Curriculum

The curriculum at Edgewood centers around strong curriculum maps, power standards, data-driven instruction, and a commitment to make sure all students master the essential and employability skills. Our efforts are enhanced in the development and implementation of Project/Problem/Inquiry Based learning units of study that are meaningfully connected to our community through cross-curricular PBL units of study, as well as immersive units embedded in topics that meet standards and student interests.

Edgewood's curriculum pulls from primary and secondary resources available in our district, but also intentionally incorporates equipment and technology that helps us accomplish student learning in an applicable and purposeful way. Computer science is championed not only in the classroom with instruction around programming, technology, and data analysis, but also through protected time each week during SRT for computer science and coding. Our commitment is to provide exposure and opportunity to all students so that ultimately they can become proficient with the skills necessary for their future.

The employability skills that students need start by teaching expectations of what working independently and with others looks like, sounds like, and feels like. Assessing student success looks different at Edgewood, as opposed to the traditional approach, because students are often expected to present their learning. Rubrics and assessments that evaluate student teamwork, collaboration, presentation, product, and critical-thinking are available and can be reworked to meet the needs for each specific PBL unit. This is a critical component for assessing PBL student projects/work.

2.1 Curriculum Integration

Edgewood participated in PBL training as a full staff and then the STEM leadership team trained with Al Summers. The PBL Gold Standard was utilized in the development of the cross curriculum PBL projects that were generated. Additional resources from the Buck Institute were also incorporated in the PBL units and training.

All PBL units integrate the STEM curriculum and incorporate the Indiana Academic Standards aligned with each of the subjects involved in implementing the PBL unit. PLTW is the STEM curriculum that is implemented. Edgewood Middle School Teacher-created PBL integrated STEM units and PLTW curriculum are the sole foundation of the STEM curriculum utilized.

PBL Gold Standard Model

Gold Standard PBL

PLTW Gateway Curriculum is utilized in our elective STEM courses.

PLTW Gateway curriculum is utilized. Here is the PLTW list of courses that students may take: Design & Modeling, Automation & Robotics, App Creators, Medical Detectives, and Computer Science for Innovators & Makers.

PLTW Gateway Provides STEM Opportunities for Exploring Careers & Solving Real-World Problems

Integrated PBL Master Plan

Sensory Project Integrative STEM Master Plan.pdf

This plan demonstrates the alignment to Indiana Academic Standards of our PBL projects. Each project uses the PBL Gold Standard template to ensure academic standard alignment.

Research Conducted to Justify PBL Curriculum Selection

Copy of Study of Studies Ringler

This research shows that there is significant academic benefits of having PBL projects present in the curricula.

2.2 Curriculum Implementation

As can be seen in the master schedule over the past five years and in the course tally documents for 2022-23, the STEM curriculum has been implemented and will continue to be taught with integrity. All students attending school at Edgewood have participated in at least one PLTW and/or Computer Science course each year.

Detailed Timeline of STEM Integration

Curriculum Implementation Timeline

This document provides evidence of our STEM curriculum implementation schedule.

STEM Curriculum Implementation

This provides additional evidence of STEM trainings and timeline of implementation.

Sample of STEM Forensic Science Lesson Plan

Copy of Cross Country Murder.docx

This documents a STEM PBL Lesson Plan.

2.3 Computer Science

The course description and curriculum map are included in our artifacts. Many of our students take the Computer Science course, however, to ensure 100% of all students receive standards based computer science content, we have built in protected time each week for all students to work on computer science standards. Problem solving, designing, coding and data analysis working on real world scenarios are part of our Thursday STEM activities. Enrollment data for computer science courses is shown below comparing school demographics and course demographics.

Computer Science Schedule for each Month

Computer Science

Computer Science: Computational Thinking

Computer Science: Computional Thinking

Computer Science: Computational Thinking

Students use computational thinking to create artifacts that demonstrate computer science learning.

Computer Science: Computational Thinking Activity Example

Spring_April Card-Computational Thinking Activity.pdf

Computational Thinking: Student Artifacts

Spring_April Card-Computational Thinking Activity.pdf

Computational Thinking: Student Artifacts

SOffice Are23032408140.pdf

Enrollment Data for Computer Science Courses

EMS Computer Science Course Enrollment Data 2022-2023

This data shows enrollment and demographics of students enrolled in computer science courses.

Curriculum Implementation Plan

Computer Science Imlementation Plan

This schedule lists all courses that incorporate Computer Science Courses.

Planned STEM Daily Schedule

Master Schedule with Protected Time

This schedule shows the protected time for computer science each week.

Computer Science Standards

k-8-computer-science-indiana-academic-standards 2022.pdf

Indiana Academic Standards Computer Science 7th-8th grade.

8th Grade Computer Science Courses

8th Grade Computer Science EMS Courses

7th Grade Computer Science Courses

7th Grade Computer Science EMS Courses

2022-2023 Computer Science Enrollment for Each Course

Computer Science Enrollment/Data

2.4 Employability Skills

Employability Skills are embedded in our PBL unit plans. These standards, as defined by the IDOE, are intentionally taught through our PBL units. The sample PBL lesson clearly shows how employability skills are part of each PBL unit. 100% of the students participate in integrated employability into the school curriculum

Integrated PBL Unit:

Classroom Design Project Rubric

Copy of Classroom Design Project Final Product Rubric.docx

Every PBL unit includes Employability Skills Standards. This is true for all subjects.

