2012-13: A Year of Transition

Curriculum Update for Middle School PrincipalsAugust 13, 2012

Curriculum Redesign

Curriculum documents will include… Big Idea/Overview Essential Questions Enduring Understandings Standards (Common Core and Content) Vocabulary/Terminology Exemplary Resources Curricular/Cross Curricular Connections

Curriculum Redesign

Principles of universal design for learning are being infused into curriculum Multiple Means of Representation Multiple Means of Action and Expression Multiple Means of Engagement

Common Core Standards (literacy and mathematical practices) are being infused into all content areas

ELA and mathematics content are being revised.

Curriculum Redesign All content areas are preparing for

transition to a user-friendly online curriculum delivery system Ability for the end user to customize the

interface Easy search functions Easy to see what resources have been recently

updated Professional (social) networking features such

as following other staff, commenting, profiles, announcements, etc.

English Language Arts

Transition to ELA Common Core Middle School English Language Arts

UnitsGrade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8Courage Perseverance Love and

Friendship

Coming of Age Facing Injustice Freedom

Recurring Patterns in Literature

Mystery and Suspense

Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy

Folklore and Legends

Mythology Epics

Transition to ELA Common Core Focus Areas for English Language

Arts Writing▪ Argument (W.6.1/W.7.1/W.8.1)▪ Explanatory (W.6.2/W.7.2/W.8.2)▪ Narrative (W.6.3/W.7.3/W.8.3)

Reading▪ Close Analytic Reading and Citing Evidence

(RL.6.1 and RI.6.1/RL.7.1 and RI.7.1/RL.8.1 and RI.8.1)▪ Complex text (RL.6.10 and

RI.6.10/RL.7.10 and RI.7.10/RL.8.10 and RI.8.10)

Close Analytic Reading and Citing EvidenceGrade 6

Cite textual evidence to support analysis ofwhat the text says explicitly as well as inferencesdrawn from the text.

Grade 7Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

Grade 8Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

Complex Text

Grades 6 and 7By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature and literary nonfiction in the grades 6–8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

Grade 8By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature and literary nonfiction at the high end of the grades 6–8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

Transition to ELA Common Core Inquiry and Innovation Reading

ModulesGrade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8Connections Opportunities DecisionsInventions News Reporting Advertising

The Future of Water

The Citizen in Action

Economics in Action

Taking Action to Change My

World

Digital Citizenship

The Future of Food

Expanding and Exploring

Career Options

Creating a Career Fit

Planning for High School and Beyond

Transition to ELA Common Core Literacy Emphasis in Other Courses

Writing▪ Argument (WHST.6-8.1)▪ Explanatory (WHST.6-8.2)

Reading▪ Close Analytic Reading and Citing Evidence▪ Grades 6-8 History/Social Studies

Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources. (RH.6-8.1)

▪ Grades 6-8 Science and Technical Subjects Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science

and technical texts. (RST.6-8.1)▪ Complex Text (RH.6-8.10 and RST.6-8.10)

Complex Text

Grades 6-8By the end of grade 8, read and comprehend history/social studies texts in the grades 6–8 text complexity band independently and proficiently. (RH.6-8.10)

Grades 6-8By the end of grade 8, read and comprehend science/technical texts in the grades 6–8 text complexity band independently and proficiently. (RST.6-8.10)

Literacy Lesson Planning Tool

Transition to ELA Common Core Seminars

Intervention Programs ELA Seminars

Expectations Continual Assessment of Students Movement of Students Out of Seminars

Mathematics

Transition to Math Common Core Middle School Mathematics Units

MSM I/II Pre-Algebra Grade 8Ratios and

Proportional Relationships

Ratios and Proportional Relationships

Reasoning with Equations

The Number System

Functions Linear and Exponential

RelationshipsExpressions

and EquationsExpressions

and EquationsDescriptive Statistics

Geometry Geometry Quadratic Functions and

ModelingStatistics and

ProbabilityStatistics and

ProbabilityModeling with

Other Functions

Standards for Mathematical Practices Make sense of problems and persevere

in solving 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.

Creative Problem Solving

Local Assessments Quarterly Assessments

ELA* Science* Social Studies*

End of Semester Health Education World Languages (Grade 8 only)

First and Third Quarter Fitnessgram Health Fitness**

*Includes Content Reading**Not a secured assessment

Table Groups

Table 1 Table 2 Table 3 Table 4

Science Social Studies

English Mathematics

CTE G/T Library/Media

PE/Health

World Languages

Fine Arts (Art and Music)

ESOL Instructional Technology

Questions