Download - Performance mapping for Project Rigor
Aazam Irilian Instructional Manager, West
Kathy Harris Director of Coaching , ConnectED
Performance Mapping forProject Rigor
What interesti ng story comes to mind when you hear the term “Integrated/Interdisciplinary Curriculum?”
Aazam Irilian Instructional Manager, West
Kathy Harris Director of Coaching , ConnectEd
Introduction
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Objectives
• Use existing NAF culminating project to link to cross-curricular standards
• Identify strategies for using performance mapping as across-disciplinary tool
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Define Integrated Curriculum• Collaboration between several or all Academy
teachers
• Instruction is centered around a concept, theme, topic, and/or skills
• Standards and learning objectives from different subject areas are met simultaneously
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Why Use Integrated Curriculum
Why Use Integrated Curriculum?
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Why Use Integrated Curriculum?
• Make curriculum more meaningful, engaging and relevant
• Engage students in higher level thinking and problem solving
• Students make meaningful connections across subject
• Professional growth, improved practice
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Integrated Curriculum Continuum
BASIC INTERMEDIATE COMPLEX
Single Subject
Parallel (Paired) Interrelated
Concept, theme, real
world
Math
ELA
ARTSForLang
SOC
SCI
Integrated
Project Based Learning Is A Natural Way To Integrate Curriculum.
Concept/theme centered
Standards-based
Student-centered
Engage students in Higher level thinking
Revolve around real-world issue Integrate CurriculumProject Based Learning
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How to develop integrated units…
• Identify standards and performances for each subject within distinct time periods
• Find a common link among performance (concept, skill or topic)
• Align performances to the concept so team can see them together
How to develop integrated units …
• Determine an authentic context and essential question
• Design the rubrics and the integrated lessons or authentic project simultaneously
• Flesh out timeline, materials, responsibilities and formative assessments
MAPPING IS THE KEY
Curriculum/Performance Mapping
• Unpacks the standards into measurable assessment tasks
• All subjects are equally represented
• All teachers know what is expected of students across the curriculum
• Platform for finding natural connections
sample
Curriculum/Performance Mapping Tool
Looking at the NAF Sample
1. Break into teams or triads
2. Look for connections
3. Take one connections: a) How would these linked performances
become and authentic project?
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Example: Integrated Project Based curriculum
• Academy theme: Finance
• Subject areas: English, Social Studies, Ethics in Business
• Concept: Ethics and Ethical Behavior
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Skills VS. Concepts
Skills=Verbs=Be able to doaim for higher levels in Bloom’s Taxonomy
Concepts= nouns/Noun Phrases=to know
Process= how?
Check for understanding= Formative and Summative assessments
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Skills VS. Concepts
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Example
Ethical Behavior
Social Studies
English
Ethics in Business Theme/concept/topic
Closing Questions
o As a result of this session, I learned______.
o I still have a question about_________ and will seek the answer through________________.
oQ & A & Evaluation
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Ethical Behavior
Social Studies
English
Ethics in Business
Evaluate the
quality of life for groups of people before and after the implementation of labor laws and policies in America
.
Read, analyze and evaluate
various sources (text and
digital), and determine ethical and non-ethical behaviors in
any given situation, i.e.
Business setting
Examine the importance of ethics in a business
environment and explore ethics as social
responsibility Examine the importance of ethics in a
business environment and explore ethics as social
responsibility
Team or Triad Discussion
• How would you introduce the idea of performance mapping and integrated curriculum to your team?
• What benefits might it reap for them?
• How will the students benefit?
