Curriculum+Survey+-+Why

toc =Overview= There are a variety of educational advantages that a K-12 curriculum document can provide to a school. Some items include improved educational experiences for students, better communication and collaboration between faculty, differentiation tools for helping students that are falling behind or accelerating beyond a typical student, and many others. The articles below list expand upon these ideas and offer more of them.

=Articles= //NOTE: To shorten your reading time, some articles will have a "highlighted" link that will bring you to a page containing notes and mark up on that particular article. They are the personal highlights of Jim Tiffin, and are provided as a resource to others that may not have large amounts of time to read every article.//
 * Chapter 1: The Need for Calendar Based Curriculum-Mapping from //Mapping the Big Picture// by Heidi Hayes Jacobs - (highlighted)
 * Appendix I: Questions and Answers About Curriculum Mapping from //Mapping the Big Picture// by Heidi Hayes Jacobs - (highlighted)

=Next Steps= Links to other pages related to the Curriculum Survey: What? - Why? - How? - Help!

=More Resources=
 * ASCD
 * Mapping the Big Picture written by Heidi Hayes Jacobs, and the chapters available online for people to read.