Curriculum and Assessment

Management Solutions

Make Unified and Effective Classroom Instruction a Reality

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From the Experts

Curriculum is the starting point. “When we postpone the implementation of curriculum, we forfeit the benefits of the most powerful lever for improvement. And we make the work of team-based professional learning communities impossible.” - Mike Schmoker, “Refocus Professional Development”

 “The number one factor affecting student achievement is a guaranteed and viable curriculum.”

– Robert Marzano, “What Works In Schools”

"If there are gaps among teachers within buildings, there are virtual Grand Canyons among buildings in a district.”

- Heidi Hayes Jacobs, “Mapping the Big Picture”

Our Story• Frustrated school district in Wisconsin • Hired consultants• Worked with 12 teachers for 3 months to design

product• The plot twist: the teachers were

“computer-challenged” • Designed for teachers by

teachers to be intuitive• Phones rang for three years • School Software Group

founded in 2006

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National BYOC Network

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28 states500 districts55,000 teachers

96% renewal rate!

• Approved by Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs

• Adopted by Indiana DoE for Indiana Curriculum Initiative

National Recognition

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The Binder Method

The Modern Binder Method

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Curriculum Today

OF

Learning

FOR

LearningNew

Knowledge

360° Instructional Improvement Model

Grade/Area or Course:Within each department, the largest organizational

curriculum unit.

Examples: • Math 4• Algebra I (grades 8-

10)• English Language Arts

7• Earth Science 9• Spanish • K-2 Physical Education

Units:Major concept or area in a

course

Examples:• Math 4 - Numeration• Algebra I – Linear

Functions• ELA 7 – Persuasive/

Argumentative Writing• Earth Science 9 - Dynamic

Earth

Topics:Subunit of Units that covers

many learning targets

Examples:• Math 4 – Numeration -

Fractions• Algebra I – Linear

Functions – Slope• ELA 7 – Persuasive/

Argumentative Writing – Language/Word Study

• Earth Science 9 - Dynamic Earth - Plate Tectonics

Assign Learning Targets:

Assign the Learning Targets to the Topics where they

will be taught

Learning Targets:Clear and measureable skill or knowledge that students will be held

accountable for. Usually created by “unpacking”

or “deconstructing” standards.

(Teaching time: 15-30 min.)

Standards:

End of year course objectives supplied by your state, a national body (Common Core State Standards), or

your district

Activities:

“How” the curriculum will be taught - created by

individual teachers, can be shared

Lesson Plans:

Allow teachers to leverage all of the content included

in BYOC in their daily planning and helps to

focus daily lessons on the district approved

curriculum

Curriculum Building Process

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BuildYourOwnAssessment :

Questions aligned to either standards or learning targets. Use results to

monitor student progress as well as the quality of

the assessments.

From Standards to

Lesson Plans, the

flexibility in BYOC

allows you to build

and manage

curriculum specific to

your district—

creating a living

document.

Consistent District-Wide

Curriculum and Instruction• Viable

• Aligned• Customized• Analytics

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• Family and Community Engagement

• Nationwide Network

Questions and Next Steps

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“One of the tasks of curriculum leadership is to use the right methods to bring the written, the taught, the supported, and the tested curriculums into closer alignment, so that the learned curriculum is maximized.”

Allan Glatthorn

Chris Trina800.596.0735 x801ctrina@schoolsoftwaregroup.com