A Guide to Curriculum Mapping: Planning, Implementing, and Sustaining the Process

This Practical, Step-by-step Guide Examines The Stages Of Contemplating, Planning, And Implementing Curriculum Mapping Initiatives That Can Improve Student Learning And Create Sustainable Change. Cover -- Contents -- List Of Figures -- Foreword -- Preface -- A Resource For Teachers And Administrators -- Overview Of The Contents -- Acknowledgments -- About The Author -- Chapter 1 - How Do We Need To Think, Act, And Meet Differently? -- Thinking Differently: Planned Versus Operational Curriculum -- Acting Differently: Verification Versus Speculation -- Meeting Differently: A Collegial Forum -- Conclusion -- Review Questions -- Chapter 2 - What Are The Four Types Of Curriculum Maps? -- Four Types Of Curriculum Maps -- Curriculum Map Elements: An Overview -- Conclusion -- Review Questions -- Chapter 3 - What Should We Consider Before Developing Curriculum Maps? -- First Consideration: Exploring Personal And Collaborative Understanding Of Curriculum Design -- Second Consideration: The Ongoing Nature Of Mapping Reviews -- Third Consideration: A Mapping Sequence That Is Right For Your Learning Organization -- Conclusion -- Review Questions -- Chapter 4 - What Elements Are Commonly Included In Curriculum Maps? -- Curriculum Map Alignments And Elements -- Writing The Elements -- Conclusion -- Review Questions -- Descriptive Or Not Descriptive? That Is The Question! (math Focus) -- Descriptive Or Not Descriptive? That Is The Question! (language Arts Focus) -- Skill Versus Activity (math Focus: Primary Grades) -- Skill Versus Activity (various-discipline Focus: Upper Grades) -- Assessment Versus Evaluation -- Chapter 5 - What Should We Know Before Creating Diary Maps Or Projected Maps? -- Points To Ponder -- Implementation Considerations -- Conclusion -- Sample Projected/diary Maps -- Review Questions -- Conducting An Initial Read-through: Facilitator Explanation And How-to Guide -- Conducting An Initial Read-through:team Member Explanation And How-to Guide -- Initial Read-through: Collaborating To Create Quality Maps. Initial Read-through Card Shuffle Debrief -- Chapter 6 - What Should We Know Before Creating Consensus Maps And Essential Maps? -- Map Type Differentiation -- Developmental Considerations -- Conclusion -- Sample Consensus Maps And Essential Maps -- Review Questions -- Chapter 7 - How Should We Be Using Our Created Curriculum Maps? -- Conducting Data-driven Reviews -- Investigating The Curriculum -- Conclusion -- Review Questions -- Chapter 8 - What Data Is Often Incorporated When Refining Curriculum Maps? -- Additional Map Data -- Essential And Supporting Questions -- Conclusion -- Review Questions -- Chapter 9 - How May Interpreting Standards Influence Our Curriculum Design? -- Standards And Curriculum -- Breaking Apart Standards -- Determining Power Standards -- Conclusion -- Review Questions -- Chapter 10 - What Should We Consider Regarding Technology? -- Commercial Online Mapping Systems -- Mapping System Considerations -- Conclusion -- Review Questions -- Chapter 11 - What Should We Focus On When Planning Our Implementation? -- Systemic Change And Curriculum Mapping -- Vision -- Skills -- Resources -- Incentives -- Action Plans -- Conclusion -- Review Task -- Chapter 12 - What Roadblocks And Brick Walls May We Encounter Along The Way? -- Practical Advice From Practitioners -- Glossary Of Terms -- Curriculum Mapping -- Types Of Maps -- Map Elements -- Alignments -- Seven-step Review Process -- Common Review Focuses -- Curriculum Mapping Intra-organizations -- Miscellaneous Terms -- References -- Index.