Curriculum+Analysis

//For the school year 2012-2013, Manhattan High faculty will analyze current curriculum, understand educational trends, and evaluate knowledge and skills needed for college and career readiness with having students’ complete rigorous programs of study. The ultimate goal is for students to have the capability to acquire certifications/licenses, be employable in a related field, be admitted into a college/university degree, etc., to become a productive citizen in our society. // //. // Throughout this process, we will do the following in order to meet our goal - . . . //In order to complete the Curriculum Development document, you will need a copy of your content standards as well as course outlines for each course taught within a particular department. Click to view an example of each below:// . . ..
 * __MHS Professional Development SMART Goal: Curriculum Analysis__ **
 * re-visiting the curriculum analysis of our comparitive schools that was started last year,
 * reviewing discussions from the United Way education series from this past summer,
 * analyzing national, state, and common core standards in each curricular area, as applicable,
 * discussing our current curriculum,
 * considering both educational trends and current/future community needs, and
 * working with career cluster/pathway programs of study.
 * Curriculum Development Document Template - MHS 2012-2013**

Taking the Mystery Out of Career Clusters Part I
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Taking the Mystery Out of Career Clusters Part II
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PLT Presentation PowerPoint January 23, 2012
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**Instructions for Department Meetings January 3, 2012**
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Instructions for PLT December 1, 2011
. 1. Discuss the following discussion notes from this past summer's education series hosted by the United Way of Riley County. Please send any "ah-ha's" from your discussion to Dawn via e-mail. . United Way Discussion about the "What is the Purpose of Public Education?" . United Way Discussion about "Parent Involvement" in Education . United Way Discussion about "Modifying the Academic Year" . 2. If time allows, introduce what department(s) you are in, what courses you teach, and some of the main concepts you cover within those courses. In order to understand each other a little better, consider talking about why you decided to teach the curricular area you are in currently. .

October 18, 2011
. Presentation document . The group Kansas is working with to design the new state assessments . A glimpse at the new type of state assessment questions, working toward more performance based assessments