CSCOPE: Integration of Resources and Curriculum Brownsville ISD Curriculum Specialists 1

Brownsville ISD Bea Garcia Administrator for Elementary Curriculum and Instruction   Sharon Moore Administrator for Secondary Curriculum and Instruction Ismael Garcia Administrator for Special Programs Brett Springston Interim Superintendent of Schools Dr. Salvador Cavazos Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction   2

Brownsville ISD Margaret Barron Mathematics Specialist Roman Gomez Science Specialist Rosie Ara Social Studies Specialist Sandra S. Garcia English, Language Arts Specialist 3

District Demographics Brownsville ISD District Demographics Enrollment Year 2007-08 2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 2003-04 Number of Students 48,858 48,391 48,261 46,908 45,986 BISD Schools Elementary Schools 33 Middle Schools 10 High Schools 6 Alternative Schools 3 2008 State Schools Ratings 4 Exemplary 33 Recognized 4

Brownsville ISD Student Profiles Ethnicity (Hispanic) 47,839 (98%) Economically Disadvantaged 46,125 (94%) At Risk 33,509 (69%) Limited English Proficient 20,685 (42%) Migrant 1,324 (3%) Title I 48,753 (100%) Bilingual/ESL 18,987 (39%) Career and Technology 11,382 (23%) Special Education 5,323 (11%) Gifted and Talented 3,163 (7%)

Implementation Timeline Summer 2007 Fall 2007 Spring 2007 Campus Leadership Training Curriculum Leadership Team Training District Waiver Day Training Elementary Teacher Training for Math Curriculum Leadership Team Training Campus Leadership Team Training Elementary Training of Trainers for Math Curriculum Writing for Elementary and MS Science Curriculum Writing for Elementary and MS Science MS Lead Teacher Training Elementary Lead Teacher Training MS Science Teacher Pullout Elementary Math Implementation Elementary Math Implementation

Implementation Timeline Summer 2008 Fall 2008 Spring 2009 Secondary Summer Science Institute Curriculum Leadership Team Training District Waiver Day Training Curriculum Leadership Team Training MS Summer Science Implementation Campus Leadership Team Training Curriculum Writing for Elementary and MS Science Curriculum Writing for Elementary and MS Science Elementary Summer Science Institute MS Lead Teacher Training Elementary Lead Teacher Training New Teacher Training MS Science Teacher Pullout District Waiver Day K-8 Math and Science Implementation K-8 Math and Science Implementation

Curriculum Leadership Team ACTIVITY PARTICIPATING DISTRICT PERSONNEL PURPOSE Curriculum Leadership Training with Dr. John Crain (8 days) Assistant Superintendents All Principals C & I Administrators and Specialists Targeted: The components of a Curriculum Use of TEKS as a framework for developing a district specific curriculum Developing a Vertical Alignment Understanding a Lesson Cycle The critical attributes of Concepts and Skills Instruction, Assessment, and supervision of each Equipping principals with the skills to command the informal walk-through(s) to manage and evaluate the delivery of the curriculum at a quality level 8

Campus Leadership Team ACTIVITY PARTICIPATING DISTRICT PERSONNEL PURPOSE Campus Leadership Team Training Principals Deans of Instruction/Campus Facilitators 5 Teachers to represent content areas and technology Targeted: Instructional Focus Documents and the Critical Components of the Unit Instructional Units Enduring Understandings Guiding Questions Performance Indicators Conceptually-based Lessons: Guided Tours and Inductive Expeditions Deductive Instruction Inductive Instruction

Science Elsa Barrientos Roxanne Granado Erika Medina Dr. Greg Garcia Roman Gomez

Curriculum Writers DATE ACTIVITY PERSONNEL PURPOSE 2007 -2008 Curriculum Writing Science Curriculum Writers C&I Science Specialists Merged appropriate science activities and resources to the CSCOPE lessons. Reviewed the CSCOPE lessons and provided alternate activities that could be substituted into the lesson, still addressing the appropriate content and performance standards. Enabled the utilization of the existing science materials and resources including: instructional strategies from previous science trainings and technology such as Vernier, TI calculators and laptops.

Alternate Activities Tables

MS Lead Teachers DATE ACTIVITY PERSONNEL PURPOSE 2007 -2008 Lead Teacher Training Campus Grade Level Lead Teachers C&I Science Specialists Reviewed the alternate activities suggested by the curriculum writers Inventoried existing science materials on their campuses Created master materials list for their individual campus Determined which labs will be used for the CSCOPE lesson to ensure continuity on each campus.