Integrated PBL Unit:

Classroom Design Project

Copy of Noel's 7th Grade PBL Master Plan.docx

Every PBL unit includes Employability Skills Standards. This is true for all subjects.

Samples of Student Products

Indiana's 7th/8th Grade Employability Skills Standards

grade-six-grade-eight-employability-skills-standards-final.pdf

7th and 8th Grade Employability & SEL Competencies for Specified Time on Thursdays

Many of the IDOE employability skills overlap with IDOE SEL competencies for Indiana. This is an outline for skills/activities for Thoughtful Thursday this year. Employability skills are highlighted in blue.

Copy of Thoughtful Thursday Sign-Up 2022-2023

8th ELA Curriculum Map with

Employability Skills Embedded

Copy of 8thGradeELAMa21-22.docx

8th Grade Literature Curriculum Map with

Employability Skills Embedded

Copy of EMS8thGradeLitMap 21-22

7th Honors ELA Curriculum Map with

Employability Skills Embedded

Copy of 22-23 Honors ELA 7th Grade Map

7th CP ELA Curriculum Map with

Employability Skills Embedded

Copy of 22-23 CP ELA 7th Grade Map

2.5 Access and Opportunity

for All Learners

Each PBL unit is designed to meet the needs of diverse learners. Collaboration between general education, special education, EL, and HOPE teachers results in modifications and accommodations of each unit to enable all students to be successful. Collaboration time is built into the PBL Roadmap to provide time during the school day to discuss PBL units and adjust as needed.

Collaborative Project Based Learning Unit

with Planned Supports

PBL - The Great American Road Trip

PBL Integrated 8th Grade History Project Planner

PBL Project Planner - Road Trip

Shows detailed notes regarding the project.

PBL - The Great American Road Trip

Guidance Documents:

IEP/LEP Graphic Organizer

IEP / LEP Graphic Organizer for The Great American Road Trip

This is a graphic organizer developed to scaffold the project for students based on academic needs.

Collaborative Meeting with Planned Supports

Collaborative Meeting Notes:- PBL Supports

These notes were recorded during a meeting with a special education teacher, an English Language Learner teacher, and general education teacher to adjust the project to meet the needs and provide support for diverse students.

PLC Roadmap

Edgewood PLC Roadmap

This schedule shows that time is built in for general education teacher to collaborate with support service teachers.

2.6 Assessments

Edgewood has been implementing best practices for instruction and data driven instruction since our training with the University of Virginia. One of the key components for making sure all students master the essential skills is using Monitored Independent Practice. Immediate feedback is provided to students while they begin their independent practice. All teachers utilize a variety of assessment methods to monitor and evaluate STEM learning and instructional effectiveness. At least 75% of the teachers use a variety of assessment methods, formal and informal, formative and summative, to monitor and evaluate STEM learning and instructional effectiveness.

Here are some authentic examples.

Edgewood has also developed Common Formative Assessments to monitor learning and adjust instruction accordingly. These CFAs lead to common summative assessments and the summative assessments lead to quarterly interim assessments. Samples of these assessments have been provided by our math department. See below.

We also use a variety of rubrics to provide feedback to each other when developing PBL units and for students to give feedback to each other as they work through the PBL/STEM units.

https://my.pblworks.org/resources?f%5B0%5D=type%3A27&f%5B1%5D=type%3A615&_ga=2.116008134.1925368978.1655130972-1811604396.1650299632

Another rubric we are using is the Charrette Protocol. This provides opportunities for feedback from peer to peer and from teacher to student. (example)

http://mophysicsmoproblems.blogspot.com/2015/06/three-days-in-valley.html

EMS Teacher Data on Type of

Assessment on a Regular Basis

Teacher Assessment Survey Data:

This bar graphs shows the types of assessments that EMS teachers utilize on a regular basis. 100% of the Edgewood Middle School teachers are using a variety of assessments to measure student learning.

Math 7 Illuminate Tile Page

Copy of Math 7 Illuminate Tile Page

Honors Math 7 Illuminate Tile Page

Copy of Math 7 Honors Illuminate Tile Page

Algebra I Illuminate

Tile Page

Copy of Algebra I Illuminate Tile Page

Math 8 Illuminate

Tile Page

Copy of Math 8 Illuminate Tile Page

Geometry Illuminate

Tile Page

Copy of Geometry Illuminate Tile Page

NHD Process Project Assessment

Copy of NHD Process Paper

Orthosis Assessment Rubric

Copy of Orthosis Rubric.docx

Travel Mug Student Work

Copy of Student Travel Mug.pdf

Travel Mug Sample of Student Work: Presentation

Copy of Travel mug presentation

Travel Mug:

Sample Student Feedback

Travel Mug Rubric.pdf

Sensory Object PBL:

Sample of Student Product

Sensory Object PBL:

Sample of Student Product

Sensory Object PBL:

Sample of Student Product

Orthosis Brace:

Sample Student Feedback

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