Westport Public Schools aims to provide a cohesive and comprehensive curriculum that intentionally connects standards, instruction, and assessment. Our curriculum development process is guided by a backward design approach. Backward design is based on the idea that planning is best done by starting with the desired results. It is a design approach that results in purposeful thinking about curriculum planning from a micro lens, as well as programmatic reform from a macro level. Looking at the outcomes first results in coherently-designed curriculum units, performance assessments, and classroom instruction. The primary goal of backward design is student understanding, which is revealed when students autonomously transfer learning to novel scenarios.
Teaching and Learning Department
Anthony Buono, Ph.D. • Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning abuono@westportps.org, 203-341-1020
John DeLuca • Science Coordinator, 6-12 jdeluca@westportps.org, 203-341-1373
Lauren K. Francese • Social Studies Coordinator, 6-12 lfrancese@westportps.org, 203-341-1399
Kelly Michel • Elementary Curriculum Coordinator kmichel@westportps.org, 203-341-2409
Stefan Porco • Mathematics Coordinator, 6-12 sporco@westportps.org, 203-341-1471
Holly Sulzycki • English Coordinator, 6-12 hsulzycki@westportps.org, 203-341-1349
Christine Wanner • Health and Physical Education Coordinator, PreK-12 cwanner@westportps.org, 203-341-2429
Maria Zachery • World Languages Coordinator, K-12 mzachery@westportps.org, 203-341-5131
Stephen Zimmerman • Music and Visual Arts Coordinator, PreK-12 szimmerman@westportps.org, 203-341-1308