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Page 1: York Public Schools Curriculum Design December 1, 2010 Toby Boss ESU 6

York Public Schools

Curriculum Design

December 1, 2010

Toby Boss

ESU 6

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Goals for Today

• Review the curriculum components

• Review the process

• Continue to work on curriculum products

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Mission Statement:

• "York Public Schools will prepare each learner with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to become an effective citizen by providing diversified curriculum and experiences."

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Essential Question

• What should curriculum accomplish?

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Literature Framework

Wiggins, G., & McTighe, J. (2007). Schooling by design. Alexandria, VA. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

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Curriculum Defined

• The blueprint for learning derived from the desired results.

• Takes content and shapes it into a plan for effective teaching and learning.

• Based on the learning goals for students.• Once we agree on the goals, what would the

learning plan look like, and what methods would help us achieve our goals?

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Curriculum is not…• A list of places to visit

• A list of content (which even if preceded by verbs is not a curriculum, but an inventory of stuff)

• Hierarchical lists of the major topics:– The Civil War– Parts of a Cell– Long Division

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Curriculum should…

• Be written backward from worthy tasks that require students to use content wisely.

• Help students “do the subject”, not just learn it’s findings.

• Be the blueprint for learning

• Include a robust set of components – not just the “what”.

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Transfer

• Apply learning to new situations not only in school, but also beyond it.

• The point of school is to learn in school how to make sense of learnings in order to lead better lives out of school.

• Learn now to apply lessons to later challenges.

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Curriculum Components

• Mission• Enduring

Understandings, Essential Questions

• Curriculum Maps• Common

Assessments• Rubrics

• Anchors• Learning Activities• Diagnostic and

Formative Assessment

• Differentiation• Troubleshooting

Guides

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Curriculum Maps

• Show a snapshot of the important learning objectives tied to standards

• Maps include:– Number of days for instruction– Dates taught and assessed– Assessment– Resources– Learning Activities

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STRAND STANDARD

OBJECTIVES (What it looks like in the classroom)

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LEARNING ACTIVITIES

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Stage 1

• Focus on Assessment– Common Unit Assessments– Rubrics– Anchors

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Common Assessments

• Answers the question:– How will we know students have learned?

• Demonstrations of the most important learning targets.

• Ongoing measures of learning for gauging progress and guiding improvement efforts.

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Rubrics

• Common rubrics provide consistent evaluation and specific feedback

• Provide more consistent evaluation from one teacher to the next

• Provide targets for students

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Anchors

• Tangible examples of student work to illustrate various performance levels

• Provides examples for classroom instruction

• Provides models for students to better evaluate their own work

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Status Check

• Where are we in relation to Stage 1?

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Stage 2

• Focus on Instruction– Learning Activities– Formative Assessments– Differentiation– Troubleshooting Guides

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Learning Activities

• Research based instructional strategies are tied to the learning goals.

• Recommended resources are identified.

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Diagnostic and Formative Assessments

• Diagnostic Assessments: Pre-assessments to provide information that aids in planning instruction. A check of prior knowledge is an example.

• Formative assessments: ongoing assessments that provide information to guide instruction.

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Differentiation

• Directions for tailoring instruction to student needs.

• Provides resources and strategies for differentiation aligned to the learning goal.

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Troubleshooting Guides

• Advice and tips for addressing predictable learning related problems

• Provides assistance for novice teachers based on the experience of veterans

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Status Check

• Where are we in relation to Stage 2?

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Reaching Consensus

• Consensus: – A collective decision that everyone can

support after openly and extensively considering the diverse facets of the issues.

– Litmus test: What is best for kids?– Every team member can answer “yes” to

• I can live with this decision• I will support this decision

– A win-win. There are no losers

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Next Steps

• Collaborate– Reach consensus– Share ideas with others -even if you are

the only one teaching a course

• Move through the stages