Department of Education & Early Development
Curriculum and Alignment Institute
Managing Curriculum Effectively & Efficiently
March 8-9, 2012

Overview
The Alaska Department of Education & Early Development will provide training for district-based teams in Alaska in the implementation of effective curriculum management strategies. Regardless of a district’s current level of curriculum management, the Institute will assist districts in identifying next steps toward having manageable, locally informed, and efficiently-operating curriculum practices. The workshops are supported by the Alaska Comprehensive Center.

Objectives for the March Institute

• Revisit tenets of effective professional development for curriculum implementation.
• Explore specific strategies and schedules to facilitate professional development for curriculum implementation.
• Receive information the Department of Education and Early Development staff regarding the proposed English Language Arts and Mathematics standards.
• Receive information from The Alaska Comprehensive Center regarding a new online Statewide Curriculum Directory, a database of Alaskan districts’ adopted instructional materials, curriculum content area review schedules, and related documents.

 Attendees
The target audience members are individuals with responsibility district-level curriculum development. Ideally, districts would send a 2-3 person team. Districts may wish to include experienced teachers who will serve on a district team to develop or revise curriculum or select materials for a specific content area. The team should be committed to attend both fall and spring sessions.  Participants who attended the fall session should bring the binder of materials they received at the November institute.

Facilitator
Dr. Susan McCauley, Curriculum Coach with EED and an educator in both rural and urban Alaska for the past 17 years, will serve as the Institute’s facilitator.

To register for the Curriculum and Alignment Institute online, click on the Register Now! button to begin the process.
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To register for the Curriculum and Alignment Institute via fax, click HERE to download the registration form and fax to:

907-463-3811
Attn:  Lisa Corcoran

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