Align Educational Goals to Curricular Fields

What does the curriculum serve as?

• A blueprint for educational programs

• A roadmap for educators

• A guide for students

• A vision for stakeholders

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is a curricular field?

• A student organization

• A teaching strategy

• A type of assessment method

• A specific area of study within an educational curriculum

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CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

What does data-driven approaches in education enable educators to do?

• Avoid monitoring progress

• Make random decisions

• Make informed decisions based on evidence

• Ignore student performance data

What is Understanding by Design (UbD)?

• A student assessment tool

• A curriculum without clear objectives

• An educational framework emphasizing starting with end goals in mind

• A teaching method based on memorization

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

What is the first step in the Strategic Approach to Curriculum Alignment?

• Develop Learning Outcomes

• Identify Educational Goals

• Design Instructional Strategies

• Understand Curricular Fields

What is the significance of prioritizing goals in curriculum design?

• It delays the curriculum development process

• It confuses students

• It maximizes the potential for student success

• It helps in avoiding goals

What is the final step in the Strategic Approach to Curriculum Alignment?

• Develop Learning Outcomes

• Assessment Alignment

• Refine

• Map Goals to Curriculum

What does alignment in education enable students to understand?

• The need for random study efforts

• The irrelevance of assessments

• The importance of skipping lessons

• The purpose and progression of each lesson

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

What does the integration of data-driven approaches into goal setting empower educators to do?

• Avoid setting goals

• Make evidence-based decisions

• Ignore student performance data

• Make arbitrary decisions

What does the Backward Design model emphasize?

• Ignoring student outcomes

• Random curriculum planning

• Starting with the end goals in mind

• Starting with no goals in mind

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RI.8.10