Conway Public Schools

Curriculum

Building Strong Minds with Superior Resources

Conway Public Schools is recognized for its rigorous, well-defined curriculum, and for the quality of academic programs and extra-curricular activities both at the elementary and secondary levels.

Across the curriculum, critical thinking skills are fostered in our students in an effort to equip them with effective problem solving and decision making abilities. Our academic curriculum also incorporates state-of-the-art technology tools and instruction to prepare our students for post-secondary education and/or successful careers.

Our curriculum has been aligned with the Arkansas state standards with K-2 being aligned to the Common Core State Standards; and to retain our high level of student achievement, Conway Public Schools has summative and formative assessment programs in place to guide teacher instruction and prepare students for the state's benchmark exams and standardized tests.

It is our philosophy that students are provided with the opportunity to develop academically and socially to the best of their abilities and that the most effective education for all children is one commensurate with their abilities. To successfully meet the needs of each of our students, Conway Public Schools offers Vocational Career and Technical Education programs, intervention labs, Title I programs, a comprehensive literacy program, special education programs, Advanced Placement Courses and extensive extra-curricular activities to complement our regular curriculum.

Common Core State Standards

During the 2011-2012 school year, grades K-2 will be fully implementing CCSS for English Language Arts and Mathematics while grades 5-6 will be implementing CCSS for English Language Arts. For more information on the Common Core State Standards, please click here.

Links

The following links provide quick access to websites of educational institutions, textbook publishers, products, or services used by the Conway School District. Some may require a password.

• Common Core State Standards Initiative
• Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers
• Arkansas Department of Education
• Arkansas Common Core State Standards Initiative
• Arch Ford Education Service Cooperative
• The Learning Institute
• A+ Digital Nation
• Benchmark Education Company
• SMART Technologies
• Texas Instruments

Other External Links

The following links will take you to other websites. Please use wisdom and discretion when using external resources. Check for accuracy and adherance to Arkansas Frameworks, Common Core Standards, and the CPSD Computer Use Policy.

• Khan Academy
• Illuminations
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
• National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
• Board on Science Education
• National Council for the Social Studies
• StudyZone.Org
• Read-Write-Think
• Myths & Legends Story Creator 2 (Read myths or write and illustrate your own.)
• Museum Box Create a virtual memory or storytelling box with text, photos, videos, and more.
• ABCya! Word cloud maker for Kindergarten through Fifth Grade.
• Wordle Generate word clouds.
• Tagxedo Generate a word cloud in a specific shape.
• WordItOut Generate a word cloud with all horizontal words.
• Visuwords Graphical dictionary.
• Prezi Create, share, and publish online presentations.
• Xtranormal Create your own 3D animated movies.
• Weebly for Education Build a website.
• PBworks for Education Build a wiki for online team collaboration.
• Blooms for Technology Pryamid with links to presentation and web tools for every level.
• Google Blooms Similar to Blooms for Technology but specific to Google web tools.
• Glogster Poster yourself...mix, media, emotions, and ideas.
• SMART Exchange SMART Notebook and Response files created by teachers.
• Simple Smart Skills SMART Notebook files from various sources.
• Marzano's High Yield Strategies

(CPSD is not responsible for content or subscription services of other websites.)