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KnowledgeBases > The Curriculum Mapping KnowledgeBase > Element 2 > Activity 1 > Task 2: Develop Consensus Maps

Guideline:

A consensus map is a school site map covering the whole school year. Each school's consensus maps address subject areas at each grade level.

Tools Bloom's Taxonomy

This document provides links to websites offering resources on Bloom's Taxonomy.

Tools Building Academic Vocabulary _EXTERNAL_LINK

This link is to the Oklahoma State Department of Education's academic vocabulary initiative. As noted at its website, "This manual is designed to help school districts or individual schools systematically enhance the academic vocabulary of their students to better prepare them to learn new content in mathematics, science, language arts, and social studies."

References Curriculum Map Samples _EXTERNAL_LINK

This is a link to sample curriculum maps available at Janet Hale's Curriculum Mapping101 website. Sample diary and consensus maps are provided in generic form as well as for specific mapping systems. As noted at the site, "each document is meant to be read with a focus on wording, format, and intra-alignment with curriculum design in mind."

References Development of a Consensus Map _EXTERNAL_LINK

This link to chapter three of the book Getting Results With Curriculum Mapping edited by Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs offers an approach to developing consensus maps.

Presentations Curriculum Mapping: Types of Maps _EXTERNAL_LINK

In this video Janet Hale, a national curriculum mapping consultant and trainer, reviews the types of curriculum maps and the purpose of each one. The video runs 1 minute and 25 seconds.

Presentations Video: Consensus Maps

In this video, provided by Curriculum Designers, Inc., Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs explains her thoughts on creating consensus maps. This video runs 2 minutes and 30 seconds.

Presentations Video: Launching the Process of Curriculum Change

In this video provided by Curriculum Designers, Inc, Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs explains launching the process of curriculum change and connects the mapping process to a framework for professional development. This video runs 3 minutes and 2 seconds.

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