C&T4052 Designing Curriculum and Instruction

C&T4052DesigningCurriculum

andInstruction

October16,2019HuiSooChae

JacquelineSimmons

CurriculumAnalysisActivity

Analyzeoneofsamplecurriculumprojectsusingtheclasscurriculumanalysisapproach.http://go.tc.edu/ct4052

CurriculumAnalysisProject

DiscussionofNegotiatedandInterdisciplinaryCurriculum

1.Boomer,G.(1992).NegotiatingtheCurriculum2.Mayes,Eve.(Dec2013).NegotiatingtheHiddenCurriculum:PowerandAffectinNegotiatedClassrooms3.Oyler,C.(2012).EmergentandIntegratedCurriculum4.Oyler,C.(2012).ConclusionPlanningSocialActionProjects5.hooks,b.(2003).DemocraticEducation

ReflectionoftheWeek"Educatorswhochallengethemselvestoteachbeyondtheclassroomsetting,tomoveintothewordsharingknowledge,learnadiversityofstylestoconveyinformation."(hookspg43).ThisisgivingtheorytothepracticethatBrianSchultzandByrdAcademywasdoingthatOylerwritesabout.Byconnectingtowhatthestudentsthereknew(theirschoolwasfallingapart)hewasabletoteachthemnewskillsthathelpedthemgethighertestscoresbutalsoservedthemintheirprojectofattemptingtoopenanewschool(Alisha).

ReflectionoftheWeekSometimesstudents'agreementdonotmeantheyagree,itmightmeantheyarenotawareofotheroptionsortheyareinfluencedbyteacher'sstrongopinions.Alsoweshouldconsiderthatstudentsmayhavechangingdemandsasthecoursesgoon,ongoingnegotiationmightbebetterthanonetimenegotiation(Hanlu).

ReflectionoftheWeekItryreallyhardwithmyelementaryschoolstudentstocelebratetheprocessandnotjustproductinaworldofschooling/educationthatstillverymuchoftenvaluesproduct.IfIwanttobuildcriticalthinkersandcitizensthatengagewiththelargerworldaroundthem(learningbeyondjusttheclassroomandcontinuingthislifelonglearning/acting/engagingintheworld)thentheprocessisvitaltopayattentionto(Devon).

ReflectionoftheWeekCurrently,somanyeducatorsfeeloverwhelmedintheirclassroomsthattheyhavea"hangingonbythefingernails"mentality,whichmakesitdifficulttoimagineempoweringothers.Asaresult,whilereadingthearticles,Ifoundmyselfwonderinghowschoolscanempowerteacherstotheextentthatteachersthenfeelconfidenttoempowerstudents(Mercer).

CurriculumProject

CurriculumProjectGroupsFlorenceMengyuLinhuiYiwen

TamiaIvyNing'ouJingxuan

SophieMercerKelly

AlishaFengHanwen

AmyMadalinaZihan

JessicaDevonHanluRaphaelle

NickLindaTheresaElaine

NextWeek–PlanningforInstruction,Part2

NextWeek

Wiggins&McTighe,Chapters5-6