Renovations 101:
Curriculum Updates RLA
Presenters:
• Robyn Brown
• Andrea Hicks
• Jada Townsend
Dallas ISD Academic
Facilitators
Core Beliefs
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Our main purpose is to improve student
academic achievement.
Effective instruction makes the most difference in
student academic performance.
There is no excuse for poor quality instruction.
With our help, at risk students will achieve at the
same rate as non-at risk students.
Staff members must have a commitment to
children and a commitment to the pursuit of
excellence.
Using an index card and the DISD
Core Beliefs select a Core Belief
to insert into the following
sentence stem.
Curriculum resources relate to
Core Belief number 5 because…
Curriculum resources relate to
Core Belief number _______
because ___________
NORMS
Be present in the meeting
Participation is a right…and responsibility
Express disagreement with ideas, not individuals
Silence Technology; step out, if needed
The Write Source
CPG (curriculum planning guide)
Semester curriculum maps
Journeys/Senderos
Teaching and Learning Connections -TLC (PK-2)
Calendar Maps
(by six weeks- PK2 & 5th grade only)
Six weeks curriculum maps
Curriculum Tools for RLA
• CPG (curriculum planning guide)
• Semester curriculum maps
• Six weeks curriculum maps
• Calendar Maps (by six weeks- PK2 & 5th grade only)
• Journeys/Senderos
• The Write Source
• Teaching and Learning Connections TLC (PK-2)
Lesson Objective (LO)
• Participants will know how to locate and utilize Dallas ISD curriculum
resources.
From the Dallas ISD Homepage click on Staff
After clicking on STAFF you will be
directed to the page on your right.
Now click on Curriculum Central
At this screen you will need to log in with
your EAD and Password
Semester Curriculum Map
Six Weeks Curriculum Maps
Calendar Maps (by 6 weeks)
THIS IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN
2013-2014 FOR 5TH GRADE/PRE-K-2
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5.2E
Dallas Independent School District
RLA Standards for the First Six-Weeks Grading Period- Grade 5
Reading/Vocabulary
•Students will demonstrate dictionary skills.
Development. Students
• Determine correct meaning of a new
understand new vocabulary
word
and use it when reading and
• Demonstrate how to locate the
writing. Students are
pronunciation, syllabication and part of
expected to:
speech of a new word.
(E) use a dictionary, a
•Students will demonstrate how to use a glossary.
glossary, or a thesaurus
• Demonstrate how to locate the
(printed or electronic) to
pronunciation, syllabication and part of
determine the meanings,
speech of a new word.
syllabication, pronunciations,
• Determine meaning of new word as used
alternate word choices, and
in the text.
parts of speech of words. (RS) •Students will demonstrate how to use a
thesaurus.
• Select alternate word choices for a given
word.
CPG
Teaching and Learning Connections TLC
PK-2
Journeys/Senderos
Think Central Website
https://www-k6.thinkcentral.com/ePC/start.do
Write Source
Where Would You Go…
…to find
TEKS/SE to be taught each six weeks?
thematic units?
suggested LO/DOL?
Comprehensive Literacy Plan?
Potential ACP TEKS/SE?
major concepts for the 6 weeks?
Teacher’s Corner?
Estimated Pacing?
DOL
Choose one of the 3 curriculum tools shared and write 3 ways you can
use your chosen tool to assist your teachers/campus plan their
instructional calendars for the first six weeks.
Renovations 101:
Curriculum Updates RLA
Presenters Contact Information:
Robyn Brown Carrier
robybrown@dallasisd.org
Andrea Hicks –
anhicks@dallasisd.org
Jada Townsend –
jtownsend@dallasisd.org
Academic Facilitators