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CSCOPE Overview
What is CSCOPE?• Guaranteed and viable curriculum represented by a common language,
structure, and process
• TEKS-Based Curriculum System
• TEKS aligned from 12-K perspective
• Ensures all TEKS are taught in the course of a school year
• Clarified TEKS by adding specificity
• Developed based on current research
• Created by TESCCC-Texas Education Service Center Curriculum Collaborative
What CSCOPE is… What it is NOT?
• CSCOPE is an aligned curriculum system.
• Not a textbook nor a program.
• Not just a resource.
• The curriculum system can be customized to meet a district’s individual needs.
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Vertical Alignment Document
• Defines expectations by grade level • Tracks the depth and complexity of a standard through
grade levels• Identifies Readiness and Supporting Standards• Assists in identifying potential gaps of student
understanding.• Provides an opportunity for more targeted intervention.• Allows teachers to evaluate their lessons• Provides the most current information from state
released materials
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TEA-Student Expectation
CSCOPE-Specificity
Cognitive Skill
CSCOPE-Specificity
Readiness Standards
Supporting Standards
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TEKS Verification • Course and grade level specific• Snapshot of which TEKS are taught each six or
nine week time period• Both direct teach TEKS and process TEKS noted
• An SE may not be taught in its entirety during a six weeks.
• TEKS Verification Matrix is only valid if a district follows the CSCOPE sequence of the IFD.
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TEKS Verification Planning, Benchmarks, RtI
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Year-at-a-Glance
• Recommends sequence and bundling of TEKS into units of instruction.
• Organizes units of instruction by six or nine weeks.
• Ensures standards are taught before the state assessment.
• Align to district/campus calendar.– Reconcile district/campus calendar to the
YAG –instructional days vs. non-instructional days
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Year-at-a-Glance
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Instructional Focus Document
• Provides a rationale for bundling of the TEKS.• Anchors instruction-focus on TEKS during teacher
planning time.• Indicates the TEKS and the specificity that will be
addressed in the instructional unit.• Ensures learning to performance indicators. • Provides Concepts and Key Understandings (Big Ideas)
for student expectations.
The IFD provides a solid foundation for planning instruction!
Rationale Paragraph #1:Explains how the TEKS are bundled in this unit.
Rationale Paragraph #2:Explains the prior knowledge and goal of this unit.
Rationale Paragraph #3: (Optional)May include instructional notes or reminders.
Rationale Paragraph #4: (Optional)May cite relevant research or national standards.
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Evidence of Student Learning
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AssessmentsPerformance Indicators: • Evidence of student attainment of, and/or
progression toward an identified standard(s).
Unit Tests: • Assess the specified student expectations as
noted on the Instructional Focus Document.
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Exemplar Lessons
• Give teachers examples of best practice instruction and high levels of rigor.
• Allow for integration of district developed materials and state textbooks.
• Help build teacher background knowledge to teach new standards.
• Help ensure that learning is accurate for the current grade level and beyond.
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Michelle Bateman
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