Curriculum Design and Instructional Strategies – Module 10. by Savvy Cline

Curriculum Design Overview

savannahcline83 — 2025-10-21 00:06:50 UTC

Curriculum design is organizing curriculum content. This makes sure that learning outcomes, assessments, and instructions per assignment is all aligned. There are different forms of curriculum design being: subject centered, learner centered, and problem centered. A well designed curriculum provides a good learning experience that are both necessary and connected to broader educational goals.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wal9Ndqi4zo

UbD & Backward Design: Plan with the End in Mind

savannahcline83 — 2025-10-21 00:13:32 UTC

Understanding by Design (UbD) is a framework that focuses on curriculum with start and end goals. The backward design model has 3 stages:

identify desired results
2. Determine acceptable evidence
Plan learning experiences and instruction

This approach helps guarantee that instruction aligns with assessments and learning objectives; this makes education effective and shows its purpose.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcOYiM3d3EU

Strategies to Improve Comprehension in the Classroom

savannahcline83 — 2025-10-21 00:23:49 UTC

Effective instructional strategies help students find meaning from its content. Some evidence based strategies include:

Think alouds- Teachers model their thinking process
Graphic organizers- Visual tools for organizing ideas
Reciprocal Teaching- Students teach each other using questioning, summarizing, predicting, and clarifying
KWL Charts- activate prior knowledge and guide inquiry

These strategies give a deeper understanding and long term retention

Link: https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/reading-comprehension-strategies-for-struggling-readers/46921813

My Instructional Strategy Plan

savannahcline83 — 2025-10-21 00:26:36 UTC

In my professional practice, I would definitely include reciprocal teaching and graphic organizers. One of the outstanding features of reciprocal teaching is that it really gets the students involved and also promotes peer collaboration, which is a crucial aspect of the development of critical thinking. Graphic organizers encourage the use of visuals which help students in understanding and mentally organizing an abstract concept. It is worth noting that both these strategies are suitable for the students' learning styles/needs.

Check Your Understanding: Quick Quiz + Video Tip

savannahcline83 — 2025-10-21 00:30:34 UTC

link: https://quizlet.com/1095917287/curriculum-design-instructional-strategies-module-10-review-flash-cards/?i=5bcmcy&x=1jqt