Four Phases of Curriculum Mapping

In this video provided by Curriculum Designers, Inc., Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs explains the four phases of curriculum mapping and connects the mapping process to a framework for professional development. This video runs 2 minutes and 5 seconds.

Summary

In this video, Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs discusses the four phases of curriculum mapping with Curriculum Designers Inc Director of Communications Earl Nicholas.

The first phase, laying the foundation, involves preparing to institute curriculum mapping within a district or school. It consists of doing research and homework to understand the nature of curriculum mapping. Dr. Jacobs notes she has previously called this the "prologue phase."

The second phase is launching the initiative. It involves assessing how to organize and orchestrate curriculum mapping based on the faculty's readiness level. Dr. Jacobs points out some districts and schools want to jump to this stage first before doing the necessary preparatory work with laying the foundation.

The third phase is sustaining and integrating mapping in the system. It consists of embedding mapping in the district and schools. In doing so, mapping becomes the basic way of communication to share curriculum, assessment, and integrating in instruction with the standards.

The fourth phase is mapping into the future. This consists of looking at new ways of teaching to use in the instruction processes.

Earl Nicolas points out how these phases are similar to the four phases of professional development, and Dr. Jacobs concurs. He proceeds to summarize mapping as an umbrella encompassing unit design and professional development.

This video runs 2 minutes and 5 seconds.