CURRICULUM HANDBOOK

CURRICULUM HANDBOOK

"GETTING STARTED"

Steps to Help New Parents Get Started.
1. Direct them to the "GETTING STARTED" handouts:
What is Your Educational Philosophy?
Types of Educational Approaches
Curriculum Ideas for Newly Enrolled Students
Educational Activities Ideas - Virtual Field Trips
2. Direct them to the Parent Resources (Handbook) sections entitled, "Choosing the Right Curriculum", and "Curriculum Ordering",
3. Orient them to the two parent curriculum website pages:
Curriculum: Grades K-5,
http://www.ogcs.org/curriculum/curric/elemK-5.dwt
Curriculum: Grades 6-12,
http://www.ogcs.org/curriculum/curric/secon6-12.dwt

4. Direct them to begin looking at curriculum vendors on the "School Approved Vendor List", SSCS OGCS, and to begin requesting their favorite vendors' catalogue.
5. Direct them to explore and use the many resources in the FREE EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES while waiting for their curriculum to arrive:
Kinder, 1st, 2nd
3rd, 4th
5th, 6th
7th, 8th
9th to 12th

IEM CONFERENCE 2011
Grades K-8 PDF
Grades 9-12 PDF

LEARNING STYLES

CHOOSING THE CURRICULUM

Learning Styles: Activities for Best Learning
Learning Styles: Teaching Strategies
--By Learning Style, by Personality Style, by Organizational Style
Learning Styles: "Quick" Inventories
Learning Styles: Resources
--Websites, School Vendor Product Information, Books, More Learning Styles Inventories

Choosing the Right Curriculum (Things to Consider)
Ways Obtain Vendor & Catalogue Information
Curriculum Policy & Intervention
Curriculum Ordering Policy
Criteria for Purchasing Materials
PARENT CURRICULUM WORKSHOPS 2011-2012

SCHOOL VENDOR INFORMATION

School Approved Vendor List: SSCS OGCS
-Not all vendors are approved for all schools.
-The most accurate list is available to ESs in ES Webfiles.

Magazine Subscription Vendors
-Approved Magazine Subscriptions & Pricing
Vendors to Watch * Denied Vendors/Curriculum

ONLINE VENDOR INFORMATION

Online Vendor Information: Ordering and Pricing -A partial list of our online vendors. -Most online vendors give us special school pricing. 1. Please go to the 'Online Vendor Information' link above, 2. Read ALSO the PO Notes for complete ordering and pricing information. 3. Still can't find it? Email Shelley Ross, curriculum@ieminc.org. Please do not obtain online vendor ordering and pricing information from the online vendor websites or from their customer service reps. Do email Shelley Ross anytime you have online ordering and pricing questions. 4. For logins problems, email Kirstine Larsen, iemtraining3@ieminc.org. If she cannot help you she will either get the help, or refer you to someone who can help.
Online Vendors That Meet ESEA (No SME)	Online Student Textbooks (Access Codes)
Online Vendors - ES Reviews 2010 Online Vendor Side-By-Side Comparisons: a-g regular
ONLINE VENDOR PRODUCT TRAININGS 2011-2012 These are product trainings hosted by the vendor.

CDE: STATE STANDARDS & STATE CURRICULUM INFORMATION

CA Content Standards

CA Content Standards by Grade Level
(Core with PE)
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

