School-Wide Curriculum
AISJ provides an authentic, standards-based American international education based on the American Education Reaches Out (AERO) standards, a widely used international set of rigorous standards from the U.S. Department. of State.
Our curriculum is organized in the Understanding by Design framework on Atlas Rubicon curriculum mapping software. We prioritize enduring understandings and transferable skills for scholars that allow them to transfer their learning. In order to ensure a high-quality curriculum, AISJ has established a Curriculum Review process. We examine each subject area in depth once every five years to make sure that the curriculum is up-to-date and reflects our changing world.
AISJ’s definition of Learning:
Learning is a dynamic process where all scholars actively engage with knowledge and skills to build deep understanding, make meaningful connections across disciplines, and transfer their insights to new contexts and challenges.
ASSESSMENTS
We use many different assessments to ensure that scholars are growing their skills and knowledge. Some of the assessment tools that we use include:
- DESSA Social Emotional Universal Screener K-12
- CORE Phonics Grades K-2
- Passage Reading Fluency Assessments Grades 1-2
- Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) Reading, Math, and Language Usage in Grades 1-9
- PSAT in Grades 8-11
- SAT in Grades 11-12
- Advanced Placement (AP) exams on 25 different subjects in high school
- IB exam for high school DP scholars
- Ongoing formative assessment to meet scholar needs.
We regularly review data from different assessments in teaching teams and with scholars to make sure that we are supporting each scholar in reaching their learning goals.
EXPLORE OUR UNITS & STANDARDS
AISJ’s PreK-12 standards-based curriculum overview is available for viewing by the community at: https://aisjed-public.rubiconatlas.org/home
Visitors to the page can use the globe icon with “All Curriculum” to explore most courses at AISJ. Please note that updating curriculum is an ongoing process throughout any school year as we respond to scholars and as curriculum goes through review cycles. At times, units may be incomplete due to changes taking place.
