Logging on to ABC site:                                            

  

• Go to www.balancedcurriculum.com
• User name:  Coventry Parent (with space between the words)
• Password:  1234
• Click Login to Database
• From the main menu on the screen, click Select Course
• Scroll down the list of all courses to find the desired course
• Click on Course Title to view curriculum

      

ABC Highlights:                                      

  

Curriculum

• Provides parents with comprehensive overview of all classes taught during the year
• Informs parents of timelines for specific units
• Enables parents to discuss topics related to student learning
• Informs parents of primary learning activities for each unit
• Allows parents to anticipate major projects and assignments

Unit Introductions

• Contain general introduction summarizing the skills, knowledge and concepts
• Contain one or more essential questions
• Provide framework for the development of significant tasks
• Language from standards explicitly and consciously used

Significant Tasks

• Define major student outcomes for each unit
• Specify what is to be learned and how it is to be learned
• Contain enough information to:

  1.  Devise daily lesson plans

  2.  Devise content assessments             

   

To view the ABC Showcase slideshow which was presented to the public on February 10, 2009, click here.