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The curriculum development at Riffa Views International School is centered on key principles that ensure quality education. We are committed to facilitating a collaborative process, emphasizing research-based best practices in American international education. Utilizing backward design principles, we focus on defining desired outcomes, determining acceptable evidence, and crafting effective learning plans. Our approach integrates technology and instructional resources while adhering to standards-based grading and reporting, ultimately aiming to foster inner confidence, risk-taking, and reflective practices among students.
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What Do We Want Them to Learn? Arabic Curriculum Development atRiffa Views International School Bridget Doogan
School Goals… • Commitment to quality • Dedication and perseverance • Inner confidence and risk taking • Reflection and readjustment of ideas and priorities
The Process This will be a facilitated process • Collaboration • Support • Technology
Basic Tenets • Curriculum development will be a facilitated process. • The curriculum will exemplify research based best practices in American international education. • The curriculum will be designed to accommodate standards based grading and reporting practices.
Backwards Design Start With the End In Mind Wiggins / McTighe
Backwards Design Start With the End In Mind Wiggins / McTighe
Stage 1 Desired Outcomes We already have… • Standards and benchmarks • Draft frameworks • Some published programs • Identified best practices
Stage 1 Identify Desired Results
Stage 2 Determine Acceptable Evidence
Stage 3 Learning Plan
The Curriculum Will Articulate • Standards and benchmarks • Cross curricular standards (technology/communication) • Enduring understandings / essential questions • Knowledge and skills • Instructional sequence • Formative assessments • Summative assessments and exemplars of student work • Instructional resources
Where Do We Start? Identify the standards and benchmarks that are essential. With the Standards • Not all content is equal! • Standards contain a range of performance objectives and standard statements. • Some benchmarks are moreimportant than others in helping students succeed!
