IA - Curriculum and Planning

Knows the subject matter well, has a good grasp of child development and how students learn, and designs effective and rigorous standards-based units of instruction consisting of well-structured lessons with measurable outcomes.
OVERVIEW:
One of my most valuable assets as an educator is my ability to plan curriculum and daily lessons in detail and well in advance.  For each of the courses I teach, I have written a rigorous, standards-based curriculum, organized into coherent units of study based on course content and student development.  Furthermore, I plan daily lessons, assessments, and instruction for each month of the school year in a college-style monthly syllabus; this allows students, parents, and special education staff to look ahead and plan accordingly for the entire month.
EVIDENCE:
Each course I teach is designed with increasingly detailed levels of planning, outlined below:
  • Course Curriculum - A standards-based overview of the course, organized by units of study, with Core Texts (paired with specific target standards), Essential Elements, Assessments, and standards details for all strategies, texts. and assessments, and course expectations and policies.  To the right is an example of a page from my course curriculum for AP English Literature.
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AP Lit - Course Syllabus
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  • Course Timeline - these timelines (revised every year), plan for how the units of study will play out across the academic year, helping to create a balance between in-depth study and coverage of skills and material.  To the right is an example of the Course Timeline for AP LITERATURE.







  • Monthly syllabus - This is provided to students, parents, and special education staff at the start of each month, so they may plan accordingly, stay on top of what's due, and know what they've missed in the event of absence.  To the right is an example of a January syllabus for AP LITERATURE.
NOTE on MODELING:
1. Modeled this practice to Elizabeth Clement in Common Planning.
2. Modeled this practice to colleagues in AIC graduate class (EDU 5618)