The teachers
of Concord and Concord-Carlisle Regional High School have taken
on the very large task of developing "Student Learning
Outcomes" for classes we teach. This has been a three-year
effort to define what Student Learning Outcomes are, to determine
what they should look like, then to write them and come to agreement
on them. What you will find below is those outcomes.
What are Student Learning Outcomes?
Student Learning Outcomes are the critical knowledge
that we will expect the majority of students to have once they
have completed a class. The word “critical” signifies
that all teachers who teach the class will teach this material
in all classes of that name. “Knowledge” is not restricted
to facts and figures; it also includes concepts and process.
So you can expect that if your child is in third grade science
at Thoreau, s/he will be exposed to this knowledge, as will
be students in the third grade classes at Alcott and Willard,
although it is probably that different teachers will teach it
in slightly different ways. Likewise, all students taking Algebra
I will be exposed to the knowledge specified in the Student
Learning Outcomes. In addition, your child will be taught other
things depending upon the interest level of the students, the
expertise of the teacher in a particular area, or a project
that the class decides to pursue.
Who decided the appropriateness of the Student Learning Outcomes?
The outcomes were written by teachers and are
a refection of Concord’s and Carlisle’s community
standards, teachers’ input, educational research, and State
and Federal frameworks.
Will the Student Learning Outcomes always stay the same?
The Student Learning Outcomes will continue to
be revised whenever we make a curriculum change that influences
the outcome as written. This may be done as part of summer curriculum
development, or throughout the year as we continue to evaluate
and reevaluate what we teach and what we expect students to
learn.
Are the Student Learning Outcomes complete?
The Student Learning Outcomes that are posted
are not complete. Although we have written them for most social
studies classes, we have decided not to post them here until
the Massachusetts Department of Education determines what its
own frameworks will look like. Once the final version of their
frameworks is done, we may want to adjust ours somewhat. We
have decided to withhold doing that until we get word that the
Department of Education has completed its work. We also have
a few more 11th and 12th grade classes to complete. We will
post those as soon as we complete them.
I would like to extend my thanks and appreciation to every teacher
in the two districts. Every teacher had a hand in developing
these Student Learning Outcomes.
I invite
you to read through the outcomes and acquaint yourself with
them. If you have any questions about them, please contact your
child's teacher, Principal, or the Assistant Superintendent.
Click on the links for the following Student Learning Outcomes:
English/Language
Arts grades K-5
English/Language Arts
grades 6-8
English/Language
Arts grades 9-12
Foreign
Language outcomes, Grades 6-8
Foreign
Language outcomes, grades 9-12, French Stage 2
Foreign
Language outcomes, grades 9-12, French Stage 3
Foreign
Language outcomes, grades 9-12, French Stage 4
Foreign
Language outcomes, grades 9-12, Spanish Stage 1
Foreign
Language outcomes, grades 9-12, Spanish Stage 2
Foreign
Language outcomes, grades 9-12, Spanish Stage 3
Foreign
Language outcomes, grades 9-12, Spanish Stage 4
Foreign
Language outcomes, grades 9-12, Latin Stage 1
Physical
Education outcomes, grades K-5
Physical
Education outcomes, grades 6-8
Health
outcomes, Grades K-5
Health
outcomes, Grades 6-8
Health
and Fitness outcomes, grades 9-12
Family
and Consumer Science outcomes, grade 7
Information Literacy
grades, K - 5
Math outcomes,
grades K-5
Math
outcomes, grades 6-8
Math
outcomes, grades 9-12
Music
outcomes, grades K-5
Music
outcomes, grade 6
Music
outcomes, grade 7
Science
outcomes, grades K-5
Science
outcomes, grades 6-8
Science
outcomes, grades 9-12
Social
Studies, grades 6-8
Social
Studies, grades 9-12
Technology grades
pre K-5
Technology
education, grade 8
Visual Arts outcome,
grades K-5
Visual Arts
outcome, grades 6-8
Visual Arts outcome,
grades 9-12
