
The number identifies the national ranking based on 101 Essential Skills.
Column 4Priority rating of Essential Skills.
National Ranking1 to 35 = High Priority
36 to70 = Medium Priority71 to 101(or no match) = Low Priority
Column 1A sample of Arizona’s
English Language Arts Standards Grade 8, Essentials
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5
Arizona English Language Arts Standards
Essentials-Grade 8
International Center for Leadership in Education’s Curriculum Survey of Essential Skills
Rank
AIMS Test
Curriculum Survey
Priority
Standard 2: Writing Students effectively use written language for a variety of purposes and with a variety of audiences
e1
Apply in writing the rules and conventions of grammar, usage, punctuation, paragraphing and spelling.
e7 Understand rules of grammar, usage, punctuation, paragraphing and spelling.
e14 Use editing and revising skills to improve effectiveness and accuracy of drafts.
W-E1 Use correct spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar and usage, along with varied sentence structure and paragraph organization, to complete effectively a variety of writing tasks e33 Understand the importance of accuracy in final drafts.
M H H
e1 Apply in writing the rules and conventions of grammar, usage, punctuation, paragraphing and spelling.
e7 Understand rules of grammar, usage, punctuation, paragraphing and spelling.
e11 Present information in well-organized fashion that will be clear to the target audience.
W-E2 Write a personal experience narrative or creative story that includes a plot and shows the reader what happens through well-developed characters, setting, dialog, and themes and uses figurative language, descriptive words and phrases e31 Use writing as a way of expressing personal creativity.
M H H
e3 Gather information from a variety of sources, including electronic sources, and summarize, analyze, and evaluate its use for a report.
e11 Present information in well-organized fashion that will be clear to the target audience.
e12 Draft a report that engages an audience and is concise, clear, well-organized, accurate, and informative.
W-E3 Write a summary that presents information clearly and accurately, contains the most significant details and preserves the position of the author
e36 Write a report on a topic that uses several sources of information and correctly document those sources.
H H H
Excerpt from Arizona
Curriculum Matrix
Michigan Summary
MI – ELA – State Tests
Exam Benchmarks High Med Low
Early55 no no no
Grade 455 25 10 20
Grade 755 24 10 21
Grade 1155 23 9 23
MI – ELA – Curriculum Survey
Exam Benchmarks High Med Low
Early55 38 9 8
Grade 455 39 11 5
Grade 755 44 7 4
Grade 1155 44 6 5
MI – Math – State Tests
Exam Benchmarks High Med Low
Grade 474 53 5 16
Grade 777 48 22 7
Grade 1177 53 9 15
MI – Math – Curriculum Survey
Exam Benchmarks High Med Low
Grade 474 58 2 14
Grade 777 60 7 10
Grade 1177 39 17 21
MI – Science – State Test
Exam Benchmarks High Med Low
Grade 553 17 23 13
Grade 8 65 14 22 29Grade 11 60 4 10 46
MI – Science – Curriculum Survey
Exam Benchmarks High Med Low
Grade 553 32 14 7
Grade 8 65 43 12 10Grade 11 60 40 12 8
Activity
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Career and Technical Career and Technical EducationEducation
CTE MatrixState StandardRelated Essential
Skills and priorityPriority on State Test
AppropriatenessFor Integration
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ARTSARTS
ARTS MatrixState Standard
Related Essential Skills and priority
Priority on State Test
AppropriatenessFor Integration
Activity
Using the CTE and Arts Matrix
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