Curriculum management’s goal is to ensure that every student gets the most out of their education. The overarching goal of curriculum management is for students to apply all of their learned knowledge and skills to make a meaningful and beneficial contribution to society. Every stakeholder in a school district contributes in some way to ensure that curriculum management is carried out to the best of their abilities.
The academic system that imparts knowledge and skills to students in a school setting is known as curriculum. Curriculum, in this context, refers to what is written to be taught and tested at various student levels in specific areas or courses. Administrators and boards can determine the most effective methods for imparting knowledge to students after evaluating test results.
Curriculum design is the first step in curriculum management. Educational philosophy and practice are taken into account at this stage. Following that, administrators train teachers so that they can deliver the curriculum in a way that is most beneficial to the students.
Curriculum evaluation and monitoring are intertwined. Curriculum delivery is monitored by administrators to ensure that it is taught in a way that is consistent with the design. Teachers, administrators, school board members, and parents all evaluate the effectiveness of the existing curriculum. Data derived from their input is then used to make any changes that will either result in more effective teaching based on the current curriculum or other improvements to the curriculum.
Courses of study are aligned with curriculum management. The coordination of curriculum writing, teaching, and testing across grade levels and areas of study is referred to as alignment. Written curriculum, which is a component of alignment, refers to stated learning objectives as well as the methods and resources that educators will use to achieve those objectives. A statement of assessment tools that might be used to evaluate students’ learning and thus the value of the curriculum is usually included in the written curriculum.
The teacher’s delivery of the curriculum to the student, as written, is referred to as “taught curriculum.” Teachers create the units to be studied as well as the lesson plans that go with them. The methods for presenting materials to students are also covered in the curriculum. The parts of the written and taught curriculum that are assessed, whether formally or informally, are referred to as tested curriculum. It determines whether a student has thrived as a result of the written curriculum and its implementation.