Curriculum Research

WHAT DOES THE WORD “CURRICULUM” MEAN TO YOU?

University of The People

INTRUCTOR:Chris Pendergraft

5th, July,2023

The Purpose of the research

In order to obtain a new viewpoint, a casual interview was held with a person outside of the

educational domains. In order to compare, there are some in the educational sector. I ask the

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following teachers the following two questions as I make my way around the school to begin this

writing:1. What does the word curriculum mean to you?

2. Explain your viewpoint. Where do you collect the information?

This following table records all the annswers I have in a short 3 minutes conversation:

Teacher Defintion of Curriculum Reaction Source

World Language Organize “What type of Teaching experiences.

teacher WL(full curriculum are you

Directions Vietnamse curriculum
day) talking about?”
For teaching and learning IB curriculum
Wonder

WL(after school How we learn together Needed time to think Teaching experiences of

class) 18 years
Cooperation of learning inquiry, Suprise

thinking skills, and problem solving IB books and websites

Physical Collection of materials that need to Needed time to think Teaching experiences of

Education be covered 25 years

Suprise
teacher
Including subject areas and PYP curriculum, mainly

particular physical activites ATL skills

Primary Vice A set of experiences and/or targets Via email From the Ministry of

Principal (benchmarks or objectives) that Education.

students should meet at each grade In some countries such as

for each subject area. Canada there are external

Set by the government by province provincial tests (Ontario)

or by country as to what children in reading, math and

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should know and be able to writing at Grade 3, 6, 9

do/apply by the end of each grade to see whether students

to graduate from public or high have met the standards

school. for the subject area. Such

tests are done per State in

the US.

Primary School The promise we make to our Answer immediately Teaching experiences

Pedagogical learning community of the learning

Coach that every learner will engage with.

HR Department Just notice about curriculum, Need time to think Officer

Actualy, It has not been used in this

Supprised - curriculum is like Job
department.
Description

-It has step by step for

teacher to follow.

As for their responses, it is obvious that each teacher has their own idea of curriculum given the

attention and specifics they devote to the areas they teach. For instance, the physical education

teacher remarked that certain teachers may not benefit from physical activity. The pedagogy coach

responded right away because she had previously worked as a curriculum mentor at an international

school. Meier (n.d., para. 1) stated that "School districts apply these standards to develop a curricular

framework for teachers" but "teachers hold the key to the curriculum process" by "using a wide

variety of techniques, teachers encourage learning by delivering content in creative and impactful

ways" to confirm the crucial role of teachers in learning and teaching after this list:

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Active Learning: Pinar "sees curriculum as encompassing all the experiences that occur within

the school or other learning context—what is intended and what actually becomes the reality"

(quoted from Ewing, 2013, p. 4). The physical education teacher led lessons that were specific to the

exercises he put up each day for his students. Therefore, he must assist students in forming an

engaged relationship with the curriculum's content, such as understanding balance or how food

impacts your vision when you engage in physical activities.

Multiculturalism: Teachers must respond to Ewing's question, "Should we measure our

learning outcomes against those in other cultures/countries?" while developing classes with universal

aims or including a variety of cultures or languages. (2013, p. 16). Determine curriculum as a

cooperation of learning inquiry, thinking skills, and problem solving. This goal illuminates the

position of a global language instructor in my school. For instance, one of my students chose as his

learning objective for the most recent unit to help a nearby school with the money he earned working

two months as a server at a local restaurant. Along with my assistance, he must make an effort to

speak the locals' language so they can accept him. I believe that “these activities focus on his

understanding experience, and reflecting on experience, to create in-depth understanding of self and

others” (Chan, 2012, p. 111).

Equity Minded Instruction: this emphasis on the requirements of various student groups, as

my colleague, the Pedagogical Coach, explained. To answer the question, "Are there curriculum

essentials that all students should be provided with?" she stated, "Curriculum is the promise we make

to our learning community of the learning that every learner will engage with." (2013), p. 16

(Ewing). Utilizing Student Choice "Project-based learning is a flexible alternative that teachers must

prepare for during the development of the curriculum. This practical approach involves students in a

real-world project that brings the teaching in the classroom to life. (2005) Meier, paragraph 5. Dewey

(1938) emphasized that our experiences in and interactions with our environment determine how we

develop. Given that the environment is ever-changing, the expansion and development of each

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individual will be unique (cited from Chan, 2013, p. 121). To go back to what I previously said about

what has been happening in Vietnam in the interim, both teachers and students have the chance to

experiment with new pedagogical approaches. The physical education teacher led lessons that were

specific to the exercises he put up each day for his students. Therefore, he must assist students in

forming an engaged relationship with the curriculum's content, such as understanding balance or how

food impacts your vision when you engage in physical activities.

References:

Schiro, M. S. (2013). Curriculum theory: Conflicting visions and enduring concerns (2nd ed.).

Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, Inc. Retrieved from:

https://talkcurriculum.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/schiro-m-2013-introduction-to-the-

curriculu m-ideologies.pdf

Chan, E.Y. (2012). The Transforming Power of Narrative in Teacher Education. Australian Journal

of Teacher Education, 37 (3), 111-127. Retrieved from

http://ro.ecu.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1724&context=ajte

Meier, K.S. (n.d.). Role of Teachers in the Curriculum Process. Retrieved from

http://work.chron.com/role-teachers-curriculum-process-5344.html