Module 3 Curriculum Mapping 1 NCLB Do you hear this at your school? “I use my textbook, it’s aligned to the standards.” “What toolkit?” “It’ll pass…NCLB will go away like all the other initiatives.” 2 It’s all about me!! Do you hear this at your school? • “I just average all my chapter tests.” • “If they don’t get it, I just assign more homework.” • “Why don’t they know?...I taught it to them.” • “I can’t tell them what is expected …that would be cheating!” • “I didn’t know I was flunking until I got my report card.” 3 Do you hear this at your school? • “I thought you covered that benchmark in _____ grade.” • “What do you mean I can’t do my rainforest unit?” 4 Do you hear this at your school? “What do you mean there are no more letter grades?” “So are there numbers?” “Does anyone understand standards based grading?” 5 6 What is curriculum? • The subject matter that teachers and students cover in their studies. It describes and specifies the methods, structure, organization, balance and presentation of the content. www.iteawww.org/TAA/Glossary.htm • (plural curricula): A plan of instruction that details what students are to know, how they are to learn it, what the teacher’s role is, and the context in which learning and teaching will take place. www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/misc/glossary.htm • Curriculum is what students should know, be able to do, and be committed to (content), how it is taught (instruction), how it is measured (assessment), and how the educational system is organized (context). www.educ.state.ak.us/tls/frameworks/arts/8glosary.htm 7 There can be three kinds of curricula: • Desired Curriculum • Actual Curriculum (what is taught) • Achieved Curriculum (what students have learned) In our presentation, we will use the term curriculum to refer to the content and skills taught in a class to achieve the standards. 8 What are standards? • Standards define what students should know, be able to do, and care about. 9 Big Ideas and Essential Questions • Big Ideas and Essential Questions are organizers that serve as the heart of a curriculum. • Big Ideas and Essential Questions distill the content into what is critical to examine, explore, and learn. • Big Ideas and Essential Questions identify the knowledge, skills, and attitudes for which students will be held accountable. • Big Ideas and Essential Questions help teachers to organize their teaching. 10 Curriculum Mapping Desired Outcomes: Participants will be able to: • Define curriculum mapping • Identify a process to develop a curriculum map • Use a map to link instruction and assessment in a standards-based system • Explain how curriculum mapping provides evidence of a school’s curriculum 12 As a sophomore in high school, how would you feel when you are provided with the same reading material on the American Civil War for the fourth time in four years? 13 As a sophomore in high school, how would you feel when given a Geometry assignment, you have no idea how to find the area of different common quadrilaterals …you still have difficulty identifying them? 14 As a sophomore in high school, how would you feel when given a Biology assignment, you can readily apply what you learned in your earlier science classes to the assignment? 15 Student Achievement & School Improvement A Case Study 17 MEET KEOLA!!! Keola is a 5th grade student at Aloha School. Keola has difficulty in multiplying and dividing. Keola has difficulty with measurements and geometry and concepts dealing with graphing and data. What can we do for Keola? Where do we begin? Insert Kola’s chair somewhere 18 What we know about Keola…. 19 20 We also know this about Keola… and his classmates….. 21 Aloha School Grade 5 Math Report: 2002- 2003 Scores Standard Level MC CR Items Items Num bers and Operations : 1. Stud ents und erstand numb ers, wa ys of representing numb ers, relation ship among numb ers, and numb er sy stems. 2. Stud ents und erstand th e meaning of operation s and ho w they relate to each other. 3. Stud ents use comput ation al tools and strategies fluently and when appropri ate estimates. Measurement: 1. Stud ents und erstand attribut es, unit s, and syst ems of unit s in measur ement; and develop and use technique s, tool s, and formula s for m easuring . Geometry and Spatia l Space: 1. Stud ents analy ze prope rties of obje cts and relation ships among th e prop erties. 