Curriculum Leadership for Rigor and Relevance

Catalog description

This course allows teacher leaders to coordinate curriculum in P-12 schools and school districts, focusing on rigorous and relevant learning grounded in 21st Century knowledge and skills. Topics include research-based foundations for curriculum, professional literature and language of curriculum, and frameworks for curriculum development. Teachers will explore ways in which educators can align local curriculum with Common Core Standards and other applicable sets of content-area standards. Course activities and assessments will model research-based practices and focus on authentic, self-directed learning. The course will culminate in a three-stage Understanding by Design (UbD) unit that is consistent with world-changer ways of thinking.