1. Organizing Curriculum Changes BILC Conference May Masako Boureston Director, Curriculum Support Division

2. Outline Overview: Recent Curriculum Changes Common Threads1
Overview: Recent Curriculum Changes 2
Common Threads 3
Lessons Learned

3. Quality

4. Efficiency

5. Challenge
FASTER!
BETTER!

6. Core Curriculum

7. Curriculum Changes at DLIFLC
Sem 3 Revision
New platform
Pashto
New modules
French
Sem 1& 2
Flipped grammar
Urdu

8. UCAT: Universal Curriculum and Assessment Tool

9. New Platform (Pashto) Stakeholder buy-in
Student Feedback on UCAT:
Which electronic content delivery platform do you prefer to use?

10. New Content (French) Agility Approaches to tools Teacher orientation
TOPICS
Wk 1: Economics of French Families
Wk 2: Cultural contributions of the “suburbs”
Wk 3: Biodiversity and Security
Wk 4: French Military Operations in Africa
Wk 5: Emerging Technologies & Cybersecurity
Wk 6: Economic Opportunities in Africa
Wk 7: Social Democracy in France
Wk 8: Global Governance & International Justice
Agility
Approaches to tools
Teacher orientation

11. New Approach (Urdu) Challenges with grammar instruction
Use class time wisely  Flipped format
Involvement of Military Language Instructors
Short Explanation
(Video)
1-2 recognition activities
1-2 production activities (review)

12. Student Comments
“Previewing the next day’s grammar helps me to familiarize myself with the content. The content is clear and concise.”
“Immediate feedback on the activities would be most helpful.”
“The only problem is that the activities do not cover all concepts introduced. Teachers are creating extra activities which are very helpful.”

13. Common Themes Implementing something NEW
Change
Approach
Content
Delivery
Implementing something NEW
Accommodating ongoing adjustment
Implementation of curriculum change
= Process

14. Continuous Improvement
Identify
Plan
Execute
Review
Continuous Quality Improvement
Plan – Do- Check – Act

15. Organizing Changes: Key to Success
Connection
Process
Plan

16. Planning Have a clear goal Develop a “blueprint” with flexibility
Clarify roles and responsibilities
Consider agile and targeted development
Plan for piloting and orientation

17. Building Process Fix issues incrementally
Provide tailored on-going training for developers
Allow developers to learn new tools
Provide orientations
Receive frequent feedback

18. Connections Involve stakeholders and teachers
Receive support from leadership
Foster cross-division collaboration
Encourage student autonomy

19. Putting them together…

20. Digital Natives Digital Immigrants Lessens Learned #1
Know your people (students & teachers)
Digital Natives
Digital Immigrants

21. Lessons Learned #2 Teachers need enough time to “digest” changes
….. or they will do what they feel “right".

22. Lessons Learned #3 Calculated engagement Change QUALITY & EFFICIENCY
Administrators
Students
Teachers
Developers
Reviewers
QUALITY & EFFICIENCY

23. Lessons Learned #4 Classroom management with technology Technology
Distraction?
Tools?

24. Conclusion
Technology
Student Learning
Curriculum
Teachers

25. Questions?

26. Masako Boureston, Curriculum Support, Director
Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC)
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