Curriculum at Your Core is a practical guide to designing curriculum that meets
standards, serves personal and institutional values, and intentionally leads to
successful student learning. Identifying which understandings, knowledge, and
skills are "most important" for students to learn is always a question of
values, so getting clear on values gives teachers a starting place to design
cohesive units, courses, and programs. Written by a teacher for teachers,
Curriculum at Your Core includes stories, examples, and case studies from across
grade levels and subjects, as well as exercises, protocols, and templates
teachers can use when writing values-congruent curriculum. Some key features
include:
1. stories of failures and