GEN: Curriculum Mapping

[Mike Eisenberg <mike@ericir.syr.edu>]

Curriculum mapping is not the same as collection mapping.  Curriculum
mapping is a systematic way to document the "real" curriculum of a
school.  It involves collecting data about units (from teachers,
students, even from the library media specialist her/himself), entering
the data into a data/file management program, and generating various
reports.  These reports are the maps.

Curriculum mapping nicely complements collection mapping - once you know
the curriculum, you can compare the collection to it.

RE Inspiration, curriculum mapping works best with a file/database
management program.  However, I guess you could create graphs of the
curriculum using a graphics program.

I've done some writing on curriculum mapping - here's an article that
appeared in 2 places:


"Curriculum Mapping and Implementation of an Elementary School Library
Media Skills Curriculum," (originally in School Library Media Quarterly,
Fall 1984) in The Emerging School Library Media Program: Readings,
Libraries Unlimited, 1988


There's also an extensive section in my book:


Curriculum Initiative:  An Agenda and Strategy for School Library Media
Programs (with R. Berkowitz), Ablex Publishing, 1988



Hope this helps,

Mike