Curriculum & Instruction as the Vehicle

Curriculum that is Important

• What we study is essential to the structure of the discipline
• What we study provides a roadmap toward expertise in a discipline 
• What we study is essential to building student understanding

Curriculum & Instruction that are Focused 

• Whatever we do is designed to get us where we need to go
• Both the teacher and students know why we're doing what we're doing
• Both the teacher and students know how parts of their work contribute to a bigger picture of knowledge, understanding, and skill 

Curriculum & Instruction that are Engaging

• Students see value to others in their work
• Students most often find the work intriguing
• Students see themselves and their world in the work

Curriculum & Instruction that are Demanding

• Standards for work and behavior are high
• Students are guided in working and thinking like professionals
• The work is most often a bit beyond the reach of each learner

Curriculum & Instruction that are Scaffolded 

• The teacher teaches for success
• Small and large group instruction focuses on varied learner needs
• The teacher uses modeling, organizers, and other strategies to point out success 

I believe it's extremely vital to ensure curriculum and instruction that is important, focused, engaging, demanding, and scaffolded to assure students are receiving the proper education everyday. I want to work toward being the teacher that uses curriculum and instruction as the vehicle in my teaching and derive from that as I dig deeper to make sure my students are doing the same. I believe it's important that curriculum and instruction come through the power of knowledge, the power of self, and the inextricable links between the two.