CCSD

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LFS Toolbox Curriculum Planning

• CCSD

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Why work on curriculum???
If teachers taught to an agreed upon set of
curriculum standards that conform even
reasonably well with the best essential state
standards, achievement would skyrocket. Mich
ael Schmoker A Chance for Change America
n School Board Journal, April 2007
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In most schools, and at the same grade levels,
the actual taught curriculum varies wildly from
teacher to teacher. Susan Rosenholtz
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Creating a guaranteed and viable curriculum is
The single most important initiative a school or
district can engage in to raise student
achievement As referenced by Bob Marzano
in What Works in Schools
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90-90-90 schools

• 90 Above grade level
• 90 Poverty
• 90 Minority

• A guaranteed, viable curriculum with embedded
  exemplary practices. Focus!

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22 to 26 years
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How much time do you have?

• Assemblies
• Fire drills/ emergency drills
• Student absences
• Teacher absences
• Holidays
• Field trips
• Pep rallies
• Daily announcements
• Bathroom breaks

Not as much as you think. Not as much as you need.
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What we are NOT going to do

• Curriculum Model

• Calendar driven curriculum
• Assessment driven
• Standards-based
• All of the above start with what is currently
  being done or what has been done in the past

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What we are going to do!

• Curriculum Model

• Standards driven

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Ticket to break

• Summarize what you have learned about why
  curriculum is important.
• The Important Thing

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Ticket Sharing
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Getting to Know Our Resources

• PA Standards Aligned System Curriculum Framework
• PA Academic Standards
• PA Early Childhood Standards
• Your Content Expertise
• Your Knowledge about Student Learning
• Capital Area Intermediate Curriculum for Social
  Studies

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PA Framework for a Standards Aligned System
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SAS Content Area Components

• Big Ideas
• Concepts
• Competencies
• Essential Questions
• Vocabulary

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PRIORITIZE Standards
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Know Understand Do
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Units reflected as Student Learning Maps

• Key Learning
• Unit Essential Question
• Concepts
• Lesson Essential Questions
• Key Vocabulary

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The Whole Enchilada

• Launch Activity
• Culminating Activity with rubric
• Student Assessments
• Acquisition Lessons/ Extended Thinking Lessons
• Unit Differentiation , Unit Timeline ,Unit
  Resources

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Learning Focused Toolbox
www.learningfocused.com