Characteristics of Effective Curriculum and Instruction

In this section I learned that Curriculum is a vehicle for fulfilling students needs. It is important that the curriculum is:
- 1. Important. Student need to know that what they are learning is something that they will use in the future. No one wants to learn things that they will never use.
- 2. Focused. Teachers need to make sure that they know what the end goal is. Instruction should be focused and based on the end goal. Students should also know what the end result of a lesson should be.
- 3. Engaging. Make instruction exciting for the students. I think that the key to making work engaging is to somehow connect what is being learned to their lives. Show them how they use what is to be learned everyday or how it will benefit them in the future.
- 4. Scaffolded. Stretch the students. Make tasks a little bit above their current level. This will make them think harder and learn more. Be there to support students.
- 5. Demanding. This is a lot like the scaffolding part. make sure that instruction and tasks aren't too easy for the students. Make it a little bit difficult, than when they succeed they will gain more confidence. They will realize that they can understand and do hard things.