DEVELOPING+CURRICULUM

Write Manage Documents
Possible ideas for web based Mapping Systems can be: > FileMaker Pro > such as RubiconAtlas
 * Web-based and made in-house with a tool like
 * Web-based and hosted by a web-based company
 * Web-based and hosted by a consulting companysuch as FreshPond (Cambridge, MA);
 * Software-based and saved to local computers

Systems should be searchable by: http://www.leasttern.com/workshops/Mapping/WhatIsCurricMapping.ppt.pdf C. Sanders
 * Specific subject, specific teacher, specific course
 * General subject area and grade
 * Assessment strategy
 * Essential questions, Standards applied, relevance to goals and objectives
 * Teaching tools, methods (hardware, software, projects, products, hands-on, strategies)
 * Date

A technology based curriculum map is useful in:

 * helping teachers know what is taught and when
 * assists teachers in creating units that interconnect across content areas
 * acting as a successful venue for fostering conversation about curriculum and instruction among all faculty members
 * assisting teachers in reflecting upon and adjusting their own lesson units during the school year.
 * helping coordinate areas of study into larger interdisciplinary units (even if they are assessed separately by subject area)

http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/professional_resources/howto/curriculum_map.html Carolyn Sanders


 * Another resource for curriculum development is a web-based curriculum writing tool from media type="custom" key="7348807". This product boasts common core standard alignment, ease of use, and adaptability. It is designed to be used by students and parents as well as teachers. It's relatively low cost makes it affordable for small schools. Also, because it is web-based, it does not put demands on a school districts IT department. **

media type="custom" key="7348815" or SAS The Pennsylvania department of education has developed a website that has become the most important tool that teachers in PA have to develop curriculum and to monitor its effectiveness. The PDESAS is a multi-faceted site provides the most up-to-date information for teachers and curriculum teams who are in the process of writing or revising their curricula. The site provides a mapping tool as well as a voluntary curriculum model and lesson plans K-12 in all subjects. It continues to grow and expand and teachers in PA are slowly beginning to depend on SAS as they become familiar with all aspects of the website. K. Landa

**Tools**:
=== According to Janet Hale, (2008) there are three subscription based curriculum-mapping programs which follow Heidi Hayes-Jacob’s Curriculum Mapping Model: Curriculum Mapper out of Illinois, Rubicon Atlas out of Portland, Oregon, and TechPaths out of Pennsylvania. These programs run through the Internet and the information inserted into the maps are saved on the company server for these programs. Janet Hale also mentions the use of web-based mapping systems, where the information written on the maps are actually stored in-house on the learning organizations own server. ===

-Christy Cole
Information and Resources: There are many resources for curriculum mapping; from books to Internet web-sites. Here are a few websites which offer guidance and understanding in the writing of curriculum, as well as managing documents which go with the written curriculum. [] very resourceful in the mapping process. [] offers classes which can be taken for credit or not through PBS, and the professor is Heidi Hayes-Jacobs. offers examples of curriculum maps from the Minnesota Department of Education. -Christy Cole



= In a broad sense, the curriculum development process includes the design, development, implementation and evaluation of curricula. However, as one examines the process more closely it becomes evident that each component may itself comprise several varied but inter-related activities. The Curriculum Development is charged with the responsibility to operationalise the Curriculum Development Process. = = Retrieved from: []. = = Mandy = =

= = The following website discusses the many different types of curriculum - []. = = This website defines curriculum as: = = = = = = In addition to the above list, the website also offers eleven different types of curricula that are used in schools today. It gives the name and a short description of each type of curricula. =
 * = That which is taught in schools =
 * = A set of subjects. =
 * = Content =
 * = A program of studies. =
 * = A set of materials =
 * = A sequence of courses. =
 * = A set of performance objectives =
 * = A course of study =
 * = Is everything that goes on within the school, including extra-class activities, guidance, and interpersonal relationships. =
 * = Everything that is planned by school personnel. =
 * = A series of experiences undergone by learners in a school. =
 * = That which an individual learner experiences as a result of schooling =

Mandy

Much has been published about curriculum development and design. In many cases, a design or template is presented as a tool for effective design. To simplify the process, technology offers an efficient method to the curriculum design process. As a curriculum leader, a detailed search of the many available technology tools would be necessary. Starting with some familiar names in curricular design, it is interesting to see what is available. Janet Hale Curriculum Mapping 101 [] The Curriculum Mapping Planner: Templates, Tools, and Resources for Effective Professional Development // HEIDI HAYES JACOBS, ANN JOHNSON // Helen Adams