District Pull-Out DATE ACTIVITY PERSONNEL PURPOSE 2007 -2008 District Pull-Out for Elementary Facilitators and Grade Level Lead Teachers; District Pull-Out Day for Middle School Science Teachers All Elementary Facilitators and Grade Level Lead Teachers All MS Science Teachers C&I Science Specialists With DEIC Committee approval: Elementary Facilitators and Grade Level Lead Teachers attended a 3-hour training MS Science Teachers attended a 6-hour training Trainers compared and demonstrated CSCOPE activities and Alternate Activities. The 5E Model was reviewed; dialogue on the IFDs, VADS, and YAG continued.

Summer Science DATE ACTIVITY PERSONNEL PURPOSE Summer 2008 Summer Science Institute Secondary Science Teachers C&I Science Specialists Content training with new science resources Reviewed and prepared chosen CSCOPE Units to be implemented during the summer school program (Middle School) Elementary Science Institute Elementary Science Teachers Elementary Curriculum Writers Reviewed and prepared 1st Six Weeks CSCOPE Units New Science Teacher Training New Science Teachers Curriculum Writers CSCOPE documents (IFDs, VADs, and YAG) and the 5E Model were reviewed Compared and participated in CSCOPE activities and Alternate Activities Reviewed district available resources

District Waiver Day Training DATE ACTIVITY PERSONNEL PURPOSE January 2008 District Waiver Day All MS Science Teachers Region 1 ESC Science Specialist C&I Science Specialists Region 1 ESC Science Specialist presented an overview of CSCOPE and its documents including the 5E Model, IFDs, YAGs, and VADs Teachers were presented with a CSCOPE lesson and an alternate activity August 2008 All Elementary Science Teachers Elementary Lead Teachers Science teachers met by grade levels to review items related to the implementation of CSCOPE including: 5E Model, IFDs, YAGs, and VADs Status of campus resources Review of district resources, Alternate Activities Tables

Maintenance Training DATE ACTIVITY PERSONNEL PURPOSE 2008 -2009 Maintenance Trainings Elementary Lead Teachers All MS Science Teachers C&I Science Specialists On-going maintenance training sessions to identify potential any problems and needed resources. Units and lessons were previewed and activities practiced. Voluntary meetings, with teachers receiving a stipend for their attendance. District-level check to ensure that teachers were implementing the program.

Science Training 2008-2009 Elementary Middle School High School Curriculum Writers 08-09 Facilitators & Assistant Principal Updates Science Maintenance Trainings Elementary Mini-Grants FOSS Refills/Replenishments Point of Contact Meetings (POCs) Science Specialists Campus Visits CSCOPE Plus Trainings Science Benchmarks TMSDS / WebCCAT Campus Trainings Deans & Assistant Principal Updates Middle School Science Mini-Grants Grade Level Lead Teacher Training Department Chair Meetings Deans Updates TAKS Exit Level Action Plan Content Lead Teacher Training

CSCOPE Science Plan 2007-2009 Elementary Implementation Middle School High School CSCOPE Science Planning 2007-2008 Planning Curriculum Writing / Alignment Lead Teacher Training 2007-2008 Planning Curriculum Writing / Alignment Lead Teacher Training MS Science Teacher Pull-out 2008-2009 Planning Curriculum Writers merged district resources to the CSCOPE activities 2008-2009 Planning Content Lead Teachers reviewed curriculum writers’ alternate activities 2008-2009 Mini-Grants For the Purchase of Additional Resources/Materials 2007 - 2008 & 2008 - 2009 Mini-Grants For the Purchase of Additional Resources/Materials 2008-2009 On-Going CSCOPE Plus Training FOSS Kits and Material Support Maintenance Trainings Campus & classroom visits CSCOPE Implementation form Point of Contact meetings 2008-2009 On-Going CSCOPE Plus Training IPC Academy Exit Level Review Support Campus & classroom visits Department Chair meetings 2008-2009 On-Going CSCOPE Plus Training Maintenance Trainings Campus & classroom visits CSCOPE Implementation form Department Chair meetings

CSCOPE Implementation Form Developed to ensure CSCOPE Implementation Used by Curriculum Specialists Not PDAS based Promotes the 5E Learning Cycle Should not see all “5E”s in one visit Provides Formative Data on Teacher Comfort of CSCOPE

CSCOPE Implementation Form

Mathematics Ben Avalos Ceci Avendaño Margaret Barron Sally Legault Karla Meriwether

2007-2008 CSCOPE Mathematics Implementation Kinder-5th Campus Leadership Teams Trainer of Trainers (TOT) Grade Level Teachers

2007-2008 CSCOPE Mathematics Implementation Kinder-5th Curriculum and Instruction Math Specialists support for CSCOPE Math Curriculum by providing the following: additional resources to supplement CSCOPE lessons mathematical content explanations lesson modeling assessment development data analysis TEKS refinements technology assistance grade level meetings Brownsville ISD provided each elementary campus with additional monies to be used to purchase resources required to implement CSCOPE lessons.

