Show-Me Curriculum Administrators Association

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2011 to Jun 30, 2012

Signed

Sep 13, 2012

Return Version

2011v1.2

Gross Receipts

$263,808

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

SMCAA conducted over 39 days of travel curriculum workshops with the objective of helping public school teachers understand the elements of effective curriculum and develop curriculum in subject specific areas aligned to the Common Core State Standards, with attention to learning targets, assessment, learning activities and instructional practices at the highest Depth of Knowledge (DOK) levels possible. SMCAA consultants traveled to districts to work with vertical teams of teachers who served as K-12 representatives for their respective grade levels. Generally, three-day workshops were conducted to guide teachers in the development of aligned, scope and sequenced curriculum. In addition, 6 sessions of training for curriculum leaders were presented with the objective of helping school administrators be aware of: the elements of effective curriculum, Missouri School Improvement Program (MSIP) requirements and that scope and sequenced curriculum is essential to guide instruction for heightened student achievement. In addition, training sessions were presented on the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The sessions were held around the state, with 72 teachers in attendance. SMCAA also presented training sessions in Reading Comprehension and Student Understanding for Secondary Teachers. Activity objective: To help teachers develop reading strategies to help students comprehend in the other core content area other than communication arts. 106 member districts of 186 districts took advantage of these opportunities.

Activity 3

SMCAA also conducted webinar trainings on the use of an electronic curriculum management system known as Build Your Own Curriculum ( B.Y.O.C.) that is designed to follow the Understanding by Design format of curriculum develop embraced by SMCAA. Teachers determine learning targets that address state/national standards, organize them into units, identify the topics to be addressed in each unit and develop aligned assessments, learning activities, and instructional methods to assist students in the mastery of the learning targets. The tool runs reports to assist districts in the assessment of how well their written curriculum is addressing student learning. The aim is that teachers actually use and adjust their written curriculum to guide effective instruction for student learning. Approximately 180 school districts participated in the webinars.

Filer

EIN

43-1819817