Curriculum Design: Are We Creating a Draft of a Masterpiece?
Steven Weber
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Curriculum Design: Are We Creating a Draft of a Masterpiece?
Curriculum design teams are often torn between creating a draft document or a masterpiece. Teacher leaders are typically perfectionists, and they strive to create a masterpiece before sharing the curriculum with their colleagues across the school district. According to Linda Darling-Hammond (2010-2011), “A quality curriculum alters a student’s academic trajectory; it is a more powerful determinant of eventual achievement than their academic readiness when they enter school” (p. 23). Some curriculum design teams may infer that a ‘quality curriculum’ is a masterpiece. Why would teachers want to aim for less than a quality curriculum? There are several reasons why educators should resist the myth of a curriculum masterpiece.
Curriculum design teams are often torn between creating a draft document or a masterpiece. Teacher leaders are typically perfectionists, and they strive to create a masterpiece before sharing the curriculum with their colleagues across the school district. According to Linda Darling-Hammond (2010-2011), “A quality curriculum alters a student’s academic trajectory; it is a more powerful determinant of eventual achievement than their academic readiness when they enter school” (p. 23). Some curriculum design teams may infer that a ‘quality curriculum’ is a masterpiece. Why would teachers want to aim for less than a quality curriculum? There are several reasons why educators should resist the myth of a curriculum masterpiece.
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