• The Innovation, Teaching & Learning department is committed to educational excellence for all Willis students.

    We use three distinct pillars to guide our decisions.

     

    Curriculum Framework

    Learning Intentions, Units, Assessments, Resources

    Goals

    • TEKS - what students should know and be able to do at the end of each grade level or course

    • Essential Standards

    • Readiness Standards  - Assessment

    • Supporting Standards  - Assessed/Not always emphasized

    • Process Standards - Combine standards 

    • SEs - Student expectations (SEs) identify the specific knowledge and skills that students must demonstrate. 

    • Learning Targets 

     Classify/Categorize/Calendar (TEKS Resource and Local Documents)

    • YAG (Year at a Glance) - Scope and Sequence

    • IFDs (Instructional Focus Document)

    • Unit Guides

    • Lesson Plans

    • Backwards Design

    Assessments

    • District Unit Assessments

    • CFAs (Common Formative Assessments)   

    • MAP  (Measure of Academic Progress)

    • Interim Assessments

    Resources (Instructional)

    • Content Frameworks

    • Content SIGs (Strategic Implementation Guide)

    • District-adopted curriculum resources

    • Instructional Strategies

    • Activities

    • Materials

    • Student Data

    • TELPAS

    • STAAR  

    • Screeners

    • Assessments

    • Running Records

    • Lexile Scores

    • Accommodations/Modifications

    • Student Work