NMUSDRigorous Curriculum

Design“In the 21st century, the question is not what do you know, but rather what can you do with what you know and how do you update your knowledge continuously?” —Tony Wagner, 2009

The Leadership and Learning Center

Learning, Leading, and Teaching in

the 21st Century

Self-Motivating

Self-Monitorin

g Self-Modifying

2. Build the Foundation

3. Design the Units of Study

4. Implement the Units

1. Big Picture Connections

Four Parts of Rigorous Curriculum Design Model

Common Core State Standards

- Prioritized - Vertically

Aligned- Unwrapped

(Bloom’s & DOK)

Assessments (Formative)

- Common Formative (pre/post)

- Frequent Progress Monitoring Checks

- Performance Assessments

Instruction

- Authentic Performance Tasks

- Differentiated, High-Impact Instructional Practices

Rigorous Curriculum Design

2. Name the Units of Study

1. Prioritize the CCCS

3. Guidelines for Assigning Standards

4. Prepare a Pacing Calendar

5. Construct the Unit Planning Organizer

Building the Foundation

Priority Standards(Essential)

Connecting Standards

Priority Standards

What We’ve Done Step 1: Prioritize the ELA Standards

What We’ve Done Steps 2, 3, 4: Name and Pace Units, Connect Standards

Limit the number of priority standards per unit in order to ensure that students reach the desired level of mastery.

Build in a buffer period for remediation and enrichment between units of study.

What We’ve Done Steps 2, 3, 4: Name and Pace Units, Connect Standards

What We’ve Done Steps 2, 3, 4: Name and Pace Units, Connect Standards

Correlation Chart: Check to see that every prioritized standard is addressed in at least one unit of instruction.

NMUSD Unit Planning Organizer

(K-12)

Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Task 4

Units of Study with Authentic Performance

Tasks

Common Formative Pre-

Assessment Common Formative Post-

Assessment

Engaging Scenario

Building the Units

Next Steps: Future Showcases Professional Development, August 28, 2013

Grade Level Specific In-depth Coverage of the Process NMUSD Wiki Site Concentrate on Unit 2

“We cannot always build the future for our youth, but [together] we can build our youth for the future.”

—Franklin D. Roosevelt