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Curriculum
Part I.
Three Versions of Curriculum
Subject Centered
Teacher Centered
Student Centered
In my K-? Education, I have had.
1. All teacher-centered
experiences of curriculum
2. Some Subject-centered
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4. An optimal blend of these
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Definitions of Curriculum
1. Curriculum is all of the
experiences children have
under the guidance of
teachers.
2. Curriculum encompasses all
learning opportunities provided
by school.
3. Curriculum is a plan for all
experiences which the learner
encounters in school.
4. Curriculum is subject to
perspectives, debate, change
Discipline, Discourse, & Theory
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Curriculum Standards
Nothing newin 1909 E.L. Thorndike developed handwriting
standards measuring students penmanship performance
Standards consider content and performance and remove the
need for teachers to guess or make inferences about what
students need to know
Content standards specify what students should know and be
able to do
Performance standards specify the evidence needed to
demonstrate achievement
Tendency toward conservative visions of back to basics since
1983 A Nation at Risk Report
Tendency toward internationalism in curricular thinking
Standards and Curriculum
1. As an A kind of person
2. As a future leader in my field
3. As a hard worker
4. As a solid middle class member
The What Knowledge Debate
Beneficial to self-esteem
Improved race relations
Higher SAT scores, grades
Better health for females, gender stereotypes
undermined
Higher career aspirations
The Whose Knowledge Debate
Content Standards
Whose content?
Annual Testing
Academic Improvement
Report Cards
Faculty Qualifications
Adequate Yearly Progress
AYP
Underperforming by measurements
Students and parents offered options
Consequent Loss of Funding