Curriculum and Instruction Mathematics Curriculum and Instruction Elementary CSCOPE Mathematics Implementation Middle School CSCOPE Mathematics Implementation High School CSCOPE Mathematics Planning 2007 Summer Campus Leadership Training 2007-2008 Full K-5th Implementation K-5th TOT per Six-Weeks K-5th Support Meetings per Six- Weeks 2007-2008 Planning Curriculum Writing / Alignment District Waiver Day Lead Teacher TOT Campus Turn-Around Training MS Math Teacher Pull-out 2008-2009 Planning Curriculum Writing / Alignment Content Lead Teacher TOT Campus Turn-Around Training Curriculum Writers Merge District Resources Into the CSCOPE Activities 2007-2008 Mini-Grants For the Purchase of Additional Resources/Materials 2007-2008 Mini-Grants For the Purchase of Additional Resources/Materials 2008-2009 On-Going Exit Level Review Support Campus & Classroom Visits Department Chair meetings 2008-2009 On-Going CSCOPE Plus Training Envision Textbook Resources and Material Support Maintenance Trainings Campus & Classroom Visits CSCOPE Implementation Form Curriculum Writing/Alignment 2008-2009 On-Going CSCOPE Plus Training Maintenance Trainings Campus & Classroom Visits CSCOPE Implementation Form Department Chair meetings 25

Middle School Mathematics CSCOPE Planning Phase I 2007-2008 District’s Staff Development Day Grade Level Support Team Leaders Curriculum Writers Additional Monies

CSCOPE Mathematics 6th-8th Spring Summer Date Description January 8, 2008 January 2008 District Waiver Staff Development Day Curriculum Writing June 11-13, 2008 Summer Institute for all middle school summer school teachers February 23, 2008 Day 1of MS CSCOPE Leaders Training March 29, 2008 Day 2 of MS CSCOPE August, 2008 New teacher training on CSCOPE April 19, 2008 Day 3 of MS CSCOPE May 16, 2008 DEIC Pull-out training day for all middle school math teachers August 6, 2008 District Waiver Day training on CSCOPE lesson delivery and 5E lesson model

CSCOPE Mathematics 6th-8th 2008-2009 Date Description August 2008 to June 2009 Full implementation 2008-2009 On-Going CSCOPE Plus Training (Region Center) Maintenance Trainings Campus & Classroom Visits CSCOPE Implementation Form Department Chair meetings

English Language Arts / Spanish Language Arts PK-5 Cristina Barrientez-Diaz Sandra Garcia Reyna Gonzalez Sylvia Gutierrez Genny Sterling

English – Language Arts CSCOPE Plan Phase I: 2008-2009 Campus Staff K-12th Teachers and Department Chairperson Facilitators and Deans Language Arts Specialists Phase II: 2009-2010 CSCOPE Language Arts Implementation in grades K-12th

Elementary Language Arts / Spanish Language Arts Campus Team Instructional Facilitator Reading Coach 1 K-2 Regular Ed Teacher Representative 1 K-2 Bilingual/ESL Teacher Representative 1 3-5 Teacher Representative 1 Technology Support Teacher 1 Dyslexia Teacher 1 Special Education Teacher The campus team members are identified by the campus principal.

Secondary Language Arts Campus Team Dean of Instruction 1 Reading Teacher Representative 1 English Teacher Representative 1 ESL Teacher Representative 1 Special Education Teacher Representative 1 Technology Support Teacher The campus team members are identified by the campus principal.

CSCOPE Language Arts Professional Development and Curriculum Alignment K-12 Fall 2008 -Curriculum Alignment -Campus Teams -Feedback Meetings -Trainer Sessions

Fall 2008 Elementary Middle School High School Initial CSCOPE Overview (TOT) ELPS 5E Model (TOT) K-5 Curriculum Alignment Teams ( 1st Semester) 6th-8th Reading and English Curriculum Alignment (1st Semester) 9th-12th Reading and English Curriculum Alignment

Spring 2009 Elementary Middle School High School K-5 Curriculum Alignment Teams ( 2nd Semester) 6th-8th Reading and English Curriculum Alignment (2nd Semester) 9th-12th Reading and English Curriculum Alignment K-5 CSCOPE Curriculum Alignment Presentation 5E Model for Language Arts, Special Ed. and Dyslexia Teachers Sabal Palms Writing Project Bringing Best Practices to Writing Instruction for CSCOPE Implementation Elementary CSCOPE Awareness (Elementary CSCOPE Team) 6th -8th CSCOPE Awareness for Language Arts, Special Ed. and Dyslexia Teachers 9th -12th CSCOPE Awareness for Language Arts, Special Ed. and Dyslexia Teachers

CSCOPE Language Arts Professional Development and Curriculum Alignment K-12 Summer 2009 -New Teachers’ CSCOPE Sessions -Maintenance Trainings -Campus Teams

