Instructional+Support+Documents

Pacing/Curriculum Guides
 * support RIGOROUS instruction
 * narrative storylines (a la MA)
 * has to make sense
 * used with concepts and skill details
 * USEFUL document
 * not too big/full of "too much" information
 * provides RESOURCES for teachers
 * streamlined
 * practical; "just enough" philosophy/rationale
 * NOT a coverage model: ideas>nouns
 * linked to assessment

Assessment Support
 * pre/post for units, formative, other...
 * preassessments on foundational skills students should bring from previous years
 * how do we communicate K-5 foundationas to 6-8 teachers?
 * postassessments - common; what would they look like? projects? experiments?
 * incorporated into the guides

Interim Assessments
 * Will NOT go away, but will be redesigned
 * what do we want to assess on a regular/"final" basis?
 * how can interims be designed to be truly formative to guide instruction?

Learning Progressions
 * K-8 building of scientific understandings
 * introduction
 * development
 * mastery

Our vision for each...