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This first curricular map was harder than I thought it would be. I think the worst part was knowing how busy I was and how hard I worked and trying to transfer that into the map. Additionally, I know that this will need to be revised to adapt to the upcoming schedule but also to hopefully be more reflective of the Lower School 21st Century Mission Statement still in progress. Now that I have an idea of a form, I also feel a renewed sense of purpose. One thing about working through the process of articulating curriculum is you become both more reflective and excited about possibilities. Hopefully, when this is finished I will be able to sit with teacher and review what we have done and why and what makes sense for the future.
However, I do still see this as an evolution. I am finding more validity in the process of curriculum mapping everyday and I feel that as a school we could really make this a dynamic and worthwhile process.
Michelle,
ReplyDeleteI don't know if your "content" column is actually content. I would call "content" what the subject matter the classroom teacher is working on that your skills can be taught with.... For example "Animal research" might be a better label than "internet research". I actually think that your curriculum as well as the library one does not have much "content".
Speaking of the internet research piece, if there's a way to note collaboration with the librarian at that point, so she can work on some of those skills at that point too, that would be great.
Otherwise, you've made a great start!
Apropos the "Internet research" piece: would it be enough for KG students to learn to navigate just one teacher-selected site for animal research? So many of the sites aren't really small-kid friendly in their layout and navigation requirements, and if (as certainly would be necessary)one is working one-on-one with students, the time requirements will be gigantic. See what you think of www.worldbookonline.com, the World Book Kids module, which is good on animals. I've put username and password information in an e-mail response to your first-grade map.
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