We’re familiar with the works of these individuals:

GardnerBloomDeweyPiajet

But…

Do you know the woman who brought us curriculum mapping

and alignment?

Heidi Hayes Jacobs

INTRODUCING:

*President of Curriculum Designers, Inc.

*Leading researcher for Curriculum Mapping, design, and implementation.

*Has currently worked with thousands of school districts to improve curriculum in order

to cover standards and meet assessments.

What is Curriculum Mapping?

Curriculum mapping is the process of allowing teachers to communicate what is actually being taught in the

classroom. Mapping creates coherency and flow

of information being presented horizontally and vertically through the

grades.

So…

Why is she important to our technology class?

*Curriculum Designers, Inc. not only creates curriculum maps, but does so with online tools.

*These tools can be accessed by schools all over the United States and the world.

But wait, there’s more…

*Curriculum Designers, Inc. is a completely distance operated organization; 100% of its operators are

based in the land of the World Wide Web.

So…

Is your school curriculum the best it can be?

If not, check out Heidi Hayes Jacobs and her Curriculum Mapping books, programs, and

ideas.

They may just be the tools you need right now to make valuable changes in your school.

http://www.classroom20.com/profile/HeidiHayesJacobs

http://www.curriculumdesigners.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidi_Hayes_Jacobs

http://www.pbs.org/teacherline/catalog/courses/INST300/

http://www.curriculummapping101.com/Curriculum_Mapping.html

Works Cited

Jake Stiefel, Ed 530, 27 Jan. 2010