K-12 Core Content Curricular Resources

English Language Arts

Common Core Standards can be found here:

http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/

These standards cover K-12 instruction, and their purpose is to teach students the following skill set:

Reading: Literature
Reading: Informational Text
Reading: Foundational Skills
Writing
Speaking & Listening
Language
Standard 10: Range, Quality, and Complexity

To teach these skills with fidelity, the Seaford School District has adopted several curricular resources to act as the delivery model.

K-5	Bookworms K-5 https://www.openupresources.org/ela-curriculum/bookworms-k-5-reading-writing-curriculum/	Evidence-based pedagogy Designed for differentiation Built to increase vocabulary acquisition Created around full texts on multiple topics Straightforward differentiation toolkit Curricular resource focuses on equity and access
6-8	Middle School Bookworms	SSD is one of the first in the nation to pilot the Bookworms for Middle School curriculum. This new reading and writing program features full-length, grade-level texts and research-based reading, writing, discussion, and research strategies to support and develop students' comprehension.
9-12	StudySync https://www.studysync.com/products/ela	Integrated reading & writing Embedded skills lesson Includes differentiated lesson supports Includes diverse reading material Curricular resource focuses on equity and access

Mathematics

Common Core State Standards can be found here:

http://www.corestandards.org/Math/

These standards cover K-12 instruction, and their purpose is to teach students the following skill set:

Counting and Cardinality
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Number and Operations in Base Ten
Number and Operations - Fractions
Measurement and Data
Geometry
Rations and Proportional Relationships
The Number System
Expressions and Equations
Functions
Statistics and Probability

To teach these skills with fidelity, the Seaford School District has adopted several curricular resources to act as the delivery model.

K-5	Engage NY https://www.engageny.org/resource/pre-kindergarten-grade-5-mathematics-curriculum-map-and-guiding-documents	Clearly sequenced and comprehensive program Provides - year long summary, rational for the module sequence, major emphasis clusters, and alignment chart Includes differentiated lesson supports Curricular resource focuses on equity and access
6-8	Illustrative Mathematics https://illustrativemathematics.org/math-curriculum/6-8-math/#6-8-authors	Develops conceptual understanding and procedural fluency Applies mathematics to real-world contexts Incorporates the five mathematical practices Includes instructional task purposes Curricular resource focuses on equity and access
9-12	Illustrative Mathematics https://illustrativemathematics.org/math-curriculum/9-12-math/#9-12-authors	Supports shifts in instructional practice Creates sustainable, scalable learning Increases educator effectiveness and student understanding Curricular resource focuses on equity and access

Science

Next Generation Science Standards can be found here:

https://www.nextgenscience.org/

These standards cover K-12 instruction, and their purpose is to teach students the following skill set:

Dimension 1: Practices
- Asking questions and defining problems
- Developing and using models
- Planning and carrying out investigations
- Analyzing and interpreting data
- Using mathematics and computational thinking
- Constructing explanations and designing solutions
- Engaging in argument from evidence
- Obtaining, evaluating, and communication evidence
Dimension 2: Crosscutting Concepts
- Patterns
- Cause and Effect
- Scale, Proportion, and Quantity
- Systems and System Models
- Energy and Matter in Systems
- Structure and Function
- Stability and Change of Systems
Dimension 3: Disciplinary Core Ideas
- Apply broad importance across multiple sciences or engineering disciplines
- Provide a key tool for understanding or investigating more complex ideas and solving problems
- Relate to the interests and life experiences of students
- Connect to the societal or personal concerns that require scientific or technological knowledge
- Be teachable and learnable over multiple grades at increasing levels of depth and sophistication

To teach these skills with fidelity, the Seaford School District has adopted several curricular resources to act as the delivery model.

* The DDOE and Science Coalition are collaborating to pilot several new curricular resources in the 2021-2022SY. These include:

OpenSciEd
InquiryHub
Interactions

K-5	Delaware Department of Education NGSS Kits https://www.doe.k12.de.us/Page/2529 Amplify https://amplify.com/programs/amplify-science/	A goal for developing the NGSS was to create a set of research-based, up-to-date K–12 science standards. These standards give local educators the flexibility to design classroom learning experiences that stimulate students’ interests in science and prepares them for college, careers, and citizenship. Amplify Science blends hands-on investigations, literacy-rich activities, and interactive digital tools to empower students to think, read, write, and argue like real scientists and engineers.
6-8	TCI Bring Science Alive! https://www.teachtci.com/science/	The experts at TCI have created a unified, three-dimensional approach to the K-8 NGSS-aligned curriculum that supports students' critical thinking, collaboration, and communication skills. The program is grounded in three approaches to learning science: Anchoring Phenomenon Student-led Inquiry Three-dimensional Learning
9-12	9th grade - Physical/Earth Science 10th grade - Biology 11th grade - Chemistry 12th grade - Physics https://www.doe.k12.de.us/domain/391	The Delaware Department of Education has aligned the NGSS to the core requirements for Science using anchoring phenomena. 9th grade: How can one explain the structure and properties of matter? How do people reconstruct and date events in Earth’s Planetary history? How can one explain and predict interactions between objects and within systems of objects? How is energy transferred and conserved? How are waves used to transferred energy and send and store information? 10th grade: How do organisms live and grow? How and why do organism interact with their environment, and what are the effects of these interacts? How are characteristics of one generation passed to the next? How can individuals of the same species and even siblings have different characteristics? What evidence shows that different species are related? 11th & 12th grade: Analyze a major global challenge to specify qualitative an quantitative criteria and constraints for solutions that account for societal needs and wants? Design a solution to a complex real-world problem by breaking it down into smaller, more manageable problems that can be solved through engineering. Evaluate a solution to a complex real-world problem based on prioritized criteria and tradeoffs that account for a range of constraints, including cost, safety, reliability, and aesthetics, as well as possible social, cultural, and environmental impacts.

Social Studies

Delaware Recommended Curriculum can be found here:
https://www.doe.k12.de.us/Page/2548

These standards cover K-12 instruction, and their purpose is to teach students the following skill set:

to become informed and active citizens who accept their responsibilities, understand their rights, and participate actively in society and government
to research issues, form reasoned opinions, support their positions, and engage in the political process
to learn a genuine respect for the rights of others, a concern for the common good, and a commitment to such basic democratic principles
to become competent decision makers, both in their personal lives and when making societal choices.

To teach these skills with fidelity, the Seaford School District has adopted several curricular resources to act as the delivery model.

K-5	Bookworms K-5 https://www.openupresources.org/ela-curriculum/bookworms-k-5-reading-writing-curriculum/	Civics, Economics, Geography, and History are taught through the informational texts in the Bookworms K-5 program.
6-8	TCI Social Studies Alive! https://www.teachtci.com/social-studies/	The TCI approach to Social Studies Curriculum Resources and Programs integrates proven teaching strategies, engaging content, and meaningful technology to excite students and foster their love of learning. The program is grounded in three approaches to learning social studies: Differentiated Instruction Inquiry-based Learning Standards-aligned Curriculum
9-12	9th grade: iCivics.org; DE Recommended Curriculum (DRC) 10th grade: Economics and Finance; DRC 11th/12th grade: Stanford History Education Group; DRC https://www.doe.k12.de.us/domain/392	Social Studies prepares young people to become informed and active citizens who accept their responsibilities, understand their rights, and participate actively in society and government. Effective citizens must be able to research issues, form reasoned opinions, support their positions, and engage in the political process.