Beyond Scissors and Glue: Staff Developers Guide Teachers in Piecing Together a Vertically Aligned Curriculum and in Creating a Method to Get This Job Done.

Phelps, Vickie

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ERIC Number: EJ752225

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2005

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Beyond Scissors and Glue: Staff Developers Guide Teachers in Piecing Together a Vertically Aligned Curriculum and in Creating a Method to Get This Job Done

Phelps, Vickie

Journal of Staff Development, v26 n1 p31-32, 34-35 Win 2005

Layers and layers of curricula stuffed into vinyl binders were the norm in this Texas district until teachers sat down with scissors and glue to create a vertically aligned curriculum. They then created standards-based lessons to support the curriculum and put them into a database readily accessible by all.

Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Design, State Standards, Computer Mediated Communication, Information Management, Feedback, Collegiality, Vertical Organization, Faculty Development, Academic Standards, School Districts, Cooperative Planning, Teacher Collaboration

National Staff Development Council. 5995 Fairfield Road Suite #4, Oxford, OH 45056. Tel: 513-523-6029; Fax: 513-523-0638; e-mail: NSDCoffice@nsdc.org; Web site: http://www.nsdc.org/news/jsd/index.cfm

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Texas

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