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=New Curriculum Development= This page is dedicated to ideas on direction of the our new curriculum. Some ideas may be added as individual pages for further inclusion of ideas and practical applications. No idea is too radical for this page. Let it all out. This may also be called the "thinking out of the box" page. Simply start a discussion on one or more of the 'starter' ideas and begin commenting on them OR start a discussion on a new idea that you would like added to this page.

Citizenship Initiative
6.3 Active Citizenship in the 21st Century Over the next three years, what do we want to do to implement 6.3 into chosen units. Possible ideas: research paper, integrate into units like Industrial Revolution (active learning- that demonstrates clear involvement). Possible 7-10 day lesson. Summarize case studies on contemporary Collaboration with other students? - training in Skype

Summer Work- what are the parameters of this standard,

Technology Initiative
Technology initiative.

New Jersey History Initiative
NJ History Initiative

Assessing Students early in the Year
Extend the DROP/ADD period for freshman to the end of October. This extension will enable teachers to better assess and recommend proper placement for their their students.

Backward Design
Chronological schedule for history time periods and units. Begin each year with the latest time period and work backward through the year until to reach the traditional starting unit. For example, US I may start the year in September with the Roaring Twenties and work backward to end the year with Colonization and Settlement. Essential questions focused on the social, political, economic and technological landscape of the period. At the end of each unit a question "Why is it like this now?" The answer to that question will be the start of the next "or previous" unit. In this case the first unit will be The Roaring Twenties and the next unit will be World War I. This will continue to the first semester exam and students will keep a record and have an understanding of how each unit of history were interconnected with each other. One establishing the cause and impact on another.

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Further Discussion
This idea page is //central// to implementing new ideas. The sections above are set up for a loose, open, dialog. To ease "efforts to keep it organized" side by side "encouraging //wide-open// discussion", there is also a threaded forum partnering this page for new curriculum ideas. Join in [|the discussion!] Its most recent entries: include component="comments" page="Idea Page" limit="3"