Curriculum Development

 

 

Often, districts are less than confident that a guaranteed, viable curriculum exists and is actually taught. Developing and refining curriculum enables teachers to identify gaps, redundancies, and misalignments in curriculum and instruction programs AND fosters dialogue among teachers about their work.

 

Are the following statements true in your district?

· Teachers ask questions of their students such as: "Didn't you learn how to do that in 6th grade? I think it was taught then."

· Teachers and administrators are not certain that what students are learning is essential to their success in future grades.

· Core team teachers have not been successful in following through with creating and implementing interdisciplinary units.

· Teachers are conscientious and seem to never have enough time to get everything done.

· Teachers are frustrated because they are not sure that what they are teaching is aligned to state standards or assessments.

· Teachers have not been provided time and direction to embed the local and state curriculum objectives and standards into each of their teaching plans.

 

Many districts across the country have not been able to address these issues with confidence. By providing the opportunity for your teachers to develop and refine curriculum, you increase the likelihood that they will lay out a viable set of standards so that they can significantly raise levels of student achievement.

 

 

Who:

· Curriculum Development is meant for teachers teaching reading, writing, social studies, science, or math.

· At least 2 teacher representatives from each grade (K-12) for each subject targeted, up to 30 participants. Pre-K is also offered if state standards are available.

· A district-level employee must be selected/appointed to manage/be responsible for software and follow-up.

 

 

When:

· This training is typically conducted over 7 days per subject during a school year.

· Ideal time to start is in the summer with 3 consecutive days and then 1 follow-up day in the fall, 1 follow-up day in the spring, and 2 consecutive follow-up days per subject next summer.

· Schedule is 8:00am to 4:00pm.

 

 

Where:

· District sponsored trainings will take place at the district or campus sites.

 

 

Getting Started: To discuss your options for implementation or for answers to any questions, please call or email Learning Keys at 800-927-0478