CSCOPE Overview
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Ector County ISD
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Agenda
• Beginning and Background of CSCOPE
• Components of CSCOPE via Web Navigation
– Curriculum
– Instruction
– Assessment and Data
• Next Steps
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Participation Guidelines
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Assume positive intent.
Watch the time.
Show respect to those who speak.
Ask questions.
Learn by sharing.
Prepare your cell phones for learning.
Have fun!
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CSCOPE Question
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District Question
BEGINNING AND
BACKGROUND OF CSCOPE
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Research Base
• Curriculum Design,
Standards, Instructional
Design
– Robert Marzano
– Fenwick English
– Grant Wiggins and Jay
McTighe
– Heidi Hayes Jacobs
– John Crain
– James Barufaldi
– H. Lynn Erickson
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• Learning Theory
– Reuven Feuerstein
– Lev Vygotsky
• Professional
Development
– Thomas Guskey
– Linda DarlingHammond
Guaranteed and Viable
Curriculum
Strategy = Read and Connect
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Four Essential Questions
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What do we want all students to learn?
How will we know if they have learned it?
What will we do if they don’t learn it?
What will we do if they already know it?
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DuFour, R. and Eaker, R. (1998). Professional learning
communities at work: Best practices for enhancing student
achievement. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.
RTI: Response to Intervention/Instruction
What do we
want students
to learn?
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How will we know if
they have learned it?
TIER III
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A Model for
Continuous Improvement
Vertical Alignment
Document (VAD):
Standards 12-K
In Core Content Areas:
Aligned and Specific
Daily Lesson Plans:
Detailed Daily Lesson Plans
Focused
Professional
Development
Instructional Focus
Documents (IFD):
Units of Study with
Conceptual Focus
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Year-At-A-Glance:
TEKS Bundled into
Coherent Units of Study
• Do the TEKS provide all that we need to
know in order to create a guaranteed
viable curriculum?
• Would all teachers understand what to
teach from just looking at the TEKS?
• Do the TEKS alone tell us how they will be
tested on TAKS?
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Facts About the TEKS
The TEKS are a framework for curriculum
development. They were never intended to
be the curriculum.
TEKS do have including and such as
statements.
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5.7A Classify matter based on its physical
properties including magnetism,
physical state, and the
ability to conduct or insulate
heat, electricity, and sound.
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3rd Grade ELA (2009)
105 Student Expectations
13%
25%
62%
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Including*
Such As*
No Example
4th Grade Mathematics
41 Student Expectations
14%
3%
Including*
Such As*
No Example
83%
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5th Grade Science
39 Student Expectations
12%
13%
75%
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Including*
Such As*
No Example
7th Grade Math
34 Student Expectations
8%
13%
Including*
Such as*
No Exam ple
79%
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High School World History
80 Student Expectations
9%
10%
Including*
Such As*
No Example
81%
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Instructional
and Curricular Gaps
Fourth Grade
5th Grade
Third Grade
4th Grade
Second Grade
3rd Grade
2nd Grade
First Grade
2nd Grade
1st Grade
Kindergarten
Kindergarten
Fifth Grade
Is the student with the gap college ready?
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COMPONENTS OF CSCOPE
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Components of CSCOPE
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Vertical Alignment Documents (VAD)
Year at a Glance (YAG)
Instructional Focus Documents (IFD)
Exemplar Lessons
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Content Areas/Grade
Levels
High School Courses
K-4
5-8
High School
K
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4
5
6
7
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Integrated Physics/Chemistry
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Environmental Systems
Social
Studies
K
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4
5
6
7
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World Geography
World History
US History
Government and Economics
Math
K
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Algebra I
Algebra II
Geometry
Math Models and Applications
Precalculus
5
6
7
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English
English
English
English
Science
K
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ELA
2
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WEBSITE NAVIGATION
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• Website:
ector.nerdeveloper.net
• Login: first.last
• Password: ector
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Developed by the Texas Education Service Center Curriculum Collaborative (TESCCC)
VERTICAL ALIGNMENT
DOCUMENT
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How do you envision the Vertical
Alignment Document supporting
instruction?
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• Offers a common understanding of the TEKS
• Defines expectations by grade level
• Provides alignment of how TEKS scaffold upon
one another
• Allows teachers to evaluate their lessons
• Provides the most current information from state
released materials
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YEAR AT A GLANCE
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Vertical Alignment Document
Year at a Glance
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Developed by the Texas Education Service Center Curriculum Collaborative (TESCCC)
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5
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How do you envision the
Year at a Glance
supporting instruction?
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Provides a suggested timeline to ensure that
each standard is taught within a school year
Addresses all testable TEKS prior to TAKS
administration
Sequences instruction so students spend more
time on the important standards for each
grade level
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INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS
DOCUMENT
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Vertical Alignment Doc
Year at a Glance
(Multiple Units)
Instructional
Focus Doc
1 Unit
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How do you envision the
Instructional Focus Document
supporting instruction?
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EXEMPLAR LESSONS
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Vertical Alignment Doc
Year at a Glance
(Multiple Units)
Instructional Focus Doc
1 Unit
Exemplar Lessons
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What are the benefits of the
Exemplar Lessons?
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Exemplar Lessons
Negotiable or Non-Negotiable?
Pros
Cons
Alignment to state standards
Purchasing of all identified
materials
Active engagement
Printing cost
Too much for self-contained
teachers
Secondary courses only account
for course TEKS
Success with current resources
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ADDITIONAL CSCOPE
COMPONENTS
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Assessments
• Performance Indicators
• Unit Assessments
– Grades K-1: performance-based
– Grades 2-12: written assessments
– All assessments are aligned to the
Instructional Focus Document (IFD).
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Unit Assessments
Negotiable or Non-Negotiable?
Pros
Cons
Monitoring
Unit assessments do not spiral
Consistent expectations
Reading levels of CSCOPE unit
assessments
Tutoring/Intervention
Secondary courses only account
for course TEKS
Evaluation of instructional
practices/resources
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Additional CSCOPE
Components
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Administrator Walk-Through Tool
Data Tools
Public Site: www.cscope.us
Parent Portal: cscope.us/parentportal
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Action Steps
• State expectations for non-negotiables.
• Attend professional development to address identified
non-negotiables.
• Express expectations for teachers to conduct periodic
PLC/grade level planning.
• Share requirements for student work submittals.
• Communicate with staff regularly regarding curriculum,
e.g., breakfast or lunch with the administrator and
teachers.
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Resources and Funding
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Hard copies of non-negotiables?
Printing
Materials kits?
Technology
Planning time
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Check Points for
District-Wide Use
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Lesson plans
Administrator walkthroughs
Sign-in sheets at professional development sessions
Minutes to PLC/grade level meetings
Collection of student work
Teacher surveys
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CSCOPE Contacts
• Kim Randolph, Science Coordinator
Kim.randolph@ectorcountyisd.org
432.456.8511
• Terry Howard, Science Specialist
Terry.howard@ectorcountyisd.org
432.456.8516
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