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What will change for students?
- Students will have an easier time seeing skill growth and connections.
- Students will be provided with level-appropriate and accessible learning challenges.

What will be the impact of curriculum alignment on students' learning?
- We will be able to fill in any learning gaps and ensure a smooth progression of skills from one grade to the next.

How will you learn what the impact of the work is?
- Through students assessments - formative and summative - we will be able to determine if the learnings gaps are closing/closed.

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Flow of ideas as students move from one grade level to another will be the main impact of alignment on the students. As every topic in biology needs a prerequisite of a solid base.
Interaction with students and student engagement will be visible in the classroom to show the impact of teh work done.

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Students might have idea about content related terminologies which are the milestones and alphabet of comprehension and learning. With the help of alignment, next level of learning/thinking/skills might be easier/doable and students can feel more comfortable in the class and they can go further to investigate/challenge higher level thinking topics. -Erdal-

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What will change for students?
Students will be more ready for HS, especially DP program. Vertical alignment will help them minimize gaps, and ensure their mastery of skills as they move from one grade level to another

How will you learn what the impact of the work is?  (Data or evidence)

Students:

Students success! They will have the essential exit skills required, and thus do well and be ready for the next grade level.

Teachers:

Teachers will have everything in place. They would know better what to teach, when to teach it, and at what level: introducing, practicing, and assessing the standards. This will be evident in their Unit plans and timeline.

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As standards are aligned, gaps can be addressed, resulting in students who are better prepared and able to develop a deeper understanding of forthcoming topics.
Qualitative data can be collected from teachers as students move into higher classes and their background knowledge is utilized to progress with less review.  Quantitative data could be collected from performance on benchmark tests given at start of units/years.

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Students will be better able to build on prior knowledge and connect different topics within math. They will have more success as they transition from PYP - MYP - DP/AIS courses. This could also be a great opportunity to align with other subjects. Math and science have a lot of overlap but the science rotation prevents us from being able to connect interdisciplinary knowledge by aligning units.

We can measure this with MAP scores. Track the progress of when students started with the aligned curriculum (start of elementary, start of middle school, start of high school) and get qualitative reflections from teachers when receiving those groups compared to past years.

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What will change for students?
Students will know the expectations of each course and what are the prerequisites and exit skills needed for each of the offered courses. This will make their transition phase from MYP to DP much easier and clear.

How will you learn what the impact of the work is?  (Data or evidence)

On the level of the students, this will be reflected by the student's smooth transition from one level to the other. In addition to that, their grades and performance will be enhanced since the math path is clear throughout grade levels.

On the level of the teachers, it is much easier when the vertical alignment is there to know what was taught previously and what are the exit skills of our students. This will make us confident about what was taught earlier and when. In addition to that, it will pave the road for our year expectations in terms of material and grades.

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What will change for students? What will be the impact of curriculum alignment on students' learning? (Identify the target: all students or subsets of students.)

Gaps identified in DP1 would be addressed and filled in MYP04 & MYP05, so students can transition from MYP to DP while having sufficient prerequisite knowledge. This would make a huge impact on their readiness level and ability to process information.

How will you learn what the impact of the work is? (What data or evidence will be gathered?)

By assessing students' analytical skills and ability to transfer acquired skills from one context to another. These assessments would include: written assessments (summative and formative), as well as class discussions and experimental laboratory work.

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This is a great idea, since the students will be all prepared when they come to the higher grades. The teacher would spend the time on the curriculum and the skills needed rather than teach what was supposed to be taught. Also when a new student comes to school we could easily check if he ls he needs more classes and is ready for the new class.

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Learning at ease, being equipped with the tools for success, without gaps to fill from previous years. Once they reach DP, they will have a wider choice of courses that they are prepared for, and higher level courses won't seem impossible to the majority.

How will you learn what the impact of the work is? (What data or evidence will be gathered?)

Not having gaps, will allow them to focus on DP level content and challenge themselves to get to the higher levels of achievement. More students will be able to join high level courses, thus more oprions for majors in colleges, a higher chance to get accepted in universities and majors of their choice and more accessibility to scholarships.

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Students will have prior knowledge and skills to build on which will help them be more prepared and confident in moving through more complex thinking skills in higher grade levels.

What will be the impact of curriculum alignment on students' learning?
Gaps will be identified and filled mainly during transition from PYP to MYP to DP/AIS courses. We are also aligning with the math department to have our students even more prepared with the prerequisite math skills.

How will you learn what the impact of the work is?
Diagnostic tests at the beginning of each new topic can be used to identify students' prior knowledge and misconceptions. Teachers will plan accordingly using demonstrations, simulations, labs and other activities to deliver theit lessons. Then through formative (continuous during the teaching/learning process) and End of Unit summative assessment, students' progress will be evaluated based on the collected evidence.

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It's about linking lessons, skills and assessments together as a holistic experience. It helps us prioritize, focus, reinforce and place learning in new contexts.