http://netvouz.com/jgordon/tag/curriculum?feed=rss&pg=1 jgordon's bookmarks tagged "curriculum" on Netvouz http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/devel/Dist_Indices/departments.htm This site offers excellent support for backward design curriculum dev. See departments for Understandings etc. See English Lang. Arts for great strategies also. jgordon Sun, 09 Apr 2006 22:21:47 GMT http://www.uen.org/core/ Utah Education Network This site provides support for curriculum development, interactives across the grade levels and very beneficial links for Math, World Resources, Interactive Projects and Learning Community. Rec. by Suzanne Havilecek Does not include"understandings", but very helpful resources. Curriculum Development jgordon Mon, 20 Feb 2006 21:04:53 GMT http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/devel/Dist_Indices/departments.htm Greece NY school district provides an amazing site curriculum development based on Understanding by Design. See each grade or course. Scroll down to see all resources, including graphic organizers, See math glossary. Science and Math jgordon Sun, 09 Apr 2006 16:57:23 GMT http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/science/ Montgomery County Public Schools The goal of the PreK-12 science program is for all students to develop and utilize curiosity and achieve scientific literacy by: 1) developing a balanced understanding of the concepts of life science, chemistry, physics, earth/space, and environmental science and 2) engaging rigorously in the process skills of science through real-world applications. Curriculum Development > Examples of Understandings/Big Ideas: Many with Curr. Dev. Examples jgordon Wed, 30 Nov 2005 02:45:00 GMT http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/devel/Dist_Indices/departments.htm Select Curriculum and Dev. then Language Arts (no direct link) Greece Central School District NY offers this site containing multiple strategies to help students interact with text as they read and take notes. See other GREAT links for curriculum development and other strategies Literacy > Reading Strategies jgordon Sun, 09 Apr 2006 17:07:53 GMT http://www.region15.org/curriculum/ Regional School District 15 Middlebury and Southbury, CT See the Language Arts Section. Graphic Organizer section is also excellent Language Arts jgordon Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:11:40 GMT http://store.tcpress.com/0807736031.shtml This book by Ofelia B. Miramontes, Adel Nadeau, and Nancy L. Commins offer integration of the most current knowledge regarding English as a Second Language and bilingual instruction across the curriculum, presented with a process for incorporating them into a complete program that lies precisely within the goals and realities of schools. IRC consultants highly recommend this book to schools seeking to reform schools with the needs of ELLs and all students in mind. Administrators > English Language Learners jgordon Thu, 14 Dec 2006 04:09:11 GMT http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2618&q=320890 2004 Science Matrix [DOC] – Traces the 11 conceptual themes in the Science Framework as they develop across elementary, middle and high school grades. Great examples of understandings in science. See the 2004 Science Framework for the complete curriculum. Curriculum Development > Examples of Understandings/Big Ideas: Many with Curr. Dev. Examples jgordon Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:29:12 GMT http://coe.sdsu.edu/people/jmora/ThemePlanningMMdl/index.htm This site by Dr. Jill Kerper Mora from San Diego State Un. offers excellent links to support thematic planning for English Language Learners English as a New Language > Sheltered Instruction (Teaching Content to ELLs) jgordon Fri, 26 Jul 2002 20:22:52 GMT https://www.edmonds.wednet.edu/curriculum/elemframework/pdefs/instructpract/UbDPages.pdf This PDF file provides an overview of the UBD design: templates and explanations, including GRASPS for performance tasks ASCD > Understanding By Design jgordon Wed, 26 Apr 2006 16:10:07 GMT