Teachers at the same grade level work as a team to develop interdisciplinary and differentiated curriculum. All grade level curricula are based on significant knowledge key points, which are directly related to the Tippecanoe School Corporation Curriculum Objectives for the grade level. These TSC objectives are correlated to the Indiana State Standards/Core Standards at each grade level. These significant knowledge key points serve as the target for what the participants are to understand after the instruction is completed.
Teachers are aware of the learning styles of their students. They strive to meet each of the individual students learning modalities. Collaboration is required between and among the grade levels to ensure that a proper scope and sequence of instructional opportunities exist and match the curricular objectives/standards. All instruction is connected to and integrated throughout the curriculum.
Special-area teachers also collaborate with classroom teachers, and each other, to connect their standards with the academic curriculum. They have coordinated grant proposals, family nights, and cross-curriculum activities.
The curriculum objectives/state standards/core standards have been organized into a meaningful, conceptually designed framework. Particular attention is focused on the core standards from the state of Indiana. Grade level teachers continually modify and enhance their instructional program in their integrated yearlong plan.
Within this structure, teachers use effective instructional techniques such as hands-on activities, visual aides, cooperative learning groups, differentiated instruction, note taking, and nonlinguistic representations to engage students in learning. Students are encouraged to be active participants in discussions and activities during lessons.
Programs that have been implemented in recent years to bolster instruction include:
ZooPhonics, Mountain Math and Language, Prodigy Math, Reading Eggs, IXL, CAFÉ + Daily 5, Michael Heggerty, Accelerated Reader, Writer’s Workshop, Everyday Calendar Math, and Everyday Math Partner Games.