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=**Introduction**=

Often curriculum in schools is fragmented and great variation between what is taught and how it is taught exists across year levels and faculties. Ruebling et al. (2004) stated that, “in many schools, curriculum documents either don’t exist, or where they do, they are poorly written, don’t follow a specified framework, are not up to date and are generally ignored by teachers and school leaders” (p. 244). Marzano (2003) reviewed extensive research that showed that the written curriculum and the implemented curriculum are often not the same. He also concluded "that guaranteed and viable curriculum is the number one school-level factor impacting on student achievement" (p. 23-24). So how can school address this issue? Wiggins and McTighe (2007) state that 'we have to provide teachers with what architects provide builders; a blueprint designed to show how parts relate to a whole and how a work plan can be inferred to ensure that the building ends up the way it was envisioned" (p.38).  The implementation of a common or aligned curriculum is one method that many schools have utilized to reduce this variation and improved the consistency of the educational process.    T his wiki looks at the implementation of common curriculum at Northcote High School.   Click on the Voki's below to gain an overview of this process.

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