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Scope and Sequence

Congratulations on your new job as a 9th grade science teacher. You will be teaching 7 sections of Biology!!



So what's the content you WILL you teach and how will you plan to cover (and uncover) it in one semester?


 * OVERVIEW **

What is it?

Who decides?

How specific?

A course is usually a semester in length and is designed to give the student an overview (or survey) of an area of study. || 9th grade Biology
 * IMPORTANT DEFINITIONS YOU NEED TO WRAP YOUR HEAD AROUND **
 * WORD || DEFINITION || EXAMPLE ||
 * Course || Often referred to in a secondary environment as "class."

British Literature

7th grade American History

3rd grade Math || --Evolution --DNA --Embryology
 * Unit || Topics of study that, together constitute a course. A unit is usually taught in 10-15 lessons (but can be much longer or shorter). It is written to include the skills and content that must be learned in order for a student to have "mastered" understanding at their grade level. It should be written by designing a "storyboard". || 9th grade Biology:

British Literature: --Time Eras --Dickens --Shakespeare

7th grade American History: --Civil War --Reconstruction --Industrial Revolution

3rd grade Math: --Long division --Fractions --Story problems ||
 * Storyboard || Just like making a Hollywood movie, this is a panel-by-panel layout used to begin sequencing and identifying topics and teaching strategies that need to be included in the unit. Very fluid (done in pencil, as this is a PLANNING document). Used for the purpose of brainstorming to ensure that you are able to cover all the concepts and ideas you need to cover to complete the unit. ||  ||
 * Lesson Plan || Day-to-day description of the time spent with students in obtaining the skills and concepts outlined in the unit. This includes specific objectives, timing of the lesson, description of teaching and a description of the assessment. ||  ||
 * Assessment || This is an evulation of the student learning. It does NOT need to be a formal pencil-paper test.It should be authentic (it asks the students to use the material learned in a real-world situation ||  ||

** EXAMPLES **
SOCIAL STUDIES FIRST GRADE: All About Me SECOND GRADE: My Family THIRD GRADE: My Community FOURTH GRADE: My State FIFTH GRADE: My County SIXTH GRADE: My Hemisphere (North and South America and Europe) SEVENTH GRADE: My World (Africa, Asia, Australia) EIGHTH GRADE: My History (American History) NINTH GRADE: Me as a Citizen (Civics) TENTH GRADE: American History (more detailed) ELEVENTH GRADE: My World's History TWELFTH GRADE: Economics and Current Events

SCIENCE FIRST GRADE: Investigating Me (my sense, my space, my body) SECOND GRADE: Sound, Plants, Rocks THIRD GRADE: Electricity, Astronomy, Life Cycle FOURTH GRADE: Physical and chemical properties, changing earth, ecosystems FIFTH GRADE: Heat, weather, human systems SIXTH GRADE: Earth science overview SEVENTH GRADE: Life science overview EIGHTH GRADE: Physical science overview (with chemistry and physics components) NINTH GRADE: Earth Science TENTH GRADE: Biology ELEVENTH GRADE: Chemistry TWELFTH GRADE: Physics

http://nbenallo.wikispaces.com/Math Classes (high school Math Scope and Sequence) http://livelearning365.wikispaces.com/Sample Unit (high school Science Scope and Sequence) (open the Word doc. on page) http://learning99.wikispaces.com/Lesson Plan (first grade) (open the Word doc. on page) http://stephaniecovey.wikispaces.com/Sample Unit of Instruction (3rd grade) (open the Word doc. on page) ||
 * @http://www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/ (from North Carolina, one of the most extensive curriculum/unit/lesson plan sites I've encountered)


 * SEARCH FOR YOUR OWN **

**RESOURCES** National Scope and Sequence [|Yale Teacher's Directory of Units] High school folks--here's a great list of a "typical" course of study high school course of study @http://homeschooling.about.com/cs/learning/a/courseofstudy.htm


 * HOMEWORK **

The document below will provide you with links to various Denver-area school district curriculum departments. The purpose of the document is to allow you to quickly access and thoughtfully evaluate the WHAT that is taught for your grade level / content area and the WHEN it is taught. This is the first step to understanding how to design your curriculum. Once you are familiar with scope and sequence, as a teacher, you can begin to write units of instruction that contain lesson plans and assessments in a meaningful way that reflects 21st century teaching and learning.



//ELEMENTARY TEACHERS ONLY://

SO OOOO, you want to teach _th (this is the grade level you would most like to teach) grade, eh? Do you know what a teacher is responsible for teaching in that grade? You are going to find out in this assignment.

In the document below this paragraph, you will find three sections to be completed. Based on your grade level choice, use your knowledge from the previous websites to fill in the first part of the chart. You must tell me WHAT curricular knowledge content you are responsible for teaching in EACH of the primary content areas (Math, Science, Social Studies, Reading/Writing/Language Arts). Put this content into the "Units" section of the first chart. Use the information from the websites to determine what unit within one of the curricular knowledge content areas you would like to write for this class. For example, in 4th grade science, you might be responsible for covering four main topics (electricity, weather, rocks, and human body systems). Those are the UNITS for 4th grade science. Next, determine what content and skills you will need to teach within ONE chosen unit. I.E., if you select Rocks, write that in the middle section of the provided form. To complete the bottom section, you would focus on your chosen unit (Rocks) and determine exactly what content and skills you would need to teach to address that focus (Rocks). Complete the second section of the worksheet. Don't forget--some skills are intra- and inter-personal (problem-solving, content reading, collaberation, etc.) Don't forget to think about ALL the content areas within this unit (math, reading, geography, writing, etc.) as each must be a part of your unit on "Rocks".

When you have completed the task, save it to your computer desktop and attach it in an email to me (later you will be posting it on your website).

[|ElementaryScope-1.doc]

// SECONDARY TEACHERS ONLY: //

SOOOOO, you want to teach secondary _ (subject matter), eh? Do you know what a teacher is responsible for teaching in that content? You are going to find out in this assignment. And you need to know because you may get offered a job teaching a subject that is NOT your first choice!

In the document below this paragraph, you will find three sections to be completed. Use your knowledge from the previous websites to fill in the first part of the chart. You must tell me WHAT standards/content you are responsible for teaching in EACH of the courses that are offered in your content area in either high school or middle school (whichever is your first choice). For example, if you were to get a job in a high school as a math teacher, you could be asked to teach any these courses: algebra, geometry, trigonometry or business math. Put this identified information into the "Course" section of the first chart. If you are hired in a high school as a Social Studies teacher, you might teach Civics, Psychology, World History, Geography, etc. In the sub-units section, determine some main topics you would cover in EACH of the courses. Next, determine what content and skills you will need to teach within ONE chosen unit. I.E., if you are a high school social studies teacher, you might focus on a Civics course and write a unit on the Legislative Branch. That unit should be written in the middle section of the provided form. To complete the bottom section, you would focus on your chosen unit (Legislative Branch) and determine exactly what content and skills you would need to teach to address that focus (Legislative Branch). Complete the second section of the worksheet. Don't forget--some skills are intra- and inter-personal (problem-solving, content reading, collaberation, etc.) Don't forget to think about ALL the content areas within this unit (math, reading, geography, writing, etc.) as each must be a part of your unit on "Legislative Branch".

When you have completed the task, save it to your computer desktop and attach it in an email to me (later you will be posting it on your website) [|SecondaryScope.doc]

What do I turn in?
Send me an email and attach your completed Scope and Sequence document.