CDE Standards-based Curriculum Materials and Units | Colorado Judicial Learning Center

In March of 2012, the Colorado Department of Education hosted a one-day summit on the new Colorado Academic Standards (CAS) that garnered feedback from participants regarding the next steps for successful standards implementation. Participants expressed a strong desire for the state to assist districts in developing sample standards-based curriculum resources. At the same time, the state received a letter from the leadership of CASSA (Colorado Association of School Superintendents and Senior Administrators) requesting the state's assistance in developing sample curriculum that districts could choose to use.

These grass-roots requests supplied the initial foundation and support for CDE to begin working with educators to create sample course-at-a-glance and unit overview templates. The aim is to build district capacity to engage in quality instructional design and to work with educators to create an array of samples available to support districts and standards implementation.

- See more at: http://www.cde.state.co.us/standardsandinstruction/samplecurriculumproj…

Sample unit and lesson plans are listed below. Additional materials will be added as they are created.

High School

Curriculum Development Course at a Glance: Planning for High School Social Studies

Unit Title: Securing the Blessings of Unity

8th Grade

Curriculum Development Course at a Glance: Planning for 8th Grade Social Studies

Unit Title: Growing Pains

7th Grade

Curriculum Development Course at a Glance: Planning for 7th Grade Social Studies

Unit Title: Ch . . . Ch . . . Ch . . . Ch . . . Changes

6th Grade