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NEW! Visit the Department of Assessment and Research's Test Administration Resources page for a variety of assessment dates and objectives.
Professional Development Registration System—Please visit this site to register for Denver Public Schools' professional development (PD) and professional development unit (PDU) opportunities. The registration system is updated—please register now!
Teacher Quality Enhancement (TQE) is an opportunity for secondary licensure students in the content areas of mathematics, science, English, and social studies to experience all aspects of urban education in Denver Public Schools.
Planning Guide Alignment to Standards (see below) (January 4, 2007)
Select DPS Success mathematics after-school tutoring lessons to address student needs on grade-level assessment objectives identified by DPS Benchmark Assessments and/or CSAP results.
DRA2 Summary Sheets and EDL2 Summary Sheets
DPS employees who need information about Student Growth Objectives, Professional Development, Professional Development Units, and Comprehensive Professional Evaluation, please visit MyDPS for information and tools to help integrate your work at http://my.dpsk12.org/default.aspx.
DPS Success After-School Tutoring Curriculum (December 13, 2005)
Planning Guide Information
To order DPS Instructional Planning Guides, view the file (PDF or Excel) that lists all current prices. Then, either call 720-423-3411 or email Ikon at ikon@dpsk12.org with requested content area, grade levels, and numbers of copies, and Ikon will print and deliver them to your school. If you have questions about Literacy and/or Mathematics Instructional Planning Guides, contact Joel’ Bradley-Hess at joel_bradley-hess@dpsk12.org or 720-423-3723. Curriculum Instructional Planning Guides in literacy (ECE–9) and mathematics (ECE–10) are in PDF format below.

	Literacy	Mathematics
ECE	Year at a Glance General Resources (including ECE Schedules Unit 1 at a Glance Unit 1 Introduction to Cultural Competency and Lessons Unit 1 Literacy Lesson Plans Unit 2 at a Glance Unit 2 Literacy Lesson Plans Unit 3 at a Glance Unit 3 Literacy Lesson Plans Unit 4 at a Glance Unit 4 Literacy Lesson Plans Unit 5 at a Glance Unit 5 Literacy Lesson Plans Unit 6 at a Glance Unit 6 Literacy Lesson Plans Unit 7 at a Glance Unit 7 Literacy Lesson Plans	Introduction Year at a Glance (traditional) Year at a Glance (continuous) Planning Guides
Kindergarten	Year at a Glance General Resources Addenda for All Kindergarten Units Unit 1 at a Glance Unit 1 Introduction to Cultural Competency and Lessons Unit 1 Reading Lesson Plans Unit 1 Writing Lesson Plans Unit 2 at a Glance Unit 2 Reading Lesson Plans Unit 2 Writing Lesson Plans Unit 3 at a Glance Unit 3 Reading Lesson Plans Unit 3 Writing Lesson Plans Unit 4 at a Glance Unit 4 Reading Lesson Plans Unit 4 Writing Lesson Plans Unit 5 at a Glance Unit 5 Reading Lesson Plans Unit 5 Writing Lesson Plans Unit 6 at a Glance Unit 6 Reading Lesson Plans Unit 6 Writing Lesson Plans	Introduction Time Frame Year at a Glance Planning Guides
