University of Pittsburgh Tri-State Area School Study Council (TSASSC) www.tristate.pitt.edu Curriculum Management Series Skill Level Curriculum Mapping (SLCM) A Step-By-Step Process A Simplified Step-By-Step Template in Developing and Writing Curriculum Maps for the Classroom and Increasing Student Achievement Consultants: N. Bayat & M. A. Battaglia 1 C
University of Pittsburgh Tri-State Area School Study Council (TSASSC) www.tristate.pitt.edu Disclaimer Disclaimer : This curriculum management program and curriculum-mapping template procedures were developed by the TSASSC research team and is strictly the property of the consultants of TSASSC. The data and information utilized in the various data collecting instruments is intended only for the individuals of the identified school system, or the authors of this review. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this report without permission. As a result, the auditors, consultants, Tri-State Area School Study Council (TSASSC) and the University of Pittsburgh do not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this report and/or recommendations. University of Pittsburgh, School of Education Administrative and Policy Studies, 4302 Wesley W. Posvar Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15260. Office: 412-648-7175 Note : This modified and adaptive curriculum-mapping program was developed and researched by Dr. N. Bayat and Dr. M. A. Battaglia. The program is based on a set of curriculum management research reviews, as well as, overview research of Marzano’s Meta-Analysis Database of Instructional Strategies/Curriculum Mapping, PA Academic Standards, the PA Standards Aligned System (SAS), “The Understanding by Design GUIDE to Creating High-Quality Units” by Grant Wiggins & Jay McTighe ” and the examination of Heidi Hayes Jacobs & J.A. Hale Curriculum Mapping literature .
Unit Curriculum Mapping! The Purpose & Function of Curriculum Management The University of Pittsburgh Tri-State Area School Study Council (TSASSC) provides educational and leadership services in Western PA for over 60 years! Comprehensive and Strategic Planning Educational workshop sessions - on campus and off campus Curriculum management programs Curriculum reviews Evidence-Based Curriculum Audits Currriculum Mapping 3
Curriculum Mapping! The Purpose & Function of Curriculum Mapping Curriculum Mapping Curriculum and instruction is the cornerstone of any successful educational program. Research indicates that when students have: Access to standards-aligned curriculum Appropriate instruction materials Grade-level standards-based instruction and best practices taught by highly-qualified effective teachers • Ultimately, this will lead to increased probability for student academic achievement. 4
Curriculum Mapping! The EMEF Schools and the Diocese of Pittsburgh Catholic School System: The ultimate goal is to create comprehensive set of “Curriculum Maps” that will provide coherence (consistency) in each area of our curriculum across the EMEF Schools and to ultimately increase student achievement. In this way, NO matter what resources, textbooks and materials individual teachers and schools are using , WE will all be addressing the same student expectations, academic standards and student skills. Teachers, parents and students have a right to know what is being taugh t and what is expected of their children. 5
Curriculum Mapping! Vertical and Horizontal Alignment: Vertical Alignment - What students learn (Skills, Concepts & Core Body of Knowledge – SCK)) in one lesson, course, or grade level prepares them for the next lesson, course, or grade level. Horizontal Alignment – What students at School “A” receive and learn in 5th grade mathematics is the same learning skills at School “B” 15 miles away? 6
Curriculum Management Curriculum Consistency: What is Vertical Curriculum Alignment ? Vertical Alignment - What students learn (skills, concepts & knowledge) in one lesson, course, or grade level prepares them for the next grade level, lesson or course. 5 th Grade Skills 6 th Grade Skills 7
Curriculum Management Curriculum Consistency: What is Horizontal Curriculum Alignment ? Horizontal Alignment – What students at School “A” receive and learn in 5th grade Mathematics is the same learning skills at School “B” 15 miles away? School “A” School “B” 8
