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Initial Thoughts
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How will Ms. Begay know she is teaching her students everything they need to learn this year?

  • 1: Standards
  • 2: Standards-based Curriculum
  • 3: Curriculum
  • 4: Benchmarks
  • 5: Putting It All Together

What should Ms. Begay find out about her students before planning her curriculum units and lessons?

  • 6: Gather Information
  • 7: Understand the Learning Process
  • 8: Adapt Instruction

How will Ms. Begay know if her lesson plans are effective and her students are learning?

  • 9: Assessing Students Using Performance Measures
  • 10: Monitoring Student Progress
  • 11: Implementing the Instructional Cycle

What should Ms. Begay know about creating effective lesson plans?

  • 12: Curriculum Mapping
  • 13: Year-long Planning
  • 14: Curriculum Planning Guidelines
  • 15: Unit Plan Design
  • 16: Lesson Plan Design

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  • 17: References & Additional Resources
  • 18: Credits
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Content Standards: Connecting Standards-Based Curriculum to Instructional Planning (Archived)

Teachers are required to implement the adopted content standards and to make the connection between standards-based curriculum and the planning and designing of lessons to ensure that students meet expected content standards. This module serves as a basic guide for the process (est. completion time: 2.5 hours).
Note: This resource will no longer be updated.

Work through the sections of this module in the order presented in the STAR graphic above.

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