Rigorous curriculum design
Subtitle: how to create curricular units of study that align standards, instruction, and assessment
By: Larry Ainsworth
Publisher: Lead Learn Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Englewood, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 338
ISBN-13: 9781935588054
Subjects: Curriculum planning; Education; Standards
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-330) and index.
Table of contents: title: What is rigorous curriculum design?; title: How this model came to be; title: Connecting curriculum design to the "big picture"; title: Overview of curriculum design sequence; title: Prioritize the standards; title: Name the curricular units of study; title: Assign the standards; priority and supporting; title: Prepare a pacing calendar; title: Construct the unit planning organizer; title: Select a unit of study and identify matching standards; title: "Unwrap" the priority standards; write big ideas and essential questions; title: Create the unit assessments; pre-, post-, and progress-monitoring checks; title: Plan engaging learning experiences; title: Recommend effective instruction, differentiation, intervention, special education, and English language learner strategies; title: Detail the unit planning organizer; title: Write the weekly plan; design the daily lesson; title: Implement the unit of study; title: West Haven's comprehensive redesign of pre-K/12 curricula; title: Bristol's established process for curriculum development and revision; title: Advice to administrators from administrators; title: Rigorous curriculum design glossary: a lexicon of terms.