Blake Selisker

Standards, Curriculum and Instruction What is the Difference?

IS IS NOT
Standards What students will Not how teachers
learn should teach
Define what all Not the instructional
students are expected sequence and pacing
to know and be able to Analogy: Not the
do final meal
Analogy: Ingredients Each standard
to a recipe should NOT be
Expectations addressed
individually

Curriculum How students learn

Planned by local Not simply listing of
district officials content
Frame optimal learning Not teaching one
experiences standard alone, then
Pathway towards a testing on it
destination Not marching
Desired performances through lists of
by the learner content knowledge
Independent transfer: and skills to get
students should through it.
employ learning inside
and outside of school
Resources like
activities, lessons,
assessments
Instruction How students are Not using CCSS
taught layout (as standards
Planned by teacher in appear in order) as
the classroom an instructional pace
Differentiated or sequence
Engagement through: Not out of control
Thinking prompts Not effective without
Effective Questions engagement
Stories
Cooperative Learning
Authentic Learning
Learning Maps