Grade 1	Year at a Glance Addenda for All Grade 1 Units Unit 1 at a Glance Unit 1 Reading Lesson Plans Unit 1 Writing Lesson Plans Unit 2 at a Glance Unit 2 Reading Lesson Plans Unit 2 Writing Lesson Plans Unit 2 Anchor Papers with Commentary: Anchor Paper 1 Unit 3 at a Glance Unit 3 Reading Lesson Plans Unit 3 Writing Lesson Plans Unit 3 Anchor Papers with Commentary: Anchor Paper 1 Anchor Paper 2 Anchor Paper 3 Unit 4 at a Glance Unit 4 Reading Lesson Plans Unit 4 Writing Lesson Plans Unit 4 Anchor Papers with Commentary: Anchor Paper 1 Anchor Paper 2 Anchor Paper 3 Unit 5 at a Glance Unit 5 Reading Lesson Plans Unit 5 Writing Lessons Plans Unit 6 at a Glance Unit 6 Reading Lesson Plans Unit 6 Writing Lesson Plans	Introduction Time Frame Year at a Glance Planning Guides
Grade 2	Year at a Glance Addenda for All Grade 2 Units Unit 1 at a Glance Unit 1 Reading Lesson Plans Unit 1 Writing Lesson Plans Unit 2 Option 1: Unit 2 at a Glance Unit 2 Reading Lesson Plans Unit 2 Writing Lesson Plans—Use America's Choice Personal Narrative Grade 2, Version 3, as is. Schools received this version this summer. Unit 2 Option 2: Unit 2 at a Glance Unit 2 Reading Lesson Plans Unit 2 Writing Lesson Plans—Use with America's Choice Personal Narrative Grade 2, Version 2. Schools received this version three years ago. Unit 2 Anchor Papers with Commentary: Anchor Paper 1 Unit 3 at a Glance Unit 3 Reading Lesson Plans Unit 3 Writing Lesson Plans Unit 3 Anchor Papers with Commentary: Anchor Paper 1 Anchor Paper 2 Anchor Paper 3 Unit 4 at a Glance Unit 4 Reading Lesson Plans Unit 4 Writing Lesson Plans Unit 4 Anchor Papers with Commentary: Anchor Paper 1 Anchor Paper 2 Anchor Paper 3 Unit 5 at a Glance Unit 5 Reading Lesson Plans Unit 5 Writing Lesson Plans Unit 6 at a Glance Unit 6 Reading Lesson Plans Unit 6 Writing Lesson Plans Unit 7 at a Glance Unit 7 Reading Lesson Plans Unit 7 Writing Lesson Plans	Introduction Time Frame Year at a Glance Planning Guides
Grade 3	Due to copyright restrictions, some reading excerpts have been omitted from these online versions. Please see your hard copies for complete lesson plans. Third Grade Standards Lessons (PDF or Word)—This matrix indicates lessons in which the specific standards can be addressed based on teacher’s focus and delivery of instruction. Year at a Glance Addenda for All Grade 3 Units Unit 1 at a Glance Unit 1 Anchor Papers with Commentary: Anchor Paper 1 Anchor Paper 2 Anchor Paper 3 Anchor Paper 4 Unit 2 at a Glance Unit 2 Reading Lesson Plans Unit 2 Writing Lesson Plans Unit 2 Anchor Papers with Commentary: Anchor Paper 1 Unit 3 at a Glance Unit 3 Reading Lesson Plans (English) Unit 3 Reading Lesson Plans (Spanish) Unit 3 Writing Lesson Plans (English) Unit 3 Writing Lesson Plans (Spanish) Unit 4 at a Glance Unit 4 Reading Lessons Plans Unit 4 Writing Lesson Plans Semester 2—Supporting ELLs and Culturally, Linguistically Diverse Learners Unit 4 Anchor Papers with Commentary: Anchor Paper 1 Anchor Paper 2 Anchor Paper 3 Unit 5 at a Glance Unit 5 Reading Lessons Plans Unit 5 Writing Lessons Plans—Use Unit 2, “Raising the Quality of Narrative Writing ” from Units of Study for Teaching Writing, Grades 3–5 by Lucy Calkins. Unit 5 Anchor Papers with Commentary: Anchor Paper 1 Anchor Paper 2 Unit 6 at a Glance Unit 6 Reading Lesson Plans Unit 6 Writing Lesson Plans Unit 6 Anchor Papers with Commentary: Anchor Paper 1 Anchor Paper 2 Unit 7 at a Glance Unit 7 Reading Lesson Plans (English) Unit 7 Reading Lesson Plans (Spanish) Unit 7 Writing Lesson Plans	Introduction Time Frame Year at a Glance Planning Guides Planning Guide Alignment to Standards
