Curriculum development takes place at the state department of education, at the district or central office, in classrooms, at the coffee shop and within profit and non-profit organizations. Curriculum development requires reflection, debate, multiple perspectives and input from multiple stakeholders. The attached document outlines the research of Ralph Tyler, Grant Wiggins, Jay McTighe, Larry Ainsworth, Douglas Reeves, Richard DuFour, Rebecca DuFour, Robert Eaker, Lorin Anderson and other educators. These educators each offer a criteria for developing and assessing curriculum. An essential act of our profession is the design of curriculum and learning experiences to meet specified purposes. - Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe, Understanding by Design (1998), p. 7 What questions does your team use to assist with the development and assessment of K-12 curriculum? 
| AuthorSteven Weber is the Director of Secondary Instruction for Orange County Schools in Hillsborough, NC. Weber has served as a classroom teacher, assistant principal, and state department of education consultant in Arkansas and North Carolina. He consults school systems in aligning their curriculum and in unpacking curriculum standards. ArchivesOctober 2010 CategoriesAll | ||
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