What Do We Want Them to Learn?

Arabic Curriculum Development at

Riffa Views International School

Bridget Doogan

ISS / RVIS Curriculum Development Plan

School Goals…

Commitment to quality Dedication and perseverance Inner confidence and risk taking Reflection and readjustment of ideas

and priorities

The Process

This will be a facilitated process

Collaboration Support Technology

Basic Tenets Curriculum development

will be a facilitated process. The curriculum will

exemplify research based best practices in American international education.

The curriculum will be designed to accommodate standards based grading and reporting practices.

Backwards DesignStart With the End In Mind

Wiggins / McTighe

Backwards DesignStart With the End In Mind

Wiggins / McTighe

Stage 1Desired Outcomes

We already have…

Standards and benchmarks Draft frameworks Some published programs Identified best practices

What do we want them to learn?

Big ideas Essential Questions

Standards and

Benchmarks

Knowledge and skills

Stage 1Identify Desired Results

How will we know that they’ve learned it?

Performance Tasks Key Criteria Other Evidence

Stage 2Determine Acceptable Evidence

How will we help them to learn it?

Learning Plan Resources Vocabulary

Stage 3Learning Plan

The Curriculum Will Articulate Standards and benchmarks Cross curricular standards

(technology/communication) Enduring understandings /

essential questions Knowledge and skills Instructional sequence Formative assessments Summative assessments and

exemplars of student work Instructional resources

Where Do We Start?

Identify the standards and benchmarks that are essential.

With the Standards

Not all content is equal! Standards contain a range of performance objectives and

standard statements. Some benchmarks are more important than others in

helping students succeed!

Start (and end) with the Standards

All students will read various texts with comprehension and critical analysis.

Students will read fairy tales

Students will know the characteristics of a fairy tale

Students will be able to classify and compare using a matrix

Stories appear in different forms around the world

Use writing process skills – ideas, organization, drafting, revising, editing.

StandardK-12

Benchmarks3-5

Performance IndicatorsGrade 4

35,000 Foot Mapping

September October November December January February March April May June

Weeks 1-5

Weeks 5-8

Weeks 9-12

Week 13

Weeks 14-17

Weeks 18-21

Weeks22-26

Weeks 26-30

Weeks 31-34

Weeks 35-38

Life Science: New Plants Physical Science: Solids and Liquids Earth Science: Air and Weather

10,000 Foot Mapping

Unit Desired Results Assessment

SeptemberWeeks 1-5 Number and Operations - Number

theoryNumber and Operations - Computation

Benchmarks and performance indicators Place value to billions Recognize standard form,

word name, prime/composite

Recognize expanded form Ordering decimals Mean/average – review Addition, subtraction

multiplication - mastery

You are a reporter at the Olympics.Create a news bulletin help viewers understand results expressed to three decimal points

Curriculum Mapping - Ground LevelUnit Title:Duration:

Stage 1: Desired Results

Standards and Benchmarks

UnderstandingsStudent will understand that…

Essential Questions

ContentStudents will know…

SkillsStudents will be able to…

Stage 2: Assessment Evidence

Performance Tasks Other Evidence:

Stage 3: Learning Plan

Learning Activities

Resources /Technology/Vocabulary