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Mapping the Big Picture: Integrating Curriculum & Assessment K-12

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In Mapping the Big Picture, Heidi Hayes Jacobs describes a seven-step process for creating and working with curriculum maps, from data collection to ongoing curriculum review. She discusses the importance of asking "essential questions" and of designing assessments that reflect what teachers know about the students in their care. She also offers a viable alternative to the "curriculum committees" that are part of almost every school district in the United States.

108 pages, Paperback

First published January 28,1997

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108 pages, Paperback
Published
January 28, 1997 by Association for Supervision \u0026 Curriculum Development
ISBN
9780871202864
ASIN
0871202867
Language
English

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the12banch
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March 17,2025
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This was required reading for the next school year at the school I teach at. Interesting perspective on the curriculum development process. It requires a change of view on the way we view curriculum. Instead of set and external from our classrooms decided by the ever unengaged curriculum committee, it is an ongoing process integral and designed by ever educator in the building. The resulting progress is a solid curriculum that better suits the needs of children and accounts for the volume of knowledge that is added to certain contents on a regular basis, i.e. science and new discoveries or English and newly published books.
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March 17,2025
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This text would be well served by a second edition reflecting the entrenchment of state standards throughout the country. It also utilises dated references to technology. That being said, the heart of this book is still true: teachers need to know what they are teaching, how they are teaching, when they expect to teach, why they are teaching, and how they will know the level of understanding of their students. If you are in a building or district without a clear understanding of these components, I suggest you give curriculum mapping a go!
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ewot
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March 17,2025
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By following the instruction in this book, I was able, all by myself without attending a course, to construct my own curriculum maps for the high school integrated science courses that I was teaching. If you would like to see the curriculum maps that I created, you can visit my blog. The link to my blog is with my profile. When you get there, you can search for curriculum maps in the search box in the upper left corner. You should be able to find my curriculum maps near the bottom of the page. Now, things have gotten more sophisticated in curriculum planning, but the basic curriculum map can be added to and adjusted. The format can be changed to fit different needs. All one needs is the basic idea of how to look at planning a yearly curriculum so that all the lessons are connected, one to another, throughout the school year.
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April 20,2025
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This book was helpful in showing examples of how to map curriculum.  I could use it in the future to help me plan lessons better.
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April 20,2025
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The approach to curriculum maps outlined in this book is fantastic. It is not judgmental, but rather a tool to maximize the integration of curriculum between subject areas.
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