curriculum mapping. what is curriculum mapping? curriculum mapping is the documentation and...
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Curriculum Mapping
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What is Curriculum Mapping?
Curriculum Mapping is the documentation and discussion of what we teach.
It is a collaborative process that helps us understand teaching and learning throughout the Elementary, Middle, and High School .
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Why Use Curriculum Mapping?
• It benefits ALL students.
• Mapping is a COMMUNICATION tool.
• Mapping is a PLANNING tool, it keeps us FOCUSED and targets essential information.
• Promotes PROFESSIONALISM and teaching creativeness.
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Benefits
• Mapping replaces repeat teachings.
• Mapping allows us to focus on fewer goals, and therefore, teach concepts in greater depth.
• Mapping eliminates wasted review and expands teaching time.
• It vertically shows curriculum steps.
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What Happens With Curriculum Mapping?
• Departments can investigate the map to identify gaps in the vertical and horizontal alignment of courses.
• Teachers can assess what students mastered in the preceding grade and focus on building skills and knowledge.
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Curriculum MappingAttempts to:
• Create a “snapshot” of the educational activities of every classroom.
• Capture the content skills and assessments taught by every teacher.
• Organize this information into an easily accessed visual that presents a timeline of instruction.
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Sample Curriculum MapEssential Questions
Content
(noun)
Skills
(verb)
Assessment Activities
August
September
October
November
December
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Essential Questions…
• Focus on a broad topic of study.
• Have multiple answers and perspectives. They address “why” or “how”.
• They are “mental Velcro” that helps ideas stick in students’ minds.
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Essential QuestionsExamples
• Which is more important – water or air?
• What is change?
• What does it mean to be free?
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Content
• Content is the essential concepts and topics covered during a month.
• Content is written beginning with a noun.
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ContentExamples
• Cultural diversity
• Water cycle
• Bridge to Terabithia
• Local Government Systems
• Fire Safety
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Skills
• Skills are key abilities and processes students will develop related to specific content.
• Skills are written beginning with a verb.
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Skills Examples
• Reading a map
• Writing a play
• Analyzing non-fiction text
• Writing persuasive essays
• Matching words and pictures
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Assessment
• Assessments are the products or performances that demonstrate student learning.
• Assessments are what the student does (the actual product or performance), not the evaluation tool used to assess the product.
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Assessment Examples
• Group presentation• Brochure• Research Paper• Essay exam• Puppet show• Debate
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Activities
• Key activities that lead to acquisition of knowledge and skills.
• Describe the "how" for the knowledge and skills.
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Activities Examples
• Writing persuasive letters to local government officials
• Analyze water samples from local river • Critique a work of art• Create a 50 states quilt