performance mapping for project rigor
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The math teacher opts out, the English teacher says she’ll participate if there’s time and the social studies teacher is wondering about covering standards. How can we ensure engaging projects still meet standards? Come learn how to performance map a project to ensure rigor and provide relevance.TRANSCRIPT
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?
