How can curriculum mapping assist you? Do you have one? Does your school/district curriculum map? Where would/will you start in creating a useful curriculum map for your classroom?
I have found that without a detailed curriculum map this (my first real) semester, it was difficult to know what pace to set in the classroom. I think I wound up wasting time in certain areas that I could have sped up, and spending too little time in other areas where my kids needed more help. Of course, this would improve with experience, but definitely having a well defined map of where I want to be at any given time during the semester would be extremely useful. In fact, I have already put forth much more effort and made, at least a tentative, map of where I need to be by certain times.
The school district publishes guidelines as to how many days they expect each unit to take. So, they do have a map somewhat. How closely it reflects the actual amount of time you need, greater or less than, is up for debate.
I have already started making a map for next semester and plan to have one every semester I teach from now on. I started by simply trying to fit in all the required curriculum pieces, including tests and quizzes, just to get a rough estimation of the time frame needed. I will modify it as I go, considering where I and the rest of my department are with the units.
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