Order 2432569: Curriculum Action Plan

A curriculum plan is a living document that supports not only the learning standards, but also the mission: All learners can soar. Curriculum should address the needs of all students, incorporate Utah state core curriculum standards, and be culturally inclusive. As a school leader, assessing, evaluating, and revising curriculum against these and other criteria is an ongoing process that fosters continuous improvement plan (CIP). Review a yearlong district or school curriculum map (i.e., scope and sequence) currently being implemented at a school or site of your choice. Analyze the curriculum at the school or site by surveying a group of teachers who teach in the same area (e.g., grade level or content area). You may choose the method to survey the teachers.

In your survey, ask the teachers where they feel there are holes in the curriculum they are given to implement and what they do to fill those holes. Special Ed Autism Teachers holes: No curriculum map. Each teacher randomly writes their own curriculum map.

Collaborate with your principal mentor to review the curriculum map. Analyze the map and its implementation by considering the following:

1. How does the map use differentiation techniques to support the individualized needs of students (e.g. cultural considerations, accommodations, etc.)?

2. How does the map incorporate the use of improving differentiated instructional strategies, curriculum materials, and instructional technology or interactive technology to maximize high-quality instruction?

3. What are the strengths that are supported by evidence-centered research?

4. What are the gaps in the curriculum?

5. Which instructional resources, including a textbook, are chosen to support the curriculum? Math, Reading, & Science uses textbooks

6. How does the map reflect the school's vision and mission? Map differentiates & uses RTI & Tier 1,2 and 3 so all students can soar

7. What areas are needed for refinement? Grades 1-3 has no PE teacher. Science teacher receives no school budget.

Submit the survey results and a 550-word summary of your analysis of the curriculum map and its implementation to the identified curriculum. Include 3 research-based best practices that you would recommend to the school using 3 of these references:

The Principal as Curriculum Leader Shaping What Is Taught and Tested (4th Edition)by Glatthorn & Jailall.

Scales of Planning,” by Fordham, Foster, Burn, and Counsell, from Teaching History (2016).

Starting Strong,” by Curran, from Educational Leadership (2016).

Create Your Own Curriculum,” by Ryan, from District Administration (2016).

Writing a Master Plan,” by Varlas, from Education Update (2015).

Hero's Journey: A Yearlong Curriculum,” by Kingsley, Collier, Sánchez, Pham, & Sanchez, from Voices from the Middle, (2019).

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APA Style . RUBRIC

(15) Survey Results: Survey results provide new insight regarding teachers’ views of holes in the curriculum and methods for filling these holes for students.

(10) Map Differentiation Summary thoughtfully addresses how the map differentiates to support the individualized needs of students.

(10) Instructional Strategies, Curriculum Materials,

(10) TechnologySummary substantially describes how the map incorporates the use of improving differentiated instructional strategies, curriculum materials, and technology to maximize high-quality instruction.

(10) Strengths and Gaps Summary extensively addresses the curriculum strengths supported by evidence-centered research and specifically addresses any gaps in the curriculum.

(10) Instructional Resources Summary extensively addresses the curriculum strengths supported by evidence-centered research and specifically addresses any gaps in the curriculum.

(10) Vision and Mission Summary creatively addresses how the map reflects the school’s vision and mission.

(15) Refinement Summary expertly addresses areas needed for refinement.