This document provides instructions for Assignment 2 of an education curriculum design course. It asks students to build on a pilot curriculum they proposed in Assignment 1 by describing aspects of curriculum development including their selected approach, philosophy, psychological motivation approach, cultural influences, and strategies for incorporating critical thinking skills. The assignment requires a 6-7 page paper summarizing these elements and includes formatting guidelines, learning outcomes, and a grading rubric. An example of a student's Assignment 1 is provided at the end.

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Scenario for Assignments 1-3
Assume that you are the curriculum designer for a school
district. The school board has requested that several teams
develop proposals for new curricula to meet newly established
state standards. You and your team must develop the first
proposal to provide as a pilot or model for the other teams. You
have to first identify a specific curriculum area not currently
used in the school district that would greatly benefit the
students in the district. Use the Internet or the Strayer Library
as well as your textbook to develop a pilot curriculum for a
specific discipline area (reading, math, science, etc.) or grade
level (K-12) at a local school district.
Assignment 2: Curriculum Foundations
Due Week 6 and worth 300 points
Refer to the Scenario for Assignments 1-3. Build on the same
pilot curriculum you identified in Assignment 1 for this
assignment.
Write a six to seven (6-7) page paper in which you:
1. Summarize the following aspects of Assignment 1:
1. Describe the specific curriculum area and grade level(s) for
the pilot curriculum
2. Provide four (4) core instructional goals for the curriculum.
2. Describe the approach to curriculum development (i.e.,
behavior, systems, humanistic) you will use to shape curriculum
design, providing a rationale for your selected approach that is
consistent with the core instructional goals of the planned
curriculum.
3. Describe the philosophical / theoretical approach to
curriculum development (idealism, realism, etc.) you will use to

2. shape the curriculum design, providing a rationale for your
selected philosophy that is consistent with the core instructional
goals of the planned curriculum.
4. Describe the psychological motivational approach to
curriculum development you will use to shape the curriculum
design, providing a rationale for your selected approach that is
consistent with the core instructional goals of the planned
curriculum.
5. Discuss one (1) cultural influence that has the greatest impact
on the school district and provide a rationale for the impact it
has on the district.
6. Recommend at least one (1) effective way to integrate the
cultural influence into the planned curriculum that is consistent
with the core instructional goals of the planned curriculum.
7. Develop a strategy for incorporating critical thinking skills
(appropriate to grade level) into the planned curriculum using
Bloom’s Taxonomy of Cognitive Objectives.
8. Provide a rationale for your strategy that is consistent with
the core instructional goals of the planned curriculum. (Note: A
brief description of Bloom’s Taxonomy may be found at Center
for Teaching and Learning located
at http://teaching.uncc.edu/articles-books/best-practice-
articles/goals-objectives/blooms-taxonomy-educational-
objectives.)
9. Use at least six (6) relevant, scholarly references published in
the last seven (7) years (three [3] new in addition to the three
[3] identified in Assignment 1). (Note:Wikipedia and other non-
government Websites do not qualify as scholarly resources.
Review the supplementary readings list on the first page of the
course guide for possible references.)
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
· Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size
12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references
must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
· Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the

3. student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the
date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
· Identify the key elements of curriculum design and
development.
· Compare the philosophical foundations of curriculum.
· Consider how psychological foundations play a role in the
development of curriculum.
· Analyze the relationship of social foundations to K-12
curriculum.
· Develop the strategies and techniques to support curriculum
planning.
· Design curriculum plan for a current or future school setting.
· Use technology and information resources to research issues in
curriculum planning.
· Write clearly and concisely about curriculum design and
development using proper writing mechanics.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality,
logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing
skills, using the following rubric.
Click here to view the grading rubric.
I’m attaching the 1st paper you wrote for me below!
Curriculum Inception
Name

4. School
EDU 555
April 24, 2016
Instructor
Curriculum Inception
School Description: The Norfolk VA School District!
The Norfolk VA School District is a public institution for the
elementary and middle students that have gone through the
elementary level and moving towards high school. The school is
located in a region that has a relatively favorable climate during
summer, but the situations get worse during winter due to ice
falls and heavy downfalls. More so, the region is a plain land
with limited highlands. The school is located in a metropolitan
area that has a high number of people that are from different
races, origin, ethnicity, and religion. However, it is one of the
few public institutions found in the region since a high number
of schools in Norfolk are private institutions. The situation has
made the district school to have a great number of students as of
currently they are approximately 600 students. Because Norfolk
is a metropolitan independent commonwealth state, the people
are from different cultures, religion, social and economic status,
and traditions. Hence, there are a lot of cultural influences, and
there is no particular culture that can be said to be the Norfolk's
original culture.
The geographical situation of the Norfolk does not in any way
promote physical exercises. However, the state has a highly
accredited body that has established great and commendable
standards for curriculum development. The Norfolk state
policies recommend that each and every child has the right to
literacy, environmental education, and religious education,
physical as well as skills exercises. The state policies emphasis
that a child's well-being regarding literacy,
physical/mental/emotional health can only be realized when all
the recommended curriculum development policies are complied
with faithfully.

