WVDE
"West Virginia's broadened scope of curriculum is built on the firm belief that quality engaging instruction must be built on a curriculum that triangulates rigorous 21st Century content, 21st Century learning skills, and the use of 21st Century technology tools."
West Virginia Content Standards and Objectives -
Elementary School Level - by grade level and subject/course
Middle School Level - by grade level and subject/course
High School Level - by grade level and subject/course
CTE / Vocational - by grade level and subject/course
West Virginia 21st Century Skills - by grade level
West Virginia 21st Century Skills Matrix
West Virginia 21st Century Tools - by grade level
West Virginia 21st Century Tools Matrix
See also the CSO Curriculum Templates and Standards-Based Lesson Plan Templates, on navigation bar
Podcasts for 21st Century Learning
WV State Superintendent's Podcast- Global21: How Public Education is Changing 5/4/2009
WV State Superintendent's Podcast- Global21: Why Public Education is Changing 4/4/2009
WV State Superintendent's Podcast 2 for 21st Century Learning 1/19/2007
WV State Superintendent's Podcast 1 for 21st Century Learning 12/5/2006
Standards-Based Instruction
Standards-Based Instruction
at thirteen ed
Understanding by Design
Depth of Knowledge
Depth of Knowledge Levels and Activities - 2-page pdf
Webb, Norman L. and others, "Web Alignment Tool" 24 July 2005 Wisconsin Center of Educational Research http://www.wcer.wisc.edu
Depth of Knowledge Levels for Four Content Areas - Norman L. Webb
Depth of Knowledge - St. Louis Curriculum Coordinators Association
Web Alignment Tool - Wisconsin Center of Education Research
Comparing Bloom's Taxonomy and Webb's Depth of Knowledge
21st Century Learning
What are West Virginia's 21st Century Learning Skills?
A pdf chart that illustrates the development of those skills (Objectives) in all three areas -
Information and Communication Skills / Thinking and Reasoning Skills / Personal and Workplace Skills -
by programmatic levels
What are West Virginia's 21st Century Technology Tools?
WVDE Framework for High Performing Schools
Framework for High Performing 21st Century Elementary School Classrooms
A 28-page pdf from the West Virginia Department of Education
Framework for High Performing 21st Century Middle School Classrooms
A 28-page pdf from the West Virginia Department of Education
Framework for High Performing 21st Century High School Classrooms
A 28-page pdf from the West Virginia Department of Education
Framework for High Performing 21st Century Elementary Schools
A twenty-one page 21st Century Implementation Model from the West Virginia Department of Education
Framework for High Performing 21st Century Middle Schools
A twenty-one page 21st Century Implementation Model from the West Virginia Department of Education
Framework for High Performing 21st Century High Schools
A twenty-one page 21st Century Implementation Model from the West Virginia Department of Education
Framework for High Performing County School Systems
Summary of Framework for High Performing Schools, WVDE
Videos
A Brave New World-Wide Web by David Truss
What 21st Century Library/Media Specialists do to promote 21st Century Skills
Have You Been Paying Attention?
Created by Darren Draper to motivate teachers to more effectively use technology in their teaching.
Did You Know?
An 8-minue video
file on The FischBowl, a staff development blog for Arapahoe High School
What If?
A 6-minute video file from The FischBowl, a staff development blog for Arapahoe High School
Communication in the Math Classroom - An article by Kay Toliver
Project-Based Learning
An 9-minute video overview at Edutopia
The World is Flat
A one-hour video by Thomas L. Friedman, author of The World is Flat, from his lecture at MIT (Requires Real Player)
Where We Stand: America's Schools in the 21st Century - pbs.org
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