Curriculum Mapping

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Curriculum Mapping

• November 2004

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Todays Agenda

• Pre-Survey
• Introduction of CM Team
• Purpose
• What is Curriculum?
• Why Map?
• CM Concepts
• Tentative Timeline
• Post-Survey

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Curriculum Mapping Team

• Katie Byrne
• Kim Campagna
• Nellie Delfini
• Bryan Drozd
• David Dudiak
• Hope Durkin
• Madonna Fiorelli
• Sharon McGuire
• Ceil Oakes
• Susan Scroppo

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Purpose

• No decisions have been made as of yet.
• This meeting is designed to provide information.

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Define Curriculum

• Activity

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Types of Curriculum

• Recommended Standards as defined by experts in
  their field.
  
• Written State standards, local goals and
  objectives (ie., curriculum binders).
  
• Supported Curriculum for which materials are
  actually available, such as textbooks and
  software.

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Types of Curriculum

• Tested What is actually assessed at the state
  and local level.
  
• Taught The content that teachers actually
  deliver.
  
• Learned The content that students learn.

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What is Curriculum Mapping?
Curriculum Mapping is the documentation and
discussion of what we teach.
It is a collaborative process that helps us unde
rstand teaching and learning throughout the
Elementary and Middle School .
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Why Curriculum Mapping?

• It benefits ALL students.
• Mapping is a COMMUNICATION tool.
• Mapping is a PLANNING tool, it keeps us FOCUSED
  and targets necessary information.
  
• Promotes PROFESSIONALISM and teaching
  creativeness.

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Benefits

• Mapping is not burdensome, in fact it replaces
  repeat teachings and (eventually) lesson plans.
  
• Mapping allows us to focus on fewer goals, and
  therefore, teach concepts in depth.
  
• Mapping will eliminate wasted review and expand
  teaching time.
  
• It vertically shows curriculum steps.

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What Happens With Curriculum Mapping?

• Departments can investigate the map to identify
  gaps in the vertical and horizontal alignment of
  courses.
  
• Assess what students mastered in the preceding
  grade and focus on building skills and knowledge.
  
  
• Horizontal alignment, assures that all teachers
  follow a similar timeline.

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Curriculum MappingAttempts to

• Create a snapshot of the educational activities
  of every classroom within the district.
  
• Capture the content skills and assessments taught
  by every teacher in the district.

• Organize this information into an easily accessed
  visual that presents a timeline of instruction by
  teacher and course.

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Every day
When
This is a multi-year ongoing process
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Well show you.
How
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Sample Curriculum Map
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Essential Questions

• Focus on a broad topic of study.
• Have multiple answers and perspectives. They
  address why or how.
  
• They are mental Velcro that helps ideas stick
  in students minds.
  

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Essential QuestionsExamples

• Which is more important water or air?
• What is change?
• What if Shakespeare were a woman?

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Content

• Content is the essential concepts and topics
  covered during a month.  
  
• Content is written beginning with a noun.

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ContentExamples

• Cultural diversity
• Water cycle
• Bridge to Terabithia
• Local Government Systems
• Fire Safety

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Skills

• Skills are key abilities and processes students
  will develop related to specific content.
  
•  Skills are written beginning with a verb.

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Skills Examples

• Reading a map
• Writing a play
• Analyzing non-fiction text
• Writing persuasive essays
• Matching words and pictures

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Assessment

• Assessments are the products or performances that
  demonstrate student learning.
  
• Assessments are what the student does (the actual
  product or performance), not the evaluation tool
  used to assess the product.

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Assessment Examples

• Group presentation
• Brochure
• Research Paper
• Essay exam
• Puppet show
• Debate

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Activities

• Key activities that lead to acquisition of
  knowledge and skills.
  
• Describe the "how" for the knowledge and skills.

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Activities Examples

• Writing persuasive letters to local government
• Water analysis of local river
• Critique a work of art
• Create a 50 states quilt

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Curriculum Mapping Timeline

• Summer 2004 Core team attends training
• Fall 2004 Core Team plans training and
  dissemination. Presents at Institute.
  
• December 2004 Staff Development
• January 2005 CM Training continues during
  Institute
  

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Curriculum Mapping Timeline

• February 2005 Train teachers and staff.
  Teachers and staff develop maps for one class or
  content area
  
• February 2005 Identify and purchase software
• March 2005 Teams review maps.

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Curriculum Mapping Timeline

• Academic Year 2005/2006 First draft of
  Curriculum Maps are finished.
  
• Review and revision of maps begin
• And then

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Once we have our Maps, what do we do with them?
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Maps are never finished they are a work in
progress!
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Post-Survey
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