2. Stud ents use transformations and sy mmetry to analyze mathematical situation s. 3. Stud ents use visualization and spatial reasoning to solv e probl ems both within and outside of mathematics. 4. Stud ents se lect and u se different representational sy stems, including coordin ate geometry. Patterns , Functions, and Algebra: 1. Stud ents und erstand v ariou s type s of patterns and funct ional r elation ships . 2. Stud ents use symboli c form s to represent, model, and analyze mathematical situation s. Data Analy sis, Statistics, and Probabil ity: 1. Stud ents pose questions and collect, org anize, and represe nt d ata to answe r thos e question s. 2. Stud ents interpret data using methods of explor atory data analysi s. 3. Stud ents develop and evaluate inferences, prediction s, and argum ents that are based on data. 4. Stud ents und erstand and apply basic notions of chance and prob ability . * average sc ore wa s X% of poin ts pos sible 3-3 pts 1-1 pt. 1-1 pt. 1-1 pt. Average Raw Score % of Avg score of pts possible* 1-2 pts. 2 .88 44 % 1-2 pts. 1-2 pts. 2 .29 15% 2 0 0% 2-6 pts 9 1.9 21% 1-2 pts. 2 .31 15% 1 .52 52% 2-4 pts. 5 1.2 24% 1-4 pts. 4 .65 16% 1-2 pts. 2-8 pts. 3 .96 32% 8 .98 12% 1 .29 29% 2 .54 27% 1 .38 38% 4 1.0 25% 1-1 pt. 2-2 pts. 1-1 pt. 2-2 pts. Total Points Possible 1-2 pts. 22 Aloha School Grade 5 Math Report: 2002- 2003 Scores By Benchmarks Number and Op eration : 1c. Compare and ord er who le nu mbers, fractions, decimals, and percents. 2c. Use associative, commutative, and distributive prop erties as they apply to multiplication and division o f whole numbers. 3c. Dev elop a lgorithms for fraction ope rations. Total Points possible Average Raw Score 2 pts. 2 pts .8 .3 2 pts. 0 2 pts. .8 2 pts. .2 4 pts. .6 1 pt. .25 2 pts. .3 1 pt. 2 pts. 3 pts. .5 .5 .7 4 pts. .6 1 pt. .3 2 pts. .6 4 pts. 4 pts. .5 .4 1 pt. 1 pt. .3 .2 1 pt. 1 pt. 1 pt. .3 .4 .6 1 pt. 2 pts. .4 .01 Measurement: 1b. Know and fluently use the common units of measure of both customary and metric systems of measure. 1c. Carry out simple unit conve rsions within a system of measurement (e.g. millimeters to centimeters to meters, feet to ya rds, pints to qu arts to gallons, seconds to minutes to hou rs, days to we ek to months to years). 1f. Deve lop and u se formulas to find pe rimeter, area (squares, rectangles, and triangles), and surface area and volume of rectangul ar so lids. 1g. Use map scales to find d istance between locations and make simple scale drawings. Geometry and Spatia l Space: 1d. Ana lyze relationsh ips among lines in the plane, (e.g. parallel and pe rpend icular lines). 2b. Describe a motion o r series of motions needed to match two cong ruent figures. 3a. Identify a three-dimensional object from a set of two -dimensional views. 3b. Describe and sk etch two -dimensional objects; predict three-dimensional results of a two-d imensional net. 4c. Find ho rizontal or vertical distances on a coordinate system. Patterns, Functions, and Algebra: 1b. Identify and d escribe relationships between two quan tities that vary directly (e.g. length of a squa re and its area) and inversely (e.g. number of children to the size of piece of pizza). 1c. Use generalizations to make predictions; check that the generalization fits the given pattern. 2a. Represent unknown quan tities and relationsh ips among them with symbols. 2b. Identify and represent properties of ope rations (e.g. C + G = G+C ) Data Analy sis, Statistics, and Probability: 1a. Design investigations requ iring d ata collections, including measured da ta. 2a. Describe the shape and important features of a set of organized data (e.g. range , mean, mode, median wher e appropriate) 2c. Compare related data sets. 3d. Propo se and justify conc lusions based on data 4a. Formulate que stions or hypo these s based on initial data collection and design further studies of explore them. 4c. Estimate and test by expe riment the prob abilities of outcomes 4d. List of possible outcomes of a simple expe riment. 