Curriculum Mapping

Kathy Tuchman Glass - Glass Educational Consulting

Foreword by Bena Kallick

Other Titles in:
Curriculum Leadership | Teaching Methods & Learning Styles

February 2007 | 152 pages | Corwin

'Offers a new approach and is a valuable addition to the body of literature on curriculum mapping.'ùConstance Hill, Teacher Specialist, South Carolina Department of Education 'After reading Curriculum Mapping, I felt I had the knowledge and tools to show my teachers how to create their own personal 'curriculum guides' and have meaningful collaboration with other teachers to coordinate instruction both horizontally and vertically.'ùMargo Gibson, Principal, Jemison High School, AL 'Easy to read and understand, and I feel I could begin this process right now.'ùJamie Jahnig, English Teacher, Central High School, Cheyenne, WY Create a blueprint for your educational objectives! Integrating curriculum with content standards and working with other educators to develop a teaching program makes instruction not only collaborative but also cohesive. Curriculum Mapping: A Step-By-Step Guide for Creating Curriculum Year Overviews offers teachers a customized, personalized process to prepare their curriculum while folding content into a larger curriculum map. Kathy Tuchman Glass leads Kû12 educators step-by-step through the process of developing a Curriculum Year Overviewùor curriculum mapùhelping to establish meaningful connections between content areas while ensuring that all standards are met. This excellent resource helps teachers, curriculum directors, staff developers, and principals map out the school year with an articulate game plan to follow as they meticulously educate their students. In this book, readers will find:A detailed definition and the purposes of a Curriculum Year Overview (CYO)The step-by-step process for creating a personalized CYOSeveral completely developed curriculum maps, blank templates, and suggestions for mapping specific content area skills from grade to gradeáDiscover how to build a strong foundation that promotes clear educational goals and results in a winning curriculum plan for your classroom and school!

Foreword by Bena Kallick

Acknowledgements

About the Author

Introduction

1. Definition, Purpose, and Observations

Curriculum Year Overview Definition

Purposes of a Curriculum Year Overview

Purpose Explanations

The Importance of Teacher Support

Possible Situations

2. The Process

Timing

Steps in the Process

3. Articulation from Grade to Grade

Grammar and Conventions Content Standards Continuum

Writing Types (Genres) Continuum

Continuums for Other Subject Areas

4. Curriculum Year Overview Samples

Primary

Upper Elementary

Middle School

High School

5. Computer Software and Continued Professional Success

Computer Software Programs

Continued Professional Success

Resources

Year-At-A-Glance Templates

Blank Templates for Detailed Month/Unit

References

Index

"This manuscript was easy to read and understand, and I feel like I could begin this process right now."

Jamie Jahnig, English Teacher

Central High School, Cheyenne, WY

"This book is obviously the work of an author who has walked a faculty or two through this procedure."

Rodney Rich, Principal

Calabasas Middle School, Rio Rico, AZ

"After reading this book, I felt that I had the knowledge and tools to show my teachers how they might create their own personal 'curriculum guides' and have meaningful collaboration with other teachers to coordinate instruction both horizontally and vertically."

Margo Gibson, Principal

Jemison High School, AL

"Offering a new approach, [this book] is a valuable addition to the body of literature on curriculum mapping."

Constance Hill, Teacher Specialist

South Carolina Department of Education

"Glass offers a way of reducing huge lists of standards and integrating them to produce a yearlong plan that will actually get taught at the various grade levels. Worth a look!"

Teacher Librarian, April 2007