"Curriculum is analyzed to find gaps - are there standards that have not been addressed?  Repetitions - are there topics in content that repeat without any significant changes in the material? Spirals - places where the curriculum spirals and builds in complexity?  Are thinking skills focused and to what level?"  These curriculum conversations help us to answer the question What do we want students to know and be able to do (p. xiii)?

References:

Kallick, B. & Colosimo, J. (2009). Using curriculum mapping and assessment data
            to improve learning.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Video:
An official update to the original "Shift Happens" video from Karl Fisch and Scott McLeod, this June 2007 update includes new and updated statistics, thought-provoking questions and a fresh design. For more information, or to join the conversation, please visit http://shifthappens.wikispaces.com -- Content by Karl Fisch and Scott McLeod, design and development by XPLANE. 

 


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Rodney Trice link
03/11/2009 17:54

These are very powerful and important questions concerning the school curriculum. How does a teacher, principal, or district administrator guarantee a tightly aligned and valid curriculum for students? It is such a struggle (money, time out of class, PD, etc) to provide time and space for teachers and content specialist to engage the curriculum in a meaningful way. I would suspect that within most school buildings one would find different answers to the questions posed in the post. Successful schools and districts have found a way to regularly engage the curriculum to meet the needs of their students.

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