Assignment Task: Aligning the Curriculum (500 word paper, =/- 10 %)
No more than 550 words.
Review and reflect on the curriculum in a setting using the information in Chapter 3 and respond to the following questions:
- Is your organization frontloading, backloading, or using alignment? What evidence can you provide to support your decision? My school uses frontloading
- Is your organization "teaching to the test, or training to the bottom line?" Provide evidence to support your statement. We teach to the test
- Explain the importance of alignment? Support your responses with evidence. Need Assignment Help?
Your paper should include citations from texts.
English, F. W. (2010). Deciding what to teach and test: Developing, aligning and leading the curriculum (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
Fullan, M. (2016). The new meaning of educational change (5th ed.). New York, NY: Teachers College Press