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Curriculum Implementation: an Action Plan

Curriculum Implementation: an Action Plan. Peter Sorrentino Instructional Leadership EDU 707 December 13, 2009. Geometry Unit On Triangles: an Overview…. Geometry unit on Triangles consists of 3projects, a review and assessment: Triangle Discovery Project Triangle Design Project

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Curriculum Implementation: an Action Plan

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  1. Curriculum Implementation: an Action Plan Peter Sorrentino Instructional Leadership EDU 707 December 13, 2009

  2. Geometry Unit On Triangles: an Overview… • Geometry unit on Triangles consists of 3projects, a review and assessment: • Triangle Discovery Project • Triangle Design Project • Triangle Develop Project • Review • Traditional Assessment • Timeline, Resources, Experts & Challenges

  3. 1. Triangle DiscoveryProject

  4. 2. Triangle DesignProject

  5. 3. Triangle DevelopProject

  6. 4. Triangle Review • The triangle review is all about bridging the gap between project-based learning and assessments and traditional assessments • The PBL students know the triangle content, but they are unlikely to be prepared to demonstrate that knowledge on a traditional assessment – which is required. • The teacher will present typical traditional questions and demonstrate to student how to apply their triangle knowledge to this style of question. • This section might require only a day activity, but the results of traditional, standardized tests are too critical not to ensure students can apply their knowledge.

  7. 5. Triangle Assessment • This part of the unit is another small, day long class period with the goal of assessing the PBLers using a traditional test. • The goal is to provide the students with an actual test that mimics the situation they will encounter taking a state-wide standardized test in math. • The results of this test will become part of their unit grade.

  8. Triangle Unit: Timeline • Each green block represents a day of effort. For example, the Design Project • starts Oct 4, as the duration of four days, the last day being Oct 7. • This presentation is a Gantt chart (light) intended to show unit progression.

  9. Triangle Unit: Resources • Field trip: forms & lunch for students • Access to Internet lab • Data projector • Graphing paper • Adhesives & Popsicle sticks

  10. Triangle Unit: Experts • Parents to assist with chaperoning and possibly with development of bridges • Guest engineer form local architectural firm • Engineer employee of town’s building department to help guide out tour • Curriculum coordinator • Principal • Project-based learning advisor • Shop teacher • Geometry teachers

  11. Triangle Unit: Challenges & Potential Solutions • Duration of unit: current estimates are based on a combination of geometry curriculum allowance for the triangles unit and experience with other PBL units • The Review and Traditional assessment is designed to prepare the students to apply new triangle knowledge to standardized math assessments, but this transition might be problematic. The solution is likely to be to extend the time spent. • Achieving buy-in among geometry teachers will be challenging, but should be achievable by involving them in the design and development of the unit.

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