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Curriculum & Instruction Update

f. Curriculum & Instruction Update. Measures of Academic Progress (MAP ) Grades 2 – 11 Reading Comprehension (Fiction, Non-fiction , & Informational Sources) Phonetic Principles Vocabulary Figurative language Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS) Grades K – 3

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Curriculum & Instruction Update

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  1. f Curriculum & Instruction Update

  2. Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) Grades 2 – 11 Reading Comprehension (Fiction, Non-fiction, & Informational Sources) Phonetic Principles Vocabulary Figurative language Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS) Grades K – 3 Phonemic Awareness (Blending & Sound-To-Letter) Oral Reading in Context (Passage Reading & Comprehension) Alphabetics (Letter Sounds & Concept of Word) Read Naturally Grades 2 – 6 Fluency (Rate & Accuracy) Establishing Benchmarks inReading

  3. 2010 English SOL Revisions Implementation Timeline * 2010 Curriculum Framework is currently available for public review and comment.

  4. 2010 English SOL Revisions Implementation Plan

  5. Reading & WritingProgram Evaluation Our reading & writing program promotes research-based literacy instruction to increase student achievement. A committee of K – 12 teachers, the Literacy Coordinator, and administrators will be formed to : • Gather, organize, and analyze the current reading & writing program • Make recommendations for better alignment between beliefs and practices

  6. 2009 Mathematics SOL Revisions Implementation Timeline

  7. 2009 Mathematics SOL RevisionsProfessional Development • Select teachers will attend professional development opportunities provided by VCTM, VDOE, and Dan Mulligan. • All math teachers will attend professional development in February on the content changes at their grade level. • Math Leadership Team members are identifying specific needs, both PD and materials, within their school and submitting requests to the Math Coordinator.

  8. Establishing Benchmarks in Mathematics Math Content Assessed • Number Sense • Estimation & Computation • Algebra • Geometry • Measurement • Statistics & Probability • Problem Solving, Reasoning & Proof • MAP Assessment Overview • Adaptive Assessment • Growth Model • Nationally Normed • Aligned with the VA SOL • Fall & Spring Testing Windows • (Fall testing window closes on October 8)

  9. Sharing Resources (Literacy, Math, Science, & Social Studies) Our Guides for Pacing and Standards (GPS) are now located in Moodle! • Opportunity for teachers and coordinators to add resources that can be shared across the division • Web-based and can be accessed from anywhere • Content related eResources are organized by SOL • Provides a home page with links to division-wide eResources Interactive Achievement (IA) • Item banks and assessments can be shared across schools and classrooms • Assessments can be administered online, pencil/paper, and with clickers • Item banks and assessments are being revised in IA to reflect the new Math & Social Studies standards

  10. 2009 Social Studies SOL Implementation Timeline * Graduation requirement, no SOL assessment

  11. Social Studies textbook adoption 2009-2010 led to the purchase of SOL correlated content readers in grades K-3 and local grade 4 standards New locally developed curriculum for grade 4 in response to K-12 strand data analysis noting student need for more emphasis on geography Social Studies textbook adoption grades 5-12 led to purchase of class sets of Virginia specific editions of textbooks aligned to the SOL. In addition to textbooks, teacher and student laptops will be used to expand curriculum and instruction opportunities through eResources correlated to the new SOL. Remaining funds budgeted for eResources : increasing the number of student laptops and implementation of Stratalogica, an online atlas and mapping program to improve geographic content in all social studies classes Economics/Personal Finance courses to be implemented with next year’s freshman class. No SOL test at this time, but must pass each course to graduate by 2015 Social StudiesVA SOL Revisions

  12. 2009 Social Studies SOL RevisionsProfessional Development • Select teachers will attend professional development opportunities provided by VCSS, VGA and VDOE to assist in implementing SOL revisions. • All teachers attending professional development in August and October in preparation for Revised Social Studies SOL content, the laptop initiative & Stratalogica. • Members of Team Social Studies are identifying specific needs, both PD and materials, within their school and submitting requests to the Social Studies Coordinator.

  13. Giant Map of AsiaHelps Charlottesville Connect to the World!

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