Curriculum Mapping! Why curriculum mapping? Curriculum mapping is our GPS in the world of educating our children. What is curriculum mapping? Curriculum mapping allows teaches to identify the essential academic standards, knowledge, skills and concepts that each student needs to know and demonstrate at the conclusion of each school year and grade level in all schools. 9
Curriculum Mapping! What is curriculum mapping? HOWEVER, curriculum mapping is NOT a daily lesson plan and NOT an outline of each chapter of the textbook! It is your bi-weekly or monthly GPS and guide to assuring the essential skills, concepts and knowledge (SCK). Remember, Academic Standards! They are NOT curriculum maps and were NEVER intended or designed to be a replacement of a CURRICULUM!! 10
Curriculum Management What is Curriculum Mapping? Point Merely relying on academic standards or increasing teacher quality and accountability without curriculum mapping is misguiding our students and parents. For decades we have in many ways blamed teachers and schools for “poor results on educational reform movements” when the real offender is the muddled and uncoordinated efforts in “what we ask teachers to TEACH!” ( E.D. Hirsch Jr., 2016) 11
Curriculum Mapping! The Research from University Of Pittsburgh’s TSASSC Based on a set of curriculum management research reviews such as: Robert Marzano – Meta-Analysis Database of Instructional Strategies/Curriculum Mapping PA Academic Standards PA Standards Aligned System (SAS) Grant Williams & Jay McTighe – The Understanding by Design (UbD) Guide Heidi Hayes Jacobs – Mapping the Big Picture J. A. Hale – A Guide to Curriculum Mapping 12
Curriculum Mapping! The Research from University Of Pittsburgh’s TSASSSC There are many Technology Assisted Curriculum Mapping Programs Rubicon Atlas Standards Aligned System (SAS) PDE’s IU#1 – Allegheny Intermediate Unit Etc. 13
Curriculum Mapping! NOTE: Curriculum Mapping is NOT: Curriculum mapping is NOT a 180 day lesson plan of every instructional activity and set of student quizzes and tests! This is a “Global View” NOT a detailed “GPS” street view! Curriculum mapping is NOT a detail “chapter by chapter” outline of the textbook! Curriculum mapping is NOT driven by a single textbook, but teachers can use a “guiding textbook” along with many other text materials, resources and technology assisted program and devises! Curriculum mapping is NOT developed by a single individual but is rather driven by a collaborative group of professional classroom teachers and educators and guided by academic standards, best practices in instruction and student assessments, as well as, curriculum mapping formatting ideas that meet the needs to increases student achievement and curriculum consistency. 14
Curriculum Management Point Curriculum and instruction are the cornerstones of any successful educational program. Research indicates that student access to aligned curriculum, appropriate instructional materials, and grade level standards-based instruction taught by highly-qualified, effective teachers leads to increased student academic achievement. The “Curriculum Mapping” serves as the foundation for providing the evidence for the written, taught, reinforced and tested model of curriculum management. 15
Curriculum Mapping! Brief Review What is your level of experience in curriculum writing, curriculum mapping, performance tasks, authentic assessment learning etc.? Years of service? Is it possible, your department may have completed the “Curriculum Map” with the “OnHand Schools” format? www.onhandschools.com 16
Curriculum Mapping! What staff members have come to believe and what our research indicates? Teachers, parents, building administrators and central office personnel are ALL interested in understanding the CONTENT, SKILLS, and ASSESSMENTS addressed in classrooms throughout a school or district. However, while there are many questions regarding the aspects of the educational system – perhaps NONE drive the curriculum more so than the questions classroom teachers ASK THEMSELVES and their colleagues. 17
Curriculum Mapping! The teacher questions generally fall in line with the following: 1. What do my students know before they arrive in my classroom? 2. What did they study last year ? 3. What do I expect my students to know after they leave my classroom? 4. Is my colleague across the hall, who teaches the same grade level and subject - teaching the same content and within the same time frame? 5. Where do I begin, and how do I help my students understand the connections between my subject and the academic standards required for graduation? 18
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