CSCOPE: Integration of Resources and Curriculum

1. CSCOPE: Integration of Resources and Curriculum Brownsville ISD Curriculum Specialists

2. Brownsville ISD Bea Garcia Administrator for Elementary Curriculum and Instruction Sharon Moore Administrator for Secondary Curriculum and Instruction Ismael Garcia Administrator for Special Programs Brett Springston Interim Superintendent of Schools Dr. Salvador Cavazos Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction

3. Brownsville ISD Margaret Barron Mathematics Specialist Roman Gomez Science Specialist Rosie Ara Social Studies Specialist Sandra S. Garcia English, Language Arts Specialist

4. Brownsville ISD District Demographics Number of Students 48,858 48,391 48,261 46,908 45,986 BISD Schools Elementary Schools 33 Middle Schools 10 High Schools 6 Alternative Schools 3 2008 State SchoolsRatings 4 Exemplary 33 Recognized Enrollment Year 2007-08 2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 2003-04

5. Brownsville ISD Student Profiles Ethnicity (Hispanic) 47,839 (98%) Economically Disadvantaged 46,125 (94%) At Risk 33,509 (69%) Limited English Proficient 20,685 (42%) Migrant 1,324 (3%) Title I 48,753 (100%) Bilingual/ESL 18,987 (39%) Career and Technology 11,382 (23%) Special Education 5,323 (11%) Gifted and Talented 3,163 (7%)

6. Implementation Timeline Summer 2007 Fall 2007 Spring 2007 Campus Leadership Training Curriculum Leadership Team Training District Waiver Day Training Elementary Teacher Trainingfor Math Curriculum Leadership Team Training Campus Leadership Team Training Elementary Training of Trainersfor Math Curriculum Writing for Elementary and MS Science Curriculum Writing for Elementary and MS Science MS Lead Teacher Training Elementary Lead Teacher Training MS Science Teacher Pullout Elementary Math Implementation Elementary Math Implementation

7. Implementation Timeline Summer 2008 Fall 2008 Spring 2009 Secondary Summer Science Institute Curriculum Leadership Team Training District Waiver Day Training Curriculum Leadership Team Training MS Summer Science Implementation Campus Leadership Team Training Curriculum Writing for Elementary and MS Science Curriculum Writing for Elementary and MS Science Elementary Summer Science Institute MS Lead Teacher Training Elementary Lead Teacher Training New Teacher Training MS Science Teacher Pullout District Waiver Day K-8 Math and Science Implementation K-8 Math and Science Implementation

8. Curriculum Leadership Team

9. Campus Leadership Team

10. Science Elsa Barrientos Roxanne Granado Erika Medina Dr. Greg Garcia Roman Gomez

11. Curriculum Writers

12. Alternate Activities Tables

13. MS Lead Teachers

14. District Pull-Out

15. Summer Science

16. District Waiver Day Training

17. Maintenance Training

18. Science Training 2008-2009

19. CSCOPE Science Plan 2007-2009 Elementary CSCOPE Science Implementation Middle School CSCOPE Science Implementation High School CSCOPE Science Planning • 2007-2008 Planning • Curriculum Writing / Alignment • Lead Teacher Training • 2007-2008 Planning • Curriculum Writing / Alignment • Lead Teacher Training • MS Science Teacher Pull-out • 2008-2009 Planning • Curriculum Writersmerged district resources to the CSCOPE activities • 2008-2009 Planning • Content Lead Teachers reviewed curriculum writers’ alternate activities 2008-2009 Mini-Grants For the Purchase of Additional Resources/Materials 2007 - 2008 & 2008 - 2009 Mini-Grants For the Purchase of Additional Resources/Materials • 2008-2009 On-Going • CSCOPE Plus Training • FOSS Kits and Material Support • Maintenance Trainings • Campus & classroom visits • CSCOPE Implementation form • Point of Contact meetings • 2008-2009 On-Going • CSCOPE Plus Training • IPC Academy • Exit Level Review Support • Campus & classroom visits • Department Chair meetings • 2008-2009 On-Going • CSCOPE Plus Training • Maintenance Trainings • Campus & classroom visits • CSCOPE Implementation form • Department Chair meetings

20. CSCOPE Implementation Form • Developed to ensure CSCOPE Implementation • Used by Curriculum Specialists • Not PDAS based • Promotes the 5E Learning Cycle • Should not see all “5E”s in one visit • Provides Formative Data on Teacher Comfort of CSCOPE

21. CSCOPE Implementation Form

22. Mathematics Ben Avalos Ceci Avendaño Margaret Barron Sally Legault Karla Meriwether

23. 2007-2008 CSCOPE Mathematics ImplementationKinder-5th • Campus Leadership Teams • Trainer of Trainers (TOT) • Grade Level Teachers

24. 2007-2008 CSCOPE Mathematics ImplementationKinder-5th • Curriculum and Instruction Math Specialists support for CSCOPE Math Curriculum by providing the following: • additional resources to supplement CSCOPE lessons • mathematical content explanations • lesson modeling • assessment development • data analysis • TEKS refinements • technology assistance • grade level meetings • Brownsville ISD provided each elementary campus with additional monies to be used to purchase resources required to implement CSCOPE lessons.

