Curriculum Developers should ask the following questions in order to create a purposeful curriculum:

1.  What are the priorities for this course?

2.  What should students know, understand and be able to do prior to entering
     this course (a.k.a., Constructivism)?

3.  What are the enduring understandings that students should have at the
     end of this course?

4.  What misconceptions have former students had when learning the priorities
     for this course?

5.  According to Doug Reeves, curriculum developers should ask the following
     questions:

     a.  Does this course have Endurance? 
          Will the skills and concepts listed in course/unit provide students
          with the essential knowledge and skills that will be of value beyond 
          a single test date?
 
     b.  Does this course have Leverage?  
          Will the skills and concepts listed in this course/unit provide students
          with knowledge and skills that will be of value in multiple disciplines?

     c.  Does this course provide each student with Readiness for the next level
          of learning?
          Will the skills and concepts listed in this course/unit provide students
          with the essential knowledge and skills that are necessary for the next
          grade or the next level of instruction?  


         "Schooling at its best reflects a purposeful arrangement of parts and
          details, organized with deliberate intention for achieving the kinds of
                        learning we seek" (Wiggins & McTighe, 2007, p.9).

 


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