Curriculum Actualization

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Curriculum Actualization

• How the planning organizer incorporates
  curriculum changes
• March 12, 2009

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Big IdeaConstructing knowledge is the
foundation of all learning.
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Purpose of Today

• To build an understanding among administrators
  about using the UbD process (backward planning)
  in order to actualize curriculum
• To build an understanding of the administrators
  role in the Curriculum Strategic Plan in terms of
  UbD planning organizer

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English Language Arts Aim

• The K-12 aim of the Saskatchewan English language
  arts curricula is to help students understand and
  appreciate language, and to use it confidently
  and competently in a variety of situations for
  learning, communication, work, life, and personal
  satisfaction.

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English Language Arts
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Components of Planning Organizer
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Contexts must be meaningful and address big
ideas and essential questions
Contexts (Descriptions found on page 12 of
curriculum document)
Type of Unit (page 13) 3 Multi-genre
Thematic 1 Multi-genre Inquiry and/or
Interdisciplinary 1 Author or Genre Study
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• Addresses specific goals to achieve the aim
• Equips students with powerful cognitive and
  communication strategies

Students will also develop their abilities in
using and learning about the appropriate before,
during, and after strategies, and the pragmatic,
textual, syntactical, semantic/lexical/morpholog
ical, graphophonic and other language and
communication cues and conventions (p.23)
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Before/During/After Charts
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• Unpacking outcomes constructs curriculum
  knowledge to a deep level
• Challenges traditional practice

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• Ensures learners can describe the goals, the
  performance requirements, and the criteria
• Encourages student self-reflection to build
  metacognition

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• UbD is based on outcomes and indicators.
• Doing work is not the key understanding is the
  key

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• Reflection for teachers, students, and
  administrators

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Resources (Texts)

• Students need to have access to a wide range of
  high quality learning resources in oral, visual,
  multimedia, print, and electronic formats.
• A text is any form of communication, whether
  oral, written, visual, or multimedia (including
  digital media), that constitutes a coherent,
  identifiable unit.

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Why UbD?

• Inquiry is inherent in process
• Actualizes the curriculum
• Encourages higher level thinking
• Encourages deep understanding and demonstration
  of understanding.
• UbD is based on outcomes and indicators
• Highlights the importance of the year plan
• Helps teachers become crystal clear about what
  they are teaching
• Assists in the continuum of learning across grades

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The Role of the Teacher is to
Collaborate
Advocate
Inquire
Explore
Discover
Facilitate
Plan
Reflect
Inspire
Monitor
Support
Generate Knowledge
Assess
Lead
Construct Knowledge
Ensure Accountability
Evaluate
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The Role of the Student is to
Collaborate
Advocate
Inquire
Explore
Discover
Facilitate
Plan
Reflect
Inspire
Monitor
Support
Generate Knowledge
Assess
Lead
Construct Knowledge
Ensure Accountability
Evaluate
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The Role of the Administrator is to
Collaborate
Advocate
Inquire
Explore
Discover
Facilitate
Plan
Reflect
Inspire
Monitor
Support
Generate Knowledge
Assess
Lead
Construct Knowledge
Ensure Accountability
Evaluate