NMUSD Rigorous Curriculum Design “In the 21st century, the question is not what do you know, but rather what can you do with what you know and how do you update your knowledge continuously?” —Tony Wagner, 2009 The Leadership and Learning Center

2. Build the Foundation 3. Design the Units of Study 4. Implement the Units 1. Big Picture Connections Four Parts of Rigorous Curriculum Design Model

2. Name the Units of Study 1. Prioritize the CCCS 3. Guidelines for Assigning Standards 4. Prepare a Pacing Calendar 5. Construct the Unit Planning Organizer Building the Foundation

Priority Standards (Essential) Priority Standards (Essential) Connecting Standards Priority Standards

What We’ve Done Step 1: Prioritize the ELA Standards

What We’ve Done Steps 2, 3, 4: Name and Pace Units, Connect Standards Limit the number of priority standards per unit in order to ensure that students reach the desired level of mastery.

Build in a buffer period for remediation and enrichment between units of study. What We’ve Done Steps 2, 3, 4: Name and Pace Units, Connect Standards

Correlation Chart: Check to see that every prioritized standard is addressed in at least one unit of instruction.

NMUSD Unit Planning Organizer (K-12)

Engaging Scenario

Building the Units

Next Steps:  Future Showcases  Professional Development, August 28, 2013  Grade Level Specific  In-depth Coverage of the Process  NMUSD Wiki Site  Concentrate on Unit 2

“We cannot always build the future for our youth, but [together] we can build our youth for the future.” —Franklin D. Roosevelt