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Curriculum SoupWhat do all these letters mean?

CSCOPE

STAAR

Jefferson ElementaryWichita Falls ISDFebruary 7, 2013

JokeHow did I do on my homewor

k?

You missed all of them.

Is that bad?

Well, I had to

give you a zero.

Oh, well… Better

than nothing!

Introduction

Ward RobertsJob: Secondary Math

Curriculum Specialist (WFISD)

Experience: Numerous state-wide curriculum committees (including CSCOPE)

Also: Former student, Jefferson Elementary

Hi.

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TEA

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Curriculum SoupWhat do all these letters mean?

CSCOPE

STAAR

Jefferson ElementaryWichita Falls ISDFebruary 7, 2013

Questions:

What is the state curriculum?Where does it come from?What is expected of students?How is the curriculum assessed?How does WFISD handle all of this?What is my child doing in the classroom?

?

TEKSSTAAR

CSCOPE

TexasEssentialKnowledge andSkills

State Curriculum:

TEKS

Who manages the TEKS?

TexasEducationAgency

Where can I find

the TEKS?

www.tea.state.tx.us

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=6148&menu_id=720&menu_id2=785

Sample: TEKS for Grade 4

See

Handout!

TEKS = Vertically Aligned

3rd Use place value to compare and order

whole numbers through 9,999.

4th

Use place value to read, write, compare,

and order decimals involving tenths and

hundredths…

5th Use place value to read, write, compare, and order decimals through the thousandths place.

How are the TEKS developed?

Teachers

Curriculum

Experts

Community

Leaders

TEACommittees:

TEKS

Final Approval:SBOE

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/sboe/

StateBoard OfEducation

SBOE

Marty Rowley

(Amarillo)

TEKS: Revisions!

TEKS revised periodically (every 8-10 years)

Most recent: Mathematics

New Math TEKS

School Year Grades K-8 High School

2013-14 Adopt new materials

2014-15 Implement new TEKS

Adopt new materials

2015-16 Implement new TEKS

Assessment (Test)

How do we know if students are mastering the curriculum?

How are schools held accountable for teaching the TEKS?

State of Texas Assessments of

Academic Readiness STAAR

STAAR Tests

Old Tests (TAKS)New Structure (STAAR)Sample Items (a few…)

What do we know

about STAAR?

STAAR = TEKS

STAAR assesses the TEKS.

The Test is over the Curriculum.

Every item is coded to a specific student expectation.

Teaching to the Test?

More like:

Testing what we teach.

STAAR Structure

TEKSCategoriesItemsFormat

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/staar/

Information

available!

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/staar/

Also:Released

Test Questions

According to

TEA…

TAKS STAAR

Complexity?

Compare:

How do the items differ?

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TAKS STAAR

Extra stepsMore information

Additional reasoning

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At school…

In WFISD:How do teachers handle all of this?

What is my child doing in the classroom to prepare?

CSCOPE

www.mycscope.us

www.cscope.us/parent portal

What?

Curriculum resource for English, Math, Science, and Social Studies

Who?

Developed by collaboration between Education Service Centers

Used in 86% of Texas school districts

How? Based entirely on the TEKS

: from TEKS

TEKS Clarification Document

TEKSK&S

SEVerbs Noun

sExamples

Notes“Specificit

y”

: from TEKS

Vertical Alignment Document

TEKS

Same stuff

Compares multiple grade levels

: from TEKS

Year at a Glance (Calendar)

Units

Time Frame

TEKS bundled in each unit

: from TEKS

Unit: Instructional Focus Document

Everything…

What a teacher sees…

VAD

YAG

IFD

Sample Lessons

Unit Test

Teacher ResourcesSuggested Time Frame

TEKS

Suggested

Procedures

Notes for

Teacher

Handouts

Sample Activity

I’m thinking

of a shape…

Also: Unit Tests

STAAR Format

But not ALL

multiple-choice

Everything aligned to

TEKS

Teacher Flexibility?

“Possible”

“Suggested”

“Optional”

Teacher/District Flexibility.

CSCOPE does not

place mandates

on teachers.

CSCOPE is NOT a Lock-Step Curriculum

(WFISD might…)

District Decisions

Curriculum Councils

Sequence Pick an order

Review Look at lessons

CreateDevelop district documents

Communicate

Let everyone know

CSCOPE vs. WFISD

Review

What is the state curriculum?Where does it come from?What is expected of students?How is the curriculum assessed?How does WFISD handle all of this?What is my child doing in the classroom?

?

TEKSSTAAR

CSCOPE

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Questions?

CSCOPE

STAAR

Contact me!

Ward [email protected]

235-1021, ext. 15009

Bye.

Thanks!


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