Alignment
- 2. Definition “Articulation refers to the incremental development of learning objectives across the tiers and subject domains of formal education” (Watermeyer 2012) Consists of Vertical and Horizontal Alignments
- 3. Vertical Alignment Vertical alignment connects previous learning to future learning. Vertical Alignment is often looked at from one grade level to the next. For example, grade level language arts teachers meet to make sure one level builds from the next.
- 4. Horizontal Alignment Horizontal Alignment is across the same grade level. Teachers from different subjects who teach the same grade meet to ensure their activities are interrelated.
- 5. ALIGNMENT IN MY CLASSES Vertical I talk with ninth and tenth ELA teachers and discuss skills and standards taught in those grade levels. Then, I expand upon those skills. I also know what I should be able to expect from students. I also want to talk with twelfth grade ELA teachers to make certain my students have the skills necessary to progress next year. Horizontal I meet with teachers who teach my students. We discuss how we can work together to teach literacy for eleventh graders in all of our classes. We want our students to make connections. Since I teach American literature and my students take U.S. History, we have lots of opportunities to make connections. We can plan units to coincide with the same time periods.
- 6. Reference Watermeyer, R. (2012). Curriculum alignment, articulation and the formative development of the learner. Retrieved from http://www.ibo.org/globalassets/publications/ib- research/curriculumalignmenteng.pdf.