There is something missing here. Surficially, it looks like a solid pan. Transparent- What standards are being taught? These are then broken into manageable Learning Targets to be shared with students to start the transparent progression into teaching and learning.
Align a timeline. Creating a plan. How long should this take? This provides clarity as to pacing, and can be horizontally aligned by multiple educators. The architects of learning utilize this point to “get everyone on the same page.”
Mastery Criteria- What does success look like? These could be foundational skills, scaffolded and differentiated mastery targets, skill maintenance, or a generalized set of criteria that is a blanket method of assessment.
This covers everything, right?
I would add one more piece to the curricular puzzle. It is often the most overlooksd, but most critical piece.
The missing piece is the most critical. What strategies, methods, assignments, differentiation and scaffolding, and assessments (both formative and summative) should be intentionally designed to provide a framework for learning?
For any curriculum to have a chance for success, plans must be made for HOW teachers share this information.
What are best-practice strategies that can be leveraged for student growth?
How will teachers track student progress?
Are the designed tasks asking students to think critically and synthesize vs. rote memorization?
What DOK levels are being targeted, and how do students represent this?
Do students have voice and choice within their lessons (a’la Driving Questions Boards, Surveys, Open Inquiry.)
What artifacts represent the culmination of this journey?
Only when these four pieces are designed with integrity can true learning transparency begin for both teachers and students.
Let’s talk about your teachers and their professional “Path Forward.”