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Curriculum Renewal Part I

Curriculum Renewal Part I. Developing a Dynamic Curriculum Renewal Process. Goals for Part I. By the end of Part I you will. . . Reflect upon your current Curriculum Review Cycle Become familiar with CRC practices in other schools within the EARCOS region

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Curriculum Renewal Part I

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  1. Modify File name here using "Insert" "Header and Footer": Format is Full_File_Name_Updated_2013.XX.XX Curriculum Renewal Part I Developing a Dynamic Curriculum Renewal Process

  2. Modify File name here using "Insert" "Header and Footer": Format is Full_File_Name_Updated_2013.XX.XX Goals for Part I By the end of Part I you will. . . • Reflect upon your current Curriculum Review Cycle • Become familiar with CRC practices in other schools within the EARCOS region • Identify the major components of an effective CRC and determine the extent to which your current system meets the criteria

  3. Modify File name here using "Insert" "Header and Footer": Format is Full_File_Name_Updated_2013.XX.XX Goals for Part II • By the end of Part II you will… • Understand the CRC process: unpacking the phases and tasks • Dig in to Phase I • Understand how to manage curricular change (Phases II, III and IV)

  4. Modify File name here using "Insert" "Header and Footer": Format is Full_File_Name_Updated_2013.XX.XX Where are you now? Compass Activity • North: Nothing exists • South: Solid and seeking ideas • East: Early and excited • West: Really Worried

  5. Modify File name here using "Insert" "Header and Footer": Format is Full_File_Name_Updated_2013.XX.XX Group Activity • Individually, using the provided T-Chart record the likes and dislikes of your current system(s). • In your group, share and record the major like and dislikes of your current CRC

  6. Modify File name here using "Insert" "Header and Footer": Format is Full_File_Name_Updated_2013.XX.XX What is Curriculum?

  7. Modify File name here using "Insert" "Header and Footer": Format is Full_File_Name_Updated_2013.XX.XX Curriculum is everything that is WTA Written: All documents that guide instruction and assessment Taught: What is taught and how it is taught, inside and outside the classroom Assessed: What is assessed and how it is assessed

  8. Modify File name here using "Insert" "Header and Footer": Format is Full_File_Name_Updated_2013.XX.XX Why is Curriculum Review Important?

  9. Modify File name here using "Insert" "Header and Footer": Format is Full_File_Name_Updated_2013.XX.XX “I want to be as emphatic as possible, the impact of the actual, taught curriculum on school quality, on student learning, is indescribably important” Mike Schmocker “Results Now” ASCD, 2006

  10. Modify File name here using "Insert" "Header and Footer": Format is Full_File_Name_Updated_2013.XX.XX According to Marzano’s meta-analysis of factors that affect student achievement, the number one factor is… “What Gets Taught” Robert Marzano “What Works in Schools: Translating Research into Action” ASCD, 2003

  11. Modify File name here using "Insert" "Header and Footer": Format is Full_File_Name_Updated_2013.XX.XX “In every school you’ll find copies of curriculum guides. But does anyone follow them? A curriculum guide is rarely anything more than a well-intended myth.” Heidi Hayes Jacobs “Mapping the Big Picture: Integrating Curriculum and Assessment K-12” ASCD, 1997

  12. Modify File name here using "Insert" "Header and Footer": Format is Full_File_Name_Updated_2013.XX.XX What is the Purpose of Curriculum Review? • CHALK TALK • Purpose: share ideas silently and establish common themes among groups. • What ideas come to mind when you consider this idea? • What connections can you make to other’s responses? • What questions arise as you think about the ideas and consider the comments of others?

  13. Modify File name here using "Insert" "Header and Footer": Format is Full_File_Name_Updated_2013.XX.XX What is the Purpose of your Curriculum Review?

  14. Modify File name here using "Insert" "Header and Footer": Format is Full_File_Name_Updated_2013.XX.XX The AISG CRC Purpose: To regularly review and update the written, taught and assessed curriculum to improve student learning and engagement.

  15. Modify File name here using "Insert" "Header and Footer": Format is Full_File_Name_Updated_2013.XX.XX Determining Desired Outcomes What are you currently getting out of your CRC? Questions to consider: How does our CRC impact student learning? How does our CRC align with the school’s vision, mission, learning outcomes? What is the current status of our curriculum (strengths, issues, concerns)?

  16. Modify File name here using "Insert" "Header and Footer": Format is Full_File_Name_Updated_2013.XX.XX AISG CRC Desired Outcomes • Improve student learning by: • evaluating standards, assessment tools, resources, and learning data on a regular basis. • ensuring that the AISG Mission, ESLR’s and other cross-discipline standards are aligned to our program of study across grades and disciplines. • making informed and shared decisions related to changes in the written, taught and assessed curriculum based on research and data. • promoting collaboration between AISG faculty, which leads to vertical and horizontal articulation and consistent implementation of the written, taught and assessed curriculum.

  17. Modify File name here using "Insert" "Header and Footer": Format is Full_File_Name_Updated_2013.XX.XX Turn and Talk • School with existing CRC: To what degree do your school’s “desired outcomes” reflect your purpose? • School without a current CRC: What are your school’s “desired outcomes?”

