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Model Curriculum Units

Model Curriculum Units. Curriculum Summit November 6-7, 2013 . Introductions. Anne Marie Condike - Model Curriculum Project Lead Claire Abbott- Educator Evaluation Specialist Ron Noble - Educator Evaluation Team Lead

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Model Curriculum Units

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  1. Model Curriculum Units Curriculum Summit November 6-7, 2013

  2. Introductions • Anne Marie Condike - Model Curriculum Project Lead • Claire Abbott- Educator Evaluation Specialist • Ron Noble - Educator Evaluation Team Lead • Madeline Levine - Director, Office of Tiered System of Supports

  3. Agenda • Introductions • Overview of the Model Curriculum Project • Video: The MA Curriculum Development Project • Design of a Model Curriculum Unit • Walk through a Model Curriculum Unit- CEPA focus • Questions

  4. Overarching Goals of the Model Curriculum Project • Provide model units that illustrate the shifts in the new Common Core State Standards • Provide models for creating units with Curriculum Embedded Performance Assessments in English Language Arts, mathematics, science, and history/social sciences • Promote growth and development of leaders, teachers, and districts through curriculum design aligned to the frameworks Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

  5. Overview of Model Curriculum Project

  6. Model Curriculum Units • Race to the Top initiative for ESE • 100 PK-12 units in ELA/literacy, mathematics, science, and social studies by 2014 • Exemplify the shifts in the 2011 Frameworks • Understanding By Design model with lesson plans and print/digital media resources • Extensive unit review process • WGBH documenting the process

  7. Model Curriculum Units The model units provide districts and teachers with high quality and rigorous units they can choose to teach and/or use to advance their own curriculum development efforts. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

  8. Model Curriculum Units • Units typically take 2-6 weeks • Some standards may appear in several units (either revisited or broken out into discrete parts) Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

  9. Release of Model Curriculum Units • 66units have been publicly released, most of which will be tried out during this school year • 24more units will be released in November • Additional MCUs will be released in early 2014 Released units can be found at: http://www.doe.mass.edu/CandI/model/download_form.aspx

  10. Model Curriculum Units Project Resources • Curriculum Development Guide • Including MCU Planning Template • Curriculum Development Videos The MA Curriculum Development Project http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzpeLQMKLKc

  11. A Walk Through of a Model Curriculum Unit Plan

  12. Unit Components • Unit Plan (UbD Template) • Lesson Plans • Lesson Resources • CEPA – Curriculum Embedded Performance Assessment • CEPA Resources Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

  13. Take a Look Inside a MCU: UbD Format • Stage 1- Desired Results • Standards/Goals • Understandings and Essential Questions • Knowledge and Skills • Stage 2- Evidence • Curriculum Embedded Performance Assessment • Other evidence- formative and summative assessments • Stage 3- Learning Plan • Detailed lesson plans

  14. Identify desired outcomes and results. Determine what constitutes acceptable evidence of the targeted standards (assessment). • Plan learning experiences and instructional strategies that prepare students to achieve success on the CEPA and meet the high level of the targeted standards.

  15. Stage 1 Desired Results

  16. Essential Questions from this Unit Turn and talk about these essential questions from the unit: • How do I know my answer makes sense? • How can I use models to compare fractions? • How does equivalence help us solve problems? • How can I use language to explain my thinking about the size of fractions? How would you answer these questions? How might a student answer these questions?

  17. Stage 2 Evidence

  18. Stage 2 - Evidence • Curriculum Embedded Performance Assessment (CEPA) • Designed with the end in mind • Requires students to independently apply and demonstrate their understanding through complex performance • Goal is for students to independently complete the CEPA(s) • Other assessments, evaluative criteria

  19. CEPATurn & Talk • Look at the CEPA in this unit. What do you notice? • What are students expected to do independently? What are your thoughts about this CEPA? • What makes this assessment a good CEPA? • How might this assessment fit into your overall district, school, classroom assessment plan?

  20. Stage 3 – Learning Plan What do you notice about this Learning Plan?

  21. Stage 3- Learning Plan • A “roadmap” of the learning experiences throughout the unit as defined in the targeted standards • Followed by detailed lesson plans

  22. Exploring MCUScape for Grade 4 Fractions- Size Matters Exploring the MCUScape Use this guide to identify SPECIFIC pages and references in the unit where can you find:

  23. Lesson Plans • Choose a lesson plan to examine • What do you notice? Discuss at your tables.

  24. MCU Lesson Components • Standards & Essential Questions • Assumptions of what students need to know coming into the unit • Objectives • Instructional resources/tools • Anticipated student preconceptions/misconceptions • Assessment- formative/summative • Lesson sequence and description with Teacher Notes and Technology resources • Closing

  25. Lesson Plans • Scan the rest of the lesson plans and think about how they support students to meet the expectations of the CEPA • Discuss in your groups how the lesson plans support students to meet the expectations of the CEPA. Provide evidence from the lessons.

  26. Ensuring Quality MCUs

  27. Quality Review Rubrics • ELA and Mathematics Rubrics Developed by the Tri-State Collaborative (MA, NY, RI) • HSS, Science Rubrics developed by ESE staff • CVTE Rubric developed with educators • Used to evaluate all model units • Can be used to: • create high quality model units • review existing units for quality • revise units

  28. Structure of the Rubric

  29. Purposes of Quality Review Rubrics • Provide clear, descriptive criteria for alignment of units to the new Frameworks • Designed for determining quality of units only • Provide meaningful, constructive feedback to developers of units • Identify units that can serve as models • Guide collegial review and jurying processes

  30. Model Curriculum Units Tryouts • The purpose of the tryouts is to: • Collect qualitative feedback to ensure MCUs are high quality • Inform final editing and refinement of MCUs prior to publication • Feedback requested from teachers who try out the units • Provide general feedback to us • Complete an online survey

  31. Questions? • modelcurr@doe.mass.edu

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