1. Team Curriculum Map Putting the Year Together

2. Curriculum Mapping is a calendar-based process for collecting and maintaining an ongoing data base of the operational and planned curriculum of a learning organization

3. “Curriculum mapping helps teams collectively pace through the grade level or course so that teachers don’t run out of school year when there is still essential curriculum (core) to teach.”

4. Your team questions “What”? “What knowledge, skills and dispositions should each student acquire as a result of this course and each of the units of instruction within the course. (Dufour, Dufour, Eaker & Many, 2006 p. 34) “What is it we want students to know and be able to do?” (The answer comes from the core standards.)

5. Team selects from the core the Essential Learning Outcomes ●Does the standard have endurance? Are students expected to retain the skills/knowledge long after the test is completed? ●Does the standard have leverage? Is this skill/knowledge applicable to many academic disciplines? ●Does this standard provide readiness for the next level of learning? Is this skill/knowledge preparing the students for success in the next grade or course?

6. Writing “I Can” Statements ●Unwrap standards. ●Create a clear vision of intended learning. ●Communicate core standards in student- friendly language. ●Use them to guide instruction. ●Communicate to students and parents. ●Measure with common assessments.

7. Common Formative Assessments Teams: ●Decide what to assess ●Decide how to assess ●Develop assessment Plan ●Determine the time line ●Write the assessment ●Review the Assessment ●Set the proficiency criteria and how to gather the data

8. Consensus/ Intended Maps Teachers collaboratively reach agreement concerning the learning expectations and accompanying assessments for given time periods throughout the year. 3 Elementary Example of Consensus Map 1 and 2 and 31 23 Secondary Example of Consensus Map Secondary Example of Consensus Map (Complete) Secondary Example of Consensus Map (Secondary Example of Consensus Map (Abbreviated)

9. Once the team map is in place, teachers (independently or collaboratively) create their weekly or daily map. Elementary Sample of Weekly Curriculum Map Secondary Sample of Daily Curriculum Map

10. Curriculum Maps are intended to be living, breathing documents. Teams and individuals should revisit and revise their plans based on data and experience.