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Curriculum- The Heart of the Teacher Leader Role
A school is most clearly defined by its curriculum - what students learn, how they will learn and how we will know whether they have learned. In the international school, where teachers, students and parents are in constant transition, a clear, coherent curriculum is even more essential. This one-of-a-kind course will help teacher leaders hone skills in developing, implementing, and monitoring the curriculum in their own practice and on their team. This course is designed for heads of department, grade level/year groups leaders, instructional coaches and others who lead teams in international schools. Aspiring teacher leaders are also encouraged to participate.
What you are going to learn
Learning Outcomes
You will learn and practice how to lead the process of:
- writing or confirming what learning outcomes will form the curriculum in your team
- helping team members establish a shared understanding of what ‘meeting standards’ looks like
- adopting and using protocols for routinely looking at student work within your team
- analyzing learning results, including classroom and common assessments and making decisions about what to do with the data, including how to modify the curriculum
What's My Commitment online?
This course has four learning modules. Modules become available every two weeks during the course. You will have two weeks to complete all learning tasks before the next module drops. In order to earn your Certificate of Completion for this course and count this course towards your Certificate of International School Teacher Leadership you will need to:
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Complete all learning tasks including quizzes and "stop and reflect" opportunities
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Engage in one job embedded learning task, per learning module, and share a reflection of your learning
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Participate in discussion posts to share ideas and experiences with your international school course colleagues
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Share your learning from one of the curated Go Deep resources from each learning module
What's My Commitment in person?
You Are a Leader!
Increase your leadership skills and focus on student learning. You are on your way to earning your certificate of international school teacher leadership! The strategies and tools from this course are designed to help you effectively lead your team while improving student learning.