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Deputy Superintendent’s Office * School Administration & Leadership * Curriculum, Instruction & InnovationTechnology Infrastructure * Research, Development & Accountability * Special Education & Psychological Services

Elementary Curriculum Update

Presenters:Dr. Kevin Cuppett, Executive Director

Dr. George Seaton, Director

Dr. Chris Horne, Curriculum Specialist, Elementary MathematicsKaren McGaha, Curriculum Specialist, Elementary Language Arts

Dr. Kimberly Mazaleski, Curriculum Specialist, Elementary ScienceEric Louers Phillips, Curriculum Specialist, Elementary Social Studies

Kim Day, Coordinator, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)


DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION, CURRICULUM, TECHNOLOGY & SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS (ACTSS)

Curriculum, Instruction and Innovation

March 18, 2015

The Elementary DayWhat do students need to be College and Career Ready?


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Math Task Force, Winter 2011-Recommended Go Math Resource for K-2

Math Resource Review Committee, 2014 -Recommended Go Math Resource for K-5


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Go Math - Year 4 for Grades K-2 (2011-Present) Go Math, Grades 3-5 Reviewed at Two Elementary

Schools (Glade & Twin Ridge), 2012-2014 Go Math - Year 1 for Grades 3-5 (2014- Present)

Example of conceptual understanding, from Go Math, grade 4


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Example of Procedural Fluency from Go Math, grade 5


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Supporting Teachers• Curriculum Now

Standards / Scope and Sequence Multiple Strategies Variety of Resources Assessment Options

• Elementary Math Instructional Leaders• MSDE Courses


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Assessment Optional Classroom-based Assessments Optional Unit Assessments / Fluency Required Interview/Small Group Assessments P-1 Required Quarterly Assessments 2-5 Required Global Scholar Performance Series


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Building a Cohesive Writing Program K - 5• Explicit Writing Instruction

Opinion/Argument Writing Informational Writing Narrative Writing Standard English Grammar

• Opportunities for Writing Across the School Day


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Resources for Writing Instruction• Units of Study for Primary Writing• Units of Study in Opinion, Informative and Narrative

Writing, K – 5 FCPS Writing Guides – Created Summer 2014


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Clear Structures to Support Writing Instruction• Mini-lesson• Time to Write• Conferencing• Share


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Current Status of Writing Instruction• Celebrations for Year 1• Challenges for Year 1

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Dear teacher, I am ___. I came from Nofim School in Hifa, Israel. I’m goodin mathematics and in science. And I hope I will have a lot of friends in myclass.

September2014


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Sometimes in life you need to leave everything behind. Your family, friends, and school and start over again. I know this not from friends, or books. I know it from my own life. I recently moved from Israel to the USA, and Israel is important to me.

December2014


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Once about 3 years ago, I went to Hershey park with my friends. First, we… Then, we…

Pre-Assessment


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“Here we go again,” I say, eagerness building up inside me. “You’ll do great,” I tell myself in the mirror, even though I already know it. I slip on my leotard and shorts, wait impatiently while my mom does my hair, grab my flip-flops and my dance bag then we’re off. While we’re inside the car….

Post-Assessment


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• Elementary Literacy Specialists• MSDE Courses


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Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, Grade 1• Reading

Instructional Level Running Record

• Writing Pre/Post for 3 Types of Writing

• Foundational Skills Phonological Awareness, Phonics, Print Concepts, Oral

Language


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Grades 2 – 5 (Performance Series: Fall & Winter for Targeted Groups of Students)

• Reading Fluency Achievement Series

• Writing Pre/Post for 3 Types of Writing Spelling Inventory


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Initial Integration Opportunities:• Science/Language Arts Performance Tasks• Social Studies/Disciplinary Literacy Integration Activities• Language Arts Short Informational Texts• Units of Study (Grades 4 & 5)- Social Studies Concepts

& (Grade 2) Science Concepts• Common Writing Rubrics


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First GradePrompt: Opinion/Informative/Explanatory

Explain (draw, dictate and write) who George Washington is by sharing a fact about him and one story that is not true. Use the book Our First President, the portrait “‘Parson Weems’ Fable” and video “Ask History: George Washington and the Cherry Tree” to help with your explanation.

Extend: Explain (draw, dictate and write) if you think it is okay to make up a nice story about someone.

Student response:

G.W. our father of our country. G.W. did not cut a cherry tree down. It is not nice to make up stories because you will not no the fact.


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“Adapt For Safety” First GradeA project for protection

Students worked in teams to research adaptations from plants or animals to design and create a safety device for human use.

This team used research on animal paws to create specialized safety gloves.

Students were required to use reading, writing, speaking & listening skills, as well as collaboration and problem solving skills to complete this project.

Group members commented:

“these glovs help to not get blisters”

“we got the suckhin cups from a starfish”


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Third Grade

Performance Based Science Literacy Task

• Opinion Writing: Letter

• Chemical Tests Science Unit

Prompt:

You and two friends are making the Hawaiian turkey sliders. One of your friends says the sliders are an example of a homogenous mixture or solution. Your other friend says the sliders are an example of a heterogeneous mixture or suspension. In your opinion, which friend is correct ? Use what you learned about the different types of mixtures from the article and video to support your opinion.

After completing the 3rd grade Science Unit, Chemical Tests, students watched a video (“Mixtures”) and read an anchor text (“Hawaiian Turkey Sliders”) in order to respond to the prompt.


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Initial Integration Opportunities:• Science/Math Performance Tasks• Social Studies Disciplinary Literacy Activities• Identify Related Texts


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• Elementary STEM Leaders• Professional Learning Opportunities


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Assessment Optional End-Of-Unit Assessments Optional Formative Classroom-based Assessments

• Journal Entries• Exit Cards• Interactive Games• Other

Optional Performance Tasks


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STEM Standards of Practice• Learn and Apply Rigorous STEM

Content• Integrate STEM Content• Interpret and Communicate STEM

Information• Engage in Inquiry• Engage in Logical Reasoning• Collaborate as a STEM Team• Apply Technology Strategically

Salient 5• Questioning• Verbal Discourse• Collaborative Practice• Common Formative

Assessment• Technological

Expression and Delivery


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