One common complaint among teachers and administrators is the lack of time to reflect on the written, taught and received curriculum. In August, teachers are beginning the school year and some complain that it is too early in the year to discuss the curriculum. In March and April, teachers have spring break and other holidays which interfere with curriculum meetings. In May, teachers are amazed that another school year is coming to a close.
In order to prevent curriculum clutter, curriculum leaders should ask the following questions:
1. What are the key concepts and skills in each unit of study?
2. Did our pacing allow us to teach the key concepts and skills this year?
3. Are we attempting to teach too many concepts and skills in some units?
4. Are we teaching all key concepts and skills for mastery or should we aim for introducing some concepts/skills and mastery of others?
5. When will we schedule time to discuss the curriculum?
Stellar (1985) wrote, “The curriculum in numerous schools lacks clarity and, more important, coherence. Students move from teacher to teacher and subject to subject along a curriculum continuum that may or may not exhibit planned articulation” (p. v). Curriculum clutter impacts student achievement. “When school staff have a more informed conception of curriculum, a teacher’s daily decisions about how to deliver instruction not only affect student achievement in that classroom but also future student achievement, for it is assumed that students will be entering the next classroom prepared to handle a more sophisticated or more expansive level of work” (Zmuda, Kuklis & Kline, 2004, p. 122).
One common complaint among teachers and administrators is the lack of time to reflect on the written, taught and received curriculum. In August, teachers are beginning the school year and some complain that it is too early in the year to discuss the curriculum. In March and April, teachers have spring break and other holidays which interfere with curriculum meetings. In May, teachers are amazed that another school year is coming to a close.
In order to prevent curriculum clutter, curriculum leaders should ask the following questions:
1. What are the key concepts and skills in each unit of study?
2. Did our pacing allow us to teach the key concepts and skills this year?
3. Are we attempting to teach too many concepts and skills in some units?
4. Are we teaching all key concepts and skills for mastery or should we aim for introducing some concepts/skills and mastery of others?
5. When will we schedule time to discuss the curriculum?
Stellar (1985) wrote, “The curriculum in numerous schools lacks clarity and, more important, coherence. Students move from teacher to teacher and subject to subject along a curriculum continuum that may or may not exhibit planned articulation” (p. v). Curriculum clutter impacts student achievement. “When school staff have a more informed conception of curriculum, a teacher’s daily decisions about how to deliver instruction not only affect student achievement in that classroom but also future student achievement, for it is assumed that students will be entering the next classroom prepared to handle a more sophisticated or more expansive level of work” (Zmuda, Kuklis & Kline, 2004, p. 122).
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