Defining & Aligning Local Curricula Summer Institute 2011

1. Defining & Aligning Local Curricula Summer Institute 2011

2. Today’s Meethttp://todaysmeet.com/pasquotank

3. Accessing the Back Channelhttp://todaysmeet.com/pasquotank

4. Start a conversation Promote collaboration Encourage the continuous improvement of your team as you focus on preparing to roll out the Common Core and Essential Standards in your district We’re Here This Afternoon to:

5. Our Level of Depth for this Topic is: • Water Skiing Deep Diving www.wpclipart.com www.wpclipart.com

6. MS Office Clip Art • Individually: Silently • Consider the definition of the term curriculum. • Write one thought that comes to mind per sticky note • Whole Table: Quietly • Combine all sticky notes on the table • Organize similar ideas in categories. • Label the categories. • Stack/combine like ideas. • Identify three major ideas that emerged. Curriculum is…Affinity Diagram

7. Curriculum Is… MS Clip Art

8. Curriculum Curriculum is comprised of all the tools, practices, and resources that lead us from standards to student achievement. Standards Student Achievement

9. The North Carolina Professional Educator Standards

10. Summer Institute Formative Support Formative Support July June Aug RESA Session RESA Session May Sept Annual Professional Development Cycle Formative Support April Oct Formative Support Nov Mar RESA Session RESA Session Feb Dec Jan Formative Support Formative Support RESA Session

11. Curriculum Standards Student Achievement District Level School Level State Level Institute Work

12. Curriculum is:

13. Table Talk How are our beliefs regarding curriculum aligned with those of Dr. English?

15. Curriculum: Three Distinct Components • Curriculum: The Written • (DPI and LEA) • Identifies Critical Expectations • Instruction: The Taught • (Teacher and LEA) • Defines Essential Outcomes • Presents Relevant Information • Develops Understanding • Assessment: The Tested • (Teacher and Student) • Reveals Students’ Achieved Skills • Formative/Summative Assessment www.wpclipart.com

16. Curriculum Standards Student Achievement State Level Local Level School Level District Teachers NCDPI Common Core & Essential Standards Instruction & Assessment Local Curricula

17. What Gear Would You Need?

18. Curriculum StandardsStudent Achievement GettyImages.com

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20. Components of Local Curricula

21. Planning Forms http://stuff4themeeting.wikispaces.com/ NOTE: open form, then save as to your desk top

22. Directions

23. Please Return in: 15 minutes

24. Table Discussion

25. Alignment is an even stronger predictor of student achievement on standardized tests than are socioeconomic status, gender, race, and teacher effect. (Elmore & Rothman, 1999: Mitchell, 1998; Wishnick,1989) Importance of Alignment

26. Level of thought and work Parameters of Assessment Dimensions of Alignment Content Cognitive Concepts, Ideas, Knowledge Context

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28. 10 Words Instruction Card Instruction Card Instruction Card Follow the instructions on your colored card. Use a separate piece of paper if you need to write rather than marking on the word list. Return the word list to the envelope when finished. Canine Bread Spoon Tree House Flower Death Cloud Basket Magazine

29. PLEASEPlace All Word Lists Back Into the Envelope Hold on to your red, yellow, or green instruction card

30. Let’s Take a Test Please work independently www.wpclipart.com

31. Canine Bread Spoon Tree House Flower Death Cloud Basket Magazine Why were some participants more successful on the test than others?

32. Different Kinds of Thinking Count the vowels in these words. Rate each word on its pleasantness 1 = low 3 = high Memorize these words.

33. Content Does the teacher teach and test the topics listed in the curriculum?

34. Content vs. Cognitive Type Canine Bread Spoon Tree House Flower Death Cloud Basket Magazine

35. Cognitive Type Do the students get to work and think at the level the curriculum prescribes?

36. The Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy

37. Context Are the parameters of the assessment reasonably similar to the parameters of the instruction?

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40. ELA Example

41. ELA Assessment Read the passage and answer the following questions. • What is the author’s purpose for using the metaphor in line 16? • How does the author’s use of imagery affect the mood of the story? • What emotion does the author evoke from her use of the simile is the final paragraph?

42. Curriculum Standards Student Achievement Local Curricula Content - Cognitive Type - Context State Level Local Level School Level District Teachers NCDPI Common Core & Essential Standards Instruction & Assessment Local Curricula

43. Teachers Are Expected To: Work collaboratively to create a professional learning community in order to plan instruction appropriate for students

44. Professional Learning Communities are Guided by Four Essential Questions What is it we expect students to learn? How will we know when they have learned it? How will we respond when they don’t learn it? How will we respond when they already know it? (2009) Raising the Bar and Closing the Gap: Whatever it Takes

45. System-Level Thinking DuFour, DuFour & Eaker

46. System-Level Thinking

47. Jigsaw Activity

48. Examining Current Practices • What policies and practices, regarding curriculum development, exist in the district? • What resources are provided to give teachers in the district a common understanding of curricular expectations? • How do teachers in your district know about these things?

49. Jigsaw Activity

50. Jigsaw Activity