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Welcome! Curriculum Outreach Night

Welcome! Curriculum Outreach Night. Office of Curriculum and Instruction Deptford Township Public Schools Oct. 2, 2013 5:00-6:00 PM. Common Core http://www.corestandards.org /. ELA and Math Future: Science District Implementation Funding Status Parent, Teacher, Student Resources.

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Welcome! Curriculum Outreach Night

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  1. Welcome!Curriculum Outreach Night Office of Curriculum and Instruction Deptford Township Public Schools Oct. 2, 2013 5:00-6:00 PM

  2. Common Corehttp://www.corestandards.org/ • ELA and Math • Future: Science • District Implementation • Funding • Status • Parent, Teacher, Student Resources

  3. PARCC: Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers • “The new NJASK” • Online assessment • Requirements • Capacity for PARCC • Parent, Teacher, Student Resources • http://www.parcconline.org/about-parcc • Funding

  4. Secondary Math Initiatives • High School Math • Re-aligned some course content in Algebra I, Algebra II and Geometry to better match Common Core and PARCC expectations • Looking into adding AP Statistics • Will be a Junior/Senior level elective • Will be recommended for Engineering students • A good addition or alternative to AP Calculus

  5. Secondary Math Initiatives • Middle School Math (Grades 6-8) • Big Ideas Math • Written for the Common Core standards • A blend of discovery and traditional • Increased focus on practice • Allows teacher to differentiate their instruction much easier • Online textbook and answers in the back of the book • www.bigideasmath.com

  6. Secondary ELA Initiatives • Updated Curriculum • Model Curriculum Unit Assessments • Skills Based Assessments • Cooperative Learning • Independent Reading • Planning for 2 new AP courses in HS History

  7. STEM • Academy of Engineering • 41 Students • Positive feedback • Start reaching out to 8th grade in December • Parent Organization (For AoE and MS) • Modeling Science • Growing: 12 Juniors, 18 Sophomores, 52 Freshmen • Positive feedback • Future Expansion • Focus – many ideas, but will depend on factors. • K-5 Program?

  8. STEM • Future Expansion (continued) • Focus • 6th Grade Program? • Program/Electives at Middle School? • Biomedical Sciences (Allied Health) at HS? • Academy of Sciences for: • Biology? • Chemistry? • Physics? • These classes will be rich with Senior options at GCC.

  9. Elementary ELA Pilot • Background • Schools • Good Intent and Shady Lane (Grades 1-5) • Central Early Childhood Center and Pine Acres (K) • Journeys • http://www.hmhco.com/shop/education-curriculum/reading/core-reading-programs/journeys • Reading Street • http://www.pearsonschool.com/index.cfm?locator=PS1gC9&PMDBSUBCATEGORYID=&PMDBSITEID=2781&PMDBSUBSOLUTIONID=&PMDBSOLUTIONID=6724&PMDBSUBJECTAREAID=&PMDBCATEGORYID=3289&PMDbProgramID=88541 • Teacher Feedback

  10. Character Education Initiatives • Our Character Education initiative is based on the book: • Lessons in Living • There is a monthly theme and each classroom in the district will have a poster with that theme on it • Teachers incorporate the theme into their classroom and their daily routines • We are working with the books author Sandy Queen who has successfully implemented this program in schools throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia

  11. Special Areas • Benchmark Assessments • New HS Courses • AP Spanish courses • Encouraging healthy lifestyles • We have future plans of sponsoring a District Field Day which will have fun and competitive track and field events.

  12. New Web Site • User-friendly for staff, parents, and community • Teacher Web Sites and updated information for all schools • Virtual tour – www.deptford.k12.nj.us

  13. New Technology • 279 desktop computers • 12 laptops • 31 Chromebooks • 6 Smart Boards • 2 Elmos • 2nd grade technology instruction • Grades 2-8 curriculum updated and benchmarks added

  14. Advanced MMS Courses • Rationale • Program Description • Student Selection Process • Funding • Status • Future Expansion/Improvements

  15. AVID: Advancement Via Individual Determination • What is AVID? • Program Description • Student Selection Process • Funding • AVID Site Team • Feedback from students, teachers, and parents • Future Expansion

  16. Thank you for being partners in deptford Township educational programs! Contact Information: Sherry Speeney Direction of Curriculum and Instruction, PreK-12 speeney.s@deptford.k12.nj.us (856) 232-2700 x3002

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