Curriculum Implementation

Maria Shakir

MP/2014-F-51

Curriculum Implementation

Presented To

Dr.Mumtaz Akhter

Contents

Elements of curriculum

implimentation

Curriculum leader as a change agent

Curriculum leadership and planning

Learning communities

The strategic planning stage

The implementation stage

The institutional stage

Why there is a need to change

a curriculum?

Elements of curriculum implementation

A high level of curriculum implementation

Can be expected if…..

If teachers perceive the need for the new

Curriculum.

Quality materials supporting the new

curriculum are made available to teachers.

Principals play an active role in advocating

and supporting the new curriculum.

There is strong school-board and

community.

Administrators take the necessary steps to

prevent and respond to the problem of

overload-when teachers feel overwhelmed

And overworked in implementing the new

curriculum.

Teachers share ideas and problems with

each other.

Curriculum Leader As Change Agent

The roles of school administrator as an

Instructional leader and change agent are

Well documented.

Thorough knowledge of dynamics of

Instruction.

Understanding of the subject matter

Expertise.

The role of the change agent is to

make sure that the educational

program is changed in a manner

that meets the needs of students to a

Greater degree.

Curriculum Leadership And Planning

Planning should address the “who,what,

When,where,why, and how” aspects of the

curriculum.

It involves students’ and teachers’ needs

during the whole curriculum planning

Process.

If necessary,create or borrow surveys to

probe stakeholder viewpoints.

Envision what the completed curriculum

will look like and what it will do for

Teaching and learning.

Learning Communities

A major concept of learning

communities is that “teachers need to

teach other teachers”.

The Strategic Planning Stage

The first stage in the change process is

what Herriott and Gross (1979) call

the strategic planning stage.

Curriculum leaders need to develop a

master plan that indicates year by year

which new courses are to be developed,

Which programs of study are to be

improved,and which fields of study are to

be strengthened.

Secondly,Loucks andZacchei (1983)

emphasized to avoid radical curricular

change and adopt “classroom-friendly”

innovation.

Thirdly,The curriculum leader should

move systematically to enlist the support

Of board members,district

administrators,school principals,parent

Leaders,and teachers.

Fourthly,securing the needed resources

is much necessary for successful

accomplishment of curriculum planning.

Fifthly,secure continued input from

teachers is required to ensure effective

Implementation and institutionalization.

Last but not the least is to make the

necessary organizational changes i.e

new changed time allotments,new

teaming arrangements,new role

definitions and alterations in space

allocation.

The Implementation Stage

The implementation stage occurs when

there is widespread adoption of a new

curriculum.

Continue providing staff development for

teachers.

All teachers should follow new curriculum

guide.

Increased administrative pressure on

teachers to use the new curriculum.

Systematic evaluation is necessary.

Solve emerging problems

The Institutional Stage

If leaders have worked systematically

Throughout the strategic planning and

the implementation stages,then it is very

likely the curriculum change will be

institutionalized.