23 More assessment data --about Aloha School… 24 25 Developing an action plan for Keola: • Call a meeting • Review student’s work • Identify possible strategies, implement • If no improvement, refer student for more assistance • Others… 26 Developing an action plan for Aloha School: • Form a committee • Plan professional development • Look at a new textbook or supplementary resources • Revise SID • Call the complex area staff • Others … 27 If the only tool you have is a hammer, everything begins to look like a nail. 28 Do we stop and consider… • Coverage of content by texts? • Time spent addressing content area? • Stability/continuity of teaching staff? • Transience of student? • Previous school experiences of student? • Teacher knowledge and experiences? • Others…? 29 Are there alternatives? Let’s look at curriculum mapping as one way to focus on student achievement, school improvement, and collaboration among teachers. 30 What if a school had a mechanism in place to identify… • What each teacher is doing in relation to a specific standard? • When a specific content skill is taught and how it is assessed? • How much time is spent on a skill/standard? • If there are any gaps or redundancies in the curriculum? • Real time data on the actual curriculum? 31 What if a school could retrieve the following reports? • Individual teacher maps • Consensus maps 32 Transition to Working with Maps The rest of the day’s activities will: • Tell you about the features of a curriculum map. • Let you know what it is and isn’t. • Show you the steps of the curriculum mapping process. • Give you some experience in creating and assessing them. • Show you how they can guide curricular discussions and decisions at school. 33 Curriculum Mapping Improving Student Performance Essential Questions (that lead to Big Ideas) • What is our destination? • What are the features of a curriculum map? • How can curriculum mapping help students reach the destination? • How are maps created? 35 The Destination • Vision of a High School Graduate • General Learner Outcomes • Hawaii Content and Performance Standards 36 Features of Curriculum Mapping • Is teacher-created and collaboratively refined • Provides a way to analyze assessment data and find out what teaching supports data • Operationalizes the Standards Toolkit • Focuses teaching on targeted student performance outcomes • Replaces old ways of curriculum decision making 37 Features of a Curriculum Map • Calendar - based • Must contain--content, skills and assessment tasks • Teacher created, collaboratively refined • Focuses on Big Ideas and/or Essential Questions 38 A Curriculum Map contains… What students learn Content – Nouns – Found in Scope and Sequence Toolkit Document – Knowledge, facts, concepts 39 A Curriculum Map contains… Skills What students do (to learn the content) – Verbs – Found in Grade Level Performance Indicator Toolkit Documents – Precise: Use precise language--have a list of action words to use. 40 A Curriculum Map contains… What evidence there is (of student learning) Assessments – Assessment Tasks – Suggested Assessment Tasks found in the Instructional Guides of the Toolkit – This is the evidence for standard-based grading and reporting 41 More about ASSESSMENT TASKS Task Should be Specific Examples of Assessment Types • Products – Reports, storyboards, dioramas, etc. • Tests – Short answer, multiple choice, essay, etc. • Performances – Demonstrations, plays, oral reports, etc. 42 43 Curriculum Mapping Features • Calendar based • Records content, skills and assessment • Can be organized using BIG IDEAS, themes, essential questions or other categories • Teacher created, collaboratively refined • A procedure for collecting data about actual teaching • Provides a basis for authentic examination of the classroom curriculum 44 45 Why Map? 46 Curriculum Mapping ProcessA Preview • • • • • • Phase 1: Phase 2: Phase 3: Phase 4: Phase 5: Phase 6: planning • Phase 7: Collecting the data First read-through Small mixed group review Large group comparisons Determine immediate revision points Determine points requiring researchand Plan for next review cycle 47 Curriculum Mapping Process • • • • • • Phase 1: Collecting the data Phase 2: First read-through Phase 3: Small mixed group review Phase 4: Large group comparisons Phase 5: Determine immediate revision points Phase 6: Determine points