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Curriculum Design
For the CBI classroom
“Good curriculums take time to plan and are collaborative efforts.”
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AgendaObjectives
Reflection
Curriculum Components
Practice
Appendix
Strategies for Implementation
AgendaObjectives
Reflection
Curriculum Components
Practice
Appendix
Strategies for Implementation
Teachers will be able to…
• Identify the essential parts of a curriculum and what to include in each part.
• Design a curriculum for their CBI classrooms
Workshop Objectives
AgendaObjectives
Reflection
Curriculum Components
Practice
Appendix
Strategies for Implementation
What experience do we already have using or writing curriculums?
What makes for a good curriculum?
What is curriculum design?
Reflect
Curriculum design is… thinking through how to
organize what your students will learn
AgendaObjectives
Reflection
Curriculum Components
Practice
Appendix
Strategies for Implementation
What do I want my students to learn?
How can I best accomplish these goals in the context of my school with my students?
What is our first step?Think…
Support themes that you are already teaching
~4 themes or units per semester
Choose your themes
~ 4 topics per unit
A topic may be more than 1 lesson
Each lesson should be 1 class
Choose topics and lessons
Write ObjectivesEach Unit, Topic, and Lesson should have an objective
Objectives are what you want your students to have learned
Reduce amount of material covered
Provide repeated exposure
Keep content limited
AgendaObjectives
Reflection
Curriculum Components
Practice
Appendix
Strategies for Implementation
Pre-teach vocabularyKeep a word bank somewhere in the room
Review vocabulary regularly
Teach key vocabulary prior to the lesson
Science Living Non-living Animals Characteristics Needs Stem Roots Leaves
Key Words: words your students will need to know to follow the lesson
Math Numbers Add Plus Subtract Minus Equals Multiply Divide
Culture Customs Holidays Family Presidents States Cities Places History
Repeating vocabularyDrawing/coloringCutting/pastingMovementReading/Writing
Multiple activities for the same lesson to keep students engaged
AgendaObjectives
Reflection
Curriculum Components
Practice
Appendix
Strategies for Implementation
Let’s practice!
Think…What do I want my students to learn?
What are my units? (and objectives)
What are my topics? (and objectives)
What material do I need to cover in each?
What are my lessons? (and objectives)
AgendaObjectives
Reflection
Curriculum Components
Practice
Appendix
Strategies for Implementation
Appendix
USE: Gestures Symbols Pictures Movement Quick drawings on the board After teaching a word ask students to make
a sentence or their own drawing for the word
Pre-teaching vocabulary
