Curriculum Pathways

Explore four unique options.

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Before selecting a curriculum, please take some time to reflect on the following questions and work with your teacher to select the curriculum that is the right fit for your student:

  • What will your learning day/week look like?
  • Who will be providing the instruction to the student?
  • Do you need a daily lesson plan and a weekly pacing guide?
  • Does the student want online or paper?
  • Does your student do better in a live class or does your student do better in a self-paced class?
  • What type of learner is your student? Kinesthetic, Auditory, or Visual?
  • Which subject does your student need more help with and could benefit from teacher-led instruction?

Curriculum Paths

The curricular options below are listed in order from the most structured options requiring the least planning and record keeping to the most teacher-supported option requiring the most record keeping, documentation, and communication with your teacher.

The Scholar's Path

The Discovery Voyage Path

The Academic Odyssey Path

The Expedition Path

You can learn more about each curriculum by reviewing our recommended short list of curricula HERE. If you have additional questions, feel free to come to the K-6 Curriculum Office Hours or email curriculum@centralvcs.org.

Pathway 1

The Scholar's Path

Curriculum in this category is our highest level of supported curriculum. These classes are fully teacher-led and standards-aligned. The teacher provides the student with direct instruction (either live or through video recording), paces out the assignments, and completes the grading. The Parent/Learning Coach makes sure that the students attend class, completes assigned work, and assists students in submitting assignments by their due dates.

Curriculum

100% Pre-selected and planned out day by day

Teacher Led

YES - Live classes, video lessons, and assignments

Parent/Learning Coach

Ensures student attends and completes/submits work, and helps if needed

Parent/Learning Coach Record Keeping

Minimal - Stay involved and aware

Pathway 2

The Discovery Voyage

Curriculum in this category is standards-aligned with the direct instruction being given by the Parent/Learning Coach. The Parent/Learning Coach is responsible for providing the student with lesson instruction and feedback regarding student performance on assignments while the Independent Study Teacher supports by helping create a pacing guide for the student to follow. The Independent Study Teacher will use the pacing guide to assign work each Learning Period. The assignments given will be the body of work that will be reviewed by the Independent Study Teacher each learning period. The Parent/Learning Coach is responsible for providing the student with lesson instruction and feedback regarding student performance on assignments.

Curriculum

Paced out with a daily plan that is followed and completed weekly

Teacher Led

NO - Teacher assigns work and reviews it during each Learning Period

Parent/Learning Coach

Provides the student with daily instruction, feedback, grading, and correcting assignments

Parent/Learning Coach Record Keeping

Tracks lesson completion according to the pacing guide and provides work samples for the teacher to submit

Pathway 3

The Academic Odyssey

Curriculum in this category may not fully align with the state standards and requires a high level of teacher support to identify missing standards. Your Independent Study Teacher will help pace out the curriculum, assign the work each Learning Period, and will incorporate supplemental material into the learning plan to meet the grade-level standards. The Parent/Learning Coach is responsible for providing the student with lesson instruction and feedback regarding student performance on assignments. The assignments given will be the body of work that will be reviewed by the Independent Study Teacher each Learning Period.

Curriculum

Paced out with a daily plan that is followed and completed weekly

Teacher Led

NO - The teacher will assign the work and review it during each Learning Period. The teacher will also add supplemental assignments as needed.

Parent/Learning Coach

Provides the student with daily instruction, feedback, grading and correcting assignments

Parent/Learning Coach Record Keeping

Tracks lesson completion according to the pacing guide and provides work samples for the teacher to submit

Pathway 4

The Expedition

While still a viable option, this curricular path is rarely chosen by our families due to the lack of structure and the level of planning and record keeping required by the Parent/Learning Coach and the Independent Study Teacher. This path requires the most daily and monthly planning time. A monthly plan will need to be created in advance, daily logs/records kept, and more evidence of work submitted at the end of each Learning Period (LP).

Choosing this learning path means choosing to work on grade level standards through assorted means rather than working through a particular curriculum. The curricula listed in this category are not comprehensive curricula and are primarily considered supplemental or enrichment. While these supplements and learning activities can be incorporated into a student’s Individualized Learning Plan, they do require a great deal of oversight from the Independent Study Teacher and the Parent/Learning Coach to ensure grade-level standards are being met. If you choose to work on individual standards as your child’s curriculum plan, you will work with the Independent Study Teacher to create a plan each Learning Period which identifies the learning activities being used to meet the assigned standards.

To best support families who select this path, the Independent Study Teacher will assign a set of standards to complete using our school Ed Plans for each LP. The Independent Study Teacher will then work with the Parent/Learning Coach to plan out the learning activities that will be completed during the LP. These activities may include some of the supplemental learning materials or enrichment activities on this document, but are not subject to only those listed below. The Parent/Learning Coach will then support the student in mastering the standards by completing the assigned learning activities and turning in the completed work, activities logs, and evidence of learning to the Independent Study Teacher for each Learning Period.

If the parent would like, they can create a plan to review with their Independent Study Teacher before each Learning Period meeting. While not required, using a template to create their own plan to review with the Independent Study Teacher is recommended for families who choose this unique and rare learning path. The use of a template such as this one HERE may be helpful. The Independent Study Teacher will then work with the Parent/Learning Coach to solidify the Learning Plan for the student by assigning the standards to be completed along with the learning activities, assignments, and experiences the parent has chosen to support completion of those standards. Here is a folder that has some additional learning plan templates that might be useful: Learning Period Planning Templates.

Curriculum

Requires a written monthly plan identifying the standards and learning activities covered daily by the student throughout the Learning Period

Teacher Led

NO - Teacher will review the monthly learning plan to ensure an appropriate amount of standards along with learning activities & assignments are planned for the Learning Period and add supplemental assignments as needed

Parent/Learning Coach

Provides the student with daily instruction and feedback on learning activities and communicates with and receives input from the Teacher frequently

Parent/Learning Coach Record Keeping

Tracks lesson completion according to the monthly plan and provides assignments, pictures, and other evidence to the Teacher to be reviewed and submitted as work samples during each Learning Period meeting

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