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Curricular Change (Academics Board (Talking about consistency (Quality…
Curricular Change
Academics Board
Talking about consistency
Quality Control!
Fernanda
Lucinda
Level Equivalencies
Books
American English File
Life Series
Curriculum (Teacher Facing)
AEF
Life
Format
SLO Based
Pros & Cons (
AEF
vs.
Life
)
Pros
Life
Module Curriculum
Several Nat Geo Learning series already implemented; creates continuity
Student Facing online interactive pages
Technology
Presentation Tool Software
Student Facing Content
Vocabulary Lists, Audio Files, Grammar Supplements Available
Module Curricula content (21st C. Communication, Keynote)
Professional Development
4 US School locations are also headquarter locations for Nat Geo Learning (San Diego, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston)
Provides Training Workshops
Presentation Tools
Best Practices for Book Use
Can book field experts to do workshops
Relevancy
Updated content / issues
International Content
International Content
Not limited to American articles, traditions, etc.
21st Century Skills
Critical Thinking & Real Life Situations are skill areas
Reading between the lines
Skim reading
Real Life Functions
Unique to this series: separating function out so individually
Teacher Guides
Does not work as a separate answer guide, combines teacher notes ontop of student book
Teacher Notes
Pronunciation
Vocabulary
Extra Activities
Warm Ups
Supplemental Material
Communicative Activities
Workbook
Extra Practice Sheets
Grammar Summaries
Vocabulary word lists
Imagery
Uses Nat Geo photographers & article/reading content
Non-Cumulative
Units in a level
sections in a unit
not necessary to do it in order; sometimes beneficial to do out of order
AEF
Cons
AEF
Life
Grammar
Light Practice
Light Explanations
start off the first example with an exception (not a good transition from explanation to practicing the rule)
Repetitive Unit Topics (Across All Levels)
Vacation
Travel
Festivals
Transitional period
Teachers do have to adjust to the new format
Content Mistakes
Answers
Misspellings
Grammar Errors
Teacher Edition
Copy of Student book (i.e. reading articles) in the teacher guides are small
Modules
Having a single Curriculum Developer
Standardization
Consistency
Old way
Hired for both roles!
Curriculum development is part of every afternoon (dedicated time)
We should give curricula for review and standardization
Not necessary to only give books / outline / objectives, but not write the curriculum itself
Former Intrax format
what they need
Updates every 2 years
New Tools in the direction for all the day
Finance