EDUCATION 724.01-.17

PROF. J.L. LEMKE

GUIDELINES FOR CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT PAPERS

1. Introduction: What you are doing and why

2. Review of relevant literature:

• Other curricula, syllabi, related textbooks
• Professional journal articles, other professional literature
• Main issues, controversies, approaches, alternatives
• Organize thematically, NOT by each source separately
• Relate to your own project

3. Rationale and Approach of the Curriculum

• Your major goals and objectives
• What type of students the curriculum is for (grade, background)
• Your basic approach, philosophy in designing the curriculum (briefly)

3.5 Interviews: put interviews here if you used them to help design your curriculum (see 6.5)

4. Syllabus Outline

• Week by week, or unit by unit (for total of one semester)
• For each week or unit: topics, skills, learning activities, assessment

5. Sample Lesson Plans (12-15 plans)

• Choose important or interesting lessons
• Choose lessons that show a variety of different teaching methods

Outline Lesson Plans (about 70%)

• include objectives, materials, activities, key questions

Narrative Lesson Plans (about 30%)

• tell the real or fictional story of what happens in the lesson
• use present tense (like a script), or past (like a story)

6. Assessment (optional): discuss methods of traditional or alternative assessment of students performance and progress

6.5 Interviews: Put interviews here if you used them to evaluate your finished curriculum

7. Resource Bibliography: sources of information and materials to use with students

8. Reference Bibliography: sources of information cited in part 2 above (see sample in the course Readings packet)

NOTE: You can combine parts 7 and 8; alphabetize by Author or Source name

9. Appendices: Samples of handouts or materials to be used in key lessons