CURRICULUM MAPPING~ Improving Student Learning

Curriculum Mapping: A process for improving student learning by collecting and analyzing data based on what actually took place in the classroom.

Historically Catholic Schools promote high quality education Textbooks drove our instruction We focused primarily on the plan Students have known the curriculum best We shared with our grade level and maybe one other

What Changed?.... Competition has increased The bar was raised for other schools More children began choosing higher education More career opportunities Expectations of our schools has increased by skills needed for job market Necessary skill sets have changed

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Curriculum Previous years Consecutive years Grade Level Standards Catholic Identity

“Standards are going to be required to make this work” (quote from the development chief)

How do we accomplish it all? We need order….

Mt Bonnell Park, Austin Texas

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Lake Tahoe, California

How we’ve used the information Math~ number sense vs skill and drill; new math strategies; spiral review; timing- Addressed and monitored level of rigor Varied assessment; strategies Correlated to ITBS results Increased vertical articulation Consistent vocabulary/ expectations Revised and refined current instruction (individual basis/by dept)- identified gaps and redundancies Establishing a strategic plan Instructional changes

Where we were…. Textbooks were the curriculum We planned short term Horizontal planning Students worked independently Expectations by grade level Where we are now…. Standards drive the curriculum We plan for the year Vertical planning and collaboration Students work collaboratively Expectations by school

“Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today”