Sample Curriculum Presentations and Resources

These resources provide sample curriculum writers and/or users more information about the sample curriculum project and templates. The first video is a general overview of the sample curriculum project and the essential components of the templates that may be referenced in future presentations. The presentations that will follow are content specific to illustrate the unique attributes applied in each content area.

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A closer look at Colorado’s District Sample Curriculum Project and the teacher-created curriculum samples
This 30-minute video provides an overview of Colorado’s District Sample Curriculum Project and explores the curriculum template and key aspects of the teacher-created curriculum samples. For viewer convenience, and to enhance the video, both the PowerPoint presentation utilized in the video and the curriculum template (with explanations of terms and components) are available for download. The video may be viewed in its entirety, but to facilitate strategic or targeted use the following table highlights the specific topics included in the video (bolded topics indicate major sections of the video) along with their associated time locations and segment lengths. Documents referenced in the video: Curriculum Template with explanations 4th Grade Social Studies Unit Boom and Bust PowerPoint			Sample Curriculum Project Overview from eNetColorado on Vimeo.
Video Topic		Video Timestamp		Segment Length
Project Overview		00:00		3 minutes, 30 seconds
	Project Introduction		00:00		20 seconds
	Project Goals		00:20		45 seconds
	Project Phases		01:09		58 seconds
	Phase I Highlights		02:29		1 minute, 20 seconds
Sample Overview - Course at a Glance		03:30		5 minutes, 49 seconds
	Course at a Glance Introduction		03:30		1 minute, 42 seconds
	Planning for a year/course		05:12		4 minutes, 7 seconds
Sample Overview - Unit Planning		09:20		18 minutes, 10 seconds
	Unit planning Introduction		9:20		50 seconds
	Generalizations (Understandings)		10:10		5 minutes, 7 seconds
	Content and Skills		15:20		2 minutes, 54 seconds
	Concepts, Unit Strands and Focusing Lens		18:15		5 minutes, 25 seconds
	Critical Language		23:41		2 minutes, 38 seconds
Next Steps		27:33		1 minute, 58 seconds
	Next Steps Introduction		27:33		45 seconds
	Phase 3 Goals		28:18		1 minute 13 seconds

Content Specific Presentations and Resources Click the name of the content area to jump directly to its curriculum resources. Comprehensive Health Dance Drama and Theatre Arts Mathematics Music Physical Education Reading, Writing, and Communicating Science Social Studies STEM Visual Arts World Languages
Comprehensive Health

Dance	Dance Sample Curriculum Unique Attributes from eNetColorado on Vimeo.

Drama and Theatre Arts	Drama and Theatre Sample Curriculum Unique Attributes from eNetColorado on Vimeo.

Mathematics	Mathematics Sample Curriculum Unique Attributes from eNetColorado on Vimeo.

Music	Music Sample Curriculum Unique Attributes from eNetColorado on Vimeo.

Reading, Writing, and Communicating	High school Elementary

Science

Social Studies	High School Grades 6-8

STEM	STEM Sample Curriculum Unique Attributes from eNetColorado on Vimeo.

Visual Arts	VisualArts Sample Curriculum Unique Attributes from eNetColorado on Vimeo.

World Languages Video PowerPoint	World Languages Sample Curriculum Unique Attributes from eNetColorado on Vimeo.