Curriculum Standards

Addressing the standards with existing Web-based modules

Creating a standards-based module or lesson plan for the Web

Teaching guide

Resources and Links

  

Curriculum Standards

Creating a Standards-based module or lesson plan for the Web

 

The Chicago Public Schools home page describes the Chicago Academic Standards.  They: 

  • are academically challenging; 
  • embed core skills, key content knowledge, and applied learning; 
  • are expressed in clear language understandable by parents and the public; 
  • stimulate instructional improvement across the system; 
  • guide the development of curriculum frameworks and instructional materials; 
  • lead the development and implementation of assessment systems; 
  • are carefully aligned with state goals and standards; 
  • draw on the experience of other states, urban districts, and professional organizations. 
The two sentences in bold point to using the standards as the starting point to creating activities.  Most teachers start with activities they normally do, then match up potential standards.  In this module, you will choose a standard or set of standards before creating an activity.  For more background information on the standards and how others address them, go to the list of Other Resources and Links.

As part of WIT Basic and WIT Advanced, you are creating your own web-based lesson plan or curriculum module.  In order to align the activities in your lesson or module with the IL/CPS Learning Standards, you will create a Curriculum Standards Correlation Table as part of your Teacher's Guide.  The table should clearly show which standards are targeted by each activity. 

 
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