C&I June2014 by Garland ISD

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Curriculum & Instruction “Words and pictures can work together to communicate more powerfully than either alone.” ~William Albert Allard

June 2014

What’s new from the Curriculum & Instruction Department?

Understandings Curriculum writers will begin working this summer to ENHANCE current curriculum documents. GISD Online Curriculum is not going away! #Misunderstanding

An effective curriculum includes multiple resources and layers of instruction. One resource does not make a curriculum!

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Understanding by Design Grant Wiggins & Jay McTighe

Understanding by Design refers to what we Teach = Enduring Understandings for Learners What will students know and be able to do? Authentic Education – A framework for improving student achievement

McTighe, J. & Wiggins, G. (2013). Essential Questions: Opening doors to student understanding. Alexandria, VA: ASCD McTighe, J. & Wiggins, G. (2013). Understanding by design. Alexandria, VA: ASCD

Things to Know…

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Curriculum and instruction documents will continue to be housed in the current Online Curriculum Planner.

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Teachers will begin working collaboratively this summer with content coordinators to develop new curricula and instructional materials.

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PROFESSIONAL BOOKS FOR GARLAND ISD The district has 2 types of ebooks: ASCD and FollettShelf. Many times, an ASCD book is also available on FollettShelf. ASCD EBOOKS http://library.garlandisd.net Instructional Resource Center ASCD eBooks – in box (Multi-user access can download) Login: garlandisd PASSWORD: gisd

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FOLLETT EBOOKS Download the reader: Follett Enlight. Input your school’s code: [wbb18708 – for district users]. If at a school, use the campus code. You will see the code at your school’s online library: http://library.garlandisd.net LOGIN: your Novell login PASSWORD: library Click on the leaning books icon - top left. View books. Click on the book's image to have the option to check out or read online, etc. *Single-User access. Read online, checkout and download. IRC Physical hard copies can be accessed through the Instructional Resource Center. http://library.garlandisd.net – choose Instructional Resource Center (bottom right). Catalog provides a search of the titles. Email IRC-district for a title to be sent to you or go to the IRC at the Professional Development Center, 870 W Buckingham. SCHOOL LIBRARY To see all in your school’s library: http://library.garlandisd.net – choose your school LOGIN: your Novell login PASSWORD: library

For that… Record voice-over to create teacher or student produced interactive lessons.

Corkulous is an idea board. Record, collect, organize, and share ideas.

ThingLink brings your pictures to life! Attach music, text, video, etc.… What story will you tell?

Engaging Minds “A n intelligence is the abil ity to solve problem s, or to cr eate produc ts , that are val ue d within one or m ore cultura l settings. ” ~H oward Gardner 1 983 Gardner attests educators can improve educational practices by addressing multiple intelligences, which all possess in varying amounts. Tap into different areas in the brain to activate and empower active learning – “Constructivism as a paradigm for teaching and learning.”

The KEY to successful teaching & learning…

Got New TEKS?

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Grades 6-12 ELA courses will be using Writing Coach textbooks and consumables next year. Please make sure these books are on your campus, not stored away at the warehouse.

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ELA courses should not be considered “writing-only” courses. English Language Arts courses must adhere to all ELAR TEKS, whereas Reading courses require adherence to another group of state-mandated TEKS and therefore supplement English Language Arts courses. (http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter 110/index.html)

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Writing instruction and Short Answer Question instruction will span all secondary ELAR courses beginning in the 2014-2015 school year.

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Middle school has new math TEKS and new instructional resources. Many concepts will be taught in lower grades, but K-8 will still focus on Algebra readiness. STAAR will cover the new TEKS, and graphing calculators will be required for the 8th grade test, therefore requiring regular use in the classroom. High school, including Algebra 1, will have new TEKS and resources next year (2015 – 2016)

Elementary Math: Look at the Information and Resources Unit to find the following TEA documents to help understand the new math TEKS that are being implemented next school year. Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø

STAAR Eligible TEKS for Grades 3-5 Region 20 STAAR Quick Reference Sheet for Grades 3-5 Lead4ward TEKS Snapshot for Grades K-5 TEA Side-by-Side TEKS Comparison for Grades K-5 TEA TEKS Vertical Alignment for Grades K-6 STAAR TEA Blueprint for Grades 3-5 STAAR Mathematics Resource Materials for Grades 3-5

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Pre-K – K Vertical Alignment Complete 1st grade spelling realignment Begin 2nd grade spelling realignment

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Begin the process of aligning novel studies district wide to ensure continuity of the TEKS for each grade level

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Focus on creating more in-depth grammar lessons at grades 3, 4, and 5

Elementary Science Ø Check out Discovery Education TechBook Trial Login: TX_GARLAND_T Password: texas Ø

All “old” science textbooks are now out of adoption - GISD does not have copyright permission to continue use.

