Curriculum And Leadership Alignment

 
Curriculum and Leadership Alignment 

The process of curriculum development, revision, design, and implementation is the foundation of schools; it is the “what” for teachers and students. To be a competent leader, it is essential to understand the process for curriculum development. Chapter 1 in your Mooney and Mausbach text (2008) provides a scaffolding for understanding of developing curriculum leadership and design. Chapters 2, 3, and 4 from Lopez’ No Excuses Leadership: Nine Bold Choices Exceptional Leaders Make (2015) discuss the first three qualities of a servant leader; being present, communicating with candor, and cracking the code of the naysayer.

Initial Post:

Discuss one or two challenges and benefits for teaching and learning associated with the curriculum design and alignment process.
Discuss any of the three qualities from Lopez’ Chapters 2, 3, or 4 that you have practiced or have experienced from a leader and how it paid off or otherwise proved beneficial to yourself or others.
Evaluate a servant leadership principle you would particularly like to develop more in yourself. Describe how strengthening a particular trait from the principle might impact your own professional practice as well as impact others, especially learners.