Building the Curriculum Framework 0:02
Josh Lomelino discusses the progress made on the initial curriculum framework and the transition to building out additional details.
Emphasis on focusing on actions and outcomes, particularly in Unit 2, which involves improving health markers.
Josh outlines the milestones and action steps, including setting up a health dashboard and creating a vision plan for health markers.
The importance of aligning action steps with outcomes and ensuring they are written in outcomes form.
Defining Action Steps and Milestones 1:03
Josh details the three milestones and associated action steps for improving health markers.
The action steps include getting medical labs, setting up a health dashboard, and creating a vision plan.
Josh emphasizes the need to reuse and adapt these action steps for other parts of the curriculum.
The growth arc for students involves becoming aware of their health markers, visualizing their current state, and planning for improvement.
Mapping Action Steps to Outcomes 5:12
Josh explains the process of mapping action steps to outcomes and ensuring they align with the journey arc.
The final matrix is used to record and validate the teaching plan, ensuring it helps students achieve their goals.
Josh copies and pastes action steps as a starting point, emphasizing the importance of alternating colors for clarity.
The matrix helps in structuring and organizing the curriculum, making it easier to see the progress and alignment with outcomes.
Developing Assessments and Teaching Topics 6:52
Josh introduces the concept of assessments and their role in the curriculum, using a lecture-demo-apply model.
The importance of aligning assessments with outcomes and ensuring they contribute to higher levels of learning.
Josh discusses the process of breaking down assessments into smaller tasks and ensuring they are correlated with outcomes.
The need for a structured approach to course mapping, moving from lower to higher levels of Bloom's Taxonomy.
Creating a Structured Curriculum Plan 14:33
Josh emphasizes the importance of having a clear plan for each unit, including teaching topics and assessments.
The lecture-demo-apply model is used to structure the curriculum, with lectures focusing on conceptual understanding and demos on application.
Josh outlines the process of creating a demo for setting up a health dashboard and a vision plan.
The importance of having a placeholder for tools and resources that will be developed later in the process.
Iterative Development and Refinement 21:24
Josh describes the iterative process of developing the curriculum, including taking walks to brainstorm ideas.
The use of AI to query and organize thoughts, creating structured outlines and assignment sheets.
The importance of having a clear labeling system for organizing curriculum content.
Josh emphasizes the need to wait until the plan is solid before creating content to ensure it aligns with the success path.
Finalizing the Curriculum Plan 33:57
Josh discusses the final steps in the curriculum development process, including copying and pasting items into project management software.
The importance of having a clear plan for each unit, with each topic mapped to an outcome.
Josh emphasizes the need for a final check to ensure there are no dangling topics or content that does not align with outcomes.
The focus on success and ensuring that the curriculum helps students move towards their goals.
Here are some strategies to make the curriculum development process more iterative and adaptable: