Curriculum & Professional Development
Recent ActivityInstructor: Louise Demas, Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Professional Development
Curriculum Web Pages Something to Ponder...
Curriculum Resources These links provide a view of 21st century teaching and learning that combines a discrete focus on 21st century student outcomes (a blending of specific skills, content knowledge, expertise and literacies) with innovative support systems to help students master the multi-dimensional abilities required of them in the 21st century. This link provides information concerning the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks. This link provides information about the MCAS testing program. This link provides information about national educational standards or guidelines. These links provide information that support the prescribed curriculum. These links provide information to enhance teaching and learning.  Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career (PARCC)The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) is a consortium of states working together to develop a common set of K-12 assessments in English and math anchored in what it takes to be ready for college and careers. These new K-12 assessments will build a pathway to college and career readiness by the end of high school, mark students’ progress toward this goal from 3rd grade up, and provide teachers with timely information to inform instruction and provide student support. The PARCC assessments will be ready for states to administer during the 2014-15 school year. Professional Development "What we have learned from others becomes our own reflection." EmersonProfessional Development Plan To provide educators with opportunities that support and expand content knowledge and professional skills that are directly linked to improving student learning and achievement: ¨ To encourage teacher to view authentic learning and assessment as interdependent
¨ To extend teachers’ familiarity with, and use of, standards-based curriculum and assessments; ¨ To align content with the Common Core Standards ¨ To imbed technology into curriculum, instruction, and assessment; ¨ To align professional development activities with district / school improvement goals |
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21st Century Learning