Asking ‘what’ will determine the concepts and content driving each lesson, project and overarching curriculumIn education, a curriculum (or curricula) is broadly defined as the totality of student experiences that occur in the educational process. The term often refers specifically to a planned sequence of instruction, or to a view of the student's experiences in terms of the educator's or school's instructional goals. A curriculum may incorporate the planned interaction of pupils with instructional content, materials, resources, and processes for evaluating the attainment of educational objectives. Curricula are split into several categories: the explicit, the implicit (including the hidden), the excluded, and the extracurricular. Curricula may be tightly standardized or may include a high level of instructor or learner autonomy. Many countries have national curricula in primary and secondary education, such as the United Kingdom's National Curriculum..
Ask what:
- Do you want learnersA learner is an individual who is willing to learn and understand new things. Learning is a process of understanding and acquiring knowledge of new things and concepts. An individual can be a learner at any point in time they want. Factors like age, gender, etc., do not come in between the learning of the learner. to know, understand and be able to do?
- KnowledgeFacts, information, and skills acquired through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject., concepts, skillsTechniques and attributes acquired through learning, engagement and practice, techniquesA procedure, formula or routine by which an outcome or artwork is achieved, to include weaving thread into cloth with a darning needle, carving wood with a chisel and throwing clay on a wheel to make a pot or processes do you include?
- Is the time frame over which this will be taught?
- Is there regional or national curriculum? Are there targets and learning objectives?
- Do you need to include to ensure breadth and balance?
- (If applicable) Are the exam board requirements to be considered?
