Core maps identify and prioritize content at each grade level and will help ensure teachers are successfully navigating through their instruction using the same "map." The goal of this effort is to maximize student learning and to ensure North Schuylkill's students do not experience fragmented, incoherent or repetitive learning experiences.
The Math teachers will continue to refine their core maps throughout the remainder of the year before embarking on "diary mapping." The diary maps they devise will identify the assessments and lessons needed to implement these "core" curriculum maps.
The following photos show North Schuylkill's Math teachers working collaboratively and diligently in building their core maps.
North Schuylkill's Science teachers will begin core mapping in August 2009, followed by the district's Language Arts teachers. Eventually, all courses and departments which comprise North Schuylkill's curriculum will undergo this process.
