Asynchronous Workshop

Target Audience: Grades K-12 Educators, Principals, Curriculum Leaders, Instructional Coaches

Description:

Earlier in 20-21 this series was attended and videotaped. It is now available for access with 2 taped sessions and accompanying slides. There is simply too much to teach within any given academic year. The constraints of the current pandemic are also making it a challenge to fit in everything we once could. Attempting to “cover the content” and rushing through units is just not sustainable. A breadth over depth approach does not benefit students and ultimately is futile. This workshop (two half-day sessions) focuses on the concept of a “guaranteed and viable curriculum” and how to prioritize what we teach, with the recognition that we have to let go of some of our content. By going deeper with certain concepts and providing students the time to meet proficiency, we can promote higher levels of achievement.

Participants will:

• Be able to recognize the shortcomings of a “breadth over depth” curricular mentality

• Understand the importance of a guaranteed and viable curriculum

• Become familiar with a process for prioritizing performance indicators and learning targets to “shrink” the curriculum