Curriculum Mapping

A Step-by-Step Guide for Creating Curriculum Year Overviews
Kathy Tuchman Glass - Glass Educational Consulting
Curriculum Mapping
December 2006 | 152 pages | Corwin
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Description

Watch the archived webinar!

"Offers a new approach and is a valuable addition to the body of literature on curriculum mapping."
—Constance Hill, Teacher Specialist, South Carolina Department of Education

"After reading Curriculum Mapping, I felt I had the knowledge and tools to show my teachers how to create their own personal 'curriculum guides' and have meaningful collaboration with other teachers to coordinate instruction both horizontally and vertically."
—Margo Gibson, Principal, Jemison High School, AL

"Easy to read and understand, and I feel I could begin this process right now."
—Jamie Jahnig, English Teacher, Central High School, Cheyenne, WY

Create a blueprint for your educational objectives!

Integrating curriculum with content standards and working with other educators to develop a teaching program makes instruction not only collaborative but also cohesive. Curriculum Mapping: A Step-By-Step Guide for Creating Curriculum Year Overviews offers teachers a customized, personalized process to prepare their curriculum while folding content into a larger curriculum map.

Kathy Tuchman Glass leads K–12 educators step-by-step through the process of developing a Curriculum Year Overview—or curriculum map—helping to establish meaningful connections between content areas while ensuring that all standards are met. This excellent resource helps teachers, curriculum directors, staff developers, and principals map out the school year with an articulate game plan to follow as they meticulously educate their students. In this book, readers will find:

  • A detailed definition and the purposes of a Curriculum Year Overview (CYO)
  • The step-by-step process for creating a personalized CYO
  • Several completely developed curriculum maps, blank templates, and suggestions for mapping specific content area skills from grade to grade 

Discover how to build a strong foundation that promotes clear educational goals and results in a winning curriculum plan for your classroom and school!

Contents

Foreword by Bena Kallick

Foreword by Bena Kallick

Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements

About the Author

About the Author

Introduction

Introduction

1. Definition, Purpose, and Observations

  • Curriculum Year Overview Definition
  • Purposes of a Curriculum Year Overview
  • Purpose Explanations
  • The Importance of Teacher Support
  • Possible Situations

2. The Process

  • Timing
  • Steps in the Process

3. Articulation from Grade to Grade

  • Grammar and Conventions Content Standards Continuum
  • Writing Types (Genres) Continuum
  • Continuums for Other Subject Areas

4. Curriculum Year Overview Samples

  • Primary
  • Upper Elementary
  • Middle School
  • High School

5. Computer Software and Continued Professional Success

  • Computer Software Programs
  • Continued Professional Success

Resources

  • Year-At-A-Glance Templates
  • Blank Templates for Detailed Month/Unit

References

References

Index

Index

Additional materials

Description

Watch the archived webinar!

"Offers a new approach and is a valuable addition to the body of literature on curriculum mapping."
—Constance Hill, Teacher Specialist, South Carolina Department of Education

"After reading Curriculum Mapping, I felt I had the knowledge and tools to show my teachers how to create their own personal 'curriculum guides' and have meaningful collaboration with other teachers to coordinate instruction both horizontally and vertically."
—Margo Gibson, Principal, Jemison High School, AL

"Easy to read and understand, and I feel I could begin this process right now."
—Jamie Jahnig, English Teacher, Central High School, Cheyenne, WY

Create a blueprint for your educational objectives!

Integrating curriculum with content standards and working with other educators to develop a teaching program makes instruction not only collaborative but also cohesive. Curriculum Mapping: A Step-By-Step Guide for Creating Curriculum Year Overviews offers teachers a customized, personalized process to prepare their curriculum while folding content into a larger curriculum map.

Kathy Tuchman Glass leads K–12 educators step-by-step through the process of developing a Curriculum Year Overview—or curriculum map—helping to establish meaningful connections between content areas while ensuring that all standards are met. This excellent resource helps teachers, curriculum directors, staff developers, and principals map out the school year with an articulate game plan to follow as they meticulously educate their students. In this book, readers will find:

  • A detailed definition and the purposes of a Curriculum Year Overview (CYO)
  • The step-by-step process for creating a personalized CYO
  • Several completely developed curriculum maps, blank templates, and suggestions for mapping specific content area skills from grade to grade 

Discover how to build a strong foundation that promotes clear educational goals and results in a winning curriculum plan for your classroom and school!

