Subject Area Course Framework Template

1. Mission (school) – same for all courses and disciplines.

2. Department Purpose (aligned with the state subject area framework).

3. Oxford’s Academic and Social Skills Expectations Integrated by This Department/Department.

Course specific –

4. Course Purpose/Description (aligned with state program goals/content domains).

5. Enduring Understandings (broad ideas, usually grounded in the discipline) & Course Specific Goals – (aligned with Content Standards).

6. Expected Performances – (aligned with state Expected Performances and tied to assessments or other appropriate standards).

Actual instructional planning –

7. Units/Instructional Activities with Associated Assessments (with scope and sequence when appropriate) – see unit template below.

Curriculum Unit Design Template

1. Understandings and Goals

2. Expected Performances

What will the learners be able

to do as a result of these

activities.

4. Assessment Standards and Evidence of Learning

Specific measurements of quality for

the student’s performance

(rubrics, checklists, questions, etc.).

5. Learning Activities and Assessment Tasks

Possible Language Conventions Translation

Oxford HS Curriculum, Fall, 2007

State Curriculum Frameworks	Oxford Curriculum Framework
1. Content Area Purpose (K-12)	1. Department Purpose (K-12)
2. Program Goals (K-12) –or – Overarching Ideas and Guiding Questions	2. Course Purpose/Description
3. Content Standards (By grade cluster or year) Focus Questions	3. Enduring Understandings (broad goals, primarily department focused) & Course Specific Goals – (aligned with Content Standards).
4. Expected Performances (By grade cluster or year) Formerly “Performance Standards”	4. Expected Performances (by grade cluster or level).
No Official State Equivalent	5. Unit plans and instructional materials.
No Official State Equivalent	6. Assessments (grading or performance rubrics and scales for all shared elements).