Curriculum
Educational Service Unit 10 provides technical assistance to schools for the purpose of curriculum development and alignment with state, local or other standards. The following paragraph provides a description for the meaning and intent of our work with educators.
"The etymology of the word suggests this: Curriculum is the particular "course to be run," given a desired end point. A curriculum is more than a traditional program guide, therefore; beyond mapping out the topics and materials, it specifies the most appropriate experiences, assignments and assessment that might be used for achieving goals. The best curricula (and syllabi), in other words, are written from the point of view of the desired learnings, not merely what will be covered. They specify what the learner should have achieved upon leaving, what the learner needs to do to achieve, and what the teacher needs to do to achieve the results sought. In sum, they specify the desired output and means of achieving it, not just a list of content and activities."
Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe, (2005). Understanding by Design, Second Edition.