1. In a goal-based model of curriculum planning:
2. Which statement below does not belong with the other three?
3. A planning calendar should be based upon:
4. At what level below is it most likely that minimum graduation requirements would be
established?
5. The composition of a school curriculum advisory council should:
6. Technology planning goals should include all except:
7. Which of the following tasks do not belong with the other three?
8. You have been appointed principal of Oak Forest elementary school. Which of the following
is a curriculum related task you are least likely to have responsibility for?
9. Below are four questions that need to be answered. Which one is not an appropriate question?
10. With respect to technology in the schools:
11. A teacher suggests the nature of a student’s disability be placed on the district curriculum
database. The teacher’s idea is:
12. With respect to faculty, the curriculum database contains
13. Which of the following is least likely to be included in a district planning calendar?
14. The final form of the district planning calendar can be used to
15. Classroom needs assessment might include answering four questions. Which of the questions
below is not one of the questions?
16. Noyce, Perda, and Traver developed a chart for needs assessment that asked three questions.
Which of the following is not one of the questions?
17. If a district is interested in a specific curriculum area
18. Professional development for implementing new curriculum is
19. Bridging the knowledge gap between research and practice, the authors identified all but
which of the following?
20. The community-based learning model includes:
21. Issues in District/School Curriculum Decision Making include:
22. Community participation should include the following people:
23. Functions of curriculum leadership should not include:
24. The planning calendar should include which of the following?
25. According to Slater (2010) before implementing professional learning communities
26. True or False. Curriculum planning is at the heart of school reform.
27. True or False. Conducting a needs assessment could involve standardized tests.
28. True or False. A planning calendar extends from 7 to 10 years.
29. True or False. Most important curricula decisions are made at the federal level.
30. True or False. One teacher and one parent from each school curriculum council should also
serve on the district advisory council.
31. True or False. Once a checklist is issued to determine existing responsibilities it is not
appropriate to make changes.
32. True or False. Leadership and planning are common threads in successful K-12 curriculum
33. True or False. All educational goals are curriculum-based.
34. True or False. A curriculum data team can be beneficial in translating national and state
standards into academic performance standards.
35. True or False. There are eight types of items that should be included in a district planning
calendar.
36. True or False. Curriculum leadership occurs both at the district and school level.
37. True or False. Once the essential components of a PLC are understood, a building
administrator can develop a strategic plan to put the change in place.
38. True or False. A principal or building leaders has one role during the change process.
39. What is curriculum planning?
40. Identify, in sequence, the three steps in establishing a planning framework when using the
Goal-Based Curriculum Planning Model.
41. Identify the two areas where most alterable decisions are made.
42. Identify five of the seven groups that should be represented on a district curriculum advisory
council.
43. In addition to various curriculum councils the superintendent may appoint a
______________ to deal with major issues.
44. In general, curriculum leadership roles are assigned to both the school and the district, but
there are two categories within each area general, and ________________________.
45. School districts today are not just focusing on the core curriculum, district and state issues,
but also on a_______________________.
46. After leadership and structure is determined it is important to develop a curriculum
____________.
47. A curriculum database for a school, with respect to that school, would contain information
about courses offered with enrollments, extracurricular activities and
___________________________________________.
48. Identify five of the items that should be on every district planning calendar.
49. Curriculum leaders should _________ teacher in developing instructional plans based on
curriculum guides.
50. Explain the guidelines for alignment of educational goals with curricular fields.
51. When implementing PLCs, the educational leaders should communicate _____________
____________ of the plan.
52. Describe the process of organizing g for planning using the Goal-Based Curriculum Planning
Model.
53. Describe how to establish a planning framework using the Goal-Based Curriculum Planning
Model.
54. Explain how you would carry out the various specific planning activities using the Goal-
Based Curriculum Planning Model.
55. Fenwick English suggested only two levels where curriculum decisions should be made are
56. Proponents of a standardized curriculum frequently point to it being more economical and
efficient than a curriculum that allows variation. Construct an essay explaining why this may be
so.
57. Seven groups were included among those who should serve on district curriculum councils.
The groups included district supervisors, secondary school principals, and elementary school
principals. Do you think this is reasonable in any size district? Why?
58. Identify and explain the forces that caused a shift in curriculum leadership after 2003. In your
essay explain the types of changes that took place.
59. A new teacher concludes that the educational goals are actually the national standards in the
various subject areas. Evaluate that conclusion.
60. Many school systems have technology goals. Are these curricula goals?
61. What types of data would be important to analyze in determining curricula needs and why.
62. Once completed and approved, what can a district-planning calendar be used for?
63. According to Noyce, Perda, and Traver there are three things the district must do after the
needs assessment. Identify and explain the three things.
64. It has been stated that effective curriculum planning should always involve needs assessment.
Why, or why not, is this true?
65. Why is it important that appropriate resources be provided for any curriculum change?
66. What is meant by “community-based learning” and how is it different from traditional
learning?
67. In terms of building the curriculum database, what should you consider about community
resources, students, faculty, schools, and other resources?