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=Welcome to the Business, Computer, Information & Technology Department Wiki page.= The focus of our Act 80 Days will be curriculum review and assessment as well as professional development activities. For example, are their emerging technologies that can be incorporated or developed into new courses? Should we be researching textbooks that are now online? Since Career Education is one of the four district goals are there curriculum opportunities that can support this goal?

During previous Act 80 Day's, our department had an opportunity to explore curriculum mapping which is a procedure for collecting data about the operational curriculum in a school or district referenced directly to the calendar. Curriculum mapping is best carried out electronically so that both communication and revisions can be immediate. During that time, you were introduced to a web-based curriculum mapping program entitled, __icTracker__ supported by Colonial Intermediate Unit 20.

We will continue the process of using 'whole group' and 'small group' peer reviews focusing on our Business Education courses. As we review our curriculum it is important that we keep in mind the 21st century learner, evolving educational technology (e.g., Web 2.0 tools, open-source programs), and the need to provide our students with a rigorous curriculum promoting higher-level thinking skills (i.e., Bloom). Keep in mind that you all have different areas of expertise and can provide a different perspective on content material. The success of this endeavor relies heavily on everyone's willingness to be involved.

As you read and review curricula, pretend that you are a parent or that you are teaching this course for the first time. Ask yourself if the curriculum tells you what we expect our students to know, when they learn it, and what they do to show what they know. Remember that you do not have to understand course-specific terminology to understand and be able to follow a colleagues curriculum. You are not expected to analyze in depth. You will be working individually as well as in small groups to uncover gaps, repetitions, standards, evidence of assessments, resources, etc.

During your work sessions, please continue to use some Web 2.0 tools (e.g., wiki and Google Educations Apps.) that will promote collaboration, communication, and the sharing of information in a timely manner within the department.