Description
Book SynopsisMoving beyond alignment and national boilerplate standards, this book takes the position that curriculum and instruction are inseparable concepts from the institutional point of view, and presents strategies to ensure their congruency. To achieve student success it is imperative that educational leaders have superb knowledge and skills in curriculum and instructional leadership whether they operate from the central office or the building level. Bradley contends that paper and pencil tests to measure student achievement on basic and minimum skills will certainly remain as one criterion of school evaluation. However, the public and the educational community will continue to demand the maximizing of potential for all students as an evaluation component of equal value and importance. The educational leader of today and tomorrow will need the knowledge and skills to facilitate this two-pronged approach to student achievement through curriculum design, development, implementation, and evaluation. Curriculum Leadership has, as its purpose, the preparation of leaders to facilitate this process.
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Acknowledgments Chapter 3 Introduction Chapter 4 1. Curriculum Leadership: The Unique Educational Leadership Domain Chapter 5 2. Principles and Operational Definitions of Curriculum Chapter 6 3. Curriculum Development Process Chapter 7 4. Curriculum Decision Making Chapter 8 5. Curriculum Documents Chapter 9 6. Curriculum Program Evaluation Chapter 10 7. The Role of Paradigms in Curriculum Change Chapter 11 8. Correlating Curriculum Design with How the Brain Learns Chapter 12 9. Technology and Curriculum Development Chapter 13 10 Student Credentialing Chapter 14 Index Chapter 15 About the Author
