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Four Big Ideas. Standards are not curriculum. Needed: A curriculum framework. Working smarter through collaboration. Benefits of curriculum software. A Research Finding. A guaranteed and viable curriculum is the #1 school-level factor impacting student achievement.
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Four Big Ideas • Standards are not curriculum. • Needed: A curriculum framework. • Working smarter through collaboration. • Benefits of curriculum software.
A Research Finding A guaranteed and viable curriculum is the #1 school-level factor impacting student achievement. -- Marzano, What Works in Schools
Standards are not curriculum. “These Standards do not dictate curriculum or teaching methods.” -- The Common Core Standards
An Understanding-based Curriculum Teach & Assess for Understanding & Transfer Plan Curriculum “backward” 3 Stages of Design
“The course to be run” Curriculum… Curriculum = a plan to achieve designated goals. Curriculum ≠a list of topics and related activities.
UbD Unit Template • reflects a way of thinking and planning • fosters a “mental template” for effective design
Overarching Essential Question(s) Overarching Understanding(s) Course1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4 unit 1 unit 1 unit 1 unit 1 unit 2 unit 2 unit 2 unit 2 unit 3 unit 3 unit 3 unit 3 unit 4 unit 4 unit 4 unit 4 unit 5 unit 5 unit 5 unit 5 Long-Term Transfer Goals 21st Century Skills + Academic Standards Cornerstone Tasks unit 5
Benefits of Cross-district Collaboration • Pooled expertise • Cost sharing • Higher-quality curricula • Professional growth