Grade 4	Due to copyright restrictions, some reading excerpts have been omitted from these online versions. Please see your hard copies for complete lesson plans. Fourth Grade Standards Lessons (PDF or Word)—This matrix indicates lessons in which the specific standards can be addressed based on teacher’s focus and delivery of instruction. Year at a Glance Addenda for All Grade 4 Units Unit 1 at a Glance Unit 1 Anchor Papers with Commentary: Anchor Paper 1 Anchor Paper 2 Anchor Paper 3 Unit 2 at a Glance Unit 2 Reading Lesson Plans Unit 2 Writing Lesson Plans Unit 2 Anchor Papers with Commentary: Anchor Paper 1 Anchor Paper 2 Unit 3 at a Glance Unit 3 Reading Lesson Plans Unit 3 Writing Lesson Plans Unit 4 at a Glance Unit 4 Reading Lesson Plans Unit 4 Writing Lesson Plans Unit 4 Anchor Papers with Commentary: Anchor Paper 1 Anchor Paper 2 Anchor Paper 3 Semester 2—Supporting ELLs and Culturally, Linguistically Diverse Learners Unit 5 at a Glance Unit 5 Reading Lesson Plans Unit 5 Writing Lessons Plans—Use Unit 4, “Writing Fiction: Big Dreams, Tall Ambitions” from Units of Study for Teaching Writing, Grades 3–5 by Lucy Calkins. Unit 5 Anchor Papers with Commentary: Anchor Paper 1 Anchor Paper 2 Unit 6 at a Glance Unit 6 Reading Lesson Plans Unit 6 Writing Lesson Plans Unit 7 at a Glance Unit 7 Reading Lesson Plans Unit 7 Writing Lesson Plans	Introduction Time Frame Year at a Glance Planning Guides Planning Guide Alignment to Standards
Grade 5	Due to copyright restrictions, some reading excerpts have been omitted from these online versions. Please see your hard copies for complete lesson plans. Fifth Grade Standards Lessons (PDF or Word)—This matrix indicates lessons in which the specific standards can be addressed based on teacher’s focus and delivery of instruction. Year at a Glance Addenda for All Grade 5 Units Unit 1 at a Glance Unit 1 Anchor Papers with Commentary: Anchor Paper 1 Anchor Paper 2 Anchor Paper 3 Unit 2 at a Glance Unit 2 Reading Lesson Plans Unit 2 Writing Lesson Plans—Use Unit 3, “Breathing Life into Essays” from Units of Study for Teaching Writing, Grades 3–5 by Lucy Calkins. Unit 2 Anchor Papers with Commentary: Anchor Paper 1 Anchor Paper 2 Unit 3 at a Glance Unit 3 Reading Lesson Plans Unit 3 Writing Lesson Plans Unit 4 at a Glance Unit 4 Reading Lesson Plans Unit 4 Writing Lesson Plans Unit 4 Anchor Papers with Commentary: Anchor Paper 1 Anchor Paper 2 Anchor Paper 3 Semester 2—Supporting ELLs and Culturally, Linguistically Diverse Learners Unit 5 at a Glance Unit 5 Reading Lesson Plans Unit 5 Writing Lesson Plans Unit 5 Anchor Papers with Commentary: Anchor Paper 1 Anchor Paper 2 Anchor Paper 3 Unit 6 at a Glance Unit 6 Reading Lesson Plans Unit 6 Writing Lesson Plans Unit 6 Anchor Papers with Commentary: Anchor Paper 1 Unit 7 at a Glance Unit 7 Reading Lesson Plans Unit 7 Writing Lesson Plans—Use Unit 5, “Literary Essays: Writing About Reading ” from Units of Study for Teaching Writing, Grades 3–5 by Lucy Calkins.	Introduction Time Frame Year at a Glance Planning Guides Planning Guide Alignment to Standards
