The following self reported and verified activities were conducted by the Hoboken Curriculum Committee on August 5, 2009. -Dr. PetrosinoArt- This week was spent editing every grade level and every unit for:
-re-reading for errors in sentence structure, spelling etc.
-Art knowledge accuracy, deletions as well as imputing important facts
-adding in technology standards, code number and written language on
the Big Idea & MYP Planner units sheets
Editing completion for Grades & Lessons as follows:
-grade 1 Unit 1 thru Unit 8
-grade 2 Unit 1 thru Unit 9
-grade 3 Unit 1 thru Unit 7
-grade 4 Unit 1 thru Unit 5
-grade 5 Unit 1 thru Unit 4
-grade 6 Unit 1 thru Unit 9
Mathematics: Today Wednesday, August 5th, the math group completed the update on rubric examples and also added math project examples. The math portion of the curriculum section should be completed. It needs to be reviewed by Mr. McKenzie and yourself. If there are any questions or you need further assistance please feel free to call us.
World Language: Today the world language group completed the assessments for grades 6 and 12 IB Higher Level. We began to work the assessments for 7th grade.
Implementation: Much of today's activities centered on and around issues of implementation. This included work on the following topics: I. Implementation Plana. Preparation (remainder of August)- gain familiarity with the curriculumb. First Day- utilization of Curriculum Committee. First Month- Establishing Best Practices; observationsd. First Semester- District Assessments, feedback loops, reflection/revisione. First Year- District Assessments, feedback loops, reflection/revision.
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: Arial view of Hoboken (upper left hand corner)
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