MAP-IT™ (Curriculum Mapping) Why MAP-ITÔ?  Research suggests that the most effective way to increase student learning is to improve the curriculum and teaching strategies in core subject aeas, and to align them with established state standards and performance measures (assessment). MAP-ITÔ is a proprietary, web-based curriculum-mapping tool customized to each state's approved curriculum standards for K-12 Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies.  It is an integral part of the QuEStÔ comprehensive school reform model, but it is also available as a stand-alone product to provide schools with a high-capacity curriculum mapping capability.  MAP-ITÔ  thoroughly maps a school's curriculum to the specific established state standards.  As part of the total mapping process the tool provides web-based instruments which enable teachers to: map the local school curriculum against state curriculum content and performance standards conduct a thorough gap analysis by teacher, grade, subject, and schoolwide map the taught curriculum against the school calendar year validate on Introduce, Reinforce, Mastery teaching cycle document Essential Questions assign appropriate level of higher order skills align classroom assessments to high stakes tests MAP-IT Year One Double-click on the globe to view sample pages of MAP-IT reports.  You must have Adobe to read this file.  To download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader click the link below: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html   information@qes-quest.com Copyright 2006   Quality Educational Systems, Inc.   All Rights Reserved