Curriculum+Guide+Essentials

WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT SHOULD/COULD/BE IN THE GUIDE? · Detailed unit plans · Resources · PYP planner detials · Need to satisfy program needs by level · Levels of documentation (overview, rationale, assessment, philosophy, on the global level with specificity at lower levels) · Common language · DROP DOWN MENU with approaches to learning, instructional strategies, standards, etcetera · Mapping · Do the job once with no duplication of effort · Skills by grade and discipline, learning outcomes based on scope and sequence · Vertical alignment-ladder versus spiral · Horizontal alignment · Has to answer the questions parents pose · Electronic or digital units that all teachers share to improve teaching and learning · Proof of collaboration and a means of communication · Proof for accreditation · Proof of domains embedded in the curriculum · Color-coding within the map? · MYP planner details · Developmental levels · Benchmarks, standards and outcomes need to be defined · Agreements at each level from a broader audience · A foundational set of standards