November 19, 2015 at 6:00 PM - Bethel Board of Education Curriculum Meeting

Summary of the Briefing:

• Quaver Music is a state-of-the-art general music program that allows students to learn through authentic musical experiences such as singing, performing on instruments, dance/movement and creating/composing.

• To ensure vertical alignment and consistency of instructional practice, we would like to move to this K-5 general music program aligned to the National Standards For Music Education (NAfME),National Coalition for Core Arts Standards (NCCAS), and the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).

• Quaver is a digital resource.It is a customizable program that teachers can rearrange, adapt, or extend to conform to their teaching objectives and standards.

• Quaver updates all cloud-based resources in real time - no software to load - and produces iPad and other mobile device applications.

• All resources and assessments are housed in one location for easy access.

• There is a student website for continued musical enrichment at home

• If approved, we will launch this program at the beginning of the 2016-2017 school year.

Link to documents:  (Reminder - you will need to sign into Google using your Bethel account.)

Quaver Music Resources

Summary of the Briefing:

Below is an overview of the summer 2015 curriculum work revisions.  These revisions were made to existing curriculum and assessments in Social Studies.  The Social Studies Department dealt mostly with revisions to the curricula, particularly incorporating new standards.

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