innovative solutions for curriculum development

Innovative Solutions for Curriculum Development

April 24, 2013

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About the Speakers

Dottie Specht

Director of

Curriculum & Instruction,

Bellmawr Public Schools

Innovative Solutions for Curriculum Development

Beatrice Elie-Pierre

Director of

Professional Development

Services, ClassLink

Berj Akian

Founder and CEO,

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John Battista

Assistant

Superintendent, Monroe Public

Schools

Stan Watts

VP of

Engineering, ClassLink

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o The Curriculum Journey, 2 Districts

o Common Core & Curriculum Today

o OnTrack Demo

o National Assessment Update

Submitting Questions

Professional Development Certificate

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Berj Akian

Founder and CEO,

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Beatrice Ellie-Pierre

Director of

Professional Development Services,

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Stan Watts

VP of Engineering,

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About ClassLink

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Changing Landscape of Standards Then

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Now National unity of skill-based standards Foundation: Learn/Demonstrate skills Purpose: College and Career Readiness

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Panel

Dottie Specht

Director of

Curriculum & Instruction,

Bellmawr Public Schools

Innovative Solutions for Curriculum Development

Beatrice Elie-Pierre

Director of

Professional Development

Services, ClassLink

Berj Akian

Founder and CEO,

ClassLink

John Battista

Assistant

Superintendent, Monroe Public

Schools

Stan Watts

VP of

Engineering, ClassLink

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John Batista

Assistant Superintendent

Monroe Public Schools

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• 30 years experience, teacher, Dept. Chair, Principal, Ast Supt • Pioneer in district Curriculum Mapping Initiative • Board member for Regional Center for the Arts • Monroe SD

• preK-12 • 3,400 students • Suburban setting • High performing student base • STEM Academy, 250 students in Middle School

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2007

Connecticut Framework (Standards for NCLB)

Standards

based report cards

2009

2011-12

Ongoing Professional Development > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Monroe Public Schools

2013+

District-wide Committee

[District Based

Curriculum Committee]

Common Core

[Grade Level Curriculum

Committees]

New Standards based report

cards

Continued Improvement

Curriculum

= Living

Document with more Resources

(pictures, links)

2000

Understanding by

Design Model

[School Based

Curriculum Committees]

2010

Curriculum By Dept

Approach

[Org Structure]

2012-13

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Dottie Specht

Director of Curriculum & Instruction

Bellmawr Public School

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• 22 years in education, Teacher, Literacy Coach, Supsvr, Director • District-wide responsibility for curriculum • Bellmawr

• preK-8 • 1,200 students • Suburban… (5 miles from Camden, NJ) • Working class community, 42% free and reduced

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2004

2007

2009

Ongoing Professional Development > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Bellmawr Public Schools

2011-12

Curriculum Planning

= Best

Practices

(word/excel)

Curriculum Planning

= Understanding

by Design

(ClassLink OnTrack)

Common Core

Math & ELA

2000

Original / Update NJ Core Content

Standards

Curriculum Planning = Linking to Textbook chapters

2012-13

Lesson Planning

Continued Improvement

Curriculum

= Living

Document with more Resources

(pictures, links)

2013+

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Panel

Dottie Specht

Director of

Curriculum & Instruction,

Bellmawr Public Schools

Innovative Solutions for Curriculum Development

Beatrice Elie-Pierre

Director of

Professional Development

Services, ClassLink

Berj Akian

Founder and CEO,

ClassLink

John Battista

Assistant

Superintendent, Monroe Public

Schools

Stan Watts

VP of

Engineering, ClassLink

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Stanley Watts

VP of Engineering

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Panel

Dottie Specht

Director of

Curriculum & Instruction,

Bellmawr Public Schools

Innovative Solutions for Curriculum Development

Beatrice Elie-Pierre

Director of

Professional Development

Services, ClassLink

Berj Akian

Founder and CEO,

ClassLink

John Battista

Assistant

Superintendent, Monroe Public

Schools

Stan Watts

VP of

Engineering, ClassLink

www.classlink.com/ontrack

Thank you

John J. Batista, battij@monroeps.org

Dottie Specht, dspecht@bellmawrschools.org

Beatrice Ellie-Pierre, beliepierre@classlink.com

Berj Akian, berj@classlink.com

info@classlink.com 888-963-7550

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