Components of an Effective Curriculum Development Process
A. Planning:
1. Convening a Curriculum Development Committee
2. Identifying Key Issues and Trends in the Specific Content Area
3. Assessing Needs and Issues
B. Articulating and Developing:
4. Articulating a K-12 Program Philosophy
5. Defining K-12 Program, Grade-Level and Course Goals
6. Developing and Sequencing of Grade-Level and Course Objectives
7. Identifying Resource Materials to Assist with Program Implementation
8. Developing and/or Identifying Assessment Items and Instruments to Measure Student Progress
C. Implementing:
9. Putting the New Program into Practice
D. Evaluating:
10. Updating the Program
11. Determining the Success of the Program