requiring researchand planning • Phase 7: Plan for next review cycle 48 Curriculum Mapping • Phase 1: Collecting the data • • Phase 2: Phase 3: • Phase 4: • Phase 5: • Phase 6: • Phase 7: First read-through Small mixed group review Large group comparisons Determine immediate revision points Determine points requiring research and planning Plan for next review cycle TEACHER Records actual teaching Has map reviewed by curriculum map leader (GLC, Principal) periodically Gets feedback to help make map clearer 49 Curriculum Mapping • Phase 1: Collecting the data • • • • • • Phase 2: First read-through Phase 3: Small mixed group review Phase 4: Large group comparisons Phase 5: Determine immediate revision points Phase 6: Determine points requiring research and planning Phase 7: Plan for next review cycle Outcome • Diary Map – What is actually taught – Data regarding the “real” curriculum – Requires honesty 50 Curriculum Mapping Process • • • • • Phase 1: Collecting the data Phase 2: First read-through Phase 3: Small mixed group review Phase 4: Large group comparisons Phase 5: Determine immediate revision points • Phase 6: Determine points requiring and planning • Phase 7: Plan for next review cycle research 51 First Read-Through Phase 2 TEACHER Focus: Classroom Instruction • Reviews whole school maps • Uses guiding questions or map review worksheets • Gets insights that will guide Phase 3 52 First Read-Through Phase 2 PRINCIPAL Navigator • Uses test item analysis or other data to identify specific content or skill needs as a focus • Deals with obstacles by focusing on the destination and the maps ability to get students there 53 First Read-Through Phase 2 PRINCIPAL Keep the Focus on Maps • Has an identified map issue on the agenda of every meeting (determined in phase 4-6) • Enforces timelines for timely decisions • Plans for celebrating the process 54 Outcome • Phase 1: Collecting the data • Phase 2: First read-through • Phase 3: Small mixed group review • Phase 4: Large group comparisons • Phase 5: Determine immediate revision points • Phase 6: Determine points requiring research and planning • Phase 7: Plan for next review cycle Planning Map (also called Projected map) • Revision of individual maps (diary map) • Reflect on diary map to change teaching and/or improve assessment • Use the maps to facilitate conversations with colleagues 55 Curriculum Mapping Process • • • • • Phase 1: Collecting the data Phase 2: First read-through Phase 3: Small mixed group review Phase 4: Large group comparisons Phase 5: Determine immediate revision points • Phase 6: Determine points requiring and planning • Phase 7: Plan for next review cycle research 56 Outcome • • • • • • • Phase 1: Collecting the data Phase 2: First read-through Phase 3: Small mixed group review Phase 4: Large group comparisons Phase 5: Determine immediate revision points Phase 6: Determine points requiring research and planning Phase 7: Plan for next review cycle • Identify redundancies, gaps, questionable or inappropriate assessment, misalignment with standards, and potential areas for integration. • Teachers of special populations (SPED, ESLL) should be included to see how class maps can be revised to accommodate special needs of child. 57 Outcome Based on Identified Goals • Short term revisions can be made to individual maps. • Long-term revisions and/or subjects needing research become topics for staff development or learning teams. 58 59 DAY 2 The Curriculum Mapping Process Continued Day 1 Reflection Participants are able to: Define curriculum mapping Define the first 3 phases of the curriculum mapping process Identify the features of a curriculum map Use a template to fill in a curriculum map 61 Day 2 Goals Participants will be able to: • Describe phases 4-7 of the curriculum mapping process • Describe the link between curriculum mapping and an alignment process • Identify what is necessary to sustain the curriculum mapping process • Identify resources that can support curriculum mapping efforts at schools 62 63 Curriculum Mapping Process • • • • • • Phase 1: Collecting the data Phase 2: First read-through Phase 3: Small mixed group review Phase 4: Large group comparisons Phase 5: Determine immediate revision points Phase 6: Determine points requiring research and planning • Phase 7: The cycle continues 64 65 Curriculum Mapping Process • • • • • • Phase 1: Collecting the data Phase 2: First read-through Phase 3: Small mixed group review Phase 4: Large group comparisons Phase 5: Determine immediate revision Phase 6: Determine points requiring and planning • Phase 7: Plan for next review cycle points research 66 Large Group Review Phase 4 Focus: Whole School, Complex, Complex Area • All faculty members come together and examine the compilation of findings from the smaller groups. • Session is facilitated by principal and/or teacher leader. 