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= Section 3 - Design Document Template =

The goal of this project is to train Kindergarten teachers in a literacy rich curriculum that will allow for district academic benchmarks and PA Kindergarten standards to be meet in a standardized full day program. Kindergarten teachers will need an overview of time management strategies (to fulfill the additional time sessions allotted) and aligning curriculum to meet the needs of anticipated higher functioning students. The delivery strategy will be blended using a self instructional package. Kindergarten teachers will review their current curriculum and arrive at a one day training session to implement the new literacy curriculum. The overall project is slated to last 2 school years with initial training and curriculum mapping sessions in the first year, and an evaluation of curriculum alignment in the second year. T he new curriculum will be delivered to the Kindergarten teachers by a subject matter expert from the reading series company, while the curriculum mapping instruction will be facilitated by an expert with in the district.
 * Scope of Project **

Course Objectives
The trainee will be able to: The trainees will work with grade level colleagues to formulate the lists of current and new benchmarks and standards. The district curriculum coordinator will monitor for completion. The subject matter expert will require a summary of the new curriculum to be evaluated by the building administrator. Additional staff support will be available for teachers in the grade level that require further explanation on curriculum mapping or curricular content.
 * Learning Objectives: **
 * utilize time management strategies
 * evaluate the current kindergarten curriculum to list benchmarks and standards
 * implement a new literacy curriculum
 * utilize teacher manuals
 * track progress using unit benchmarks
 * formulate a mapped curriculum
 * formulate an aligned curriculum for transfer to first grade

Costs/Timeframes
__ Year 1 __ The literacy curriculum training course will last one full in-service day during the end of the school year prior to the year of implementation. The cost for the subject matter expert will be $3500, while the teachers will be attending on a contract day.

The curriculum mapping training will require one full in-service day for instruction of the process. One morning grade level meeting per month will be used to create the curricular map. The mapping could take 1-5 months. No additional cost per session is accrued due to the use of in-service and teacher planning time. __ Year 2 __ The curricular alignment would require Kindergarten and First grade representatives to collaborate during one in-service day at no additional cost to the district. The representatives would report back to grade level teams and adjustments would be made to curricular map during grade level morning meeting times for alignment.

Delivery
This training will be implemented in a classroom setting over 2 full in-service days, with additional morning planning time as needed. The Kindergarten teachers will review current curriculum prior to the new literacy training which will include a brief overview of time management strategies to effectively make use of the extended sessions of Kindergarten. The SME from the reading series company will spend one full in-service day presenting the components of the new literacy program. Teachers will be given processing time during morning planning session as needed to map the new curriculum. Upon completion of an entire curricular year, Kindergarten teachers and First grade teachers will spend one in-service day collaborating on alignment new literacy program. Adjustments will be made to curricular maps accordingly.

Outline
I.  Evaluate current Kindergarten curriculum II. Time Management Strategies III. Implement new literacy curriculum IV. Map new literacy curriculum V.  Align literacy curriculum between Kindergarten and First grade

Learning Components/Materials
|| locate benchmarks locate PA standards identify missing PA standards ||  X  ||  X  ||   ||  Create a list of current benchmarks aligned to standards. Create a list of any missing standard. || list of benchmarks matched to current standards and missing standards  || 2 ||  identify time management strategies implement a new literacy curriculum || examine new full day schedule identify time management strategies examine teacher manuals and construct scope and sequence apply curricular goals, objectives, assessments evaluate student progress ||  X  X  ||  X  X  ||  X  X  ||  Create new daily schedules. Compare and contrast effective time management strategies. Choose three new strategies to employ. Preview new manuals, new objectives, new standards. Apply new material to design first week of lesson plans. Choose three new progress monitoring tools from manual to evaluate student progress. || Teacher schedule First weeks lesson plans Progress monitoring data to be collected by administration. || ||  distinguish sequence identify objectives with matched standards construct curricular map || X  ||  X  ||   ||  Observe power point on steps to map curriculum. Map new literacy curriculum. || Curricular map for new literacy program  || || identify benchmarks between Kindergarten and First grade determine alignment from each curriculum || X  ||  X  ||  X  ||  Compare and contrast curriculum with other grade level. Create a Venn diagram to distinguish similarities. Revisit curricular map to make necessary changes. || Venn diagram Curricular map ||
 * ** Module ** || ** Learning Objective ** || ** Subordinate Objective ** || ** K ** || ** S ** || ** A ** || ** Learning Activity ** || ** Assessment ** ||
 * 1 ||  evaluate the current kindergarten curriculum to list benchmarks and standards
 * 2
 * 3 ||  formulate a mapped curriculum
 * 4 ||  formulate an aligned curriculum for transfer to first grade

Administration and Evaluation
This training will be administered on three levels: first – current Kindergarten teachers will evaluate current curriculum; second – prospective SME’s from the new reading series company will train Kindergarten teachers on implementing the new curriculum; third – district experts will train on curriculum mapping. The building principal will maintain the learning records and will collect the summative evaluations.

Miscellaneous The training was designed by myself, with the help of the building principal and head reading center staff. The literacy trainer will be an SME from the Scott Foresman Reading Street Series Company.