Curriculum Design for a Changing World

Flagship Paper Assignment
The Flagship Paper topic:?Review?your school’s most recent summative data (from the State Report Card, SLDS dashboard, local assessment?reports, etc.).?Analyze?a specific grade band and a specific subject area. Also,?choose?a specific grade level and subject area.?Review?the state?standards, curriculum maps, pacing guides, textbooks, vertical/horizontal alignment documents, and any other curriculum resources available to your?school for this subject area / grade level. Write?a?5–7-page?paper?describing the need and what initial recommendations you would make to improve student academic achievement in this?area.?Include data?to support your recommendations. Consider all possibilities for change including any curriculum recommendations (changes?to curriculum maps, pacing guides, textbooks, and instructional resources), data analysis, professional development, and so on (use?graphs or?charts to illustrate your findings). The essay should be thoughtful and written from the point of view of a teacher-leader. Some questions to respond to within the essay are: What does the data tell you? What are the identifiable strengths and weaknesses shown in the data? What gaps exist (SWD, gifted, ESOL)? What type of professional learning would you design in response to your analysis of the data? How would you engage your fellow teachers in developing your recommendations? What assumptions can be made from the data about?teaching and learning? Is the curriculum aligned with the materials used during instruction? What best practices need to be implemented? What research exists to support your recommendations?? Instructions for Submission:• The completed homework assignment should be 5 to 7 pages in length, not including your title page or reference page.
• Answers should demonstrate understanding of concepts and ideas expressed in the textbook, but outside sources may be used to support your ideas and provide relevant real-world examples.
• All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.
• Your paper should be written in?APA format (7th edition), and you should?use?a minimum of 5 scholarly resources (in addition to the?resources noted above) to support your plan/recommendations.

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