What components comprise a complete curriculum?
Educators have different answers to this question, and different needs for planning daily instruction, but we envision a “complete curriculum” to be a working set of documents and practices, such that teachers collaboratively plan in professional learning communities to develop and refine deeper levels of detail regarding daily instruction and assessments in relation to the content and skills delineated in curriculum maps. A “complete curriculum” would not only include the components of our maps as they are now, but also further guidance about differentiating instruction to suit different types of students, for example: those who are reading above or below grade level, English language learners, and students with disabilities. A full curriculum could also include a scope and sequence, samples of student work, scoring rubrics, and — ultimately — suggested lesson plans. It could also include pacing suggestions to guide instruction of the content and skills in ways that address specific
