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A long time LYSer shares the following:
LYS Nation,
Generally, opinions (especially those in letters to the
editor) garner responses based on further opinions and do little to promote a
resolution of any problem.
Opinions to the side, I want to give reason as to why CSCOPE is a
valuable tool in the advancing of rigorous, relevant and retentive education
for our children. Contrary to
popular opinion, CSCOPE is far more than a repository for lesson plans. In fact, the argument raised against
CSCOPE came to the attention of the public based on a lesson plan covering
historical content we all learned in history class. When the teacher put a "personal" touch to the
lesson, it was blown far out of proportion and became the poster child of
disagreement.
CSCOPE is a curriculum delivery system that creates an
alignment of instruction allowing students to discover the connected learning
of knowledge and skills that is desperately needed for today's 21st Century
P-20 world. The YAG, VAD and IFD
are tools available in CSCOPE that not only promote a sensible alignment but
allow teachers to prepare students for what is the next step in their learning
journey as determined by the TEKS (which was not created by CSCOPE). It also allows teachers the opportunity
to plan lessons themselves more freely because they do not have to do all the
research needed in disaggregating the TEKS for each subject and grade level and
be left with finding sources that are current in an ever changing world instead
of from textbooks that become out-of-date within a year but are only up for
adoption every five to ten years.
Knowing how the essential elements are connected, understood and even
misunderstood makes our teachers more effective instructors and thus our
students more effective learners.
In today's world, our teachers need all the assistance and
resources they can find and secure.
CSCOPE is one of those effective and productive resources which when
properly implemented and trusted moves far beyond sample lesson plans (which
can be found anywhere thanks to technology) and moves into a focused, on-target
and engaging educational journey that reaches beyond what any short-staffed
curriculum department could write and into what every teacher would desire - Students Achieving Future Expectations (SAFE). CSCOPE is not the enemy of education. It is SAFE for our teachers, students
and our future.
Think. Work. Achieve.
Your turn...
- Call Jo at (832) 477-LEAD to order your campus set of “The Fundamental 5: The Formula for Quality Instruction.” Individual copies available on Amazon.com! http://tinyurl.com/Fundamental5
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- Now at the Apple App Store: Fun 5 Plans (Fundamental 5 Lesson Plan Tool); PW Lite (Basic PowerWalks Tool); PW Pro (Mid-level PowerWalks Tool)
- Upcoming Presentations: The Fundamental 5 National Summit (Multiple Presentations); NASSP National Conference
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