Grade 6	Year at a Glance Addenda for All Grade 6 Units Secondary Strategies to Support Culturally Competent Instruction Unit 1 at a Glance Unit 1 Reading and Writing Lesson Plans Unit 2 at a Glance Unit 2 Reading and Writing Lesson Plans Unit 2 Anchor Papers with Commentary: Anchor Paper 1 Unit 3 at a Glance Unit 3 Reading and Writing Lesson Plans Unit 4 at a Glance Unit 4 Reading and Writing Lesson Plans Unit 5 at a Glance Unit 5 Reading and Writing Lesson Plans	Introduction Time Frame Time Frame—Honors Year at a Glance Planning Guides Template for Body of Evidence for Trimester 1 (Word or PDF) Template for Body of Evidence for Trimester 2 (Word or PDF) Template for Body of Evidence for Trimester 2, by Unit (Word or PDF) Template for Body of Evidence for Trimester 3, by Unit (Word or PDF) Planning Guide Alignment to Standards
Grade 7	Year at a Glance Addenda for All Grade 7 Units Secondary Strategies to Support Culturally Competent Instruction Unit 1 at a Glance Unit 1 Reading and Writing Lesson Plans Unit 2 at a Glance Unit 2 Reading and Writing Lesson Plans Unit 3 at a Glance Unit 3 Reading and Writing Lesson Plans Unit 4 at a Glance Unit 5 at a Glance Unit 5 Reading and Writing Lesson Plans	Introduction Time Frame Time Frame—Honors Year at a Glance Planning Guides Template for Body of Evidence for Trimester 1 (Word or PDF) Template for Body of Evidence for Trimester 2 (Word or PDF) Template for Body of Evidence for Trimester 2, by Unit (Word or PDF) Template for Body of Evidence for Trimester 3, by Unit (Word or PDF) Planning Guide Alignment to Standards
Grade 8	Year at a Glance Addenda for All Grade 8 Units Secondary Strategies to Support Culturally Competent Instruction Unit 1 at a Glance Unit 1 Reading and Writing Lesson Plans Unit 1 Anchor Papers with Commentary: Anchor Paper 1 Unit 2 at a Glance Unit 2 Reading and Writing Lesson Plans Unit 2 Anchor Papers with Commentary: Anchor Paper 1 Unit 3 at a Glance Unit 3 Reading and Writing Lesson Plans Unit 4 at a Glance Unit 4 Reading and Writing Lesson Plans Unit 4 Anchor Papers with Commentary: Anchor Paper 1 Unit 5 at a Glance Unit 5 Reading and Writing Lesson Plans	Introduction Time Frame Time Frame—Honors Year at a Glance Planning Guides Template for Body of Evidence for Trimester 1 (Word or PDF) Template for Body of Evidence for Trimester 2 (Word or PDF) Template for Body of Evidence for Trimester 2, by Unit (Word or PDF) Template for Body of Evidence for Trimester 3, by Unit (Word or PDF) Planning Guide Alignment to Standards
Grade 9	Year at a Glance Secondary Strategies to Support Culturally Competent Instruction Unit 1 at a Glance Unit 1 Reading/Writing Lesson Plans Unit 2 at a Glance Unit 2 Reading/Writing Lesson Plans Unit 3 at a Glance Unit 3 Reading/Writng Lesson Plans Unit 4 at a Glance Unit 4 Reading/Writing Lesson Plans Unit 5 at a Glance Unit 5 Reading/Writing Lesson Plans Year at a Glance—SpringBoard Level IV Daily Learning Schedule—SpringBoard Level IV	Introduction—Algebra Time Frame–Algebra Year at a Glance—Algebra Planning Guides—Algebra Planning Guide Alignment to Standards—Algebra Introduction—IMP Time Frame—IMP Year at a Glance—IMP Planning Guides—IMP
Grade 10	Year at a Glance—SpringBoard Level VI Daily Learning Schedule—SpringBoard Level VI	Introduction—Geometry Time Frame—Geometry Year at a Glance—Geometry Planning Guides—Geometry Planning Guide Alignment to Standards Time Frame—IMP2
Grade 11	Year at a Glance—SpringBoard Level V Daily Learning Schedule—SpringBoard Level V	Time Frame—Advanced Algebra Planning Guide—Advanced Algebra (detailed planning guide coming soon)
Grade 12	Year at a Glance—SpringBoard Level Senior English Daily Learning Schedule—SpringBoard Level Senior English	Pacing—Probability and Statistics

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