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Initial Thoughts
Perspectives & Resources

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Content Standards: Connecting Standards-Based Curriculum to Instructional Planning

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View the movie below and then proceed to the Initial Thoughts section (time: 1:24).

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Ms. Begay has just been hired as a first-year fourth-grade teacher at Silverado Elementary School. At the school orientation for new staff, the principal discussed the most recent state assessment results and informed the new teachers that they would be required to incorporate state standards and curricular goals into their instructional lesson planning. As Ms. Begay begins to develop her units and lessons for the upcoming year, she focuses on one semester at a time. She recognizes that she needs to address the state standards in her lessons and begins to reflect on how to make that work for her group of students. She knows that she will have students of varying backgrounds and abilities, and wants to make sure the curriculum meets the needs of all of her students, since she is not sure if all students are even at grade level. She also wants to ensure that her students are actively engaged in learning and find the lessons exciting. She is concerned that teaching to the standards will be boring and will just be “teaching to the test.”

Here’s your Challenge:

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

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

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

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

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