Keys to Curriculum Mapping: Strategies and Tools
to Make it Work
Proper preparation for the curriculum mapping process insures success and eventual expertise in this highly rewarding curriculum development process. This practical resource provides the tools necessary for successful implementation and exciting results. Curriculum mapping allows educators to align content, skills and standards, improve schools and meet assessment goals.
“Detailed coaching on the strategies for helping teachers enter data on maps with a strong understanding of each component on the maps is a highlight. One of the strongest features of the book is laying out ways to assist colleagues in communicating with one another about maps and assessment data. This book will be of enormous help to staff developers, building and district administrators, and to classroom teachers at all levels of instruction.” — Excerpt from the foreword by Heidi Hayes Jacobs in Keys to Curriculum Mapping.
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Keys to Curriculum Mapping (Multimedia Kit)
A Multimedia Kit for Professional Development
2008 District Administration Magazine Readers’ Choice Top 100 Product
Designed around the best-selling book Keys to Curriculum Mapping, this innovative multimedia presentation offers staff developers all the materials needed to help school leaders initiate and implement curriculum mapping to ensure that instruction meets standards and local school performance objectives.
This complete resource helps trainers answer the questions most important to educators, including:
- What role does curriculum mapping play in addressing all content standards?
- How does it promote staff development?
- How can educators use curriculum mapping to match teaching with assessment?
- How can schools adapt curriculum mapping to support other school-based programs?
- Can curriculum mapping help implement No Child Left Behind initiatives?
Packed with practical strategies for beginning the collaborative process of curriculum mapping at team, school, and district levels, this multimedia kit contains:
- The companion book, Keys to Curriculum Mapping, providing the foundational framework developing a curriculum mapping initiative
- A 44-minute, content-rich VHS video that features Susan Udelhofen discussing strategies for building a solid foundation when initiating the curriculum mapping process, and includes plus footage of teachers and administrators describing how curriculum mapping has made a significant, positive difference in their schools and districts
- A companion DVD with navigational menus and bullets for easy stop-and-search control of the video content
- A step-by-step Facilitator’s Guide that connects the core content of the book to both the video and DVD and includes video/DVD segment prompts, workshop outlines, extended workshop activities, discussion questions, and major points of emphasis
This complete all-in-one package is an indispensable resource for anyone planning, designing, or conducting training on curriculum mapping, including principals, staff developers, and district administrators.
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The Mentoring Year: A Step-by-Step Guide
to Professional Development
Overflowing with rubrics for measuring growth towards best practice, checklists, tools, and templates, this program provides every needed element for first-year induction. Agendas, timetables, and activities spell out clear responsibilities for all participants and save valuable educator time.
This program works in any school, district or state to build expert teachers and lift the level of professionalism throughout the learning community.
“I recommend this book not only because of the very specific tools it provides in building an effective mentoring program, but also because the authors demonstrate a deep understanding and appreciation of the fact that the qualities they call for in a model mentoring program must become the qualities that characterize the entire school.” — Excerpt from the foreword by Rick DuFour in The Mentoring Year.
