A curriculum outlines benchmarks for each grade level. When we talk about vertical alignment, it means looking at the grades in a vertical manner, 1-8 or 12, so that teachers are not teaching the same idea over and over again. Then teachers know what they should review, reteach or introduce. Each grade builds upon the skills and strategies of the previous grades. For example with the strategies, I'd suggest that we make it very clear to teachers what connections looks like for 1st graders, how it looks to 4th graders and how that looks to 8th graders.
Carol ----- Original Message ----- From: "Licette" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 12:21:41 AM Subject: [MOSAIC] Curriculum/vertical map I was wondering if a curriculum map and a vertical map are the same thing? Also if the vertical map is in the process of being made should align the benchmarks along with the resources you have at hand? Or not even look at the resources at all? Any help will be appreciated. Liz Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
