Curriculum Leadership in the International School

LISBON, PORTUGAL
3 - 9 July 2024
Facilitators: Pip Curtis and Glen Karlsson

ONLINE
12 - 18 July 2024
Facilitator: Matthew Parr

Hear what our participants have to say about the course: Mark McGowan

Listen to Pip Curtis answer the question: “Why should you take this course?”

A school is most clearly defined by its curriculum - what students learn, how they will learn and how we will know whether they have learned. In the international school, where teachers, students and parents are in constant transition, clear, coherent curriculum is even more essential. The leadership team in an international school bears full responsibility for ensuring it is in place and effective. This course will equip participants to lead a full curriculum process, including development, analysis, implementation and monitoring.

Learning Goals

Explore and practice strategies for:

  • How current research about teaching and learning should influence international school curriculum design, including examination of the changing purpose of curriculum

  • Defining what students should learn, who should determine this and how we can ensure the ‘right’ learning intentions

  • Alignment of intended learning, instructional and assessment practices

  • Processes for getting curriculum written in your school

  • The structures and systems available for getting curriculum implemented

  • Applying artificial intelligence tools for all facets of curriculum design and implmentation

  • Effective curriculum monitoring processes-are you doing what you think you are doing – and is it getting the right results?

  • Essential leadership strategies impacting the entire process of developing, implementing and monitoring curriculum

  • Apply principles of social justice and anti-racism across all facets of designing, analyzing, implementing and monitoring curriculum

  • Develop effective strategies for all of the above in the hybrid and online learning environment

The curriculum for all PTC courses is rooted in the ‘Standards for International School Principals’ and created using our design principles.