67 Curriculum Mapping Process • • • • • Phase 1: Collecting the data Phase 2: First read-through Phase 3: Small mixed group review Phase 4: Large group comparisons Phase 5: Determine immediate revision points • Phase 6: Determine points requiring research and planning • Phase 7: Plan for next review cycle 68 Areas for Immediate Revision Phase 5 Based on Identified Needs: Immediate Goals • Faculty identifies areas that can be revised by the site with relative ease. • Specific faculty members involved in those revisions determine timetable for action. 69 Curriculum Mapping Process • • • • • Phase 1: Phase 2: Phase 3: Phase 4: Phase 5: Collecting the data First read-through Small mixed group review Large group comparisons Determine immediate revision points • Phase 6: Determine points requiring research and planning • Phase 7: Plan for next review cycle 70 Areas Requiring Long-term Planning Phase 6 Based On Identified Long Term Goals • Faculty members identify those areas that have implications beyond the department or site (i.e., elementary to middle school transition) • Task force or learning team can be formed • Faculty members identify areas to research 71 Outcome of Phases 4-6 • • • • • • • Phase 1: Collecting the data Phase 2: First read-through Phase 3: Small mixed group review Phase 4: Large group comparisons Phase 5: Determine immediate revision points Phase 6: Determine points requiring research and planning Phase 7: Plan for next review cycle Essential Maps (Consensus Maps) 72 Essential Maps • Focused on specific content and/or skills toward common goals • Developed and organized through consensus • Developed by grade level for a continuum • Captures only essential standards, content and skills entered on this map • Focused - not intended as the entire curriculum • Revised continuously through use of data (including maps) and research 73 Essential Mapping Process • Essential Maps used as a framework for course, individual teacher maps • Essential Maps assure attention to appropriate content and skills in an agreed upon continuum • Essential Maps inform individual teacher maps but DO NOT prescribe the entire classroom curriculum 74 75 Curriculum Mapping Process • • • • • Phase 1: Phase 2: Phase 3: Phase 4: Phase 5: Collecting the data First read-through Small mixed group review Large group comparisons Determine immediate revision points • Phase 6: Determine points requiring and planning • Phase 7: Plan for next review cycle research 76 The Cycle Continues Phase 7 • Task force groups report on long-term issues. • Curriculum mapping groups review the maps throughout the course of the year. • The principal continually revisits data to identify new areas of need and to focus instructional time on meeting those needs. • Maps continue to provide data regarding the actual curriculum. 77 “I don’t have to do a Curriculum Map. Our school has aligned our curriculum.” Don’t mix up alignment and curriculum mapping! 78 Alignment n., The correct position or positioning of different components relative to one another, so that they perform properly. 80 Alignment to what? Alignment of what? • Alignment to : – Tests – Textbooks – Standards • Alignment of : – Curriculum – Materials – Instruction – Assessments 81 Alignment refers to the degree of match… • Between standards and: – – – – Instructional materials Hawaii State Assessment Classroom assessment Units, lessons, activities & out-of-class learning opportunities 82 Dimensions of Alignment • Content Match - how well does ______ match the HCPS? – Broad content coverage – Range of coverage – Balance of coverage • Depth Match - How well does ______ match the knowledge and skills specified in HCPS in terms of cognitive complexity? 