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Lesson Plans


Middle school Curriculum

From: Patricia Knott (pknott)
Date: Thu Mar 16 2000 - 19:06:48 PST

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    The original question came from Beth in PA.
    You are correct in stating that PA does not yet have standards in place,
    although promised every month. From the draft, I am assuming they will
    follow the National Standards pretty closely. But keep in mind, here in PA,
    a school district can adopt their district goals and objectives in lieu of a
    lack of state standards in a particular area.
    Be careful what you write. I always ask myself first "is this what I want
    to teach?" If it is in writing you better be doing it.
    When I wrote our middle school curriculum my main concern was that 8th grade
    is the LAST time our students are required to take art. What do I want a
    student to know at that time if he/she never takes another art class?
    "Learn to measure accurately" doesn't figure very prominently to me.
    Your local IU should have a resource library with all the resources you need
    to write curriculum. You don't have to reinvent the wheel when writing. I
    have found a multitude of resources on the web - some of the best are
    Canadian and British.

    Good luck,
    Patty 

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