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Curriculum defines what we want students to know and be able to do. We have begun the process of defining this in the Wauwatosa School District by explaining standards and benchmarks for every course and every grade level. We believe that curriculum, instruction, assessment and feedback are interdependent and operate synergistically not in isolation.
Curriculum addresses content as well as skills and attitudes that we want students to develop by the time they leave a course, a grade level, or a K-12 educational program.
Instruction focuses on the way that we help children to address the standards and the benchmarks. The emphasis in the district is on research-based best practice, or the best ways to be sure that all students learn and learn to the best of their abilities.
Assessment identifies where our students are in the learning continuum both during the instructional process and at its completion. Finally, feedback to our students, parents, and staff, provides the information necessary to meet our children's needs.
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