Summer 2009 Elementary Middle School High School CSCOPE Summer School Training (Curriculum Alignment Planners) K-5 CSCOPE ELA/SLA Training with Curriculum Alignment Documents 6th -8th CSCOPE ELA/SLA Training with Curriculum Alignment Documents 9th -12th CSCOPE ELA/SLA Training with Curriculum Alignment Documents Elementary CSCOPE Team TOT Middle School CSCOPE Team TOT High School CSCOPE Team TOT

CSCOPE Language Arts Professional Development and Curriculum Alignment K-12 August 2009 -Presentation by Campus Team at Individual Campus or Cluster

2009 - 2010 Elementary Middle School High School K-5 ELA/SLA CSCOPE Implementation 6th-8th ELA/SLA CSCOPE Implementation 9th-12 ELA/SLA CSCOPE Implementation

Social Studies Rosie Ara and Rosalinda Olivares BISD Social Studies Pre K – 12th Grade Curriculum and Instruction Specialists

Social Studies CSCOPE Planning Year Phase I: 2008-2009 Campus Staff K-12th grade level Teachers and Department Chairperson Facilitators and Deans Social Studies Specialist Phase II: 2009-2010 Implementation CSCOPE Social Studies Implementation in K-12th

Campus Team Composition Vertical Alignment Teams grouped by Content: Elementary Social Studies CSCOPE Planning Action Steps Campus Team Composition Instructional Facilitator K-3 Regular Ed Teacher Representative 4-5 Teacher Representative Technology Support Teacher Dyslexia Teacher Special Education Teacher The campus team members are identified by the campus principal. Vertical Alignment Teams grouped by Content: K-3rd Communities, Cultures and People 4th or 5th Texas History and U.S. History

Secondary Social Studies CSCOPE Planning Campus Team Campus Team Composition Middle School 6th Grade Teacher 7th Grade Teacher 8th Grade Teacher Special Education Teacher High School 9th Grade Teacher 10th Grade Teacher 11th Grade Teacher 12th Grade Teacher Special Education Teacher The campus team members are identified by the campus principal. Vertical Alignment Teams grouped by Content: Texas History, U.S. History, World Geography and World History

CSCOPE Social Studies Planning Year Professional Development 2008-2009 CSCOPE Social Studies Overview Concept Based Instruction CSCOPE Documents 5 E Model Lessons ELPS

Fall 2008 Elementary Middle School High School Vertical Alignment Teams (TOT): K-3rd, 4th & 5th Overview of CSCOPE Social Studies Navigating CSCOPE Social Studies Review of CSCOPE DOCUMENTS: Vertical Alignment Documents (VAD) Year at a Glance (YAG) Instructional Focus Documents (IFD) Concept Based Instruction 5 E Model ELPS Vertical Alignment Teams (TOT): Texas History, U.S. History, World Geography & World History Vertical Alignment Teams (TOT): U.S. History, World Geography & World History 45

Spring 2009 Elementary Middle School High School Vertical Alignment Teams: K-3rd, 4th & 5th Awareness of CSCOPE Documents: 5 E Model ELPS Lesson Modeling Middle School All 6th – 8th grade Social Studies Teachers High School All 9th - 11th grade Social Studies Teachers Curriculum Alignment Writers Selected teachers K-5th grade. Differentiate Lessons for ESL and Special Population. Align district resources with CSCOPE. Selected teachers 6th - 8th grade. Selected teachers 9th -11th grade.

Summer 2009 Elementary Middle School High School Summer School: 1st – 5th grade Implementation of selected CSCOPE Units and Lessons Vertical Alignment Teams: K-3rd , 4th & 5th grade Training with Curriculum Alignment Documentation All K- 5th grade Teachers 5 E Model Lesson modeling for 1st Six Weeks 6th – 8th grade World Geography, Texas History, US History All 6th – 8th grade Teachers 9th – 11th grade Implementation of selected CSCOPE Units and Lessons World Geo. & World History, US History Training with Curriculum Alignment Documentation All 9th – 11th grade Teachers

August 2009 Elementary Middle School High School New Teachers’ CSCOPE Sessions Maintenance Trainings Trainers’ Planning Sessions (TOT) Presentation by Vertical Alignment Teams Trainers’ Planning Sessions (TOT)

CSCOPE Social Studies Implementation Fall 2009 Maintenance Trainings Campus Visits Classroom Observations Department Chair meetings

Contacts Bea Garcia beagarcia@bisd.us Administrator for Elementary Curriculum and Instruction   Sharon Moore ssmoore@bisd.us Administrator for Secondary Curriculum and Instruction Roman Gomez regomez@bisd.us Science Curriculum Specialist Margaret Barron mrbarron@bisd.us Mathematics Curriculum Specialist Sandra Garcia ssgarcia@bisd.us ELA Curriculum Specialist Rosie Ara mrara@bisd.us Social Studies Specialist