Long Range Planning Tools - Ambrose 2013

Long range planning 2013 from Shannon_Wiebe

TIMELINE
How many instructional weeks?

Calgary Board of Education 2013-2014 calendar:






























Rocky View Schools 2013-2014 calendar:

Calgary Board of Education Catholic 2013-2014 calendar:

















Online tool for printing blank monthly and weekly calendars - editable and printable:














When are report cards due and what do they look like?

Sample report card for grade 1 French and English. Be sure you know what needs to be included (ie: on this one how will you generate an effort mark? Is that mark about behaviour? Will you teach each math strand every term?  Do you need to report every area every term? Does your grade team need to report the same outcomes every term?)

Calgary Board of Education sample interim report card

What is my assessment plan?
General Assessment Pinterest Board in Progress.



TOPICS
What are my core subjects?


Long Range Planning Board of resources here.

Curriculum overviews at-a-glance by grade level:

kindergarten









grade 1











grade 2











grade 3











grade 4

grade 5










Alberta complete Program of Studies

Which subjects integrate easily? 

Curriculum Integration document from Alberta Education (example and template).











Is planned inquiry and oxymoron?

Alberta Learning Guide to implementing inquiry-base learning (2004):


















TEMPLATES
provincial expectations

Provincial requirements are outlined in the Teacher Qualifications Standards.  Under the heading "skills related to permanent certification" there are 11 specific standards outlined in this documents, the 5th relates to planning.  

e)  "Teachers engage in a range of planning activities. 

Teachers’ plans are founded in their understanding of contextual variables and are a record of their decisions on what teaching and learning strategies to apply. Plans outline a reasoned and incremental progression toward the attainment of desired outcomes, for both teachers and students. Teachers monitor the context, their instruction, and monitor and assess students’ learning on an ongoing basis, and modify their plans accordingly. Teachers strive to establish candid, open and ongoing lines of communication with students, parents, colleagues and other professionals, and incorporate information gained into their planning."

administrative expectations

Alberta Learning Long Long Range Planning template in word:
(document has several samples, editable, printable)

Alberta Learning Long Range Planning template PDF:
(documents includes all of the following pictured below and more)

A complete (this is partial) unit planning checklist is part of this document, be sure to have a look.

Edmonton Public Long Range planning templates.

Understanding by Design Templates posted by the author Grant Wiggins



















maintaining your sanity

My long range plan template

Sample Long Range Plans K-4 from a Calgary Charter School:
(they post their long range plans for parents on their school site, fantastic practice in my mind - would require some 'seeking first to understand' on the part of parents ie: when and why teachers will deviate from the plan).




Chase March's combined 3/4 Long range plan.  Please link to Chase's blog post here to download his files (I like his blog and Teacher Tip Tuesdays).  Thank you Mr. March!  Success is about contribution.