25. Mathematics Curriculum and Instruction Elementary CSCOPE Mathematics Implementation Middle School CSCOPE Mathematics Implementation High School CSCOPE Mathematics Planning • 2007 Summer • Campus Leadership Training 2007-2008 • Full K-5th Implementation • K-5th TOT per Six-Weeks • K-5th Support Meetings per Six- Weeks • 2007-2008 Planning • Curriculum Writing / Alignment • District Waiver Day • Lead Teacher TOT • Campus Turn-Around Training • MS Math Teacher Pull-out • 2008-2009 Planning • Curriculum Writing / Alignment • Content Lead Teacher TOT • Campus Turn-Around Training Curriculum Writers Merge District Resources Into the CSCOPE Activities 2007-2008 Mini-Grants For the Purchase of Additional Resources/Materials 2007-2008 Mini-Grants For the Purchase of Additional Resources/Materials • 2008-2009 On-Going • Exit Level Review Support • Campus & Classroom Visits • Department Chair meetings • 2008-2009 On-Going • CSCOPE Plus Training • Envision Textbook Resources and Material Support • Maintenance Trainings • Campus & Classroom Visits • CSCOPE Implementation Form • Curriculum Writing/Alignment • 2008-2009 On-Going • CSCOPE Plus Training • Maintenance Trainings • Campus & Classroom Visits • CSCOPE Implementation Form • Department Chair meetings

26. Middle School MathematicsCSCOPE Planning Phase I 2007-2008 • District’s Staff Development Day • Grade Level Support Team Leaders • Curriculum Writers • Additional Monies

27. CSCOPE Mathematics6th-8th

28. CSCOPE Mathematics6th-8th

29. English Language Arts / Spanish Language ArtsPK-5 Cristina Barrientez-Diaz Sandra Garcia Reyna Gonzalez Sylvia Gutierrez Genny Sterling

30. English – Language Arts CSCOPE Plan • Phase I: 2008-2009 • Campus Staff • K-12th Teachers and Department Chairperson • Facilitators and Deans • Language Arts Specialists • Phase II: 2009-2010 • CSCOPE Language Arts Implementation in grades K-12th

31. Elementary Language Arts / Spanish Language Arts Campus Team Instructional Facilitator Reading Coach 1 K-2 Regular Ed Teacher Representative 1 K-2 Bilingual/ESL Teacher Representative 1 3-5 Teacher Representative 1 Technology Support Teacher 1 Dyslexia Teacher 1 Special Education Teacher The campus team members are identified by the campus principal.

32. Secondary Language Arts Campus Team Dean of Instruction 1 Reading Teacher Representative 1 English Teacher Representative 1 ESL Teacher Representative 1 Special Education Teacher Representative 1 Technology Support Teacher The campus team members are identified by the campus principal.

33. CSCOPE Language Arts Professional Development and Curriculum Alignment

34. Fall 2008

35. Spring 2009

36. CSCOPE Language Arts Professional Development and Curriculum Alignment

37. Summer 2009

38. CSCOPE Language Arts Professional Development and Curriculum Alignment

39. 2009 - 2010

40. Social Studies Rosie Ara and Rosalinda Olivares BISD Social Studies Pre K – 12th Grade Curriculum and Instruction Specialists

41. Social Studies CSCOPE Planning Year Phase I: 2008-2009 • Campus Staff • K-12th grade level Teachers and Department Chairperson • Facilitators and Deans • Social Studies Specialist Phase II: 2009-2010 Implementation • CSCOPE Social Studies Implementation in K-12th

42. Elementary Social Studies CSCOPE Planning Action Steps Campus Team Composition Instructional Facilitator K-3 Regular Ed Teacher Representative 4-5 Teacher Representative Technology Support Teacher Dyslexia Teacher Special Education Teacher The campus team members are identified by the campus principal. Vertical Alignment Teams grouped by Content: K-3rd Communities, Cultures and People 4th or 5th Texas History and U.S. History

43. Secondary Social Studies CSCOPE Planning Campus Team Campus Team Composition Middle School 6th Grade Teacher 7th Grade Teacher 8th Grade Teacher Special Education Teacher High School 9th Grade Teacher 10th Grade Teacher 11th Grade Teacher 12th Grade Teacher Special Education Teacher The campus team members are identified by the campus principal. Vertical Alignment Teams grouped by Content: Texas History, U.S. History, World Geography and World History

44. CSCOPE Social Studies Planning Year Professional Development 2008-2009 CSCOPE Social Studies Overview Concept Based Instruction CSCOPE Documents 5 E Model Lessons ELPS

45. Fall 2008

46. Spring 2009

47. Summer 2009

48. August 2009

49. Fall 2009 CSCOPE Social StudiesImplementation • Maintenance Trainings • Campus Visits • Classroom Observations • Department Chair meetings

50. Contacts Bea Garcia beagarcia@bisd.us Administrator for Elementary Curriculum and Instruction Sharon Moore ssmoore@bisd.us Administrator for Secondary Curriculum and Instruction Roman Gomez regomez@bisd.us Science Curriculum Specialist Margaret Barron mrbarron@bisd.us Mathematics Curriculum Specialist Sandra Garcia ssgarcia@bisd.us ELA Curriculum Specialist Rosie Ara mrara@bisd.us Social Studies Specialist