Curriculum Planning: Multilevel, Multisector Process

Curriculum Planning: Multilevel, Multisector Process

1. Levels of Curriculum Planning

   • Hierarchical Levels
     • Classroom
       • Most Important Level
       • If teachers don't feel like they have a role in curriculum development this can create a problem
     • Teams/Departments
     • School
       • Variations Among Schools In Approach
         • Fast, "superheated" process; not a lot of organization or decision making
         • Reasoned, Measured Progress
         • Apathetic Approach
     • District
       • Driven By Committees
       • Sequence of Decision Making
         • Classroom Teacher
           • Team/Grade/Department faculty
             • School Curriculum Council
               • Area curriculum council (in districts that have areas)
                 • District Curriculum Council
     • State
       • Within Education
         • Department of Education
         • Professional Organizations
         • Tests & Texts
       • Outside of Education
         • Legislative Decisions
   • Loose Power Structure
     • National
       • Government
         • Uses a blend of authority/pursuasion
           • Authority
             • Policy (U.S. Congress)
             • U.S. Supreme Court
             • Federal Funding
             • Texts & Tests
             • Department of Education
           • Pursuasion
         • Might have more authority over some schools than others
       • Other National Actors
         • Professional Educational Associations
         • Private Foundations & Buisness Associations
         • The Public
         • Influential Voices
     • World
       • No true power, only ability to influence
       • International Studies of Achievement
       • Comparative Textbook Studies
       • Global Awareness
       • International Professional Associations
     • Regional
       • Technology might play a role in promoting simultaneous development in curriculum across regions