5. Specific discipline and grade level(s) for which the pilot
curriculum will be developed
The Norfolk VA School District is a public school that has a
high population, and the students are from different levels. The
intention of the pilot curriculum is to involve all the students
without any form of extinction. As a consequence, the pilot
curriculum is meant for all the students in the Norfolk VA
School District. These are students in the elementary and
middle-grade levels of education. For every grade level, the
curriculum pilot shall cover the following disciplines;
mathematics, social studies, Christian religious education,
science and biology, K-12, reading/writing. The latter means the
pilot shall be comprehensive, covering all the levels as well as
disciplines being taught at the Norfolk VA School District. This
will grant the school the satisfaction required since the pilot
shall meet all the states policies and standards.
Three benefits to the students of the pilot curriculum.
The curriculum pilot shall have three significant advantages for
the students of Norfolk VA School District shall benefit from.
For starters, the curriculum is exclusive and thorough a thing
that will make sure that all the materials that need to be covered
are covered and that ample timing is provided for each and
every discipline. This shall benefit the students in that they will
have sufficient time for every subject, something that will make
the students be all-rounded students. Hence, it will be possible
for the students to detect and realize their vigorous and weak
areas hence focusing on their strong areas as their field of
passion (Salvia, Ysseldyke, & Bolt, 2013). The latter is highly
important for students because the world today requires a
person that can fit in any society and cope with people from any
religion, background, culture and level of education.
Secondly, the pilot shall benefit the student in the sense that the
curriculum is not traditional but shall also be digitized in a way.
As a result, it will work well with current lifestyle that the
students are used to. For example, the curriculum shall be

6. incomplete the use of advanced technology like the use of
computers a thing that will make learning more enjoyable and
helping as compared to the earlier curriculum that the Norfolk
VA School District was initially using. With learning being
entertaining, the students will be motivated to learn a thing that
will positively impact the students by making them see the need
and importance of education.
The third benefit is that the pilot curriculum shall help the
student to have a stronger competitive advantage within the
Norfolk State. The reason is that the curriculum shall be
designed in a manner that it shall be student and results oriented
a thing that will help the students to improve even on their
performance in class as well as personal behaviors (In Lo, In
Leatham, & In Van, 2014). As a consequence, the personalities
that the curriculum will help the students to develop are a
personality that shall help the students to be able to become
reliable and independent people in the society both now and in
the future.
Four core instructional goals of the curriculum
1. To help the students to demonstrate and develop essential
skills, that shall help them to meet the expectations of the
Norfolk state effectively. The purpose of this goal is to
empower and motivate the students to achieve their dreams as
well as possess full potential that will enable them to become
responsible citizens in a dynamic world. For example, a student
who is skilled and has adequate knowledge of reading, writing,
critical thinking, decision making, study skills, mathematics,
and global/cultural understanding can be able to work in any
organization and live in any society.
2. To grant the each and every student on an individual basis the
opportunity to develop and apply the learned skills in their lives
in every way possible. For instance, the pilot curriculum targets
at making students act responsibly in all their activities with or
without any form of supervision. Also, the students are expected
in their individual levels to learn and practice how to respect

7. and appreciate democratic institutions and other people's rights.
3. To assist the students to develop a sense of creativity and
self-expression through different ways. The latter is important
for students because the students are different in nature and
hence have different ways of expressing themselves (Kelly, &
Melograno, 2015). Some can use; music, arts, languages, body
signs, literature and others through visual and verbal images.
Hence, the understand is targeted at helping the student not only
to be understood but also to understand others regardless of
their ways of self-expression.
4. To develop human relations and social skills. Students being
humans are social beings required interacting at any level of
life; whether in career life as well as personal life. The
curriculum pilot is hence targeting at making the students social
beings is a great thing for the student as they shall be able to
perfect their natural being of being human a thing that is needed
on daily basis.
References
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In Lo, J.-J., In Leatham, K. R., & In Van, Z. L. R.
(2014). Research trends in mathematics teacher education. Long
Grove, Illinois: Waveland Press, Inc.,
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Kelly, L. E., & Melograno, V. (2015). Developing the physical
education curriculum: An achievement-based approach. Long
Grove, Illinois: Waveland Press, Inc.,
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Salvia, J., Ysseldyke, J. E., & Bolt, S. (2013). Assessment in
special and inclusive education. Belmont, CA:

8. Wadsworth/Cencage Learning.
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