K-8 State-Adopted Vendors

9-12 Standards-Aligned Vendors

Released CDE Test Questions - All Subjects

API Grade Weight Percentages

API Grade Weight Percentages - Areas of Focus

STAR CST Blueprints
All grades and subjects

Parent Overview of
CA State Standards

ES Standards Checklists

State CDE Frameworks
-Course Instruction, CA Standards, Intervention

CURRICULUM BY GROWTH AREA

English-Language Arts Click on 'Textbook Info' link for CA Edition textbook ordering & pricing.	Mathematics Click on 'Textbook Info' link for CA Edition textbook ordering & pricing.	History Click on 'Textbook Info' link for CA Edition textbook ordering & pricing.	Science Click on 'Textbook Info' link for CA Edition textbook ordering & pricing.
Life Skills: Computer & Technology	Life Skills: Career & Vocational	Life Skills: Health	Life Skills: PE
Life Skills: Driver's Safety	Political Process (Govmt) Click on 'Textbook Info' link for CA Edition textbook ordering & pricing.
Special Interests: VPA Music Click on 'Textbook Info' link for CA Edition textbook ordering & pricing.	Special Interests: VPA Visual Arts Click on 'Textbook Info' link for CA Edition textbook ordering & pricing.	Special Interests: VPA Dance Click on 'Textbook Info' link for CA Edition textbook ordering & pricing.	Special Interests: VPA Theater Click on 'Textbook Info' link for CA Edition textbook ordering & pricing.
Special Interests: Foreign Language French Click on 'Textbook Info' link for CA Edition textbook ordering & pricing.	Special Interests: Foreign Language German Click on 'Textbook Info' link for CA Edition textbook ordering & pricing.	Special Interests: Foreign Language Spanish Click on 'Textbook Info' link for CA Edition textbook ordering & pricing. Oral Language Presentation Form	Special Interests: Foreign Language ASL Click on 'Textbook Info' link for CA Edition textbook ordering & pricing.

CURRICULUM RESOURCES

Correlations -Alphabetical by vendor	Course of Study (Planners) K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8	Websites for Teachers	Home School Curriculum ES Suggestions K-8
SAT/ACT PREP College Board Online SAT Prep, SAT Prep Study Guide, SAT Practice Tests Kaplan k12 Learning Services SAT Prep Online. See PO Notes. Inexpensive-Effective. I Need a Pencil (FREE SAT Prep)	Reference Materials -Online Encyclopedias -Online Dictionaries -Online Thesaurus -Online Public Libraries	Month-Specific Curriculum -Commerations -Holidays Constitution Day (Sept. 17)	CAHSEE Prep Ordering & Pricing

TEACHER RESOURCE GUIDES

English SSCS K-5, 6-12
English OGCS K-5, 6-12

Math SSCS K-5, 6-12
Math OGCS K-5, 6-12

History SSCS K-5, 6-12
History OGCS K-5, 6-12

Science SSCS K-5, 6-12
Science OGCS K-5, 6-12

A-G EXAMS (Any student can use these exams)

English	Mathematics	History	Science
French	German	Spanish	CLICK HERE to access Rosetta Stone Online Workbooks, Tests, & Answer Keys (Username/Password is in FRED, View/ES Detail/Password Tab) Rosetta Stone Online - Scope and Sequence
VPA - Music	VPA - Visual Arts

