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Multicultural Curriculum Framework: The following is a framework

developed to analyze the quality a high school science curriculum. The


questions in the framework will determine the quality and effectiveness of
the alignment to the standards, essential content, instructional models,
research-based strategies and assessment for diverse learners.
Rating is on a scale of 1-5 with a 1 indicating no evidence of culturally
appropriate curriculum and instruction and 5 indicates quality culturally
responsive teaching and curriculum.

Criteria Possible Rating


Evidence
Alignment to Standards
Standards are written
Is the curriculum specific and are
aligned to the CCSS measurable.
and NGSS? Standards are
Are all appropriate relevant, real-
levels of cognitive world and
domain evident? rigorous.
Are they specific and Students
measurable? are able to
describe their
learning goal:
what they will
know and what
how they will
show or do what
they know.
Essential Students
Content are engaging in
Does the content content that
include perspectives, includes
contributions and perspectives and
histories of different contributions
cultures? from different
Does the content cultures.
ensure students Content is
successfully achieve age-appropriate
the standards? and engaging
Are Big Ideas or Cross- with cross-cutting
cutting concepts concept
evident? emphasized.
Scaffolds
are provided to
ensure that all
students have an
opportunity to
achieve the
Multicultural Curriculum Framework: The following is a framework
developed to analyze the quality a high school science curriculum. The
questions in the framework will determine the quality and effectiveness of
the alignment to the standards, essential content, instructional models,
research-based strategies and assessment for diverse learners.
Rating is on a scale of 1-5 with a 1 indicating no evidence of culturally
appropriate curriculum and instruction and 5 indicates quality culturally
responsive teaching and curriculum.

standards.
Interdisciplinary Explicit
Approach connections
Is interdisciplinary across the
integration clear and discipline is
appropriate? evident.
Is math integrated Students are
regularly? practicing 21st
Is ELA skills century skills
integrated? when solving
problems and
working
collaboratively.
Students
engaging in
reading and
writing.
Students using
math to solve
problems in a
different
discipline.
Instructional Students
Models regularly take
Is there a process for formative
identifying student assessments to
learning styles and gage knowledge,
interests? interest and to
Is the Flipped develop goals.
Classroom Model used? Very little
Is instruction student- teacher-centered
centered? instruction.
Students
have reviewed
information prior
to class and
spend in-class
time applying
and analyzing to
Multicultural Curriculum Framework: The following is a framework
developed to analyze the quality a high school science curriculum. The
questions in the framework will determine the quality and effectiveness of
the alignment to the standards, essential content, instructional models,
research-based strategies and assessment for diverse learners.
Rating is on a scale of 1-5 with a 1 indicating no evidence of culturally
appropriate curriculum and instruction and 5 indicates quality culturally
responsive teaching and curriculum.

demonstrate
their level of
understanding.
Rigor Students
Does the content, are engaged in
activities and activities that
assignments require higher
encourage critical order thinking
analysis and skills.
decision making Students
for all students? are applying
Are students knowledge to
collaborating new experiences.
regularly in Students
heterogeneous are problem
groups? solving in
Does the content heterogeneous
present groups using
opportunities for academic
developing language and
solutions and effective listening
taking action on a and speaking
social problem for skills.
all students? Students
regularly exposed
to current Asocial
issues and
cultural views.
Research-Based Research-
Strategies based strategies
Are graphic supports are used to
utilized? support all
Is differentiation learners.
appropriate and Students
specific? can be seen
Is the ARCS model working with
used? different
information texts
in different
Multicultural Curriculum Framework: The following is a framework
developed to analyze the quality a high school science curriculum. The
questions in the framework will determine the quality and effectiveness of
the alignment to the standards, essential content, instructional models,
research-based strategies and assessment for diverse learners.
Rating is on a scale of 1-5 with a 1 indicating no evidence of culturally
appropriate curriculum and instruction and 5 indicates quality culturally
responsive teaching and curriculum.

groups, one-on-
one, teacher-led
or independently.
Students
are using
different graphic
organizers to
demonstrate
their learning.
Assessment Prior
Can students knowledge is
demonstrate learning in assessed using
various ways and various types of
varying context? formative
Do assessments and assessments and
evaluation activities instruction is
appropriately measure modified based
the students on this
understanding of knowledge.
standards? Summativ
Do the assessments e assessments
engage students for are also used to
learner involvement monitor and
and self-assessment? document learner
achievement.
The
student is
involved in the
learning process
through self-
assessment, goal-
setting and
selecting how
they will
demonstrate
their level of
understanding of
the standard(s).
Multicultural Curriculum Framework: The following is a framework
developed to analyze the quality a high school science curriculum. The
questions in the framework will determine the quality and effectiveness of
the alignment to the standards, essential content, instructional models,
research-based strategies and assessment for diverse learners.
Rating is on a scale of 1-5 with a 1 indicating no evidence of culturally
appropriate curriculum and instruction and 5 indicates quality culturally
responsive teaching and curriculum.

Identified Strengths:

Identified Weaknesses:

Next Steps:

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