Implementing Innovative Curriculum and Instructional Practices in Classrooms and Schools

multiple realities of working

human relation skills

task commitment skills

organizational structure

create meaning

integrity and helping people

attend overall growth

making teacher stronger

providing teachers tools

building learning communities

overall management of learning
centered environments

accepting and creating challenge

reflection

intention

action

Catalyze teachers and principals

Energize all staff in pro-active ways

Underscores effort, persistence and practice

Become more aware of educationla practices

Examine the adequacy of current practices in ways that are healthy

Ongoing assessment that results in multiple areas and modalities

staff development that is both data-driven and needs-based

leadership that is knowledgeable and proactive about the relationship

must support recognition of the climate of innovation

1: Curriculum Design

Learning goals and anticipated outcomes

Authentic assessments

content

concept

process

Higher-level thinking and reasoning

questioning

activities

Inquiry-based, meaningful, hands-on and minds-on experiences

graphic organizers

Accelerated reading and advanced resources

Broad-based concept

Metacognition and reflection components

2. Curriculum Development

Review of relevant research

Standards and curriculum
reform research

Pilot the entire unit

Revisions based on triangulation of the feedback

Units are field-tested

Units are revised and distributed nationally

3. Curriculum Development Work
for High-End Learning Requires
Teacher Commitment and
Collaboration

Discipline-specific expertise

Curriculum that will significantly enhance
student achievement

Careful instructional decision making

4. Student Exposure to Repeated Models
Over Time Enhances Student Achievement
and Learning Transfer

Teaching and Learning Models

Research-based, packaged curriculum

5. High-Level Curriculum May Be Used
Successfully with all Learners

Title 1 classrooms are good with nongifted learners

proper differentiation

Scaffolding

Flexible grouping techniques

6. Promising Learners From Low-Income Backgrounds
and Students of Color Benefit From High-Powered Curriculum

William and Mary units are effective
with special population of promising learners

Curriculum must be accompanied by faithful
use of teaching-learning models

7. Use of Curriculum-Based Assessments
Documents Authentic Learning

Essential component for measuring effectivess
of a curriculum

Measure aspects of content, concept and process learning

8. Professional Development. on Curriculum
Materials Enhances Faithful Implementation

Teacher is the key

Advanced intsructional practices

differentiation strategies

9. Fidelity of Implementation of Innovative Curriculum
Efforts Requires Monitoring

Curriculum needs to be monitored

Significant part
of the curriculum

Documentation matters

10. Institutionalization of Innovative Curriculum
and Instruction Requires Ongoing Attention

Long-Term sustainability

Guided and Intensive professional
development and monitoring