2011-2012 HQT SME COURSE SYLLABI

ENGLISH SSCS SME Shauna Anderson --HQT SME English Syllabi --HQT SME Theater Arts Syllabi OGCS SME Shauna Anderson --HQT SME English Syllabi --HQT SME Theater Arts Syllabi	MATHEMATICS SSCS SME Art (Arkady) Hanjiev --HQT SME Math Syllabi OGCS SME Art (Arkady) Hanjiev --HQT SME Math Syllabi	HISTORY SSCS SME Samantha (Matthews) Rumfelt --HQT SME History Syllabi OGCS SME Shawn Nelson --HQT SME History Syllabi	SCIENCE SSCS SME Brandy Anderson --HQT SME Earth Science Syllabi --HQT SME Biology Syllabi SSCS SME Megan Montoya --HQT SME Chemistry Syllabi OGCS SME Brandy Anderson --HQT SME Earth Science Syllabi --HQT SME Biology Syllabi OGCS SME Megan Montoya --HQT SME Chemistry Syllabi There is no SME for Physics. Students may take online if 'regular'or a-g, but a-g requires face-to-face labs for Physics to qualify as a-g.
FOREIGN LANG (SSCS) SSCS SME Samantha Hernandez --HQT SME Spanish Syllabi SSCS SME Meadow Pritchett --HQT SME French Syllabi SSCS SME Sabina Maloshag --HQT SME Russian (Slavic) Syllabi Because there is no SME, all other foreign language courses (except Spanish, French, and Russian) must be taken online if 'regular' and from an approved 'a-g' online foreign language vendor if for 'a-g'. For now, students who cannot take their course online because they don't have a compuer or Internet, will be limited to textbook Spanish, French, or Russian (Slavic) with CD's, or courses at the Community College.	FOREIGN LANG (OGCS) OGCS SME Kim Evans --HQT SME Spanish Syllabi OGCS SME Meadow Pritchett --HQT SME French Syllabi Because there is no SME, all other foreign language courses (except Spanish and French,) must be taken online if 'regular' and from an approved 'a-g' online foreign language vendor if for 'a-g'. For now, students who cannot take their course online because they don't have a compuer or Internet, will be limited to textbook Spanish or French with CD's, or courses at the Community College.	VPA (SSCS) SSCS SME Joyce Padgett --HQT SME Visual Arts Syllabi SSCS SME Deanna Wiseman --HQT SME Music Syllabi Dance no longer requires an SME. It is part of the PE standards. Theater Arts is handled now by the English SME	VPA (OGCS) OGCS SME Joyce Padgett --HQT SME Visual Arts Syllabi OGCS SME Deanna Wiseman --HQT SME Music Syllabi Dance no longer requires an SME. It is part of the PE standards. Theater Arts is handled now by the English SME

SCHOOL-WIDE WRITING ASSIGNMENT

Dead links from prior year writing assignments can be re-linked by request. Because there are so many, these are being re-linked on an 'as needed' basis as time permits. Email Shelley Ross, curriculum@ieminc.org .
2007: Narrative	2008: Summary	2009: Response to Literature	2010: Persuasive
2011: Expository	2012: Compare & Contrast

WRITE REFLECTIONS - FREE WRITING PROGRAM - GRADES K-12

K-5 --Scripted lessons each grade K-5. --Instructs expository and narrative writing with grammar for each grade K-5. --ES to obtain FREE CD-ROM of K-5 lessons from Fina Hustrulid, fhustrulid@ieminc.org, and return them to the school at the end of employment. --Email Kirstine Larsen, iemtraining3@ieminc.org for instructions as to how to obtain this program FREE via a flashdrive.	Red Binder --Use beginning 6th grade. --9 week course. --Scripted lessons going from 3 paragraph essay to 5 paragraph essay. --Use also with remedial high school students to prepare for high stakes exams.	Yellow Binder --Complete Red Binder prior to using these lessons. --Complete beginning Yellow Binder lessons up through "Inform" before going on and picking and choosing from the other genres.	Green Binder --Complete Red Binder and beginning Yellow Binder lessons prior to picking and choosing from the genres in this binder.
Write Reflections Colored Web	Write Reflections Training Overview (PPT)

EDUCATIONAL APPROACHES

Classical Approach	Delayed Academic Approach	Great Books	Intern. Baccalaureate (IB)
Living Books	Montessori (optional video available)	Traditional Approach	Waldorf
Unschooling (optional video available)	Unit Study Approach (optional video available)

ESL

Grades K-5: Avenues Read Naturally	Grades 6-12: Visions; Downtown; Weaving It Together; Read Naturally	Grades 6-12: PRICING: Pearson Longman California: Keys To Learning; Keystone Levels A, B, C, CDE Contracted Pricing, Grades 4-8. --Pearson Longman Building Bridges, Keystone Levels D, E, F PRODUCT INFO: --Pearson Longman CA Keystone --Pearson Longman Keystone Calif.	Grades 6-12: Pearson Longman Mathematics: Grades 6-12 Pearson Longman Science: Grades 6-12 Pearson Longman Social Studies: Grades 6-12
Dave's ESL Cafe For ESL/EFL students and teachers from around the world. Includes resources. http://www.eslcafe.com/	ESL Bee Compare and Contrast Writing http://www.eslbee.com/compcont.htm