Standards-Based Curriculum Approaches

Standards-Based Approach

• Built on principled procedures
• Flexible and adaptable to changes
• Includes timelines for learners' development and growth
• Describes a cohesive curriculum
• Considers the hidden curriculum
• Focuses on key ideas, concepts, and outcomes
• Includes assessments: formative, summative, diagnostic, and generative
• Outlines ways to fulfill accountability

The Five C's

• Communication: Oral and written communication, interpretation of messages, cultural understanding, and presentation to various audiences.
• Communities: Extending classroom learning beyond the classroom through activities like internet use.
• Cultures: Understanding one's own and other cultures through perspectives (e.g., values, ideas), practices (e.g., social interactions), and products (e.g., books, music).
• Comparisons: Acknowledging cross-cultural similarities and differences.
• Connections: Making connections with other subject areas and other disciplines.

Standards-Based Classroom

• Promotes respect, routines, and discourse.
• Values diversity in learners' interests, needs, and strengths.
• Ensures lesson components contribute to learning objectives and mastery of standards.
• Maximizes learning time for all learners.

Standards-Based Curriculum

• Defines knowledge, skills, competencies, and teaching content that contribute to a quality education.
• Explains what learners should know, understand, and be able to do.

What is a Standard?

• Defines what students should know, understand, and be able to demonstrate at the end of each level.
• Used as a reference point for planning, teaching, learning, and student progress.
• Clear, observable, measurable, and well-defined.

Synonyms for Standards

• Learning outcomes
• Learning objectives
• Learning targets
• Competencies

Standards Guide Learning

• How
• When
• Why
• What to say
• To whom

Types of Standards

• Content Standards: What learners should know and be able to do.
• Performance Standards: How learners have achieved the standards, showing progress towards meeting them.
• Proficiency Standards: How well learners should perform.

Characteristics of Quality Curriculum Standards

• Connected to the needs of the community and students.

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