Creating a Learning-Focused Curriculum

Professional Development Credit – This Micro-Credential may be eligible for continuing professional development credit in your state. Contact your state affiliate association to learn more.

Overview – The Creating a Learning-Focused Curriculum Micro-Credential requires the following from the practitioner: ability to facilitate teacher analysis of the curriculum selection and development process, provide curriculum related feedback and drive professional development to meet identified needs of teachers and students, implement processes and procedures that support effective curricular practices to promote student learning, and provide a plan with strategies, implementation timelines, a monitoring process, and evaluation to establish best practices in leading a learning-focused curriculum.

Essential Outcomes – Creating a Learning-Focused Curriculum includes the following four identified essential outcomes:

1. Facilitate teacher analysis of the curriculum selection and development process.
2. Provide curriculum related feedback and drive professional development to meet identified needs of teachers and students.
3. Implement processes and procedures that support effective curricular practices to promote student learning.
4. Provide a plan with strategies, implementation timelines, a monitoring process, and evaluation to establish best practices in leading a learning-focused curriculum.

Requirements

Part 1. Overview Questions

Develop a responsive narrative that answers the following questions (1,000-word minimum):

1. How have you implemented steps toward the curriculum selection and development process, including procedures and protocols to meet student needs?
2. What structures have you put in place to assure ongoing curriculum review and communication to all stakeholders of student progress and growth?
3. How have you promoted teacher collaboration and reflection toward effective curriculum implementation and instructional feedback to meet teacher and student needs?
4. What processes and procedures have you implemented to promote concrete goals, focused instruction, and assessment that meets state and national standards?

Part 2. Skill Demonstration Product with Self-Analysis

Develop an artifact portfolio that captures the essential outcomes for the Creating a Learning Focused Curriculum Micro-Credential and complete the evidence self-analysis.

For each EO detail you will be required to reference an uploaded artifact(s) and guide the assessor to the specific evidence (page number, video time stamp, etc.) within the uploaded artifact(s). An explanation of how the evidence demonstrates proficiency of the outcome detail is also required. The practitioner must clearly and compellingly demonstrate proficiency of every detail under each essential outcome.

Part 3. Reflection & Application

Submit, in writing, a summary of your experience of Creating a Learning-Focused Curriculum (500-word minimum). Provide specific examples of how you applied all components of the essential outcomes. This could include topics covered and a description of the process used to facilitate teacher analysis of the curriculum selection and development process, provide curriculum related feedback and drive professional development to meet identified needs of teachers and students, implement processes and procedures that support effective curricular practices to promote student learning, and provide a plan with strategies, implementation timelines, a monitoring process, and evaluation to establish best practices in leading a learning-focused curriculum.