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All new Kindergarten curricula and instructional materials have been loaded in the online curriculum planner.

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The elementary science online curriculum is layered with resources to support effective instruction; curriculum teams will continue to use FOSS as well as originally created materials to develop new instructional pieces.

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Secondary Science Ø Instructional Material Selected: Grades 6-8 —Pearson Interactive Science, Biology — Pearson’s Biology, Chemistry – Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s Modern Chemistry, Physics – McGraw-Hill Physics and IPC – CPO Physical Science. No instructional material has been selected for the elective sciences. Ø

AP Physics 1 will replace Pre AP Physics. Pearson’s College Physics – Knight, Jones, Field was selected as the textbook. A reminder that all teachers of this course should attend an AP Physics 1 summer institute.

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6th Grade, 7th Grade and IPC curriculum writing will take place this summer. 8th Grade and Biology will begin in Jan 2015. Chemistry and on-level Physics will begin in the spring of 2015. All curriculum documents for core courses will be finished prior to August 2015.

All of the Science Resource Center (SRC) order forms have been loaded on the intranet for easy retrieval.

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Northlake Elementary http://animoto.com/play/9koOWqGFWox4iMEXHfit0g

August In-service will include sessions on using the new instructional material as well some pieces of the new curriculum documents.

Students at Northlake engaged in not one but two STEM challenge days this year - one in the fall and spring! “Every classroom I went into was fully engaged! Each and every team had a plan and was working together to complete their challenge. The schedule of events documented not only the challenges, but also the engineering design phase each grade level, Pre K – 5th grades, were working in at any given time during the day. The teachers and students at Northlake out did themselves!! Every student I spoke to could tell me what their team was doing and how it fit into their plan. Kudos to everyone at Northlake!!” ~Mary Huschle; Professional Development Science Specialist

Brand new Technology Integration website: http://www.garlandisd.net/departments/curriculum/technologyintegration/index.asp

iPad Conference – July 24, 2014 at North Garland High School Limited to 100 teachers, First Come – First Served! 4

Tweetable Chinese comes to Garland ISD next year!! #globalbusiness

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A new LOTE Coordinator will be coming to GISD in mid-July. That person will be in charge of K-12 LOTE. Welcome this person warmly and encourage them in their new endeavor. Curriculum writers for Spanish 1-2, Latin 1-2, and German 1-2 will be using UBD to update and revise Scope and Sequence as well as 3-5 day learning plans. Chinese will begin at secondary level next year at Sellers and NFHS.

Also welcome our Chinese Instructional Specialist, Fang Wang, who is a new addition to the Curriculum and Instruction team Secondary Social Studies Ø Ø Ø Ø

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A new Social Studies Coordinator will be on board in GISD by mid-July. That person will be in charge of K12 social studies. Please make him/her feel welcome! Curriculum writers for 6th World Cultures and 8th US History will begin revisions/rewrites in June. Finished products will be posted through the Online Curriculum Planner as they are completed. Curriculum revisions/rewrites for other courses will be ongoing throughout 2014-2015. New instructional resources will be in place for the following courses: AP Human Geography, AP and DC US History, AP and DC Economics. During the 2014-2015 school year, teacher committees for other courses will review instructional resources approved by the state. Those new resources are expected to be in classrooms in August 2015. TEA will release the 2014 spring administration of STAAR 8th Social Studies and EOC US History in late summer this year. Check the following link to access copies of these assessments: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/staar/testquestions/

The Curriculum and Instruction Department would like to welcome Nelson Orta, Director of Professional Development, to the GISD C&I Team! “Professional growth comes from stepping outside known boundaries, implementing new ideas, then reflecting, in order to step outside the new known boundaries”

#GISDdesign @ortagisd

School News! New Math and Science Instructional Materials Adopted for the 20142015 School Year

Proclamation 2013-2014 6th–8th Grades; Pearson Interactive Science

Biology; Pearson Biology

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Kindergarten – 5th Grades; Discovery Education TechBook

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Chemistry; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s Modern Chemistry

Physics; McGraw-Hill Physics

IPC; CPO Physical Science

New Tech App s textbo o ks w il l be a v ail ab le for: HS Computer Science I – TeenCoder: Java Programing – CampuScholar, Inc. HS Computer Science II – Java Methods – Skylight Publishing HS Digital Video & Audio Design – Television Production & Broadcast Journalism – The Goodheart-Willcox Company, Inc.

