1. Brownsville Independent School District Department of Curriculum and Instruction Presentation by Dr. Salvador Cavazos Tuesday, June 17, 2008 Dr. Salvador Cavazos, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction Bea Garcia, Elementary Administrator for Curriculum & Instruction Sharon Moore, Secondary Administrator for Curriculum & Instruction

2. Curriculum Instruction Assessment Aligned Curriculum Powerful Vehicle of Curriculum and Instruction Brownsville Independent School District

3. 2008-2009 CSCOPE YEAR Kinder - Eighth Math Implementation Kinder - Eighth Science Implementation Kinder - Twelfth Language Arts Planning Year Kinder - Twelfth Social Studies Planning Year Ninth - Twelfth Science and Math Planning Year

4. MATHEMATICS

5. Elementary Mathematics Kinder through Fifth grade teachers currently using the CSCOPE Math curriculum Kinder through Fifth Math Textbook Adoption -Professional Development opportunities in August 2008

6. Middle Schools Math Update Sixth through eighth grade teachers participation in CSCOPE Math planning sessions Grade Level Support Team Leaders Math Specialists Math Allocations

7. CSCOPE MATH 6 th - 8 th March 2008 CSCOPE Leaders Training-Day 2 and 3 DEIC pull-out training day June 2008 Summer Institute August 2008 New Teacher Training District Waiver Day

8. District Curriculum District 6-12 Mathematics Frameworks are available on the BISD Curriculum and Instruction website Professional Development is on-going for teachers in the following subjects: Algebra, Algebra II, Geometry, Pre-calculus, Calculus, Math Models, and Statistics Math Curriculum Specialists are the support

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10. Elementary Science CSCOPE Kinder through Fifth Grade Lead Teachers and Instructional Facilitator Sessions Assistant Principals’ CSCOPE Science Overview Kinder through Fifth FOSS Binder Sets Kinder through Fifth Curriculum Writing New Teacher CSCOPE Training Sessions New Teacher FOSS Training Sessions District Staff Development Day

11. Middle School CSCOPE Science Grade Level Lead Teacher Trainings Science Teacher Pull-out Day Curriculum Writing Summer School OEYP Science instruction New Teacher CSCOPE Training District Staff Development Day Lead Teacher Share Sessions Maintenance Training

12. HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE CSCOPE 2008-2009 Campus Leadership Training District Waiver Day

13. LANGUAGE ARTS

14. ELEMENTARY LANGUAGE ARTS Prekindergarten teachers professional development trainings in the following: *Pre-kinder guidelines *Assessment *Classroom Management *Center for Improving the Readiness of Children for Learning and Education (CIRCLE) training

15. ELEMENTARY LANGUAGE ARTS Kinder through third grade teachers implementing three tier reading model 90 minute uninterrupted reading period on a daily basis using the core reading program Elementary Instructional Leaders attendance at Curriculum and Instruction Institutes Instructional Facilitators attendance at English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) training

16. Secondary Language Arts Updates Sixth grade teachers participation in Texas Adolescent Literacy Academies (TALA) in English Language Arts and Content Area instruction Sheltered Instruction Trainings for Middle School and High School Teachers

17. SOCIAL STUDIES UPDATES Kindergarten through twelfth grade teachers professional development opportunities (i.e. Readers Theatre) Kids Voting Activities Student Participation in History Fairs

18. CSCOPE UPDATES CSCOPE Developer, online curriculum, will allow for users to be multi-tasked CSCOPE Developer training will be sent via email Six weeks Rollout sessions will begin August 2008 for teachers at Elementary, Middle, and High School Schools

19. CSCOPE UPDATES Professional Development Framework will be based on the 5E Model: Engagement Exploration Explanation Elaboration Evaluation

20. CSCOPE UPDATES Professional Development Framework will focus on the following: * Academic Vocabulary * English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) * Reading/Writing Connections * Assessment * Reflections

21. CSCOPE ADMINISTRATOR SESSIONS Administrator Updates Videoconferencing will be available for administrator sessions

22. Brownsville Independent School District Department of Curriculum and Instruction June 17, 2008