Contents

Foreword by Bena Kallick

Foreword by Bena Kallick

Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements

About the Author

About the Author

Introduction

Introduction

1. Definition, Purpose, and Observations

  • Curriculum Year Overview Definition
  • Purposes of a Curriculum Year Overview
  • Purpose Explanations
  • The Importance of Teacher Support
  • Possible Situations

2. The Process

  • Timing
  • Steps in the Process

3. Articulation from Grade to Grade

  • Grammar and Conventions Content Standards Continuum
  • Writing Types (Genres) Continuum
  • Continuums for Other Subject Areas

4. Curriculum Year Overview Samples

  • Primary
  • Upper Elementary
  • Middle School
  • High School

5. Computer Software and Continued Professional Success

  • Computer Software Programs
  • Continued Professional Success

Resources

  • Year-At-A-Glance Templates
  • Blank Templates for Detailed Month/Unit

References

References

Index

Index

Additional materials

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A Step-by-Step Guide for Creating Curriculum Year Overviews


December 2006 | 152 pages | Corwin

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Watch the archived webinar!

"Offers a new approach and is a valuable addition to the body of literature on curriculum mapping."
—Constance Hill, Teacher Specialist, South Carolina Department of Education

"After reading Curriculum Mapping, I felt I had the knowledge and tools to show my teachers how to create their own personal 'curriculum guides' and have meaningful collaboration with other teachers to coordinate instruction both horizontally and vertically."
—Margo Gibson, Principal, Jemison High School, AL

"Easy to read and understand, and I feel I could begin this process right now."
—Jamie Jahnig, English Teacher, Central High School, Cheyenne, WY

Create a blueprint for your educational objectives!

Integrating curriculum with content standards and working with other educators to develop a teaching program makes instruction not only collaborative but also cohesive. Curriculum Mapping: A Step-By-Step Guide for Creating Curriculum Year Overviews offers teachers a customized, personalized process to prepare their curriculum while folding content into a larger curriculum map.

Kathy Tuchman Glass leads K–12 educators step-by-step through the process of developing a Curriculum Year Overview—or curriculum map—helping to establish meaningful connections between content areas while ensuring that all standards are met. This excellent resource helps teachers, curriculum directors, staff developers, and principals map out the school year with an articulate game plan to follow as they meticulously educate their students. In this book, readers will find:

  • A detailed definition and the purposes of a Curriculum Year Overview (CYO)
  • The step-by-step process for creating a personalized CYO
  • Several completely developed curriculum maps, blank templates, and suggestions for mapping specific content area skills from grade to grade 

Discover how to build a strong foundation that promotes clear educational goals and results in a winning curriculum plan for your classroom and school!


Table Of Contents:

  • Foreword by Bena Kallick
  • Acknowledgements
  • About the Author
  • Introduction
  • 1. Definition, Purpose, and Observations
  • Curriculum Year Overview Definition
  • Purposes of a Curriculum Year Overview
  • Purpose Explanations
  • The Importance of Teacher Support
  • Possible Situations
  • 2. The Process
  • Timing
  • Steps in the Process
  • 3. Articulation from Grade to Grade
  • Grammar and Conventions Content Standards Continuum
  • Writing Types (Genres) Continuum
  • Continuums for Other Subject Areas
  • 4. Curriculum Year Overview Samples
  • Primary
  • Upper Elementary
  • Middle School
  • High School
  • 5. Computer Software and Continued Professional Success
  • Computer Software Programs
  • Continued Professional Success
  • Resources
  • Year-At-A-Glance Templates
  • Blank Templates for Detailed Month/Unit
  • References
  • Index

Recent Product Reviews:

"Glass offers a way of reducing huge lists of standards and integrating them to produce a yearlong plan that will actually get taught at the various grade levels. Worth a look!"
Teacher Librarian, April 2007
"After reading this book, I felt that I had the knowledge and tools to show my teachers how they might create their own personal 'curriculum guides' and have meaningful collaboration with other teachers to coordinate instruction both horizontally and vertically."
Margo Gibson, Principal, Jemison High School, AL
"This manuscript was easy to read and understand, and I feel like I could begin this process right now."
Jamie Jahnig, English Teacher, Central High School, Cheyenne, WY
"Offering a new approach, [this book] is a valuable addition to the body of literature on curriculum mapping."
Constance Hill, Teacher Specialist, South Carolina Department of Education
"This book is obviously the work of an author who has walked a faculty or two through this procedure."
Rodney Rich, Principal, Calabasas Middle School, Rio Rico, AZ

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