Leading Curriculum Development

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ISBN: 9781412961417 | 1412961416
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 10/23/2008

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This resource shows educators how to establish dynamic curriculum leadership and develop a curriculum that will transform an ordinary school into a school of excellence.

Preface	p. vi
Acknowledgments	p. viii
About the Author	p. ix
Defining Effective Curriculum Leadership	p. 1
What Is Curriculum?	p. 2
Curriculum Is the Essential Function	p. 2
Curriculum Maintenance	p. 4
Dynamic Curriculum Leadership	p. 7
School Leaders Must Also Be Curriculum Leaders	p. 10
The Leader as Helper and Guide	p. 11
Accepting the Challenge of Curriculum Leadership	p. 12
Summary	p. 12
End Notes	p. 12
Basic Tasks of Curriculum Leadership	p. 13
Defining the Program	p. 14
Collaborating for Success	p. 16
Providing the Path	p. 18
Coordinating Activity	p. 20
The Leader's Role	p. 21
Summary	p. 22
End Notes	p. 22
Making Curriculum Purposeful	p. 23
Finding Your School Philosophy	p. 24
Techniques for Finding Consensus	p. 24
If-Then Logic	p. 26
The Role of Standards and Benchmarks	p. 27
Clarifying Goals and Objectives	p. 28
Pre-Assessing School Capacity	p. 29
Establishing a Destination	p. 30
Validation as a Critical Element	p. 31
Summary	p. 32
Sample Problem and Leader Actions	p. 33
End Notes	p. 35
Building the School Curriculum Team	p. 37
Selecting the Team	p. 37
Using Committees to Activate Change	p. 39
Small Groups	p. 41
Conducting Meetings	p. 42
Conferencing	p. 43
Other Methods for Effective Communication	p. 44
Leadership Style and Climate Formation	p. 45
Achieving Consensus for School Improvement	p. 47
Summary	p. 48
Sample Problem and Leader Actions	p. 49
End Notes	p. 51
Constructing the Path for Curriculum Improvement	p. 53
Determining the Vision	p. 53
Clarifying the Steps	p. 61
The Use of Feedback in Curriculum Work	p. 62
Management and Time-Dating Goals	p. 64
Standards as Boundaries, Not Goals	p. 68
Summary	p. 68
Sample Problem and Leaders Actions	p. 70
End Notes	p. 72
Detailed Planning to Implement Change	p. 73
Curriculum Mapping	p. 73
Alignment Criteria	p. 77
Standards in the Curriculum	p. 79
An Emerging Blueprint for School Improvement	p. 80
Planning Tools That Empower	p. 81
Summary	p. 84
Sample Problem and Leader Actions	p. 85
End Notes	p. 86
Curriculum Improvement Means Staff Development	p. 87
Teachers as the Critical Ingredient	p. 87
Why Many Teachers Dislike Staff Development	p. 88
Preferred Staff Development Designs	p. 90
Assessing Staff Development Efforts	p. 93
A Word About Adult Learners	p. 94
Curriculum as the Rationale for Staff Development	p. 96
Summary	p. 96
Sample Problem and Leader Actions	p. 98
End Notes	p. 99
Closing the Circle Through Evaluation	p. 101
General Functions	p. 101
A Generic Design	p. 102
The Purpose of Evaluation	p. 104
Eight Areas for Study	p. 105
Using Technology in Evaluation	p. 108
Summary	p. 109
Sample Problem and Leader Actions	p. 110
End Notes	p. 111
Coordinating Successful Curriculum Work	p. 113
Some Reasons for Curriculum Failure	p. 113
The Elements of a Comprehensive Plan	p. 115
We're All in This Together	p. 115
Planning Tools	p. 116
Reporting to the Board and Superintendent	p. 120
Timing Is Everything in School Improvement	p. 121
Program Evaluation and Review	p. 122
A Bathtub Filling Up	p. 123
Boosters That Can Accelerate Change in Schools	p. 124
Summary	p. 124
Sample Problem and Leader Actions	p. 125
End Notes	p. 126
Reproducible Planning Sheets	p. 127
Standard Curriculum Planning Resources	p. 154
Curriculum Resource Sites on the Internet	p. 159
Reading for Greater Understanding	p. 165
Glossary	p. 168
Suggested Reading	p. 173
Index	p. 175
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