The WCSD Curriculum Committee meets monthly to review and discuss various issues related to Wallkill Central School District curriculum.

  Meetings are held at 7 p.m. in the Wallkill High School Library Media Center.

Schedule of Meetings:

Monday, November 5, 2012

Monday, January 14, 2013 (with Board of Education and CDEP)

Monday, March 4, 2013

Monday, May 6, 2013

Superintendent's Conference Day: November 21, 2012

At the end of the breakout session, please complete and submit the feedback form (see link below) as a department:

http://wallkill.ny.schoolwebpages.com/education/components/form/default.php?sectiondetailid=134151&&

RESOURCES

 ***Please note: the Dignity for All Students presentation and various rubrics for the breakout sessions can be found in the attachments section below.

~Castle Learning~

https://castlelearning.com/review/castlesoftware/home.aspx

~NYS Draft Social Studies Frameworks~

http://www.engageny.org/resource/new-york-state-common-core-k-8-social-studies-framework

~Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Journeys Correlations to Social Studies and Science~

http://www.hmheducation.com/ny/hmh-journeys-resources.php

~NYS P-12 Common Core State Standards~

http://engageny.org/common-core/

Common Core Mathematics:

Teacher Planning Day October 31, 2012

• Thinking Across the Curriculum: Integrating problem Solving and Critical Thinking Models: http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/content/cntareas/math/ma4think.htm
• A Collection of Lists of Mathematical Habits of Mind (contains K-12 information, including Mathematical Habits of Mind for Young Children and Cross-disciplinary General Habits of Mind): http://www.math.utep.edu/Faculty/kienlim/HoM_Collection.pdf

• Enriching Mathematics - University of Cambridge website with numerous mathematical resources for teachers, students and parents: http://nrich.maths.org/frontpage (Teacher resources are found at http://nrich.maths.org/teachers)
• Building a Bridge to Academic Vocabulary in Mathematics - How Students Develop a Repertoire of Academic English in Mathematics: http://www.austinschools.org/curriculum/math/elem/resources/general/M_el_res_acVocabBridge.pdf
• Understanding Language: Mathematics, the Common Core and Language: Recommendations for Mathematics Instruction for ELs Aligned with the Common Core: http://ell.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/pdf/academic-papers/02-JMoschkovich%20Math%20FINAL.pdf
• Math Handbooks Problem Solving: Developing Thinking Skills Through Reading and Writing: http://www.greatsource.com/GreatSource/pdf/Problem_Solving_Research.pdf
• Mathematical Habits of Mind for Young Children/Some Habits of Mind for the Elementary Grades: www2.edc.org/thinkmath/lib/Math%20Habits%20of%20Mind.doc (copy and paste this link or see attachment below)

View the most recent information on the Common Core Standards here:

www.engageny.org