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Arts Integration supported by Technology

Wherever natural correlations occur, we aim to integrate arts and the content areas in ways that teach to the whole child and engage students in opportunities to deepen their understandings in both areas. We are finding that technology serves multifunctions in this process. We use technology for productivity, teaching, and learning in the classroom and in other professional development activities.

We are in the process of aligning our curriculum to the Common Core Standards and we are developing common assessments that will be used to determine student progress toward meeting grade-level benchmarks. Through our weekly Professional Learning Communities (PLCs), teachers will work as teams to ensure consistency of curriculum at each grade level.

 

Mathematics - Investigations in Number, Data and Space (Pearson-Scott Foresman) This is a K-5 mathematics curriculum originally developed from 1990 through 1998 through an NSF (National Science Foundation) grant to TERC (Technical Education Research Centers). Investigations addresses four major goals:

  1. Offer students meaningful mathematics problems
  2. Emphasize depth in mathematical thinking rather than superficial exposure to a series of fragmented topics
  3. Communicate mathematics content and pedagogy to teachers
  4. Substantially expand the pool of mathematically literate students

For a more detailed report see the Prepublication Report (this will open in a new window)

Language Arts - Story Town - (Harcourt) - (replaces previous version called Collections)

Science - FOSS (Full Option Science System) FOSS is a research-based science curriculum for grades K–8 developed at the Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California at Berkeley. FOSS is also an ongoing research project dedicated to improving the learning and teaching of science.

Social Studies - Integrated Units of Study

Wellness - Character Counts and FISH for Schools (Charthouse Learning) FISH! For Schools helps educators build:

  1. Development of the “whole student” as an engaged learner
  2. Rewarding relationships
  3. Positive classroom management
  4. Personal responsibility and internal motivation for staff and students
  5. A safe and playful learning community
  6. Respect for diversity
  7. Conflict-resolution skills

 

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