Curriculum Development
A curriculum built around your students and standards.
Schools must align their curriculum with local standards, schedules and job-market needs. InfoAcademicSpecialists's curriculum developers help you do it.
We work closely with each school. We know international school systems and adapt to your community.
- Needs assessments
- Curriculum mapping
- Alignment with local standards
- Lesson plans and materials
- Teacher training to deliver it
Our process
Five steps to a new curriculum.
- 1
Needs assessment
Your goals, and the skills students should gain.
- 2
Design
Topics, sequence and how material is presented.
- 3
Development
Lesson plans, assessments and materials.
- 4
Implementation
Teacher training and support in class.
- 5
Evaluation
Student data and feedback, then refinement.
Timeline
How long does it take?
It depends on school size, complexity and resources.
- 1
Analysis and planning
1–2 weeks to several months.
- 2
Design and development
Several months to a year.
- 3
Implementation and evaluation
Several months to several years.
Examples
Curriculum work we've done.
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Research case study
High-quality ready-made lessons raised maths results
Published research, not one of our clients.
The problem
Middle school maths teachers in three Virginia districts spent a lot of time planning, and lesson quality varied from teacher to teacher.
What they did
In a randomised experiment with 363 maths teachers and more than 27,000 students, some teachers were given free access to high-quality, ready-made online maths lessons. Some also received light support to help them use the lessons.
The result
Students of teachers who had the lessons scored higher in maths, and the gain was largest when teachers also had support (about 0.09 of a standard deviation). Weaker teachers benefited most. Teachers reported better lessons and more time for other tasks. The researchers judged the approach more cost-effective than most policies that aim to improve teacher quality.
What this means for your school
A well-designed, shared curriculum with ready-to-use lessons, plus a little coaching, can lift results across a whole department, especially for newer teachers. That is the core of our curriculum work.
Source: Jackson, C. K., & Makarin, A. (2018). Can online off-the-shelf lessons improve student outcomes? Evidence from a field experiment. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 10(3), 226–254.
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