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KnowledgeBases > The Curriculum Mapping KnowledgeBase > Element 2 > Activity 3 > Task 2: Integrate Curriculum Mapping and Professional Learning

Guideline:

Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs identifies the phases of curriculum mapping as  "Laying the Foundation," "Launching the Process," "Sustaining and Integrating Mapping within the District and School," and "Mapping into the Future." In her view, these phases serve as an umbrella covering curriculum design and professional learning. The resulting curriculum maps can serve as a guide for an individual teacher's professional learning, as well as for grade-level teachers, a whole school, or a district.

Legal Definition - Professional Development

The document offers the definition for professional development included in Title IX of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.

Practical Tips Professional Development: Follow Your Own Lead _EXTERNAL_LINK

From Education World, this resource is a reflection on teacher professional learning. "As schools move full-tilt towards a professional development model more attuned to collegial school-wide goals, educator Brenda Dyck explores the need to balance that model with one that recognizes the professional goals of individual teachers."

References Professional Learning Communities at School _EXTERNAL_LINK

Professional learning communities offer teachers a way to interact and collaborate with their colleagues on instructional issues. This North Carolina Department of Public Instruction resource offers an overview of professional learning communities and explores what they are, why they are important, and how they are created.

References Professional Learning Communities: What Are They And Why Are They Important? _EXTERNAL_LINK

This SEDL website provides an overview of professional learning communities.

Presentations Video: Four Phases of Curriculum Mapping

In this video provided by Curriculum Designers, Inc., Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs explains the four phases of curriculum mapping and connects the mapping process to a framework for professional development. This video runs 2 minutes and 5 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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