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Systematic approaches to curriculum design using backward design and alignment
Install Curriculum Design Guide
$ npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill curriculum-design-guide -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install wentorai/research-plugins curriculum-design-guide --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/domains/education/curriculum-design-guide .claude/skills/curriculum-design-guide && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "curriculum-design-guide" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins/tree/main/skills/domains/education/curriculum-design-guide into .claude/skills/curriculum-design-guide/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "curriculum-design-guide", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins/tree/main/skills/domains/education/curriculum-design-guideType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill curriculum-design-guide -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install wentorai/research-plugins curriculum-design-guide --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/domains/education/curriculum-design-guide .agents/skills/curriculum-design-guide && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "curriculum-design-guide" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins/tree/main/skills/domains/education/curriculum-design-guide into .agents/skills/curriculum-design-guide/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "curriculum-design-guide", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill curriculum-design-guide -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install wentorai/research-plugins curriculum-design-guide --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/domains/education/curriculum-design-guide .cursor/skills/curriculum-design-guide && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "curriculum-design-guide" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins/tree/main/skills/domains/education/curriculum-design-guide into .cursor/skills/curriculum-design-guide/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "curriculum-design-guide", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins.git --path skills/domains/education/curriculum-design-guide--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill curriculum-design-guide -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install wentorai/research-plugins curriculum-design-guide --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/domains/education/curriculum-design-guide .gemini/skills/curriculum-design-guide && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "curriculum-design-guide" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins/tree/main/skills/domains/education/curriculum-design-guide into .gemini/skills/curriculum-design-guide/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "curriculum-design-guide", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install wentorai/research-plugins curriculum-design-guideInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill curriculum-design-guide -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/domains/education/curriculum-design-guide .github/skills/curriculum-design-guide && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "curriculum-design-guide" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins/tree/main/skills/domains/education/curriculum-design-guide into .github/skills/curriculum-design-guide/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "curriculum-design-guide", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill curriculum-design-guide -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install wentorai/research-plugins curriculum-design-guide --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/domains/education/curriculum-design-guide .opencode/skills/curriculum-design-guide && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "curriculum-design-guide" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins/tree/main/skills/domains/education/curriculum-design-guide into .opencode/skills/curriculum-design-guide/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "curriculum-design-guide", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
curriculum-design-guide- GitHub stars
- 298
- Used in
- 1 other repo
- Token cost
- ~1.3k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 278 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 405
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Systematic approaches to curriculum design using backward design and alignment
- Works in 3 steps: Identify Desired Results → Determine Acceptable Evidence → Plan Learning Experiences
- Tasks that involve Curriculum and course design
- SKILL.md covers Backward Design Framework, Constructive Alignment, Competency-Based Curriculum… and Quality Assurance, plus 1 more section
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Curriculum Design Guide is an agent skill from wentorai/research-plugins. Systematic approaches to curriculum design using backward design and alignment
Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Education, covering Curriculum and course design. The repository describes itself as: 350+ academic research skills, MCP configs, and plugins for Research-Claw and AI agents. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Curriculum and course design
Example prompts
- “/curriculum-design-guide”
Requirements
- Python 3
Workflow steps
3 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit bf44b3c. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are yaml and python).
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Curriculum Design Guide loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 26 tokens; SKILL.md has 278 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
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SKILL.md
The full file from wentorai/research-plugins at commit bf44b3c, republished under its MIT licence (© wentorai). 278 words, ~1,308 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/curriculum-design-guide/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- curriculum-design-guide
- description
- Systematic approaches to curriculum design using backward design and alignment
Curriculum Design Guide
A structured skill for designing research-informed curricula using backward design, constructive alignment, and competency-based frameworks. Applicable to higher education course design, training program development, and educational research.
Backward Design Framework
Understanding by Design (Wiggins & McTighe, 2005) reverses the traditional content-first approach:
Stage 1: Identify Desired Results
Define what students should know, understand, and be able to do:
course: "Introduction to Research Methods"
big_ideas:
- "Research is a systematic process of inquiry"
- "Methodology must align with research questions"
essential_questions:
- "How do we know what we know?"
- "What makes evidence credible?"
- "When should we use qualitative vs. quantitative methods?"
learning_outcomes:
- "Formulate testable research questions (Apply)"
- "Select appropriate research designs for given questions (Evaluate)"
- "Critically appraise published research methodology (Analyze)"
- "Design and defend a research proposal (Create)"Stage 2: Determine Acceptable Evidence
Design assessments before planning instruction:
# Assessment blueprint generator
def create_assessment_blueprint(outcomes: list[str], bloom_levels: list[str],
weights: list[float]) -> dict:
"""
Generate an assessment blueprint mapping outcomes to
assessment types and weights.
