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Edu609 Unit 2 Reflection
Edu609 Unit 2 Reflection
Sasha Melendez
Post University
In the world of education one of the most common methods that can be used in the
that includes specified goals, material, tactics, measurements, and resources. The goal of
curriculum is to successfully transmit and/or develop information, skills, and attitudes. Now as
we dig deeper into the aspects of curriculum it can be broken up into design, development, and
planning.
curriculum, which is a structured set of courses or instructional experiences that help students
achieve certain educational goals. It entails selecting the content, order, and organization of the
learning experiences available to pupils (Button, 2021). Curriculum design takes into account a
range of factors, such as educational objectives, student needs, teaching methods, assessment
systems, and available resources. Most times this can vary in educational setting as they go
depending on state or district needs. When looking into curriculum design it can be broken down
Looking up the goals and objectives that schools should aim to reach.
Listing what methods work best with the materials and strategies needed to help those
learning.
Coming up with the way to assess what the students are taking in.
But this is just the tip of the iceberg as we move on into what goes further after the design is in
place.
Now as we pass design, we move onto the development of a curriculum. Curriculum
development is a more comprehensive process that includes the production, review, and
purposeful planning, design, and implementation of a curriculum to meet the educational goals
important part of the whole educational planning process, and it is closely related to curriculum
design. While design is essentially the beginning planning of curriculum, development further
Just like design, development has its own components to help bring it about. Which will
start from:
Coming up with what the students need. As well as their community and what is going on
Making sure the goals and objectives are clear and can be achieved.
Picking subject matter and subjects, considering its relevance, importance, and
Planning instructional techniques, methods, and resources to help the success of the
curriculum.
Implementing the curriculum through teacher training, resource allocation, and classroom
implementation can differ. But we end up having one more step in the curriculum process. Which
In short, the planning is a systematic approach to creating and organizing the numerous
components of an educational program. It includes deciding what to teach, how to teach it, and
how to measure student progress. Curriculum planning is a critical component of the overall
curriculum creation process, and it focuses on building a blueprint for providing educational
Curriculum design, development, and planning are all interrelated processes within the
larger context of educational program administration. While they similar in identical aims, their
approaches and phases differ significantly. Here are some of their similar and parallel differences
I found.
All three processes are driven by the goal of providing effective and meaningful learning
experiences for students. They aim to achieve educational objectives and meet the needs of
learners (Sawi, N.A). They also can all be used multiple times and require an array of activities
and dynamics to keep in check. They require on going evaluations and adaptions to help use in
case of change in educational standards. All work within one another to help the process move
The differences are slightly more noticeable but specific to each. The primary focus for
curriculum design is on planning the curriculum's structure and content, which includes setting
objectives, selecting content. While development is describing the full process of developing,
implementing, and modifying the curriculum. It encompasses not only the design phase, but also
the execution and evaluation stages. Lastly leaving planning to focus on organizing and
sequencing instructional content. It is a subset that focuses on daily activities and delivery
In thinking of the terms, I find that in my current work setting Curriculum planning is in
more relation to me. Thinking of how to implement or make changes to the curriculum to best
suit my students and the needs they require. While also considering the materials at hand. But
considering it being my first year, I’m still working on my knowledge and experience with
curriculum. I have avoided most of it and taken into consideration other elements in trying to
implement objectives and goals in my setting. But my experience of seeing other teacher before
gave me a hand of what goes into curriculum in different school setting. One thing is for sure is
that while we may have similar curriculum for certain districts their implementations differ in
each school. Most of the days include different activities that get changes daily.
with unique goals and stages. Curriculum design establishes the initial foundation; development
includes implementation and evaluation; and planning focuses on day-to-day teaching decisions.
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