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This conference presentation discusses the documentation of standards in curriculum, the balance between consistency and organic development, and the challenges and advantages of implementing standards in education. It also explores the Career Clusters Initiative as an example of utilizing a common curriculum design framework.
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Career Clusters, Common Core and More: I’m Supposed to do What with My Curriculum? January 26, 2011 Careers Conference, Madison, Wisconsin Robin Nickel, Ph.D. Associate Director, Worldwide Instructional Design System
How are standards documented in curriculum? How do we balance consistency vs. organic development?
Drivers Industry Input and Credentialing
Drivers Carl Perkins IV • Secondary and postsecondary • develop a process for measuring technical skills that lead to an industry-recognized or state-recognized credential or locally-developed credential • develop valid and reliable assessments
Drivers Curriculum and Accreditation From “Student Learning, Assessment and Accreditation: Criteria and Contexts”, presented at Making a Difference in Student Learning: Assessment as a Core Strategy, a workshop from the Higher Learning Commission, July 26-28, 2006. “Assessment of student learning is a participatory, iterative process that: • Provides data/information you need on your students’ learning • Engages you and others in analyzing and using this data/information to confirm and improve teaching and learning • Produces evidence that students are learning the outcomes you intended.”
Drivers • Comprehensive Standards • 3.3.1 “institution identifies expected outcomes … assesses whether it achieves the outcomes; and provides evidence of improvement based on analysis of those results.” • 3.4.1 “establish and evaluate program and learning outcomes”
Advantages of Standards They provide… • Guidance in teaching skills and subject matter • Tools to make sure learning is valid • Guidelines for defining competence • Pearlman, Kenneth. National Skills Standards Board
Challenges • Staff development • Public communication • Reporting out (grading, records) • Accountability ASCD Raising Achievement Through Standards
Challenges • They vary widely in format and level/generality • Must be interpreted and adapted so they can be taught and assessed • May represent a mixture of instructional design components: goals, core abilities, competencies
How do I? - Step 1 • Agree to use a common curriculum design framework
Step 1 – But Why? Common Framework • Provide a general road map of all courses and programs • Ensure skills are being addressed • Simplify articulation • Increase efficiency
Step 2 – Map Standards to Programs • List in Program • Link to Program Outcomes
Step 3 – Map Standards to Courses • Link to courses • Link to course competencies
Syllabi Learning Plans Assessment Tasks
Syllabi Learning Plans Assessment Tasks
Syllabi Learning Plans Assessment Tasks
