Components of the Curriculum Project:
You will create the information for the criteria below as you design a curriculum for children, teen and adult learner groups for one year.
Curriculum Map– a chart showing what the course is and when units taught. There are many different formats seen on the Internet–Google and choose one that you can make work.
Hint: Most of the time, a curriculum map looks a lot like a spreadsheet. The rows will show the separate time periods covered (by month or by quarter). The columns will show the information subject matter. See below for an adequate example:
Curriculum map
Learner group:
Key Elements
Quarter 1
Quarter 2
Quarter 3
Quarter 4
Content/Topic
Essential Questions:
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2
3
Assignments
Assessments
Materials Used
Statement of Purpose – this will focus on the unit that you will write a lesson plan for.
Introduction – value of the unit, compelling reasons that the unit should be taught;
Societal needs–how this addresses the needs of society
Student needs–how the unit addresses the needs of students
Content/curriculum needs–how the unit addresses the needs of the subject and/or discipline
Essential Questions–essential questions focus the teacher and students on what content needs to be learned
Concept Map – a diagram of your main ideas. Watch this video to get an idea how to do this. https://www.lucidchart.com/pages/concept-map
Sequencing Rationale – How do curriculum goals build on each other?
4 principles of sequencing-
Simple-to-complex learning- from easy (concrete ideas) to more difficult (abstract ideas).
Prerequisite learning- certain information must be learned first.
Whole-to-part learning- an overview comes first, then the specific topics or content
Chronological learning- content is presented in order of events, (such as history)
Unit/Learner Outcomes:
Content outcomes– what subject matter and concepts do students need to learn
Ability outcomes– what skills should students develop (including problem-solving skills)
Value and disposition outcomes– what attitudes and values will students acquire
Evaluation Strategy
Formative assessments – quizzes, assignments used to give feedback for improvement in the middle of a lesson, unit or course
Summative assessments – final exam, paper, or project used to gauge student success at the end of a lesson, unit or course
Individual Lesson Plan
Create a lesson plan for one class period. Hint: Make it so that a substitute teacher could easily know what to do and how to do it. Use the template below:
Lesson Title: (time: ___ min)
Key concept:
Learning outcomes: It is expected that students will:
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Learning activity:
Assessment: (discussion, quiz, paper, etc.)
