JIEE: Hitting the Bullseye

Hitting the Bullseye:
Articulating Local Curriculum From The Kansas Standards

Audience: Curriculum Directors, Teachers & Building Administrators

Presenters: Kim Rasmussen & Sherry Reed

Date: Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Time: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Location: Jones Institute for Educational Excellence, The Earl Center 1601 State Street

Cost: $85 (includes lunch and refreshments)

Available for graduate credit (0.5 hr).

Enrollment is limited to 40 participants

The average school year is 180 student contact days. In grade four, the Kansas math Standards include 204 indicators. YOU DO THE MATH!! IT’S TOO MUCH!!!

If we want all staff to participate and have a voice in the process of setting curriculum, we must rethink the process of curriculum development.

Many schools across the state are using the Bullseye Curriculum Model developed by the Auburn-Washburn team to identify and prioritize the Kansas curricular standards to local curriculum. This model helps teachers and administrators understand the indicators, align the curriculum and plan assessment all at the same time. This process is doable, so enter the Bullseye for deep alignment to the indicators and success in reaching AYP.

Kim Rasmussen and Sherry Reed are K-12 Curriculum Coordinators for the USD 437 Auburn Washburn Public Schools. Kim served for eight years as social studies consultant at KSDE, facilitating development of state standards and assessments. She formerly taught fifth and eighth grade, has served on numerous state and national curriculum and assessment teams, and was the QPA contact for more than 80 districts. Sherry has worked as a teacher, curriculum administrator, grant writer, and school improvement consultant for an education service center serving more than 100 rural school districts. She has presented nationally and worked as a consultant in 11 states.