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Comprehensive Curriculum Now that I have it, what do I do with it? July 2005

Comprehensive Curriculum Now that I have it, what do I do with it? July 2005. Workshop Outline. Review background and purpose of Comprehensive Curriculum Review district usage guidelines Provide strategies for examining content Quick overview of unit elements and their purposes

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Comprehensive Curriculum Now that I have it, what do I do with it? July 2005

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  1. Comprehensive Curriculum Now that I have it, what do I do with it? July 2005

  2. Workshop Outline • Review background and purpose of Comprehensive Curriculum • Review district usage guidelines • Provide strategies for examining content • Quick overview of unit elements and their purposes • Model process for incorporating activities into lesson plans

  3. History • GLEs developed to meet NCLB guidelines • Testing required in Spring 2006 • BESE requested development of a curriculum to assist districts in • Addressing standards via GLEs • Providing consistency in content across state • Using best practices for instruction

  4. Purpose of the Comprehensive CurriculumEnsure Alignment Between Assessment Instruction Content

  5. District Usage Guidelines • Must teach the content of the curriculum • Local districts decide • If order of units may be changed • If equivalent activities may be used • Process for making changes listed above • Not mandated to teach exactly as presented • Not mandated that teachers teach same lesson on same day as other teachers

  6. Content Introductions • Table of Contents • Acknowledgements • Purpose of Comprehensive Curriculum • Principles of Teaching and Learning in Mathematics • Organization of the Comprehensive Curriculum • Elements of a Unit

  7. Elements of a Unit • Title • Time Frame • Unit Description • Student Understandings • Guiding Questions • GLEs addressed • Sample Activities • Sample Assessments • Resources

  8. Previewing a Course • Review the entire course to get an overview of the content • Determine the GLE alignment for the course • Determine if GLEs are adequately addressed in order for mastery to occur • Identify introductory, mastery, retention activities • Determine equivalent activities that might be used, if permitted • Write additional activities to address local needs

  9. From Activity to Lesson Plan

  10. Adequacy of Content • Textbooks should be a resource for teaching activities in the Comprehensive Curriculum. • Teachers need to identify • Content missing in the textbook. • Content inadequate to fully address the GLEs.

  11. Locating Proper Resources • Textbooks and auxillary materials • Information from Professional Organizations • Online and print articles from journals • Almanacs, reports, periodicals, dictionaries, trade books • Websites appropriate for content area • Prior lesson plan materials • Other teachers

  12. Summary • Clarified information about the curriculum and its usage • Examined components of the curriculum document and the elements of a unit • Established a process for reviewing a course • Provided ideas for developing lesson plans using Comprehensive Curriculum activities

  13. Contact Information Carolyn.Sessions@la.gov Comprehensive Curriculum Coordinator 1-877-453-2721

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