Day 3 – Teaching & Learning

Curriculum Building through Research and Best Practices

Remember

Rules of Thumb for TEKS: http://www.arp.sprnet.org/default/inserv/curriculum_planning_with_purpose.htm

Collaboration: http://www.arp.sprnet.org/tech/tasa/collab.htm Processing Skills:

http://www.arp.sprnet.org/default/LivingSkills/Processing_Skills.htm

Life Skils & Research Skills: http://www.arp.sprnet.org/default/LivingSkills/information.htm

Levels of Mastery: http://www.arp.sprnet.org/default/tech/tasa/mastery.htm

Engaged Learner Model: http://www.arp.sprnet.org/inserv/eval3.htm

Level of Thinking: http://www.arp.sprnet.org/default/District/TRAINING/Curriculum/Blooms_Plus/bloom.html

Project-based Curriculum: http://www.arp.sprnet.org/inserv/Projectbase/index.htm

Assignment:

Form a group with 3 other people who have 3 different Resources than you do

Assign Collaborative Roles to your group members

Interview each other about your Resources Evaluate the Resources – find common and

uncommon critical attributes Categorize these attributes Prepare a chart that demonstrates to the class

these attributes Build a Rubric that evaluates these attributes Present to the class your findings and evaluation. Be ready to answer questions from the class

about your findings.

If I engage my students in this online resource (ACTIVITY) at what level will they be thinking?

How will I know?

What TEKS does this resource cover?

Does it follow the Rules of Thumb for good curriculum?

http://www.arp.sprnet.org/default/inserv/curriculum_planning_with_purpose.htm

New Concept – Alignment of Curriculum

Depth of Content http://www.arp.sprnet.org/default/in

serv/TARGET/Day2.htm

http://www.arp.sprnet.org/default/inserv/TARGET/ILD_Short_files/frame.htm

Rethink Complexity and Depth of Content for Cross-curricular Units

Identify Concepts in your TEKS Identify Generalization TEKS Identify Content Areas that you

could Integrate for a Horizontal Cross-curricular Unit.

How would a Curriculum Calendar assist you in this process?

What level of Mastery could be addressed in a cross-curricular unit?

Re-evaluate your Online Resources

Identify the Depth of Content (Level of Complexity) addressed by your Groups Resources Content / Instruction Student Activities / Student Involvement Assessments / formative? / summative?

Alignment? C/I/A Vertical & Horizontal Alignment (Levels of

Mastery) & Spiraling Curriculum?

The Role of Curriculum Calendars

Curriculum Calendars are 1 way of Aligning Bench Marks and Curriculum

http://www.arp.sprnet.org/default/Curriculum_Calendars/CC.ppt Planning, Aligning, Benchmarking,

Accountability, Sharing with Students & Parents, Goal Setting, Flexibility, Differentiated Instruction.

Role of Technology Integration

Transparent Technology -- http://www.arp.sprnet.org/admin/su

pt/suptindx.htm

Changing Role of the Teacher Changing Role of the Student Interdisciplinary Connections

Teacher Competencies

http://www.arp.sprnet.org/default/LivingSkills/tiers.htm

Role of Staff Development

http://www.arp.sprnet.org/admin/supt/page3.htm

Learning To Assess

Rubrics – Read: “What’s Wrong With Rubrics”

http://www.arp.sprnet.org/curric/INTEL/rubrics_for_education.htm

Modules for Teacher Training Homework Assignments:

Make a Modules for Teacher Training Include:

Essential Knowledge & Demonstration Of Skills Resources for Extended Learning Rubric Benchmarks to coincide with Action Plan

Explore a Research Topic (Some examples below) Cooperative Learning

http://www.wresa.org/cooperativelearning.htm http://www.ntlf.com/html/lib/bib/cooplearn.htm http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/rpl_esys/collab.htm http://www.press.umich.edu/jep/06-01/hamada.html http://www.arp.sprnet.org/inserv/TIFTECH/colab.htm http://www.arp.sprnet.org/inserv/TIFTECH/Collabtools.htm http://www.ed.gov/pubs/OR/ConsumerGuides/cooplear.html

Distance Education (Online or Mixed Mode) http://www.umuc.edu/ide/potentialweb97/winn.html http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/~b-sloan/libdist.htm http://www.umuc.edu/ide/potentialweb97/winn.html http://www.arp.sprnet.org/curric/curricbuild/Default.htm http://www.ozline.com/learning/index.htm

Project-based, Problem-based, Service-based OR Action Research-based Curriculum

http://matwww.ee.tut.fi/ymparistoverkko/apua/short.html http://www.ascd.org/frametutorials.html http://www.ateec.org/curric/ctlinfo.cfm http://www.cnusd.k12.ca.us/santiago-hs/vcc/scans/vcc_la.html

Modules for Teacher Training Homework Assignments Continued:

Authentic Assessment http://www.sabes.org/resources/adventures/

vol10/10mangan.htm http://www.ascd.org/frametutorials.html

Technology Integration Strategies & Changing Roles (Latest, Greatest)

http://www.wtvi.com/teks/kidlinks.html http://www.iss.stthomas.edu/studyguides/ http://home.sprintmail.com/~debflanagan/

main.html Anti-plagiarism Strategies

http://www.virtualsalt.com/antiplag.htm Staff Development Issues