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 Dr.
Sheila Maher
Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum &
Instruction
972-968-6142
Dr. Sheila Maher holds
a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Special Education and
Elementary Education from Illinois State University and a
Master’s of Science Degree in Special Education from Southern
Illinois University. Dr. Maher joined the C-FB team in 1980.
She served as a teacher, a content mastery facilitator, an
educational diagnostician, an assistant principal, and a
principal in the district prior to assuming the role of
Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction. Dr.
Maher earned her mid-management certification from Texas
Woman’s University and received her Doctorate in Educational
Administration from the University of North Texas. Dr. Maher’s
minor in her doctoral work was in reading. She currently
serves on the board of the Texas Association of Supervision
and Curriculum Development.
Holly
Barber
Executive
Director of Curriculum and Staff
Development
972-968-6140
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Curriculum
Overview
Curriculum encompasses what we want students
to know and be able to do after a specific course of study.
The Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) provide the
roadmap for Texas schools and teachers charged with the
responsibility of guiding students on their personal learning
journey in grades K-12.
Students are assessed
on the TEKS and Student Expectations at checkpoints in grades
3-11 by taking tests referred to as the Texas Assessment of
Knowledge and Skills (TAKS). Students in the third grade must
pass the reading TAKS test to be promoted to the fourth grade.
Students must pass four examinations at the 11th
grade level: English Language Arts, mathematics, social
studies, and science, to receive a diploma in
Texas.
More information about the TEKS and
TAKS is available at http://www.tea.state.tx.us/
Curriculum
& Instruction Division
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Community of
Learners
The
curriculum coordinators in English Language Arts,
mathematics, social studies, and science are working
collaboratively with cadres of teachers to design an
online curriculum website for C-FB. The website
articulates the TEKS/TAKS for each course and grade
level, provides details about the TEKS to ensure a clear
learning target, and includes materials, resources, and
website links to assist the teacher in teaching the
curriculum.
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Content
Literacy
Content
literacy refers the process of making meaning in a
manner that integrates reading, writing, viewing,
listening, speaking, and thinking. Content literacy
strategies assist students in this endeavor. There is a
large body of research that indicates these strategies
improve students’ ability to comprehend what they
read.
The content
literacy strategies are designed around research on
schema theory, collaborative setting, metacognition,
reading and writing relationship, and constructing
meaning. The ultimate goal of content literacy strategy
instruction is to assist students in becoming
independent readers and thinkers and give them a
repertoire of strategies to use when confronted with
difficult reading material.
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Classroom
Instruction That Works & What Works In
Schools
The Curriculum and
Instruction Division is working with principals and
teacher leaders to deepen all teachers' understanding of
the research-based strategies presented in the books,
Classroom Instruction That Works and What Works in
Schools by Robert Marzano. The information in these
books represents a meta-analysis of over 30 years of
educational research.
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Benchmark Testing
Benchmark
testing refers to district wide assessments given to
students to determine student progress on the TEKS for a
specific period of instructional time. The results of
the tests are scanned using educational software that
generates reports for schools and teachers to provide
feedback on student learning and to assist them with
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