ABCTE Curriculum Design & Standards Alignment Flashcards
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The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) primarily address which subject areas?
Answer: English Language Arts and Mathematics
The Common Core State Standards focus on English Language Arts and Mathematics, providing consistent learning goals across participating states.
When aligning curriculum to standards, which step should come FIRST?
Answer: Identifying the relevant standards
Standards alignment begins with identifying the relevant standards that instruction must address before selecting materials or planning lessons.
What is a 'power standard'?
Answer: A standard that is most essential, enduring, and leveraged across multiple subjects
Power standards are the most critical standards that have lasting value, apply across disciplines, and are necessary for future learning.
Which of the following best describes 'unpacking a standard'?
Answer: Breaking a standard into its component knowledge and skills
Unpacking a standard involves breaking it down into the specific knowledge, skills, and concepts students must demonstrate to meet it.
What does ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act) require states to include in their accountability systems?
Answer: Multiple measures of student and school performance
ESSA requires states to use multiple measures of accountability including academic achievement, growth, graduation rates, and school quality indicators.
Which type of curriculum refers to what students actually learn, regardless of what was planned?
Answer: Learned curriculum
The learned curriculum represents the knowledge and skills students actually acquire, which may differ from what was planned or taught.