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Unit: Subject Area Curriculum Resource and Collaborative SpaceGrade: Prek-5 (hopefully to eventually be expanded through Grade 12)
Established Goals (Standards and Benchmarks)
Model Digital-Age Work and Learning: Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society.
Teachers:
a. demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations
b. collaborate with peers using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation
d. model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging ditial tools to locate, analyze, evaluate and use information resources to support research and learning

Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership: Teachers continuously improve their professional practice, model lifelong learning, and exhibit leadership in their school and professional community by promoting and demonstrating the effective use of digital tools and resources.
Teachers:
c. evaluate and reflect on current research and professional practice on a regular basis to make effective use of existing and emerging digital tools and resources in support of student learning
d. contribute to the effectiveness, vitality, and self-renewal of the teaching profession and of their school and community
Essential QuestionsEnduring Understandings: Teachers will begin to understand and appreciate that
  • What learning does ISB Value?




  • How does teacher collaboration improve learning?






  • Why should teachers use online collaborative tools?
  • ISB values meaningful learning where students construct enduring understanding by developing and applying knowledge, skills, and attitudes.


  • clarity of standards, benchmarks, units of study, and collective resources will help all students make annual learning progress in all areas.
  • teachers working collaboratively is more powerful and effective in improving student learning and innovation than teachers working in isolation

  • teachers can use online collaborative tools to
    • learn professionally,
    • contribute to their team's work and professional learning,
    • increase differentiation possibilities for students,
    • use time more efficiently
    • tap into their professional learning community in order to improve student learning
Stage 2 – Assessment Evidence
GRASPS TaskSix Facets of Understanding: Teachers will
Goal: Ongoing collaborative wiki that serves as the base curriculum resource for teachers

Role: Grade level teacher

Audience: Self and colleagues

Situation: ISB

Product Performance: Will vary based on teachers--the collaborative site will be as successful as the

Extension: Teachers will collaborate and contribute as much as their time, expertise, and energy allow.
Explain where and how they can access the subject area curriculum and related resources

Apply technology skills by collaboratively contributing to the curriculum wiki

Interpret the curriculum in order to build understanding, skills, and attitudes with students.

• Select resources to give as many perspectives as possible to students

• Self-assess their area of strength in relationship to the curriculum and contribute actively in those areas

Empathize with their colleagues and support them in areas where they're challenged
Implementation Steps:
1. Upload as much "existing" curriculum and resource information as is currently available, up-to-date and "wiki-izable"
2. Talk with current subject area reps to "update."
3. Meet with teams to add ongoing resources.
4. Invite new teachers to peruse the curriculum and resources, then send questions, comments, concerns to collegial partner or curriculum office.
5. Continue to upload and update the wiki as curriculum review committees do their work.
6. Assess where teams and teachers are at with their work on the collaborative wiki.
7. Support teachers who are not collaboratively connecting and contributing so they can



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