Curriculum Assessment Questionnaire

1. What are the key concepts we will address in this course/grade level?

2. What are the key skills we will address in this course/grade level?

3. What are the priority standards for this course? How will we ensure that
these standards are emphasized throughout the year?

4. Have teachers and administrators unpacked the standards?

5. What are the soft skills that students need in order to be successful in
our course/grade level and at the next level? How will we teach soft
skills?

6. If I had a son or daughter enrolled in this school district, would I be

satisfied with the written curriculum?
7. How will we implement the 4 Cs (Critical Thinking, Collaboration,
Communication, and Creativity) in curriculum, instruction, and
assessment(s)?

8. Will we use technology to support teaching and learning? How? What

are the goals?

9. What is the ratio of compliance vs. contribution in my

classroom/school?

10. Are there opportunities for student-led lessons or is every lesson

dictated by the district’s curriculum and teacher-led?

11. Are there multiple options for personalized learning throughout the
lesson/unit?

12. Does the lesson incorporate Accountable Talk or student-led questions

which deepen student understanding?

13. How will we measure student understanding?

14. Are we designing authentic tasks for students?

15. What is the role of formative assessment in measuring the written,

taught, and understood curricula?

16. How do we teach for transfer?

17. Do we have a plan for when students don’t learn?

18. Does our learning space support student understanding of the key
skills, concepts, and soft skills that our staff has identified as
important?

19. When will our grade level/team meet to discuss teaching and learning?

20. Do we analyze college and career readiness indicators? What is my role

in supporting college and career readiness?
21. Do teachers have the opportunity to provide ongoing feedback
regarding the school district’s curriculum?

22. Is the content as up-to-date as possible?

23. Are there any gaps in the content that need to be addressed?

24. Is the content relevant to the intended learners?

25. Are there any topics that should be deleted?

26. Is the organization of the content reasonable?

27. Is the content valid for your goals?

28. Do the goals, objectives, teaching strategies, and learner evaluation

strategies make sense when taken together?

29. Is this a reasonable way to teach this topic?

30. Do the objectives seem reasonable? Do they seem attainable, given the
time allotted?

31. Is the scheduling of topics reasonable?

32. Do we have sufficient resources (as described in the curriculum plan) to

implement this curriculum? Do I need to consider faculty
development/staff training?

33. Are there other ways this topic could be addressed?