CM+Project+Guidelines

=Curriculum Mapping Project Guidelines=

Goal:
The goal of the curriculum mapping project is to:
 * study your own curriculum (review and analyze)
 * begin to "upgrade" it (in the words of Heidi Hayes Jacobs) so that it addresses 21st century skills and methods for both you as the teacher and for your learners. By upgrading your curriculum you will
 * Review unit and lesson objectives to ensure that they align with standards & benchmarks and that they are written well
 * Review lesson activities and resources to ensure they are aligned with the objectives for the unit/lesson and that they address 21st century curriculum and resources
 * Create new assessments that address 21st century learning and skills and ensure they are measuring what they are supposed to (per objectives).
 * Incorporate both the ISTE standards for teachers and ISTE standards for students
 * Incorporate the ideas and principles presented in the Curriculum 21 book and the Integrating Differentiated Instruction & Understanding by Design book

Ultimately, this is about transforming not only your curriculum, but how you teach in ways that will impact student learning in a positive way.