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Meeting Academic Standards

Jim Obenchain History Instructional Leader

Karen Harris Family Network Liaison

September 18, 2013

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Agenda Welcome & Introductions

Ice Breaker

Objectives

Discussion

Table Talk

Final Thoughts

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Meeting Academic Standards

Tonight’s Objectives:

• Addressing survey results

• Understanding Standards &

Objectives

• Understanding curriculum

development

• Providing support/enrichment at

home

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Before we get in to the material…..Two important ideas :

1st - We, as a organization, try to respond to parent concerns/confusion.

2nd – You and your family are the backbone of our school. Again, as an organization, we want to be as transparent as possible when it comes to our academic programming.

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The Power Of Partnership Survey

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Supporting Student Success Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree

1 . T e a c h e r s keep parents w ell inform ed about how their child is doing in school.

2. Parents understand the academ ic standards students are supposed to m eet and how the curricu lum is linked to those standards.

3. Teachers and the school g ive parents usefu l in form ation about how to im prove m y child’s progress.

4. All students are challenged to do their best

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The Power Of Partnership Survey Data

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Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree0%

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Learning Standards & Objectives

Where do they come from? The state of Massachusetts provides curriculum standards in

most subject areas - Movement toward the common core.

The state mandates that we teach certain topics at certain grade levels

How does FRCS use standards and objectives?

The standards are used to create curriculum maps.

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Learning Standards & ObjectivesWhat is a curriculum map? A curriculum map is a guide for

the teacher of that particular course

Use state standards to generate essential questions, learning objectives, vocabulary lists and a set of recommended activities.

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Sample Curriculum Map

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State StandardsWHI.7 Describe the major economic, social, and political developments that took place in medieval Europe

D. The economic and social effects of the spread of the Black Death or Bubonic Plague

E. The growth and development of the English and French nations

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More State Standards

WHI. 29 Describe the origins and development of the Renaissance, including the influence and accomplishments of Machiavelli, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Shakespeare and Johannes Gutenberg.

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Term 1 Unit 1: Renaissance and Reformation

Essential Question: “How do cataclysmic events serve to alter political, economic, religious, social and intellectual norms?” 

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What the students will learnStudents will see how unrelated, yet catastrophic events (war, pestilence, internal divisions) can contribute to a uniform, wholesale changes in the political, economic and social institutions

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Related Vocabulary• Political• Economic• Religious• Social• Intellectual• Aesthetic• Schism• Nationalism• Martyrdom• Chivalry

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Learning plan/suggested activities

PowerPoint Presentation: “The Bridge” examines late medieval era episodes (Hundred Years’ War, Black Death and Babylonian Captivity / Great Schism) and how they served to transform Europe…

Students will examine maps to trace how the Black Death coursed through Europe via established trade routes…

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More on Curriculum Maps Completed for approximately 95% of

the courses offered

Are considered living documents

Teams, headed by Ils, review and modify the maps each year

Maps were created by the teachers who teach the specific class

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Where to find Curriculum Maps

All of the curriculum maps are available on the school’s website (www.foxboroughrcs.org)

During the summer months, the curriculum maps are updated

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Enrichment and Support at home

Examples of Enrichment Activities for Families Here are some websites to check out for either free or very inexpensive activities for families to participate in to enrich and support classroom learning, especially during vacations.

  http://www.starthereboston.com/Cheap-things-to-do-in-Boston

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Paul Revere’s House http://www.paulreverehouse.org/

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Enrichment and Support at home Museum of Fine Arts is 3 free days during the year and Wednesdays after 4

p.m. http://www.mfa.org/visit/plan-your-visit

  Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Under age 18 is free:

http://www.gardnermuseum.org/visit/hours_and_admission   New England Conservatory of Music has free performances by students

http://www.necmusic.edu/find-concert  For example: http://necmusic.edu/elina-akselrud

Events in a variety of price ranges – keep checking these sites since events continually changing

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http://www.khanacademy.org/

http://www.educationcorner.com/study-skills.html

http://www.how-to-study.com/

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Enrichment and Support at Home

Strategically use Standards & Objectives

Review upcoming objectives with student before term begins

Discuss objectives using current events

Help student with learning required vocabulary

Look for community resources to enrich learning and make it

relevant

Libraries, museums, documentaries, plays…

Role play situations

Use examples in everyday life

Have student do a presentation to family

Ask teachers how to help. Teachers are often wonderful sources

of information.

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Table Talk Exercise

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Thank you for coming!!!