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KnowledgeBases > The Curriculum Mapping KnowledgeBase > Element 1 > Activity 2 > Task 1: Define the Vision

Guideline:

Wiktionary defines vision as an "an ideal or a goal toward which one aspires." As a district or school launches curriculum mapping, its vision delineates the roadmap for moving forward.

Practical Tips Defining a Road Map

This document from Ada (Oklahoma) City Schools offers an example of how one district defined a road map for the curriuclum mapping initiative.

References Building Shared Vision _EXTERNAL_LINK

Authored by Peter Senge, this segment on building shared vision is part of a larger article defining the "Leader's New Work." According to the website, "Peter Senge is a faculty member of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and director of the Center for Organizational Learning at MIT's Sloan School of Management."

References Creating A Vision _EXTERNAL_LINK

The School Improvement in Maryland website addresses the importance of creating a shared vision to accomplish school improvement. This website may be useful to any group creating a shared vision.

References Holding a Shared Vision Steady _EXTERNAL_LINK

This Michigan Department of Education newsletter decribes a process for creating a shared school vision. Though the process focuses on a schoolwide vision, it can be adapted to a project-related vision to implement other instructional tools.

References Vision as the Compass _EXTERNAL_LINK

This link is to Chapter 1 Vision as the Compass of the New Principal's Fieldbook. This chapter discusses "Vision Defined," "Multiple Visions," "Creating a Personal Leadership Vision," and "Creating a Shared Vision."

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