MCCWDTA Contextualized Curriculum Regional Meeting Planning for Implementation

MCCWDTA Contextualized Curriculum Regional Meeting Planning for Implementation January 2013

Meeting Goal Each community college will identify a group of Developmental and/or Adult Basic Education instructors to develop and implement a plan to integrate Contextualized Curriculum modules into their

Agenda n Welcome n Overview and Tour Contextualized Curriculum Modules n Implementation Planning q Discussion of Pilot Implementations, Fall 2012 q Concrete Planning to Integrate a Selected Module in Spring 2012, Using Template n Overview and Exploration of Fully Online Module Template n Future Directions and Wrap-Up

Contextualized Modules Overview n n n 24 Contextualized Modules Standards: Common Core and Adult Basic Ed Industries: Healthcare, Advanced Manufacturing, Information Technology Math Topics: Measurement/ Estimation/ Modeling, Charts/Graphs/Tables/Data Analysis/ Statistics, Percents/Fractions/Decimals, Rates/Ratios/Proportions Literacy Topics: Oral Communication, Written Communication, Integrate and Present Information; Read and Comprehend Technical/Informative text

Module Components n n n n n Description: Brief q Industry Sector; Content Area; Core Topic/Skill Standards: Common Core State and Adult Basic Ed Industry: Overview Scenario: How the skill is used in the workplace Instructional context: Focused on adult learner Learning activities: Contextualized to scenario Glossary: Throughout module Test items: Contextualized to scenario Project: Contextualized to scenario Additional resources: Multimedia and/or other

Implementation n n n Flexible: Use one or many Adaptable: For a range of courses, students, programs, paces and for remixing Focus: Choose by core topic or industry Learning Community: Discuss stories, feedback, resources, products, adaptations Share: Website and modules available for implementation and review by your colleagues Upcoming: Module designed for fully online delivery via a course management system

Contextualized Curriculum Modules URL: http: //mccwdta. edc. org Implementation Planning: n Select course/program n Select module(s) n Identify timeline and schedule n Develop assessment strategies n Identify support needs

Online Module: Reading Technical Information http: //moodle. etlo. org Username: mccwdta Password: mccwdta

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