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    The key takeaways are the curriculum planning process involves organizing, establishing frameworks, and carrying out activities. It also occurs at different levels from federal to classroom.

    The steps involved in curriculum planning are organizing for planning, establishing the planning framework, and carrying out specific activities.

    Some organizational structures needed for curriculum planning include district curriculum advisory councils, school curriculum advisory councils, and curriculum task forces.

    Chapter 5:

    Curriculum Planning
    The specific details of the curriculum planning
    process are determined by the level and nature of
    curriculum work: designing a field of studies,
    improving a program of studies, and developing a
    course of study.
    Glatthorn, Boschee, Whitehead, Boschee, Curriculum Leadership, 3rd Edition

    2012 SAGE Publications

    Curriculum Planning
    is the specification and sequencing of major
    decisions regarding curriculum. It begins with
    three steps for organizing:
    Organize for planning (determine locus of decision

    making and structures needed)


    Establish the planning framework (align goals with
    fields and standards, develop database and
    planning calendar)
    Carry out specific activities

    Glatthorn, Boschee, Whitehead, Boschee, Curriculum Leadership, 3rd Edition

    2012 SAGE Publications

    Goal-Based Model
    Determine locus of decisions
    Determine organizational structures needed
    Identify and allocate leadership functions
    Align goals with curricular fields
    Develop a curriculum database
    Organize, evaluate, change provide resources
    Provide staff development

    Glatthorn, Boschee, Whitehead, Boschee, Curriculum Leadership, 3rd Edition

    2012 SAGE Publications

    Determining the Locus of Planning


    Decisions
    Federal level when policy decisions and their
    implementation are planned;
    State level when there needs to be changes in
    graduation requirements;
    District level when there is a plan to revise a
    field of study;
    School level when the program of studies
    needs to be changed or new courses added
    Classroom level when teachers plan units of
    study.
    Glatthorn, Boschee, Whitehead, Boschee, Curriculum Leadership, 3rd Edition

    2012 SAGE Publications

    Organizational Structures Needed


    District curriculum advisory council
    School curriculum advisory council
    Curriculum task forces

    Glatthorn, Boschee, Whitehead, Boschee, Curriculum Leadership, 3rd Edition

    2012 SAGE Publications

    3 Organizing Strategies
    1. Differentiate between district and schoolbased responsibilities
    2. Decide what organizational structures are
    needed
    3. Allocate specific leadership functions to
    district and school staff

    Glatthorn, Boschee, Whitehead, Boschee, Curriculum Leadership, 3rd Edition

    2012 SAGE Publications

    Leadership Functions
    Superintendent level
    Assistant superintendent level/Director of
    Curriculum
    Principal level
    Teacher level/Classroom level

    Glatthorn, Boschee, Whitehead, Boschee, Curriculum Leadership, 3rd Edition

    2012 SAGE Publications

    Goal-Based Model
    Relies on the use of standards-based teaching
    Teachers must be a part of the curriculum
    creation process.
    Sharing common goals is key to curriculum
    change.

    Glatthorn, Boschee, Whitehead, Boschee, Curriculum Leadership, 3rd Edition

    2012 SAGE Publications

    Alignment Between Education Goals


    and Curriculum Fields
    1. Specify district educational goals
    2. Determine which goals should be met
    through the courses of study
    3. Allocate goals to several fields of study

    Glatthorn, Boschee, Whitehead, Boschee, Curriculum Leadership, 3rd Edition

    2012 SAGE Publications

    Top-Down Process
    One that begins at the district level and ends at
    the field of study level

    Glatthorn, Boschee, Whitehead, Boschee, Curriculum Leadership, 3rd Edition

    2012 SAGE Publications

    Curriculum Database
    Teachers must access a curriculum database for
    a particular theme or standard using a systems
    instructional tools. This database will provide
    needed information to be used when analyzing
    needs and developing curriculum.

    Glatthorn, Boschee, Whitehead, Boschee, Curriculum Leadership, 3rd Edition

    2012 SAGE Publications

    Curriculum Calendar
    Develop a curriculum calendar with six steps:
    Needs assessment
    Task forces appointed and working
    Evaluate project
    Organizational provisions

    Resources selected and provided


    Staff development

    Mark important reference points to keep the


    curriculum project on schedule
    Glatthorn, Boschee, Whitehead, Boschee, Curriculum Leadership, 3rd Edition

    2012 SAGE Publications

    Needs Assessment Identify the


    Gaps
    Conduct needs assessment
    Just-right learning targets
    Functional planning schema
    Varied assessment
    Did feedback improve student performance?

    Glatthorn, Boschee, Whitehead, Boschee, Curriculum Leadership, 3rd Edition

    2012 SAGE Publications

    Organize, Evaluate, Change, Provide


    Resources
    Following the needs assessment and evaluate
    of data, the next step is the development and
    implementation of strategies. Resources must
    also be secured by the new or improved
    program.

    Glatthorn, Boschee, Whitehead, Boschee, Curriculum Leadership, 3rd Edition

    2012 SAGE Publications

    Providing Staff Development


    One of the most effective means of ensuring
    successful implementation of new curricula is to
    integrate effective staff-development programs
    with any major curricular change. Three models
    can be used:
    1st model pre-staff development model
    2nd model subsequent development model

    3rd model community-based learning model

    (PLCs)
    Glatthorn, Boschee, Whitehead, Boschee, Curriculum Leadership, 3rd Edition

    2012 SAGE Publications

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