This document outlines an agenda for a morning session on CIA (Curriculum and Instruction Accountability). It includes information on logging into the Onslow County curriculum planning website and an overview of the planning template and exemplar units. Participants will browse exemplar units and discuss the purpose of components like big ideas, enduring understandings, and essential questions. They will also view CIA videos and discuss the characteristics of a successful CIA unit plan. District instructional contacts are provided.

1. Why CIA?
Morning Session
9:30-11:30am

2. • Today’s Meet
– A chance to ask questions now, after
today, and throughout the year
– A chance to share resources…
– http://www.todaysmeet.com/fytt2012
Keep the conversation going
www.todaysmeet.com/fytt

3. Keep the conversation going
www.todaysmeet.com/fytt

4. • www.onslowcounty.rubiconatlas.org
• Logging In
– Choose your name
– Password- excellence
• Purpose
Keep the conversation going
www.todaysmeet.com/fytt

5. • What do you notice about the planning
template?
– What makes the Onslow County planner the
Onslow County planner?
• Exemplars
– From Onslow Teachers
– Selected based on quality rubric
– Handout
Keep the conversation going
www.todaysmeet.com/fytt

6. • Browse Tab
– Locate an exemplar unit using the sheet
and Browse
– What do you notice about that unit?
• What is the function of these
components of the planner?
– Big Ideas, Enduring
Understandings, Essential Questions, etc.
Keep the conversation going
www.todaysmeet.com/fytt

7. • Take a few minutes to Browse for
planners in your area
– Remember units currently in Rubicon Atlas
are based on the past Standard Course of
Study
• What did you find?
Keep the conversation going
www.todaysmeet.com/fytt

8. • CIA Videos
– www.onslow.eduvision.tv
• CIA Channel
• References Tab
• Big Idea List
• Process Skills List
• One another
Keep the conversation going
www.todaysmeet.com/fytt

9. • Enduring Understandings and
Essential Questions
– Keys to successful plans
• Enduring Understanding Table Tent
Activity
– Activities  Conceptual Understandings
Keep the conversation going
www.todaysmeet.com/fytt

10. • Tabbing Through
Keep the conversation going
www.todaysmeet.com/fytt

11. A CIA Unit Plan
– Is NOT a lesson plan
– Is a collaborative effort
• Is Not an individual quest
– Is not a “one and done” proposition
• A plan continually evolves as it is taught
– Promotes integration
• Intra- and inter- disciplinary
– Is accessible across Onslow County Schools
Keep the conversation going
www.todaysmeet.com/fytt

12. Some of your District Instructional Contacts (these may change, but
these people can get you to the right person )
K-8 Science Pat Curley
9-12 Science Michele Halley
K-5 Social Studies Ken Reddic
6-12 Social Studies Ross Friebel
K-5 ELA Mark Bulris, Frankie Harris
6-12 ELA Lesley Eason
K-5 Math Dwayne Snowden (Elementary Services)
6-12 Math Michael Elder
EC Clara Talton, Brenda Scott, Misty Williams
CTE John Shannon, Madeline Tucker
World Languages, Janae Copeland
Arts, ESL
Secondary Schools Brent Anderson
NC Wise Wendy Grantham
Pre-School Kay Gresham
Health/PE Judy Yeager
Testing Lisa Thompson