Curriculum Design

*Why is scheduling, such as creating a planning grid, relevant to curriculum design?

• 1.You should always leave plenty of time in your schedule to design your curriculum.

• 2.You should design your curriculum on a regular schedule each week or month.

• 3.Curriculum design works better if you do it toward the beginning of the week.

• 4.When you design curriculum, you should think about how much time you have to devote to it.

*Seeing the big picture when designing curriculum involves which of the following?

• 1.Working with parents to ensure homework is done.

• 2.Setting end goals so the curriculum can cover everything that is needed to meet those goals.

• 3.Ensuring certain points are taught each day on a strict schedule.

• 4.Coordinating efforts with other teachers to ensure all important topics are taught.

*What does it mean to see the big picture in curriculum design?

• 1.It means you should always work collaboratively with other teachers.

• 2.It means that you should plan a big project for the end of the unit.

• 3.It means you should have some end goals in mind.

• 4.It means you should know exactly what you're going to teach each day.

*What is backward design in terms of curriculum design?

• 1-Backward design is giving your students a test on their knowledge before you begin a unit.

• 2-Backward design is planning Friday's lessons first, then moving backwards through the week.

• 3-Backward design is starting with individual lessons, then thinking about the overarching goals.

• 4-Backward design is designing curriculum to work toward a particular endpoint or set of goals.

*What should a teacher do when students' behavior disrupts her or his carefully designed curriculum?

• 1.You should meet with those students' parents about moving them to another class.

• 2.You should modify your curriculum to meet those students' needs.

• 3.You should rewrite your entire curriculum because it's clearly not well-designed.

• 4.You should punish those students.

*Seeing the big picture when designing curriculum involves which of the following?

• 1.Working with parents to ensure homework is done.

• 2.Setting end goals so the curriculum can cover everything that is needed to meet those goals.

• 3.Ensuring certain points are taught each day on a strict schedule.

• 4.Coordinating efforts with other teachers to ensure all important topics are taught.