Ensuring High-Quality Curriculum: How to Design, Revise, or Adopt Curriculum Aligned to Student Success

by Angela Di Michele Lalor

We know that curriculum is the core of the classroom experience, but what makes a quality curriculum? How can educators be sure that what they teach is strongly aligned to the specific standards that their district or school has adopted? What kinds of lessons, learning experiences, and assessments are most effective, and how should they be embedded within the curriculum? You'll find the answers to these and many other questions in this definitive, step-by-step guide to curriculum design and evaluation. Drawing from her work with teachers and administrators to facilitate curriculum development, Angela Di Michele Lalor offers targeted advice and real-life examples from elementary and secondary units of study across a variety of content areas and standards, as well as field-tested rubrics, protocols, and other tools. She provides criteria for evaluating each component of a curriculum and end-of-chapter checklists to help you ensure that the criteria are met. Relevant to anyone who is creating or revising curriculum, or evaluating options among published alternatives, Ensuring High-Quality Curriculum is a comprehensive and accessible roadmap to developing a solid foundation for teaching and learning—and better results in the classroom.

Genres: Education

215 pages, Paperback

Published November 10, 2016

Reviews

[Melanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lalor's writing is clear and direct, and she incorporates examples throughout to orient the reader to her main ideas, but it is not particularly engaging or critical. While this serves its purpose as a text for class by introducing and connecting concepts of curriculum, I will continue to look for others.

[Matt · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very helpful resource as I prepare a graduate course in curriculum for prospective directors of instruction.

[Steven · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent for educators who work with the development or revision of curriculum and instruction. This text also provides great insight to educators who simply desire to know more about the process. The author includes multiple examples and charts to reference.