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

2. 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

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

4. District Demographics
Brownsville ISD
District Demographics
Enrollment Year
Number of Students
48,858
48,391
48,261
46,908
45,986
BISD Schools
Elementary Schools 33
Middle Schools 10
High Schools
Alternative Schools 3
2008 State Schools Ratings
4 Exemplary
33 Recognized 4

5. 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 ,324 (3%)
Title I 48,753 (100%)
Bilingual/ESL 18,987 (39%)
Career and Technology 11,382 (23%)
Special Education ,323 (11%)
Gifted and Talented 3, (7%)

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

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

11. 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.

12. Alternate Activities Tables

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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.

18. 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

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

20. 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

21. CSCOPE Implementation Form

22. Mathematics Ben Avalos Ceci Avendaño Margaret Barron Sally Legault
Karla Meriwether

23. 2007-2008 CSCOPE Mathematics Implementation Kinder-5th
Campus Leadership Teams
Trainer of Trainers (TOT)
Grade Level Teachers

24. 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.

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

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

27. 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

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

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

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

31. 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.

32. 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.

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

34. 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

35. 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

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

37. 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

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

39. 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

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

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

42. 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

43. 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

44. CSCOPE Social Studies Planning Year Professional Development
CSCOPE Social Studies Overview
Concept Based Instruction
CSCOPE Documents
5 E Model
Lessons
ELPS

45. 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

46. 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.

47. 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

48. 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)

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

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