NAVIGATING

CSCOPE

JENNIFER PAYNE, CSCOPE CONSULTANT, ESC XIV JPAYNE@ESC14.NET

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Your district CSCOPE site

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Vertical Alignment Document (VAD)

The SCOPE (The difference between water skiing and scuba diving.) ONLY TEKS

Provide specificity and clarity of TEKSAssure equity across courses/grade

levelsReduce gaps and unproductive

redundancies across grade levels Highlights Cognitive level Isolates Content span

What by Texas law MUST I teach?

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Beige=State

Testable

Black text from TEA

Blue text from CSCOPE: TEA trainings, Release tests, Information booklets, and study guides

Cognitive Level

Content Span

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Grades 9, 10, 11 and 12 have High School

Clarification Documents for the

courses

Cognitive Level Content

Span

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WHERE IS THE VAD?

1. Select grade level2. Select content area3. Click on Related CSCOPE Resources4. Select the VAD document

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Year at a Glance (YAG)

Outline the scope and sequence of instruction for the entire year

Develop monitoring tools with campus leaders to ensure the implementation of the curriculum

Align district timelines to units of study to ensure congruency.

When do I teach

TEKS?

How often do I

teach TEKS?

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Year at a Glance

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WHERE IS THE YAG?

1. Select grade level2. Select content area3. Click on Related CSCOPE Resources4. Select Year at a Glance 6weeks or 9 weeks

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TEKS Verification Matrix

Ensures that the entire state content is fully covered in the CSCOPE curriculum system.

Notes when TEKS are revisited –levels progress

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WHERE IS TEKS VERIFICATION?

1. Select grade level2. Select content area3. Click on Related CSCOPE ResourcesSelect TEKS Verification 6 weeks or 9 weeks

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Instructional Focus Document (IFD)

Instructional Focus Documents place TEKS in a coherent, rational sequence of instruction Anchors instructionIndicate the TEKS and the specificity that will be

addressed in the instructional unitRefocus teacher planning timeEnsure learning to performance indicators Identifies the performance indicator for

assessmentEnglish Language Proficiency Standards Vocabulary defined from TEAState resources—FreeMisconceptions students must be guided from

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Navigating the IFD

State Resources—freeSuggested Duration—please calibrate with district calendar…

State Resources—freeSuggested Duration—please calibrate with district calendar…

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Navigating the IFD

The Rationale offers an overview for the Unit of study. It communicates where and when prior knowledge can be accessed. The resources/nationally/state are

referenced.

The Rationale offers an overview for the Unit of study. It communicates where and when prior knowledge can be accessed. The resources/nationally/state are

referenced.

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Navigating the IFD

The Key Academic Vocabulary ensures consistency and appropriateness of

grade level content.

The Key Academic Vocabulary ensures consistency and appropriateness of

grade level content.

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A performance indicator is the evidence of student obtainment of, and/or progression

toward an identified standard(s).These are the tasks students must perform

to prove they own the Concept and Key Understanding.

A performance indicator is the evidence of student obtainment of, and/or progression

toward an identified standard(s).These are the tasks students must perform

to prove they own the Concept and Key Understanding.

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English Language Proficiency StandardsEnglish Language Proficiency Standards

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Components of Specificity on the IFD

Specificity and Clarity of the

VAD in increment during this

unit.

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Misconceptions/Underdeveloped Concepts

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Developing CSCOPE IFD Performance Indicators

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Process + Content/Concepts = Product

Example: Write a newspaper account of the significance of the day Texas was annexed

into the United States.

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Performance Indicators

Some of the CSCOPE lessons include a variety of rubrics of how performance indicators might be scored. The rubric also serves as a tool to communicate the expected criteria.

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WHERE IS THE IFD IN CSCOPE?

1. Select grade level2. Select content area3. Click on the unit4. Select View IFD

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CSCOPE has lessons…

Open attachments and find pdf or zip documents to print…

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Jennifer Payne, CSCOPE Consultant Education Service Center 14 Abilene, Texas 325.675.7025