Curriculum Mapping KnowledgeBase

This KnowledgeBase archive includes content and external links that were accurate and relevant as of September 30, 2019.

The Curriculum Mapping KnowledgeBase is an online resource supporting education professionals with the development and use of curriculum mapping as part of their instructional strategies. The KnowledgeBase is based on four elements derived from The Curriculum Mapping Planner: Templates, Tools, and Resources for Effective Professional Development authored by Heidi Hayes Jacobs and Ann Johnson, and published by ASCD.

Task 1: Identify Strategic Patterns to be Monitored

Guideline: Curriculum mapping brings together what is taught and how the instruction is delivered with the assessment results. Blending the "what," the "how," and the outcomes enables teachers to identify the instructional areas that should be monitored. Monitoring these identified patterns permits teachers to adjust the maps and the resultant instructional practices.

Resources

Practical Tips

Keeping Students, Teachers on Right Path

This link to the Rush-Henrietta (New York) School District website explains how the district integrates curriculum mapping with its instructional process.

References

Monitoring Student Progress

This link is to the School Improvement in Maryland website's content on monitoring student progress. The content addresses planning, assessing, analyzing, and leading the process. Though oriented toward Maryland teachers, the content is useful to teachers in any state.

Presentations

Video: Launching the Process of Curriculum Change

In this video provided by Curriculum Designers, Inc, Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs explains launching the process of curriculum change and connects the mapping process to a framework for professional development.

Video: Maintaining, Sustaining, and Integrating

In this video provided by Curriculum Designers, Inc, Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs explains maintaining, sustaining, and integrating curriculum mapping.

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