CHAPTER 10 Curriculum Development and Implementation

CHAPTER 10. Curriculum Development and Implementation DEVELOPING A PROGRAM PHILOSOPHY AND RATIONALE STATEMENT. Previous chapters have discussed the processes used in developing new courses and improving programs and fields of study. Each of these processes represents a type of cur- riculum change, and the literature on educational change suggests that those new and improved curricula will require careful support throughout several stages to be successful. The dialogue that follows examines several questions as well as the critical stages for Curriculum Development and Implementation . Questions addressed in this CHAPTER include the following: What is the procedure for developing a program philosophy and rationale statement? What is the procedure for developing a program scope and sequence, goals, objectives, learning outcomes, and authentic tasks? What methods can be used for choosing teacher representation?

smaller districts, a curriculum director could be hired by the cooperative (if such a co-op exists) to lead this process (a cooperative is a consortium of school districts cooperatively working together toward common goals). Co-op superintendents would need to support this approach to curriculum development. The

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