Curriculum Construction Martha Vasquez - World Languages Kevin Rasco - Advanced Placement
CB-SLOs and TEKS College Board Student Learning Objectives Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
YAG Year At A Glance Document Divided into quarters, one for each 9-weeks Contains the unit titles Sub units or lesson cycles Tie into the exam percentiles
IFD Instructional Focus Document This is the most important one!
Anatomy of an IFD Timeframe Unit Title Rationale Common Misconceptions ~ 1/5 or 20% Unit Title Rationale Not a description, but a justification Common Misconceptions Vocabulary GRR Exemplars Overarching Concepts Big/Guiding Questions CB-SLOs/TEKS Measuring Mastery Resources 21st Century Themes
Curriculum vs. Instruction Curriculum is… Instruction is… We are asking for… We will demand… WHY?
Common Syllabi Framework built from the district curriculum Why would we want this? What are the benefits? What is this NOT?
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