Curriculum Review Week World History Curriculum Review Week
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE
Where we started with……….
Steps
Pre-CRW Use of teacher resources Essential Standards Teacher-made tests Jason Adam’s (Maiden High School) Essential Standards Unpacked content
Creation of Curriculum Guide We determined the Unpacked Content document would suffice as our Curriculum Guide without attempting to reinvent the wheel.
Listed as “Students will understand” on Unpacked Document “I can” statements…. Listed as “Students will understand” on Unpacked Document
Listed as “Students will know” on Unpacked Document “I will” statements Listed as “Students will know” on Unpacked Document
Semester-long Pacing Guide Semester at a Glance Semester-long Pacing Guide
Purpose of Pacing Guide Insure the whole course gets taught Romans/Greeks are fun and provide great fashion statements but we cannot spend a whole quarter on them. Provides for collaboration between teachers and ideas for PLC’s. Material tested by district at quarter and at year’s end (future) will be covered.
Vocabulary Collaborative efforts of all Social Studies teachers to create an… K-12 vertically aligned list of vocabulary Mastery of terms for each grade level/course
Baseline Benchmark (Quarter) Open-ended Prompt ASSESSMENTS Baseline Benchmark (Quarter) Open-ended Prompt
Baseline 65 Multiple-Choice questions Cover all eight Essential Standards More than 60% of questions are coming from top level of Bloom’s Taxonomy Directions for administering
Benchmark 33 Multiple-Choice questions An Open-ended question Covers material through Reformation Directions for administering
Open-Ended Prompt Prompt will include information studied during first nine weeks. County-produced rubric.
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
Until…………. Next Time