"""
assessment_types = {
'Remember': 'quiz',
'Understand': 'reflection_paper',
'Apply': 'problem_set',
'Analyze': 'case_study',
'Evaluate': 'peer_review',
'Create': 'research_proposal'
}
blueprint = []
for outcome, level, weight in zip(outcomes, bloom_levels, weights):
blueprint.append({
'outcome': outcome,
'bloom_level': level,
'assessment_type': assessment_types.get(level, 'portfolio'),
'weight_pct': weight * 100
})
return {'blueprint': blueprint, 'total_weight': sum(weights) * 100}
outcomes = [
"Formulate research questions",
"Select research designs",
"Appraise methodology",
"Design research proposal"
]
levels = ['Apply', 'Evaluate', 'Analyze', 'Create']
weights = [0.15, 0.20, 0.25, 0.40]
print(create_assessment_blueprint(outcomes, levels, weights))Stage 3: Plan Learning Experiences
Sequence activities that build toward assessment readiness. Use the WHERETO framework:
- W -- Where are we going? Why?
- H -- Hook and hold interest
- E -- Equip with experience, tools, knowledge
- R -- Rethink, reflect, revise
- E -- Evaluate understanding
- T -- Tailor to individual needs
- O -- Organize for maximum engagement
Constructive Alignment
Biggs' Constructive Alignment (1996) ensures coherence between intended learning outcomes (ILOs), teaching/learning activities (TLAs), and assessment tasks (ATs):
ILO: "Students will analyze case studies using SWOT framework"
|
+--> TLA: Workshop where students collaboratively analyze
| a real company case in small groups
|
+--> AT: Individual case analysis report (1500 words)
assessed with rubric mapping to ILO verbsMisalignment is the most common curriculum design failure. Audit each ILO to verify it has at least one matching TLA and one matching AT.
Competency-Based Curriculum Mapping
For programs with multiple courses, create a curriculum map:
Competency | Course 1 | Course 2 | Course 3 | Course 4
------------------------|----------|----------|----------|--------
Research question design| I | D | M | A
Literature review | I | D | D | M
Data collection | - | I | D | M
Statistical analysis | - | I | D | A
Academic writing | I | D | D | A
Legend: I = Introduced, D = Developed, M = Mastered, A = AppliedEnsure every competency reaches at least "Mastered" level by program completion, and identify gaps where competencies are introduced but never developed further.
Quality Assurance
Validate curriculum designs through:
- External review by discipline experts and industry advisors
- Student feedback surveys (mid-semester and end-of-semester)
- Learning analytics -- track completion rates, grade distributions, and DFW rates
- Periodic program-level assessment with rubric-scored capstone artifacts
Document all revisions in a curriculum changelog to maintain institutional memory and support accreditation reporting.
References
- Wiggins, G., & McTighe, J. (2005). Understanding by Design (2nd ed.). ASCD.
- Biggs, J. (1996). Enhancing teaching through constructive alignment. Higher Education, 32(3), 347-364.
© wentorai, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/domains/education/curriculum-design-guide of wentorai/research-plugins.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit bf44b3c
Used in 1 other repository
We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in wentorai/research-plugins, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
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Questions about Curriculum Design Guide
What does Curriculum Design Guide do?
Systematic approaches to curriculum design using backward design and alignment. Curriculum Design Guide is an agent skill from wentorai/research-plugins.
When should I use Curriculum Design Guide?
Curriculum Design Guide fits situations like: tasks that involve Curriculum and course design.
How do I install Curriculum Design Guide in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill curriculum-design-guide -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/domains/education/curriculum-design-guide in wentorai/research-plugins) into .claude/skills/curriculum-design-guide in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Curriculum Design Guide in Codex?
Run `npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill curriculum-design-guide -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/domains/education/curriculum-design-guide in wentorai/research-plugins) into .agents/skills/curriculum-design-guide in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Curriculum Design Guide in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill curriculum-design-guide -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/curriculum-design-guide, .gemini/skills/curriculum-design-guide, .github/skills/curriculum-design-guide and .opencode/skills/curriculum-design-guide in your project.
What does Curriculum Design Guide need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Curriculum Design Guide is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Python 3.
Does Curriculum Design Guide access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Curriculum Design Guide safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Curriculum Design Guide use?
Curriculum Design Guide is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Curriculum Design Guide use?
About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Curriculum Design Guide?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Curriculum Design Guide: AI Engineering Placement Quiz (rohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch, 66k stars), K-12 Core Literacy Lesson Design (THU-MAIC/OpenMAIC, 40k stars), AnythingAtlas (Liuziyu77/AnythingAtlas, 195 stars) and Codex Skill Self-Assessment (FlorianBruniaux/claude-code-ultimate-guide, 6.1k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Curriculum Design Guide?
wentorai (a GitHub user) maintains it in wentorai/research-plugins, which has 298 GitHub stars. The repository holds 405 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 19, 2026.
Source: wentorai/research-plugins on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.