Curriculum+Mapping+Resources

RHHS participated in a curriculum mapping project led by ASCD at John Bowne HS in the spring of 2011. Language arts and social studies teachers worked independently on developing curriculum maps for their subject areas. The emphasis was on incorporating the CCS (Common Core Standards) into the curricula for these two subject areas.
 * OVERVIEW - ASCD Curriculum Mapping Project:**

[|ASCD - Getting Results with Curriculum Mapping] [|ASCD - Curriculum Mapping Planner] [|Mapping the Big Picture]
 * USEFUL BOOKS PUBLISHED BY ASCD:**

Social Studies Curricula Click here to see social studies curricula developed during the ASCD Curriculum Mapping Project. Note that, as of yet, the social studies curricula are not complete.
 * ASCD SOCIAL STUDIES WIKI - CREATED IN THE SPRING OF 2011:**

CAREER AND COLLEGE READINESS:
[|21st Century Skills] The Partnership for 21st Century Skills is a national organization that advocates for 21st century readiness for every student. As the United States continues to compete in a global economy that demands innovation, P21 and its members provide tools and resources to help the U.S. education system keep up by fusing the three Rs and four Cs (critical thinking and problem solving, communication, collaboration, and creativity and innovation). Recommended by ASCD staff developer at curriculum mapping workshop.

Academic rigor has become a key concern as American students fail to measure up relative to students in many other countries. A new book that addresses this issue is Robyn Jackson's [|HOW TO PLAN RIGOROUS INSTRUCTION] Click on the link to view some of the chapters in this book. NB This is the same person who wrote "Never Work Harder Than Your Students." Yet another new book by the same author is [|HOW TO SUPPORT STRUGGLING STUDENTS] Click on this link to view chapters in this book.
 * ACADEMIC RIGOR AND SUPPORT FOR STRUGGLING STUDENTS: **

[|Educational Leadership Magazine] Site that allows you to look at articles published in the Educational Leadership magazine.

** ARTICLES ON FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: **
1. Importance of Collaborative Assessment in a 21st Century Classroom 2. [|Why Formative Assessments Matter] 3. Formative Assessment­ - A Process, Not a Test

SANTA CRUZ LEARNING STANDARDS :
[|Santa Cruz Professional Teaching Standards] The following files were downloaded from the CFN 109 Children First Network in Santa Cruz, California: