4. The curriculum isn’t just
the textbook
Broadly understood, the curriculum
includes:
1. Textbooks, worksheets, teacher
guidebooks, and all other
materials used
2. The sequence (and accordingly
the context) in which topics are
presented
3. Teachers’ knowledge and
instructional practices: how
teachers explain the material
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19. 1. Only useful if teachers know
how to use it and understand
the underlying curriculum
2. Only useful if it drives true
engagement with the material
and does not distract students
3. Only as good as the
partnership and support
