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The future is not some place we are going,
but one we are creating.
--John Schaar
Consulting |
Training
Quality Written Curriculum Map Analysis
E-Mail and Phone Calls
To best serve you and your personal needs, please
contact me directly via
e-mail
or call me at any time. Also, you may find it beneficial to fill
out a
Curriculum Mapping Needs Survey.
Consulting
To take into account or consider;
to exchange views; confer. When a learning organization seeks
a consultant's advice, all three actions play a role in
conversation. Years of experience have led me to a working
knowledge of the technical, professional, and emotional aspects of
Curriculum Mapping. My expertise can assist you in developing or
refining your long-term strategic plans, as well as your
short-range goals and action plans.
For formal information, my
Vitae contains my
educational and professional experiences. The
testimonials
found within my Website offers a small slice of insight into
comments shared by a few schools and districts that I have had the
honor to work alongside. If you desire direct contact with a
present or past learning organization, please contact me to
arrange an
e-mail
connection or phone meeting. If desired, you may want to complete
the Curriculum Mapping Needs
Survey and
e-mail
or FAX the completed survey to me.
Training
Curriculum Mapping training can be
compared to a multi-faceted diamond. Your learning organization
may be interested in one or more facets, such as: Why map? What
are the various types of maps? What is the best manner for
developing the various types of maps? What is involved in quality
map writing? What is involved in the Seven-Step Review Process?
What are Essential Questions and how do they fit in? What should
we consider concerning cultural change and meeting differently?
Each facet takes time to learn and
fully comprehend. To ensure sustainability and self-sufficiency in
a learning organization, specialized instruction and coaching in
various facets oftentimes begin with training established
Curriculum Mapping intra-organizations (i.e., Curriculum Mapping
Cadre, Cabinet, and Councils). These members, in turn, play a part
in training the remaining teachers throughout a learning
organization. Dependent on where you are in your journey, your
training focus or focuses can vary, as well as who participates in
the training.
The best approach for determining
your learning organization’s personal training needs is to e-mail
me or call me so that we can discuss your current level of
implementation. If desired, you may want to complete the
Curriculum Mapping Needs Survey
and
e-mail
or FAX the completed survey to me.
Quality Written Curriculum Map Analysis
Since curriculum maps are frequently
accessed, read, and discussed by teachers during curriculum
reviews without the map writer or writers present, consistency in
wording, format, and intra-alignment throughout a learning
organization contributes significantly to the quality and clarity
regarding accurate map data interpretation. Learning both the
language of mapping and proper recording protocols are paramount
to establishing and maintaining your learning organization's
desired level of curriculum articulation and alignment.
Curriculum map analysis is a service
that provides a professional review of any type of map (Projected/Diary Map, Consensus Map, or Essential Map) using any mapping
system, or if not yet using a system, using a generic template
document.
When conducting a map analysis I:
a) make a copy of the map month or
series of up to three months or units so map writer(s) can compare
the original documentation to the recommended-revisions map
notations and commentaries;
b) study the map data based on recommended guidelines for quality
mapping wording, format, and intra-alignment as described in
Chapter 4 of
A Guide to Curriculum Mapping: Planning, Implementing, and
Sustaining the Process, or the documents included in
the
Creating Quality Maps section of the Resources page;
c) revise the map months or units’ data by making notations
directly on the map copies;
d) write reflective commentaries including reminders and specific
recommendations based on the map’s current quality.
Learning organizations have found
this service beneficial when first learning how to write quality
maps or for providing proactive feedback to those struggling with
the map writing process. The fee for this service is figured
hourly. Cost varies depending on both the total number of map
months/units examined and the current level of map quality,
necessary revisions, and feedback commentaries.
E-Mail and Phone Calls
I do not charge for
e-mail
correspondence or inquiry phone calls. Please
contact me with your simple or complex curriculum
mapping questions or wonderments at any time!
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