1. CIITS Institute: Creating District Curriculum & Materials Copyright © 2012 Schoolnet, Inc. All rights reserved.

2. Welcome and Workshop Objectives Welcome Michael Wlosinski KEDC Learning Objectives: Overview of Instructional Materials Explore the existing Materials Bank. Understand how to create district curriculum and instructional materials in CIITS Overview of creating Lesson Plans Scheduling Lessons and Events 2

3. OVERVIEW OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

4. Instructional Materials In Classrooms, ‘Instructional Materials’ refers to: Curriculum Curricular Units Instructional Units Lessons Resources Assessments 4 Can only be created by those at the district level Can be created at the district/school levels AND by teachers.

5. Terminology: Curricular Unit Curricular Unit –A term that is used to represent how the school year is broken up. This can differ by school type (Elementary, Middle, and High schools) and/or subject area. –CIITS is so flexible that it can accommodate differences by subject, grade, school type and district standard. For example: Science K-5 may divide the school year in to six week cycles, while HS Accelerated Math may segment the year into Semesters. 5

6. Terminology: Instructional Units & Lesson Plans Instructional Unit – divides a Curricular Unit into smaller topics A Curricular Unit can be divided into as few or as many units as are appropriate.  For example: a Semester can be broken up into 1 Unit, 25, 50, or 100+ units. Lesson Plan – unit of instruction that addresses a theme/topic related to the Instructional Unit.

7. Terminology: Resources & Assessments Resource – can be a passage, book, picture, audio file or another instructional support material: A list of links to educational websites PowerPoint presentation Image file Transparency Assessment – how you will measure learning such as a rubric, unit test, or quiz. This is NOT a benchmark assessment.

8. ACCESSING PRE-EXISTING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

9. Teachers Can Access Published Materials In Classrooms Materials Search Throughout Classrooms On Classrooms Home Page (for selected section only) 9

10. Search for Any Curriculum Click Filter by grade and subject 10

11. Suggested Materials Even before you search… the “Materials Search” home page pushes suggested materials to eligible users, without any search function being performed. Displays additional materials aligned to the same standards as upcoming scheduled lessons Displays materials aligned to same standards that students struggled with on a recent assessment Filter by course 11

12. Materials Smart Search: Pre- Search Quick Filters Before searching, filter your search by Subject (multiple subjects can be selected) and/or Grade Level For teachers, subject/grade will be pre- filtered based on the courses they teach 12

13. Materials Smart Search: Post-Search Filters Can view by: Subject Grade Institution Material type, etc. 13

14. Materials Detail Page View aligned standards and other materials tied to the same standards Create PDF Recommend Save in My Materials for later Build an Express Test (jump to Assessment Admin module, create test from standards aligned to selected material) 14

15. Recommended Materials View # of recommendations on materials search results page Click into material to recommend it to others Can only recommend – no negative counterpart Materials with more recommendations will be considered more “popular” and will be suggested over less popular materials 15

16. Standards Search Search for standards that contain a specific keyword Locate all materials aligned to a particular standard Schedule standard on the planner 16

17. Wrap Up Questions & (hopefully) Answers 17

18. ENTERING MATERIALS 18

19. Defining Properties For each material type, the first step is to Define Properties. When creating a resource, you will also enter a Resource Format.

20. Adding Content For most material types, there are three different options to add content: District Template (free-form text), File Attachment or URL. Each option varies in the information you are able to enter as well as how it displays in Schoolnet. You can only choose one option.

21. HTML Editor Toolbar Formatting options Math/Science Equation Editor Include images Table formatting options Paste from Word

22. Link Related Materials Materials can be linked to each other. You may wish to create Resources first so they will be available when creating ‘higher level ‘materials

23. Organizers Tagging materials by selecting organizers is a useful way to search for materials in Schoolnet. This can be done through the advanced search options.

24. Navigating to My Materials Add items to my materials from the overview or detail view 24

25. My Materials My Materials is a combination of materials you have created and those you have saved from the Materials Search Default suggestions pushed to users Same browsing/filter options as with Materials Search Sorting options 25

26. Submitting an Instructional Material for Approval Once you click submit: The instructional material will appear under “Pending Materials” for a district-level Materials Approver. If you are a Materials Approver, you can approve the material right away. Once approved, the material is available district-wide. District can submit material to the state for review/approval 26

27. Wrap Up Questions & (hopefully) Answers 27

28. HOW CAN I PLAN INSTRUCTION IN CIITS?

29. Lesson Planner Teachers can schedule lessons, add notes, files, events, etc. Personal and section views are available 29

30. Filter calendars by section or material type Day, Week or Month view Click drop-down arrow to open selector boxes – click arrow again to close them Hover actions (such as over year to view past planners) Drag and drop Navigating in Your Planner 30

31. Schedule a Lesson or Unit Choose materials from District-wide Materials Bank, School Bank, My Materials or Available Curriculum. Must pick grade & subject ‘Hover’ to reveal schedule icon, then drag & drop. 31

32. Schedule Material from within Detail Screen Access detail screen by clicking title in Materials Search or My Materials Click Schedule to view mini calendar ‘Save and Go to Planner’ or ‘Save and Close’ 32

33. Add Standards Coverage Use to keep track of standards covered without actually posting a lesson in Classrooms. 33

34. Add Events Drag and drop desired event to day square. Enter details. Click to close detail window. 34

35. Attach Files to Any Day Roll cursor over bottom of day square. Click paperclip icon that appears. Choose and attach file. Paperclip visible to indicate available file. 35

36. Add a Note to Any Day Roll cursor over bottom of day square. Click note icon that appears. Enter title and content Click Save ( )icon. Note icon is visible to indicate added note. 36

37. Copy Items To copy a lesson (or other item) from one section to another, click and hold on the Copy icon. Drag and drop to the additional location. 37

38. Print Materials for the Week Select material type(s) Select day(s) Choose section Hint: Click arrow again to close pop-up window 38

39. Wrap Up Questions & (hopefully) Answers THANK YOU ! 39