Curriculum Construction Template

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The curriculum development committee is mainly made up of teachers, and members of school administration. In the outset, the committee has to assess the needs of the learning environment and those of the students in the context of the courses pursued. The opinions of the teachers, as well as those of the administrators, are taken into account. Test scores, which have been standardized, are also put into consideration as other indices used to measure the meritorious performance of students. In the long run, the decision of the content to be included and the curriculum top be adopted borrows heavily from the results of the mentioned assessment and the existing content is reviewed using a criteria that can be summarized thus.

The curricula is investigated for its adaptability to new materials and methods of instruction. This is done to ensure that it is in step with current trends and expectation in the study field.

The institution analyses whether the curriculum is in agreement with the educational philosophy of the state. In this stage, the need for making the curriculum more’ user-friendly’ in that it should be in agreement with the expectations of the learners is stressed. The institution attempts to break with the tradition of feeding the student as an end user of information, and the new approach is to bring them on board as explorers, producers, and eventual disseminators of information who should hence be encouraged to participate in the construction and production of knowledge and be advised on decision making and knowledge application in their day to day dealings.

The curriculum is also designed such that it is in congruence with the aspirations, the goals of the state and nation and in this regard the review is the congruency with the common core standards curriculum, as well as that of the Clayton county elementary schools. Alignment with these standards is critical since the students will be assessed according to the guideline made in them.

It is also essential that the curriculum is investigated to check whether it takes into consideration the differentiated groups of students. Differentiated in this sense is applied to point to students in special categories such as the physically challenged, and those with learning difficulties. In the modern world, it is imperative that curricula take these differentiated categories into consideration to give all students an equal chance in education.

The curriculum is also investigated for inclusion. I.e. checking whether it takes minority and ethnic groups into consideration. This is essential to ensure that no one’s rights are trampled on in the effecting of the curricula. The curricula should be further explored for how well they fit into the context of the learners lives, such that learners can relate to their day to day activities at school or home since this could truly much improve the learning experience.

It has also become indispensable to integrate modern day technology in teaching methods, and as such, the significance of projects as a learning base cannot be underestimated.

After all has been said and done, it is felt that the curricula development process is not an end to itself but an ever dynamic process that keeps adding to itself as well as borrowing from other fields for its improvement. In the first place, content identification and selection should do well in considering all round welfare of the instructors since, as a people, the issue of teacher training is one of the nation’s biggest hurdles today it should also consider the teachers willingness to change and their degree of flexibility in adapting to new methods and content.

As English (2010) observes, curriculum can be said to be ever a means to an accomplishment for an individual, group or institution. This is true in the sense that it is more often than not used to attain the needs of the state, learners or their teachers and the institutions or even the market itself.

In this regard, attention should be made to try as much as possible to prevent a situation whereby teaching ends up being only geared towards instruction for exams alone but should be made holistic and over reaching. This implies trying as much as possible to bring fairness to all learners in regard to expectations, evaluation and the whole systematic arrangement. It is in this view of English’s sentiment that the committee should bring to bring on board learners and their guardians and/or parents and other stakeholders.

References.

Drake, S. M., & Burns, R. C. (2004). Meeting standards through integrated curriculum. Alexandria, Va: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

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English, F. W. (2010). Deciding what to teach & test: Developing, aligning, and leading the curriculum. Thousand Oaks, Calif: Corwin Press.

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Fullan, M., Stiegelbauer, S. M., & Fullan, M. (1991). The new meaning of educational change. Toronto?: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.

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