Kindergarten -5th Grades; Pearson enVision 2.0 www.trypearsontexas.com Click on Sign In To My Demo Account Username: gisdmath Password: m@thisfun!

6th-8th Grades; McGraw-Hill

Tweetable GIS D Tea chers co ll abo ra te to design effectiv e i nstruction to enga ge a nd emp ow er pu rpo sef ul lea rni ng! #Rel eva ntLearn ing

Special thanks to our Curriculum Writers and Administrators

Mindy Ayers Anyela Ariza

Cari Bergstrom Kari Bandurski Aaron Ballinger Mary Bowen Julio Lisa Cummings Christine Brewer Julie Boudreaux Don Kelly Deanna Donaho Sharron Bland Danyelle Cole Cheryl Jacobs Janet Dale Cherea Davis Alison Darnell Melissa Mainse

Vicki Mason Foederer Tammy McDonald Darcie Midkiff Amy Miller Kathy Miller Sue Moisan Leah Morgan Vanessa Morgan Teri Steeger Becky Orsini Sheryl Price Sabrina Smith

Joshua Dunn

Kathryn McAliney

Kai Epps

Cara Nanez

Andrea Ellis

Brenda Hass

Jennipher Eisenstein

Kati Shantz

Brandyn Dowers

Jamie Luellen

Julie-‐Erin Anderson

Patricia Rymer

Niki Handy

Tara Walker

Emily Gathman

Lynette Varrassi

April Rosier

Barbara Springs

Phil Gilbreath

Diane Tardif

Deborah Haley

Ashley Shine

Janet Fudge

Cheryl Taylor

Melanie Gilson

Angie Mitchell

Kelly Hartmann

Toshma Thomas Carter

Lacey Harris

Jenny Thomason

Jennifer Dimsdle

Anjelica Turner

Marie Heath

Katelyn Turner Vashunda Warren

Laura Valdez

Jeannine Mason

Carrie McCullough

Kimberley Nixon

Cynthia Dorough

Ryan Baumgardner

Alicia Marshall

Lakita Graham Bunnie Light Kyndra Tyler Carolina Dennis

Brittney B rown

Leta Vaughn

Melinda Crook Jennifer Jones Patrick Hughes Alesha Love Melanie Love Kevin Massey Ashley Lewis Diane Loyd Ingrid Fleury Guzman

Melissa Luna Karen Nethaway

Lisa Sinkule Michelle Prince

Cathy Leonard

Heidi Munnerlyn

Ashley Long

Stephanie Green

John Fishpaw

Zurie Tafciu

Millie Glenn

LaBotta Taylor

Raquel Alvarez

Jennifer Fowler

Mylinda Wilcut Deb Tietjen Adriana Torres Rhonda Davis

LaTaisha Stinnette Eric Haggard Courtney Hawkins

Stacy Thomas

Kelli Harmon Kimberley Nixon

Lisa Worswick

Francheryl Harris

Deba Douglas

Teena Zihlman Janet McDade Mida Miligan

Jason Mood

Adam Verassi

Sherri LaBarbera

Sharon Moore

Amber Ausberry

Carolyn Lee

Monti McKeen

Joan Desosa

Sheri Taylor

Jennifer Hood

Alejandra Roman Farias

Michele Warren

Bobby West

Lori Evans

Stephanie Kelly

Anne R ojas

Sharon Hogue

Kyle Kimrey

Lisa Dao

Kristina Weeks

Jaclyn Hoey

Donna Jones

Kimi Riley

Kathleen Taylor

Kristina R eyna

Fang Wang

Julia Scott Amy Simpson Jamie Luellen Natasha Shaw

Lavina Minor

Elizabeth Ramos

Nancy Warren

James Seller George Jones

Kathryn McAliney Cheryl Beard

What’s in your learning plan?

NMSI Summer Institute June 17-20, 2014

SpringBoard Initial Institute High School Expansion ELA & Math August 6-8, 2014 Year 2-Advanced Teacher Workshop August 11,2014

PE/Hea

AVID Summer Institute June 23-25, 2014

Browse a list of learning opportunities at: http://events.ednet10.net/fe2production.nsf

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TAHPERD Region 5&6 Area Workshop/ Arlington, TX / June 13, 2014 TAHPERD Summer Conference/ Frisco / July 13-15, 2014 http://www.tahperd.org/ Fitnessgram 10 Texas Tour—Free In Person Training in 12 Locations http://www.cooperinstitute.org/fitnessgram/texastour-register

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