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"How can curriculum mapping assist you?  Do you have one?  Does your school/district curriculum map?  Where would/will you start in creating a useful curriculum map for your classroom?"

For my Algebra class there is a curriculum map.  It has been incredibly useful for me throughout the semester. The map outlines all the units and how many days to spend on each one.  It also includes the common core aligned objectives and gives corresponding homework assignments from the textbook.  Furthermore, our district also created unit exams and review guides that all Algebra 1 teachers give. The curriculum map really helps out in my unit and daily lesson planning. 

There is currently no curriculum map for my Algebra Extensions class.  In order to create a useful curriculum map for this class I will look at the final exam that has been provided for us.  This past semester I had no planned curriculum and no official final exam so I ended up teaching what I thought students needed work on.  However, for next semester, now that I have a final I will plan a curriculum based on what they need to master for the final.  This will include units on adding and subtracting, fractions, estimation, and rates.  I am going to try to outline the semester based off this exam and hopefully this will provide much more structure for my class.