Brownsville Independent School District

Department of

Curriculum and Instruction

Presentation by Dr. Salvador CavazosTuesday, June 17, 2008

Dr. Salvador Cavazos, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction

Bea Garcia, Elementary Administrator for Curriculum & Instruction

Sharon Moore, Secondary Administrator for Curriculum & Instruction

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Assessment

Aligned Curriculum

Powerful Vehicle of Curriculum and Instruction

Brownsville Independent School District

2008-2009 CSCOPE YEAR

Kinder - Eighth Math ImplementationKinder - Eighth Science ImplementationKinder - Twelfth Language Arts Planning YearKinder - Twelfth Social Studies Planning YearNinth - Twelfth Science and Math Planning

Year

MATHEMATICS

Elementary Mathematics

Kinder through Fifth grade teachers currently using the CSCOPE Math curriculum

Kinder through Fifth Math Textbook Adoption -Professional Development opportunities

in August 2008

Middle Schools Math Update

Sixth through eighth grade teachers participation in CSCOPE Math planning sessions

Grade Level Support Team Leaders Math Specialists Math Allocations

CSCOPE MATH6th - 8th

March 2008CSCOPE Leaders Training-Day 2 and 3

DEIC pull-out training dayJune 2008

Summer InstituteAugust 2008

New Teacher TrainingDistrict Waiver Day

District Curriculum

District 6-12 Mathematics Frameworks are available on the BISD Curriculum and Instruction website

Professional Development is on-going for teachers in the following subjects: Algebra, Algebra II, Geometry, Pre-calculus, Calculus, Math Models, and Statistics

Math Curriculum Specialists are the support

science

Elementary ScienceCSCOPE

Kinder through Fifth Grade Lead Teachers and Instructional Facilitator Sessions

Assistant Principals’ CSCOPE Science Overview

Kinder through Fifth FOSS Binder SetsKinder through Fifth Curriculum WritingNew Teacher CSCOPE Training Sessions New Teacher FOSS Training SessionsDistrict Staff Development Day

Middle School CSCOPE Science

Grade Level Lead Teacher TrainingsScience Teacher Pull-out DayCurriculum WritingSummer School OEYP Science instructionNew Teacher CSCOPE Training District Staff Development DayLead Teacher Share SessionsMaintenance Training

HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE CSCOPE

2008-2009 Campus Leadership Training District Waiver Day

LANGUAGE ARTS

ELEMENTARY LANGUAGE ARTS

Prekindergarten teachers professional development trainings in the following:

*Pre-kinder guidelines *Assessment *Classroom Management *Center for Improving the

Readiness of Children for Learning and

Education (CIRCLE) training

ELEMENTARY LANGUAGE ARTS

Kinder through third grade teachers implementing three tier reading model

90 minute uninterrupted reading period on a daily basis using the core reading program

Elementary Instructional Leaders attendance at Curriculum and Instruction Institutes

Instructional Facilitators attendance at English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) training

Secondary Language Arts Updates

Sixth grade teachers participation in Texas Adolescent Literacy Academies (TALA) in English Language Arts and Content Area instruction

Sheltered Instruction Trainings for Middle School and High School Teachers

SOCIAL STUDIES UPDATES

Kindergarten through twelfth grade teachers professional development opportunities (i.e. Readers Theatre)

Kids Voting Activities

Student Participation in History Fairs

CSCOPE UPDATES

CSCOPE Developer, online curriculum, will allow for users to be multi-tasked

CSCOPE Developer training will be sent via email

Six weeks Rollout sessions will begin August 2008 for teachers at Elementary, Middle, and High School Schools

CSCOPE UPDATES

Professional Development Framework will be based on the 5E Model:

Engagement

Exploration

Explanation

Elaboration

Evaluation

CSCOPE UPDATES

Professional Development Framework will focus on the following:

* Academic Vocabulary * English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) * Reading/Writing Connections * Assessment * Reflections

CSCOPE ADMINISTRATOR SESSIONS

Administrator Updates

Videoconferencing will be available for administrator sessions

Brownsville Independent School District

Department of

Curriculum and Instruction

June 17, 2008