CIand+A+Project

//**C I & A**// Project in conjunction with the Fort Wayne/South Bend Diocese and the University of Notre Dame involves taking a closer look at our Catholic Schools //**curriculum, instruction and assessment**//. This brochure provides more information for you about the project.



In a nutshell during the first year, each school administrator and teacher will become familiar with the project through a common language and structure. There will be online discussion group opportunities and online space devoted to the Fort Wayne/SouthBend Diocesan project for sharing various materials developed during year 1.

Teachers and team leaders (K-2, 3-5, middle school, and high school teams) at each school will prioritize the academic standards in terms of what the curriculum should be and what the students should be learning at their school. This prioritization comes within multiple levels as the benchmark assessments at the end of certain grade levels are the responsibility of all of the previous grade levels, not just the responsibility of the grade 5 or grade 8 teachers, for example. So, teams will look at...

1) Standards that should span the multiple grade levels. (Team/Department Outcomes - Example: grades 3 - 5) 2) Standards that should be ongoing all year. (Course Outcomes - Example: Sixth grade Mathematics) 3) Standards that may last for a month and which 10 to 12 Unit Goals or broad concepts might be taught within Sixth grade Mathematics. 4) Standards that may take just a few days to teach and that are reinforced or built upon as the year progresses.These are the standards that would fit within the 10 to 12 unit or broader concepts above in #3. Think in terms of Lesson Plan Objectives written in observable verbs for this portion. Samples of observable verbs can be found in the PDF at the end of this page.

The times to meet, locations, and ongoing work will be developed by the Diocese and schools. The University of Notre Dame will be providing its initial training this summer.
 * 1)  South Bend-area schools: July 26-30 at the University of Notre Dame
 * 2)  Fort Wayne-area schools: August 2-6 at the University of Saint Francis