Curriculum Mapping: its MANY benefits of investing time and effort.
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Transcript of Curriculum Mapping: its MANY benefits of investing time and effort.
An overview of the many benefitsof curriculum mapping: click here to begin video
(If you have trouble opening this link, you can go directly to http://www.fwsfiles.com/video/curriculum/ct-video.mp4)
What is YOUR school’s mission? Successful schools stay focused on their mission.
BRAINSTORM:
What are some of the things you think might distract your school from staying MISSION focused? (i.e. day-to-day urgencies, a lack of long-range planning, student behavioral issues)
When mapping curriculum,
outcomes are identified
student expectations are clarified
instructional strategies and resources are shared
Curriculum mapping creates a common understandingabout what a school expects students to know and be able to do.
Make a Connection:
How do you think curriculum mapping can benefit teachers in regard to unit planning and student assessment?Provides commonality regarding important content and skills; helps teachers design tests that are compatible to the learning objectives, and gives teachers a place to attach helpful resources.
Collaboration is the KEY to clarity and consistency.
Pair & Share:
What changes might be needed in your school to better enable teachers to collaboratively map their curriculum?
What might happen if just one teacher is “out of sync”?
Why should schools align their curriculum to external standards and benchmarks?
•to take advantage of objective expertise Educational experts have already determined what should be accomplished by students in each subject area.
•to ensure appropriate scope/sequence Alignment helps identify gaps and areas of repetition in a school’s learning expectations.
Improved alignment
PAIR & SHARE:
What freedoms do schools and teachers have for standard and benchmark selection within the alignment process?• There is intentionality in regard to the
attachment process.• There is flexibility as to the grade level in
which something is taught.• There are cross-curricular opportunities.
Curriculum mapping is a vital tool for school improvement.
It helps identify answers to important questions
about teaching and learning.
For example –
Where is “this skill” taught in your curriculum?
Do the maps or reports reveal a curricular problem?
Has an instructional problem been uncovered?
…that focus on best practices, engaging resources, quality assessments,andstudent learning
PROFESSIONAL CONVERSATIONS
that include: problem solving,
asking good questions,
improving the status quo,
and sharing new ideas
COLLABORATIVE CONVERSATIONS
TRANSPARENCY
Communication is enhanced through the internal transparency of curriculum maps:
Teachers become aware of what is happening in classrooms other than their own.
As a result,
teachers are knowledgeable about what content is taught by teachers
at every grade level…
TRANSPARENCY
Communication is improved as a result of external transparency:
Parents, community members, and other schools can have access to the curriculum of the school.
THE RESULTS OF
CREDIBILITYACCESSIBILITY
ACCOUNTABILITY
Discussion: How is your school doing in the area of transparency?
Is your internal or external communication in need of improvement?
Maps capture a school’s “assets”
Curriculum mapsarticulate the very best thinking and practices of the school.
For example, information assets such as…
The work of master teachers can be passed on to teachers not yet hired.
Teachers leave a legacy for others
Curriculum mapping helps schools articulate and communicate their plan for student learning.
Curriculum mapping helps schools have meaningful conversations around teaching and learning.
Curriculum mapping helps teachers seek out the most effective resources and strategies for teaching and learning.
In summary…
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