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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