CURRICULUM HANDBOOK

CURRICULUM HANDBOOK

"GETTING STARTED"

Steps to help new parents get started.
1. Give them the links to these handouts and ask them to read the two articles to discover their personal philosophy of education and teaching style.
What is Your Educational Philosophy?
Types of Educational Approaches
2. Direct them to the Curriculum Home Page and show them the Educational Approaches.
3. Direct them to the Curriculum Home Page. Ask them to read the website links in the section entitled, "Learning Styles" to discover how their child learns best. Inform them of the school's FREE learning styles assessment for students in grades 3-12.
4. Direct them to the Parent Resources sections entitled, "Choosing the Right Curriculum", and "Curriculum Ordering",
5. Direct them to the Curriculum Home Page. Tell them to begin looking at curriculum vendors on the "School Approved Vendor List", and to begin requesting their favorite vendors' catalogue.
6. Print out and give them a copy of the handout, "Curriculum Ideas for Newly Enrolled Students".
7. Direct them to the Curriculum Home Page. While waiting for their curriculum to arrive, have them explore and use the many resources in the free educational website links and the Educational Activities Ideas link.

FREE Educational Websites:
Kinder, 1st, 2nd
3rd, 4th
5th, 6th
7th, 8th
9th to 12th

Getting Started Handouts
What is Your Educational Philosophy?
Types of Educational Approaches
Curriculum Ideas for Newly Enrolled Students
Educational Activities Ideas

SCHOOL VENDOR INFORMATION

School Approved Vendor List: SSCS OGCS -Not all vendors are approved for all schools. -The most accurate list is available to ESs in ES Webfiles.	Subscription Vendors -Lists of Approved Magazine Subscriptions -Subscription Pricing
Vendor Approvals -Vendor Approval Request Form -Vendor Approval Procedures -Vendor Approval Checklist	Vendor Information: Online Ordering & Pricing -ALEKS, Global Student Network, K12, Powerspeak, NUHS, Odysseyware, Test Tools online vendor ordering/pricing info not posted on vendor website or in PO Notes Box. -For all other online vendors, refer to PO & Educational Notes Boxes and vendor website.

STATE STANDARDS INFORMATION

CA Content Standards
-California Standards by Subject/Grade
-ES-Created Standards Checklists

Parent Overview of
CA State Standards

Standards-Aligned Publishers
-K-8 State-Adopted Publishers
-9-12 Standards-Aligned Publishers

CDE Frameworks
-Blueprints for Programs
-CA Standards
-Professional Development
-Intervention

LEARNING STYLES		CHOOSING THE CURRICULUM
Learning Styles: Activities for Best Learning Learning Styles: "Quick" Inventories Learning Styles: Resources -Websites -School Vendor Product Information -Books -More Inventories		Choosing the Right Curriculum: Things to Consider Curriculum Intervention Policy Curriculum Ordering Policy Criteria for Purchasing Materials Using School Funds Ways Obtain Vendor Product & Catalogue Information Finding a Curriculum/Vendor Using WebFiles
CURRICULUM BY GROWTH AREA
English-Language Arts	Life Skills	Mathematics	Political Process
History	Science	Special Interests
CURRICULUM DEPARTMENTS BY GRADE
ELA Departments K-5, 6-12	Mathematics Departments K-5, 6-12	History/Governmnt.Depts. K-5, 6-12	Science Departments K-5, 6-12
Technology Departments K-5, 6-12	Health Departments K-5, 6-12	Physical Education K-5, 6-12	Vocation/Technical
VPA Departments Visual Art K-5, 6-12 Music K-5, 6-12 Dance K-5, 6-12 Theater K-5, 6-12	Foreign Language Depts. French K-5, 6-12 German K-5, 6-12 Spanish K-5, 6-12	Vendor Info
CURRICULUM RESOURCES
Correlations -Alphabetical by vendor	Potential Online NCLB Vendors: Expanded Information List Information	Month-Specific Curriculum -Commerations -Holidays Constitution Day, Sept. 17	Reference Materials -Online Encyclopedias -Online Dictionaries -Online Thesaurus -Online Public Libraries
Websites for Teachers	Home School Curriculum ES Suggestions K-8 ES Suggestions 9-12	Curriculum Guide -Vendors by subject	Packaged Curriculum -Calvert -Core Curriculum of America -Great Books Academy -Oak Meadow
Summer Reading	Book Lists
TEXTBOOK ORDERING & PRICING INFORMATION
English	Math	History	Government
Science	Physical Education	Technology	Vendor Info
VPA Visual Art Music Dance Theater	Foreign Language French German Spanish
CURRICULUM FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIFIC NEEDS
A-G A-G List of Textbooks--- HAS BEEN REMOVED Refer to the a-g course description on the Guidance website for required textbook options. Go into the Vendor Info link for a-g Textbook Ordering and Pricing. A-G Exams (Required) & Chapter Tests (not required)	CAHSEE Prep Vendors CAHSEE Ordering-Pricing	At Risk Students	Career Exploration ROP
ESL K-5 Curriculum 6-12 Curriculum Vendors Who Carry ESL	Standards Review Ordering & Pricing Information Standards Review Vendors	SAT Preparation -American Book Company (hardcopy) -eTAP (online) -Kaplan (tutoring, classes, online) -The Princeton Review (classes, tutoring) -College Board (study guide, online course, practice questions, & practice test) -Barron's (hardcopy test prep) Cambridge Educational Services (online)

SCHOOL-WIDE WRITING ASSIGNMENT
2010 Writing Assignment: Persuasive	2009 Writing Assignment: Response to Literature	2008 Writing Assignment: Summary	2007 Writing Assignment: Narrative
2011 Writing Assignment: Expository
WRITE REFLECTIONS WRITING PROGRAM
Grades K-5 -School provided CD-ROM has grades K-5 program Student Pages. Request FREE CD-ROM from fhustrulid@ieminc.org . Use this link for the grades K-5 Teacher Pages: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 -Transfer CD-ROM Student Pages to parent's computer via flashdrive, or copy grade level program at the printer. - All Write Reflections files are password protected. The password you want to give your families is "write".	Red Binder: (Gr. 6) -Student & Teacher Pages -9-week, scripted lessons -3 paragraphs to 5 paragraphs -Transfer to parent via flashdrive - All Write Reflections files are password protected. The password you want to give your families is "write".	Yellow Binder: (Gr. 6-12) -Student & Teacher Pages -Genres, not scripted -Transfer to parent via flashdrive - All Write Reflections files are password protected. The password you want to give your families is "write".	Green Binder: (Gr. 6-12) -Student & Teacher Pages -Genres, not scripted -Transfer to parent via flashdrive - All Write Reflections files are password protected. The password you want to give your families is "write".
EDUCATIONAL APPROACHES
Classical Approach	Traditional Approach	Great Books	Delayed Academic Approach
Montessori -Optional video available	Unit Study Approach -Optional video available	Unschooling -Optional video available	International Baccalaureate
Waldorf	Living Books

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