Action Overview: Develop plans for curriculum development

This set of resources is designed to assist leadership teams in analyzing and planning for curriculum, including the alignment of current scope & sequence, units, materials, and assessments to academic standards and selected instructional practices. 

Introduction

The planning for curriculum development will depend on the role of this process within the organization’s work plans, such as:

• checking the alignment of the current curriculum to standards 
• realigning curriculum to new standards
• realigning curriculum to support a new focus for instructional practices
• purchasing new instructional materials
• What are important considerations in developing curriculum?

The following questions could be considered in preparing to develop curriculum:

• How does curriculum support implementation of effective instructional practices?
• How well is the curriculum aligned to standards and benchmarks so that all students can achieve mastery?
• Does the curriculum support an efficient learning progression across grade levels and courses?
• Does the curriculum provide support for the learning backgrounds, prior experiences, and cultures of the students?
• Has the curriculum process had the involvement of important stakeholders including affected educators, parents and community members?

Suggested Activities

How do educators use Portal resources to plan for curriculum development?

• Activity 1: Conduct an alignment study of the current curriculum
• Activity 2: Develop an action plan for revising curriculum

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