  18. Modify File name here using "Insert" "Header and Footer": Format is Full_File_Name_Updated_2013.XX.XX Let’s Talk about Time 4 Phases in the CRC Phase I: Review (R) Review and analyze the current WTA curriculum Phase II: Develop (D) Make changes to existing curriculum Phase III: Implement (I) Implement changes and revise curriculum documentation Phase IV: Continuous Improvement (CI) Continuously improve curriculum through reflection and minor revisions as needed

  19. Modify File name here using "Insert" "Header and Footer": Format is Full_File_Name_Updated_2013.XX.XX Let’s Talk about Time

  20. Modify File name here using "Insert" "Header and Footer": Format is Full_File_Name_Updated_2013.XX.XX Components of an effective CRC • Clear • Comprehensive • Manageable • Inclusive

  21. Modify File name here using "Insert" "Header and Footer": Format is Full_File_Name_Updated_2013.XX.XX Clear • Step-by-step process • Outcomes and • expectations • Roles and responsibilities

  22. Modify File name here using "Insert" "Header and Footer": Format is Full_File_Name_Updated_2013.XX.XX Comprehensive • All subject areas are reviewed and updated • All aspects of the WTA curriculum are reviewed and updated • Current research and data are used

  23. Modify File name here using "Insert" "Header and Footer": Format is Full_File_Name_Updated_2013.XX.XX Manageable • Timeline • Number of tasks • Complexity of tasks • Time for teams to • collaborate • Other initiatives???

  24. Modify File name here using "Insert" "Header and Footer": Format is Full_File_Name_Updated_2013.XX.XX Inclusive • Teachers • Students • Parents • Administration • Board

  25. Modify File name here using "Insert" "Header and Footer": Format is Full_File_Name_Updated_2013.XX.XX Self-Evaluation Rating Scale • To what degree is your school’s CRC • reflective of the essential components? Not at all Somewhat Very much so

  26. Modify File name here using "Insert" "Header and Footer": Format is Full_File_Name_Updated_2013.XX.XX Group Share If you have rated your CRC as a 3, using a sticky note write down the reason(s) behind why you feel this rating is appropriate Post your sticky note on the relevant poster

  27. Modify File name here using "Insert" "Header and Footer": Format is Full_File_Name_Updated_2013.XX.XX Determining Next Steps • Prioritize components: 1, 2, 3, 4 • What are two or three things you could do to move forward with priority #1?

  28. Modify File name here using "Insert" "Header and Footer": Format is Full_File_Name_Updated_2013.XX.XX TO BE CONTINUED. . . • Part II: • Understanding the CRC process: unpacking the phases and tasks • Digging in to Phase I • Managing curricular change (Understanding Phases II, III and IV)

  29. Modify File name here using "Insert" "Header and Footer": Format is Full_File_Name_Updated_2013.XX.XX Components of an effective CRC • Clear • Comprehensive • Manageable • Inclusive Break into groups based on your #1 priority

  30. Modify File name here using "Insert" "Header and Footer": Format is Full_File_Name_Updated_2013.XX.XX AISG CRC Phases Phase I: Review (R) Phase II: Develop (D) Phase III: Implement (I) Phase IV: Continuous Improvement (CI)

  31. Modify File name here using "Insert" "Header and Footer": Format is Full_File_Name_Updated_2013.XX.XX What is the right sequence? Phase I: Review The review phase is crucial as it sets the foundation for later phases

  32. Modify File name here using "Insert" "Header and Footer": Format is Full_File_Name_Updated_2013.XX.XX AISG Review Phase Form a review team Develop a Research Summary of current best practices in the subject area Review the Research Summary with the Focus on Learning Team to determine strengths and growth areas Review, revise and/or develop a PS-12 Philosophy Statement Review, revise and/or develop divisional essential agreements Analyze relevant data Review, revise and/or develop Standards and Benchmarks Develop commendations and recommendations Create a subject area report

  33. Modify File name here using "Insert" "Header and Footer": Format is Full_File_Name_Updated_2013.XX.XX How can you make the Phase I tasks. . . ? • Clear • Comprehensive • Manageable • Inclusive

  34. Modify File name here using "Insert" "Header and Footer": Format is Full_File_Name_Updated_2013.XX.XX Phase II: Develop the Curriculum • Determine program changes based on Subject Area Report Recommendations • Develop an action Plan • Revise Curriculum • Order materials ($$ CRC budget) • Document changes (Atlas)

  35. Modify File name here using "Insert" "Header and Footer": Format is Full_File_Name_Updated_2013.XX.XX Phase III: Implement the Curriculum • Managing curricular change • Implement changes • Reflect and refine • Update Documentation • Repeat steps 1-3

  36. Modify File name here using "Insert" "Header and Footer": Format is Full_File_Name_Updated_2013.XX.XX Discussion Questions • Why do some people resist change? • What can we do to support change in our schools?

  37. Modify File name here using "Insert" "Header and Footer": Format is Full_File_Name_Updated_2013.XX.XX Phase IV: Continuous Improvement Set Grade Level/Subject Area Goals Revise Units BEFORE Implementing Repeat Tasks 1 and 2 Yearly

  38. Modify File name here using "Insert" "Header and Footer": Format is Full_File_Name_Updated_2013.XX.XX Putting the Pieces together • What are some ideas that you have to make Phases II, III and IV: • Clear • Comprehensive • Manageable • Inclusive

  39. Modify File name here using "Insert" "Header and Footer": Format is Full_File_Name_Updated_2013.XX.XX Acrostic Challenge Create an acrostic that captures key words or phrases that describes how to meet the component you have been working on.

  40. Modify File name here using "Insert" "Header and Footer": Format is Full_File_Name_Updated_2013.XX.XX QUESTION & ANSWER

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