1. Curriculum Construction
Martha Vasquez - World Languages
Kevin Rasco - Advanced Placement

2. CB-SLOs and TEKS
College Board Student Learning Objectives Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills

3. 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

4. IFD
Instructional Focus Document This is the most important one!

5. 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

6. Curriculum vs. Instruction
Curriculum is…
Instruction is…
We are asking for…
We will demand…
WHY?

7. Common Syllabi Framework built from the district curriculum
Why would we want this?
What are the benefits?
What is this NOT?

8. mvasquez3@saisd.net krasco1@saisd.net
Thank You!