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1Instructional CycleMath: KindergartenTHE WHAT, WHO, WHY, AND HOW“What” is a Scope & Sequence?Under No Child Left Behind, the Moreno Valley Unified School District (MVUSD) has been identified as a programimprovement district. This means we need to change our instructional practices to improve student achievement.Consequently, the District is providing all of our teachers with a comprehensive Scope & Sequence curriculum,developed by teachers for teachers.A Scope & Sequence describes the depth and breadth of a particular curriculum. The Scope details the contentstandards in each of the core curricular areas. Additionally, the MVUSD has specified which content standards arepower standards—those standards needing to be emphasized and taught in greater depth for essential skillsmastery. The Sequence is aligned to the District’s assessment schedule, building toward student mastery of thespecified content standards, culminating in the District’s students taking the California Standards Test (CST).Using current educational research, the District has divided the school year into four, distinct Instructional Cycles.The MVUSD Scope & Sequence is designed around these four, calendar-based Instructional Cycles. Each cycleincludes days for teaching, assessing learning, diagnosing performance gaps, and reteaching or enriching keyconcepts.“Who” will use the Scope & Sequence?This Scope & Sequence will be used by teachers, administrators, instructional assistants, and staff—workingcollaboratively to provide excellent instruction to the students of Moreno Valley.It is to be a living, breathing set of documents. The Scope & Sequence will be released one Instructional Cycle at atime, incorporating real-time feedback and practical revisions to each release—designed by teachers, revised byteachers, and used by teachers.The Professional Learning Communities (PLC) at each site will find the Scope & Sequence a helpful tool in theircollaborative discussions—providing teachers a vehicle for planning daily lessons, reflective of best practices.“Why” use a Scope & Sequence?Teachers will want to use Scope & Sequence materials to save time, to learn best practices, to fostercollaboration with other educators, and to achieve better student-learning results.The MVUSD Scope & Sequence materials are carefully designed to provide a coordinated look at (1) standards,(2) instructional materials—including specific textbook references and multiple, differentiated instruction ideas,(3) additional strategies and resources, as well as (4) sample CST test questions.Also, teachers will find plenty of “white space” on the pages of the Scope & Sequence where they can note their ownclassroom ideas and success stories for:a. future reference in their instructional planning,b. future revisions of the Scope & Sequence materials,c. their ongoing subject-matter/grade-level PLC collaborations,d. yearly teacher/principal conferences, ande. continuing parent/teacher communications.TE = Teacher’s EditionPR = Printable Resources (Pouch or OAF =Algebra & FunctionsE = Students’s EditionSNP = SuccessNet PremiumMG = Measurement & GeometryUA = Universal AccessNS = Number SenseSDP = Statistics, Data, ProbabilityMVUSD Professional Development Dept. Scope & Sequence_Math_K_mpuckett_08012012-D4 2
Math: KindergartenInstructional Cycle1THE WHAT, WHO, WHY, AND HOW CONTINUED…Furthermore, by implementing the MVUSD Scope & Sequence, teachers will have immediate support in providingreal-time intervention for struggling students including English Language Learners (ELL) and students withspecial needs. Conversely, by using the instructional framework of the MVUSD Scope & Sequence, teachers willhave more opportunity to focus on higher-level questioning strategies and enrichment activities that developstudents’ critical thinking, deeper intellectual inquiry processes, and curricular-based performance activities.“How” will teachers use this Scope & Sequence?Teachers will use the Scope & Sequence in a sequential manner within each Instructional Cycle. Teachers shoulduse the most effective strategies and resources available for meeting the objectives within each lesson.To use the Scope & Sequence, it is helpful to note the structure of this document. Please take a moment to becomefamiliar with it. Of particular significance is the color-coding of the Instructional Cycles. As the InstructionalCycles progress through the year, the blue color tones intensify, representing the increased depth of learning.The top corner of each page contains the corresponding puzzle icon, the number (1, 2, 3, or 4) of the InstructionalCycle for the materials contained on that particular page, the subject area, and grade level. The bottom of eachpage has a footer, which includes key acronyms referenced throughout the document.The introduction of the Scope & Sequence contains some important and helpful information. First, Page 5 displaysthe Instructional Cycle puzzle graphic, used to distinguish each Instructional Cycle and its respective materials.Second, beginning on Page 6, the Power Standards are listed and color-coded, indicating in which InstructionalCycle they will be assessed. Third, the Year-at-a-Glance is a critical study page. The Curriculum Overviewcompletes the introduction and provides the key focus areas to be taught, the number of days available to teachthe materials, and a list of the corresponding powers standards.Teachers should use the MVUSD Scope & Sequence to provide differentiated instruction to the various subgroupswithin the context of this Scope & Sequence. For instance, while the rate—at which material is taught in a higherlevel course—could be potentially accelerated, the completion of each Instructional Cycle should stillmaintain the timeframe given in the Scope & Sequence. Instead of completing the material faster and moving-onto the next concept, teachers should provide enrichment activities that explore concepts at a higher cognitive leveland in greater depth to enhance student learning.Please Note:While power standards have been identified to provide students a critical academic foundation, the opportunityto transition to the next grade level, and ultimately the skills needed to succeed in a global society …“Identifying power standards does not relieve teachers of the responsibility forteaching all the standards in the grade level or curricular area that they have beenassigned to teach. What is necessary is to make the important distinction-whichstandards are critical for student success, and which other ones can be given lessemphasis, taught and assessed as they relate to the concepts and skills within theidentified Power Standards.”Ainsworth, 2003Ultimately, the structure of the MVUSD Scope & Sequence documents aims to be user-friendly, accessible, helpful,and usable on a daily basis. We hope you enjoy this process and look forward to your feedback.TE = Teacher’s EditionPR = Printable Resources (Pouch or OAF =Algebra & FunctionsE = Students’s EditionSNP = SuccessNet PremiumMG = Measurement & GeometryUA = Universal AccessNS = Number SenseSDP = Statistics, Data, ProbabilityMVUSD Professional Development Dept. Scope & Sequence_Math_K_mpuckett_08012012-D4 3
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