SPEARFISH SCHOOL DISTRICT
CURRICULUM PLANNING
DEVELOPMENT
By Jennifer Nehl, M. Ed.
OUTCOMES
 Our school district will have a vertically aligned curriculum in all
subject areas, K-12.
 Develop k-12 curriculum map for each subject area.
 K-12 Vertical Teams engage in alignment process and develop
curriculum plan
 Horizontal grade level & subject area teams develop/determine
Essential Learning Outcomes or learning targets and articulate units
of study for each subject area
 Our school district will have Common summative assessments in
place, k-12, to measure learning in each subject area.
 Teachers in each subject area will develop common summative and
formative assessments to measure learning of the essential learning
outcomes or learning targets.
District Implementation of Common Core State Standards
Goal:
A guaranteed and viable curriculum
supported by best practice instruction and assessment
Curriculum
Assessment
Instruction
Implementation
DISAGGREGATED TEMPLATE
EXPLORING THE STANDARDS
http://sdccteachers.k12.sd.us
CCSS MATHEMATICS STANDARDS
Two Types of Standards
8 Standards of Mathematical Practice
(recurring throughout the grades)
Mathematical Content
(this will be different at each grade level)
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STANDARDS OF MATHEMATICAL PRACTICE
1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving
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them.
Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
Construct viable arguments and critique the
reasoning of others.
Model with mathematics.
Use appropriate tools strategically.
Attend to precision.
Look for and make use of structure.
Look for and express regularity in repeated
reasoning.
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1. They demonstrate independence.
2. They build strong content knowledge.
3. They respond to the varying demands of
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audience, task, purpose, and discipline.
They comprehend as well as critique.
They value evidence.
They use technology and digital media
strategically and capably.
They come to understand other perspectives
and cultures
Content literacy is defined as
the degree to which
individuals have the capacity
to obtain, process and
understand information
needed to evaluate,
comprehend and apply content
specific information.
WEBB LEVELING
MYOER
Go to myOER and create an account
Guided exploration of the site
HOW WE GOT TO THIS PLACE
myOER provides the framework for
the blueprint’s evolution
SUMMATIVE & FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Summative Assessment:
How much have students learned at a
particular point in time?
Formative Assessment:
How can we use assessments to help
students learn more?
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
The purpose of summative assessment is:
 to measure student achievement at a
particular point in time for reporting
and accountability;
 to sort students in rank order; and
 to maximize student learning through
standardized tests.
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
The purpose of formative assessment is:
 to promote further improvement of
student learning during the learning
process and
 to involve students in the ongoing
assessment of their own achievement.
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS
Formative assessment results are used primarily by students,
educators, and parents.
Results are used for:
 helping students see and hit the
target(s) and
 identifying student needs and drives
instruction.
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It isn’t the method
that determines whether the assessment
is summative or formative…
…it is how the results are used.
Target Method Match
Assessment Methods
TARGET METHOD MATCH
ELA ORIGINAL BLUEPRINT
LOOK AT US NOW: ELA
Evolution over time:
Change began in July and ended yesterday
ELA: WHAT’S DIFFERENT AND WHY?
No docs/no pdfs…only view
Focus descriptor and length revised and
move
No anchor standards
End results:
 More room
 Readability
 User friendly
Reactions?
MATH ORIGINAL BLUEPRINT
8th Grade—based on Dana Center
LOOK AT US NOW: MATH
Evolution over time:
Change began in July and ended yesterday
NEW LOOK FOR TITLE PAGES
CONNECTING
TO DISAGGREGATED STANDARDS
Link to all of the disaggregated standards for an Instructional
Focus helps users visualize the overall process and alignment
to the CCSS.
ADDITIONAL UPGRADES
BLUEPRINT VS. CHECKLIST
Checklist: The amount of repetition and focus is
based on research (Gates Foundation and
Common Core.org)rather than the blueprint.
The blueprint supports the checklist not the
other way: Michele and Marcia, if you are
working with a district that already has a
curriculum map, how could the checklist be
valuable?
VERTICAL ALIGNMENT ARTICLE
DEFINING
CURRICULUM
DEFINING CURRICULUM
Get into groups five.
Create a matchbook definition of curriculum.
 No more then 15 words.
 Not a list
 As much of a sentence as possible.
Write matchbook definition and be ready to share.
DEFINING CURRICULUM
DEFINING CURRICULUM
What are we going to hang
our hat on?
INTRODUCTION TO SPEARFISH
SCHOOL DISTRICT CURRICULUM
PLANNING BLUEPRINT
THOUGHTS TO PONDER…..
SPEARFISH SCHOOL DISTRICT
CURRICULUM PLANNING
DEVELOPMENT – DAY 2
By Jennifer Nehl, M. Ed.
OUTCOMES
 Our school district will have a vertically aligned curriculum in all
subject areas, K-12.
 Develop k-12 curriculum map for each subject area.
 K-12 Vertical Teams engage in alignment process and develop
curriculum plan
 Horizontal grade level & subject area teams develop/determine
Essential Learning Outcomes or learning targets and articulate units
of study for each subject area
 Our school district will have Common summative assessments in
place, k-12, to measure learning in each subject area.
 Teachers in each subject area will develop common summative and
formative assessments to measure learning of the essential learning
outcomes or learning targets.
District Implementation of Common Core State Standards
Goal:
A guaranteed and viable curriculum
supported by best practice instruction and assessment
Curriculum
Assessment
Instruction
Implementation
CURRICULUM PLANNING BLUEPRINT
CURRICULUM PLANNING BLUEPRINT
DEFINING CURRICULUM
What are we going to hang
our hat on?
INTRODUCTION TO SPEARFISH
SCHOOL DISTRICT CURRICULUM
PLANNING BLUEPRINT
CURRICULUM PLANNING BLUEPRINT
CURRICULUM PLANNING BLUEPRINT
EXPLORING THE STANDARDS
http://sdccteachers.k12.sd.us
HORIZONTAL PROCESS TO DO LIST
STEPS IN CURRICULUM PLANNING
Blueprint
 When referring to Instructional Focus, determine order of IF’s for your
grade span.
 Insert Standards in Curriculum Plan from Instructional Focus Blueprint
 Insert Instructional Focus into Curriculum Plan from Blueprint
 Insert Learning Targets (student friendly language) into Curriculum Plan
from Blueprint
 Evaluate resources which align to IF
 Evaluate assessments which align to IF
Horizontal Process
 Refer to Horizontal Process to do List to complete Curriculum Plan