83 Why is alignment a key issue? • Accountability criterion • Evidence & documentation for grading • Ensures vertical and horizontal continuity • Provides a pathway for the Vision of the High School Graduate 84 Curriculum Mapping: What will it take? As curriculum leaders… How will you engage the school/complex in the curriculum mapping process? 86 The process… • Links content, skills, assessment to time and standards • Provides a framework to evaluate student work • Identifies gaps and repetitions in the curriculum • Brings standards to life in classrooms • Forges a common vision for teaching and learning • Facilitates communication, requires collaboration • Offers a systems approach to curriculum planning 87 First Time Mapping Advice First time advice: Concentrate on one discipline or content area or strand when first mapping. Add others in subsequent years. Choose initial focus based on data identified student needs. Technology can assist in data collection. 88 89 ACCOUNTABILITY: How can curriculum mapping support schools in being accountable for student learning? EQUITY: How can curriculum mapping ensure that all students are working toward the same standards? OPPORTUNITY: How can curriculum mapping enable all students to have experiences that support their attainment of high academic standards? 90 Now that we have a map, what about Keola and his classmates? • Do we view Keola’s situation differently now? • How has the idea of curriculum mapping helped us? 91 How can technology assist? Some possibilities… • Incorporating (layering) individual, school, complex maps • Aligning with state standards • Retrieving data from multiple maps, sources • Sharing different websites • Visiting and exploring different sites 92 How can technology assist? Check with vendors regarding: • • • • • • • • Search possibilities Alignment features with standards Lesson plan features Hardware requirements Ease of use, training/tech support Possibilities for hyperlinks Means of linking with student performance data Upcoming versions and new features 93 TechPaths: A Curriculum Mapping System Version 3.00 Software Introduction and User Guide Created by Earl Nicholas Knowledge Team Advisor Technology Pathways International Based upon the collaborative work of Heidi Hayes Jacobs and Bena Kallick 94 Viewing a Unit also allows you to copy that unit into your own map. 95 You may search your course, all your courses, or all the way to the International search feature. 96 TechPaths has detailed templates for both Assessments and Lesson Plans. 97 Resources: Models • Atlas Curriculum Management System, www.rubiconatlas.com/mapping.htm • The Curriculum Mapper, http://www.curriculummapper.com http://westjam.com • Collaborative Design, http://www.cmap.com • TECHPATHS : A Curriculum Mapping System, info@techpaths.com • Others…. 98 Resources: Online • NCREL Curriculum Mapping - http://currmap.ncrel.org/about.htm • NCREL Notes and Reflections- http://www.ncrel.org/info/notes/spring03/tool.htm • The Curriculum Mapper WestJam - www.curriculummapper.com/homesite • The Curriculum Mapping and Design Tool (CMDT) - www.ael.org/cmdtl • Quality Leadership by Design - www.qld-llc.com/about.shtml • The Santa Rosa County Schools - www.santarosa.k12.fl.us/odyssey • Union Area School District – www.union.k12.pa.us/brochure/curriculum.html • Curriculum Mapping in the Middle School – • Teaching Today: Roadmap to Success: A Curriculum Mapping Primer – http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teaching today/educationupclose.phtml/35 99 Resources: Others Erickson, H. Lynn (1998). Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction. Thousand Oaks: Corwin Press. Jacobs, Heidi Hayes (2003). Creating a timely curriculum: A conversation with Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs. Educational Leadership. Dec. 2003/Jan 2004,12-17. Jacobs, Heidi Hayes (2003). Connecting curriculum mapping and technology: Digital forms aid data analysis and decision making. ASCD Curriculum Technology Quarterly. 12(3). Jacobs, Heidi Hayes (1997). Mapping the big picture: Integrating curriculum and assessment K-12. Alexandria: ASCD. 100 Curriculum Mapping The beginning of a journey