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Creating District Curriculum in CIITS. TERMINOLOGY. Curriculum a syllabus covering an ENTIRE course (e.g., year or semester) that is relevant to one subject and grade level Curricular Unit
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TERMINOLOGY • Curriculum • a syllabus covering an ENTIRE course (e.g., year or semester) that is relevant to one subject and grade level • Curricular Unit • a term that is used to represent how the school year is broken up This can differ by school type and/or subject area. • For example: Science grades K-5 may divide the school year in to six week cycles, while HS Math courses may segment the year into Semesters.
TERMINOLOGY • Instructional Unit • divides the Curricular Unit into smaller topics • Lesson Plan • unit of instruction that addresses a theme/topic related to the Instructional Unit
TERMINOLOGY • Resource • a material to support instruction • a link to video or an educational website • a PowerPoint presentation • a handout for students • Assessment • a tool to be used to measure learning (rubric, unit test, quiz) • this is NOT a benchmark assessment or a classroom assessment created in the Assessment Admin module
DEFINING PROPERTIES For each material type, the first step is to Define Properties.
ALIGNING STANDARDS Identify the standards addressed by the material you are creating.
ADDING CONTENT • For most material types there are 3 options for creating content (choose one): • District Template (free-form text) • File Attachment • URL Link
LINK RELATED MATERIAL Materials can be linked to each other. You may wish to create resources first so they will be available when creating “higher level” materials
ORGANIZERS Tagging materials by selecting the appropriate organizers will allow users to find your material through the advanced search option.
SEARCH FOR ANY CURRICULUM In Curriculum tab, filter by grade and subject
SHARING RESOURCES • Educators may share instructional resources they have created • Materials approver must be chosen at school and district levels – role assigned in IC
Outlines submissionprocess at each level • Includes rubric for state-submitted resources • State-approved resourcesadded quarterly • Share with teachers,principalsand instructional leaders