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""In the absence of a learning plan with clear goals, how likely is it that students will develop shared understandings on which future lessons might build" (p. 21)? - Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe Curriculum development plays a significant role in teaching and learning. Most educators will admit that planning is an essential part of their profession. Wiles (2009) wrote, "Curriculum development is the essential function of school leadership. Whether this role is carried out by a principal, an assistant principal, for curriculum, a team leader, a department head, or by leading classroom teachers, the curriculum defines all other roles in a school" (p. 2)."

"A guiding question for educators should be, "Would I want my child in this classroom?" Educators should constantly reflect on curriculum and instruction, while attempting to answer this important question. If college readiness is the goal, then all students should receive a quality curriculum which prepares them for the next level of learning. The recently released Common Core State Standards for Mathematics assert that "It is time to recognize that standards are not just promises to our children, but promises we intend to keep" (2010, p. 5). "