This web site addresses curriculum alignment, curriculum theory, curriculum mapping, unpacking curriculum standards, types of curriculum and other topics which K-12 educators address while planning, implementing, revising and sustaining curriculum in an effort to improve student understanding and achievement.
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To make positive change, there is a formula that can work.
1. The center of curriculum revolves around the Common Core State Standards.
2. Common formative assessments are developed and analyzed measuring the students' abilities of the standards.
3. An engaging and relevant content curriculum that matches the skills we are teaching our children.
4. Use proven research-based instruction in the classroom.
It sounds easy, but we tend to focus too much on content and testing as opposed to skill development.
AwesomeStories is large resource filled with primary-source information. Its purpose is to help educators and individuals find original sources, located at national archives, libraries, universities, museums, historical societies and government-created web sites. The site is very easy to use and is would be helpful to use with many projects across the curriculum.
re: Flipcams . . . So the question then becomes...how do we use such a great and simple tool in the classroom? Well here are some ideas for student use.
Conducted every three to five years by ACT, the survey collects data about what entering college students should know and be able to do to be ready for college-level coursework in English, math, reading, and science.
When you're looking for a job, you don't have a lot of chances to catch the interest of a potential employer. After the cover letter, the curriculum vitae (CV) or resume is one of the first documents recruiters see. To keep them interested in you, this document should highlight your strengths, be easy to scan, yet look unique and interesting.