Vertical Alignment MMS Curriculum Meeting

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Agenda

MMS Curriculum ELA Meeting, March 22, 2016

1. Please Sit in grade level teams
2. ·      Brainstorm to define the task – small group discusion
3. ·      Discussion – whole group
4. ·      *If time - look at Red Clay and Common Core
5. ·      Findings and path forward

Vertical Alignment: Brainstorm in Teams

English, Language Arts Middle School Curriculum

1.             What are the levels for this alignment? 6,7,8 and Special classes

2.             What is the ELA curriculum based upon?  Common Core, State Standards with reference to the Smarter Balance test

3.             What is our platform for writing lessons and creating materials? The Next Generation Learning Focus Strategies

4.             What is our statewide platform for communication and collaboration? Schoology

5.             What areas do we need to align in ELA? (eg: reading….)

6. What resources will we use? (e.g., Scope, Collections…)