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Curriculum Assessment and Design and Delivery

This three and one-half day training program is designed to prepare teachers, principals, and curriculum directors to examine and evaluate deep alignment issues in order to improve student achievement.

It addresses the following topics:

  • Overview of the Audit Premises and Standards
  • Internal Review and External Audit
  • Curriculum and Program Design (Standard 2)
  • Assessment Design and Delivery (Standard 4)
  • Equality and Equity Issues in Design and Delivery
    (Standard 3)
  • Monitoring Curriculum and Instructional Delivery

Training Schedule
Day 1 (8:30 am - 4 pm)
Curriculum and Program Design

  • determining scope of written curriculum ensuring curriculum articulation specifying components of curriculum guides developing curriculum management plan designing for program cohesion
  • establishing use of technology
  • Day 2 (8:30 am - 4 pm)
    Assessment Design and Delivery

    • determining scope of assessment specifying purposes and components interpreting and using test data
    • establishing program evaluation design

    Day 3 (8:30 am - 4 pm)
    Equality and Equity Issues in Design and Delivery

    • distinguishing between equality and equity
    • identifying district equality issues

    Day 4 (8:30 am - noon)
    Monitoring Curriculum and Instruction Delivery

    • specifying district expectations using walk throughs
    • using teacher appraisals

    Registration Details
    Time: Day 1 through Day 3, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Day 4, 8:30 a.m. to noon. Evenings are reserved for individual and team work.

    Registration Fee: $795 per person per program. Includes instruction, materials, continental breakfast, and break refreshments. Team rates do not apply.

    Cancellation Policy: Cancellation fee is $100. Cancellations must be received in writing seven working days before the start of the program. Any cancellation less than seven days will be refunded at 50% of the registration fee. Registrants who fail to appear at the training will forfeit all of the registration fee. Someone can substitute for you at any time.

    Registration Deadline: The registration deadline is two weeks prior to the training date. Advanced registration is required and will be limited.

    Travel and Lodging: Participants are responsible for securing and paying for their own transportation and lodging. If you are planning to purchase a nonrefundable airline ticket, please contact us before purchase to confirm that the institute will take place.

    Graduate Credit: Phi Delta Kappa International and Indiana University School of Education provide an opportunity for institute participants to receive up to three hours of graduate credit. This is separate from, and in addition to, the registration fee.

    For more information, contact:
    Curriculum Management Center
    P.O. Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402-0789

    Phone (toll free): 800-766-1156
    Fax: 812-339-0018
    Email: curriculum.audit@pdkintl.org

     

    Training Sites
    January 28-31, 2008
    The Menger
    204 Alamo Plaza
    San Antonio, TX 78205
    210-223-4361

    July 15-18, 2008
    Holiday Inn Select Airport
    2501 South High School Road
    Indianapolis, IN 46241
    317-244-6861

    September 22-25, 2008
    Hilton Knoxville
    501 W. Church Ave.
    Knoxville,TN 37902
    865-523-2300

    Special conference rates available! Be sure to mention you are with the PDK training group.

    REGISTER ONLINE

    Registration Form (PDF)
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