The Curriculum Committee met today at the Brandt Professional Development Center. Below is a brief summary of the accomplishments for the day. -Dr. PetrosinoScience:
Tuesday 7/14/09- Today All of the units 1-4 for grade 7 (life Science) were revised. The enduring understandings and the essential questions were edited and minor additions were made to the existing MYP planner. Within the last two days, grades 6 and 7 revisions were completed. The revisions need to be typed and transferred into the new MYP format.
Wednesday 7/15/09- Today the last unit for grade 7 (Life science) was revised. Then I worked on units 3-5 in grade 12. I revised the enduring understandings and the essential questions according to the UbD format. I later typed and transferred the revised information into the new MYP Format. A total of 4 out of 7 units still need to be completed for grade 12 (Physics).
World Languages:
The group reviewed the UBD planners for K and and 1st grade (Each grade has ten UBD planners to review); reviewed the planners for MYP and UBD for 9th regular; and finally, began to review 9 Honors (We reviewed one Planner).
Language Arts (Middle Grades): We have worked on revising and editing the Drafting by Design sheets for grade 6 and have begun grade 7 using the information given to us by Elizabeth at the UBD workshop in June. In addition, we have designed performance tasks for grades 6 units and have begun to work on grade 7. Finally, we made sure that all Understandings and Essential Questions and aligned with UBD and CCCS.
Language Arts (Secondary):
The group completed re-formatting Grades 12, 11, and 10 to UBD form. The assessments for each of these have been reviewed as well.The plan is to complete both in grade 9 tomorrow.
Social Studies:
7/14: The group finished the MYP planners for grades 5-12. We are nearly complete with the understandings on the Big Idea Sheet.
7/15 The group completed the understandings on the Big Idea sheets for grades 5-12. We started reviewing the planners, and planning the assessments for the MYP units. Also we started thinking about the district wide assessments for the curriculum.
Physical Education:
Today we completed the list of Physical Education & Health Equipment used and needed for grades 1-12.
Disclaimer: The 2009 Summer Curriculum Committee is roughly 50% the size of the 2008 Summer Curriculum Committee (29 teachers vs 60 teachers) and the budget allocated is approximately 2/3 less than the allocation for Summer 2008. Dr. Petrosino has explained numerous times that this represents a significant reduction in both expenditures and faculty involved with the curriculum project.
Picture: Cat Lingo at 4th Street Park for a concert under the stars- July 15, 2009
The Curriculum Committee met today at the Brandt Professional Development Center. Below is a brief summary of the accomplishments for the day. -Dr. Petrosino
