Thursday October 13, 2016 Approximately 1430 Hours
After learning how unit plans shape lesson plans, I needed
to keep going up the ladder and find out the next level. In Keansburg the next level is called the
adopted curriculum in the classroom.
Also known as the course of study, the adopted curriculum is developed
in order for more specific units and objectives to be created. I talked with my assistant principal to get
an idea of what processes need to occur in order for an adopted curriculum to
be created and approved since I am in the process of creating my own. He stated that after the curriculum is
complete with unit plans and a “pacing guide” for a certain class in the High
School, this is then presented by administration to the curriculum committee of
the board of education. It is then put
on the agenda for approval. After
looking through some of the older ones that we had, I could not agree more with
the districts decision to give each department time to update and revise the
curriculum. Many of the older adopted curriculums
still contained some old textbooks, materials, technology, and even old
standards. The science department’s
curriculum, like I said before, still contained the old Common Cores Science
standards. They are all accessible on
the main website for the district but will soon be replaced with the curriculum
that is currently being refined.
Signing off from the USS Keansburg,
Captain Lorusso
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