Comprehensive Curriculum Now that I have it, what do I do with it? July 2005

Workshop Outline  Review background and purpose of Comprehensive Curriculum  Review district usage guidelines  Provide strategies for examining content  Quick overview of unit elements and their purposes  Model process for incorporating activities into lesson plans

History  GLEs developed to meet NCLB guidelines  Testing required in Spring 2006  BESE requested development of a curriculum to assist districts in Addressing standards via GLEs Providing consistency in content across state Using best practices for instruction

Ensure Alignment Between Purpose of the Comprehensive Curriculum Ensure Alignment Between Assessment Instruction Content

District Usage Guidelines  Must teach the content of the curriculum  Local districts decide If order of units may be changed If equivalent activities may be used Process for making changes listed above  Not mandated to teach exactly as presented  Not mandated that teachers teach same lesson on same day as other teachers

Content Introductions  Table of Contents  Acknowledgements  Purpose of Comprehensive Curriculum  Principles of Teaching and Learning in Mathematics  Organization of the Comprehensive Curriculum  Elements of a Unit

Elements of a Unit  Title  Time Frame  Unit Description  Student Understandings  Guiding Questions  GLEs addressed  Sample Activities  Sample Assessments  Resources

Previewing a Course  Review the entire course to get an overview of the content  Determine the GLE alignment for the course  Determine if GLEs are adequately addressed in order for mastery to occur  Identify introductory, mastery, retention activities  Determine equivalent activities that might be used, if permitted  Write additional activities to address local needs

From Activity to Lesson Plan

Adequacy of Content  Textbooks should be a resource for teaching activities in the Comprehensive Curriculum.  Teachers need to identify Content missing in the textbook. Content inadequate to fully address the GLEs.

Locating Proper Resources  Textbooks and auxillary materials  Information from Professional Organizations Online and print articles from journals  Almanacs, reports, periodicals, dictionaries, trade books  Websites appropriate for content area  Prior lesson plan materials  Other teachers

Summary  Clarified information about the curriculum and its usage  Examined components of the curriculum document and the elements of a unit  Established a process for reviewing a course  Provided ideas for developing lesson plans using Comprehensive Curriculum activities

Contact Information Comprehensive Curriculum Coordinator