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 Brilliant quotes

Machiavelli,
Apostle Paul
Change necessitates more
change, and with more
change, comes a renewal of
the mind
Curriculum Change and Innovation

Curriculum Change

Change in curriculum KBSR to KSSR and

may involve KBSM to KSSM

Curriculum innovation but in

general change in
term of curriculum
Hardware change:
a. New classrooms

Change involves adapting

a new educational
b. Equipment
c. Books
management such
Software change:
as adapting new
a. Related to the method
learning method, of delivery of curriculum
renewal teaching
method and many
others.
Types of Curriculum Change
01 Substitution – One element be substituted –new textbook

02 Alteration – introducing new content or new material, sex

education

03 Perturbations – principle change timetable to allow longer teaching

time

04 Restructuring – modification whole school system (Integrating

curriculum required team teaching)

Value orientation – shifts in fundamental value orientation of

05 school personnel (New teachers emphasis more on personel
growth than academic)
Curriculum Change and Innovation

Curriculum Innovation

Curriculum innovation Adaption on the use

is defined as of computer in

Curriculum deliberate actions

to improve a
learning
education
Using online
technology in teaching

Innovation environment by
adapting a method
& learning
Using creative and
of presenting innovative method
material to
students that
involves human
interaction, hands-
on activities and
many others
Our Agenda
01 Constructive Change = Positive Growth

02 The Basis for Change and Why It Is So Necessary

03 Why We Resist Change

04 How to Overcome Resistance to Change

05 The Change Process in Curriculum Development

Constructive Change
POSITIVE GROWTH
 The Basis for Change
Innovative

•We must be the instrument of change at “change are

complicated !!”
school
•We must initiate innovative curricular to
improve the instructional program.
•To curriculum change, leader must have
a responsibility to effectively lead the “it’s not easy to change
changes. curriculum!!”
 Things to Ponder About
We must take comfort in the fact that although
change is difficult, it is constant in life.

Without change:
a. Faculty and staff will only move in the same
curricular and instructional direction
b. Teacher only think about their self-interest &
needs.
c. Teamwork, organizational collaboration will
be nothing more than lip service

In conclusion, change requires great effort &

responsibility to create the new generation.
 Curriculum Leader’s Role
A curriculum leader is expected to both lead and manage the curriculum area

Leading and Managing

a. Know what constitutes successful practice
b. Know what the expected standard
c. Know what’s going on across the school
d. Know and evaluate the strategies in place to
meet the need of those pupils who are
significantly below and above trajectory
55%
e. Put strategies into place to improve practice
including coaching or modeling successful 30%
practice
f. Keep up to date with research and 15%
development

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4(1), 4-30.
 Why We Resist Change
4 Reasons of Why We Resist Change

Nature of habit Fear the unknown

•Do not understand
Do not have the new in their lives
•Change create
competencies to cope
•Refuse to use latest uncertainties
•CL must provide
technology
•Comfort zone training

High Need 4Security

•insecurities
Expertise are
•Change cannot limit threatened
participative decision •We are aware of the
making / collaborative current problem
decision making •This threats to
•It must be seen as a
expose weaknesses,
better method to assess
shortcomings, or
info and increased
achievement
incompetent
Consider the Following Questions
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Are you
Are you changing the
Are you leading Are you
changing the way you teach
students today threatened in
way you to meet the
to meet the the area of
develop & technological
challenges of technological
implement needs of
tomorrow? expertise?
curriculum? today’s
learners?

? ? ?
?
Why We Resist Change
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01 02 03

60% 20% 20%

We dread potential We don’t trust/respect Our power status is

challenges our leader threatened
Teachers often think of Principals must earn We treasure our levels
as another obligation the trust and respect of authority and
to be placed on top of of the members of the control no matter how
an already full learning community if insignificant.
agenda. change is to be
accepted. ~My Way or the
~What’s the real Highway
problem?
 How to Overcome Resistant to Change
How??

The Use of The Use of Data-

Positive Based Decision
Approaches Making

1 3 5

The Establishment The Articulation of The Use of

of Integrity
2 a Clear Vision and
4 Persuasion
Mission
 How to Change Resist
5 Ways to Resist

Approaches That A Principal Can Make Use of

The Establishment
of Integrity
1 Use Positive
Approaches
2 Clear Vision and
Mission
3 Decision Made
Using Data-Base
4 Use Persuasion
5
•School personnel &other •Curriculum leaders •Principal can effectively •Change can be readily •They also persuade others
members will never listen must incorporate establish a vision as to how presented to members. with the presentation of
and trust a curriculum positive approaches by curriculum leader program •Any decision for change rational and objective
leader who is dishonest, being respectful, needs to be improved. will have limited impact. evidence.
incompetent, genuine, caring and •Articulate the need for •Change is supported with •A faculty perceives
non-objective, unethical recognizing of the change with clear and research and data. change depends on the
and immoral accomplishments of precise message &must be outcomes of the change
individual or groups. concert with the mission. itself but mostly it depends
•Leaders also must be on the degree of influence
sincere, direct and and the use of persuasive
tactful in communication. skill by the principal.
 The Change Process In Curriculum Development
The curriculum development teams must assume numerous roles and responsibilities in the curriculum change process

3
Balancing
Balancing the needs of the students
with the goals of state and federal
2 Noting mandates
Noting that the instructional program
must be improved to ensure increased
Recognizing student learning and achievement
Recognizing the need for change in
1 curriculum development and design
Understanding
Understanding the research that
supports the practice
 The Change Process In Curriculum Development
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Appreciating

8 The fact that integration of C&I includes

what Tomlinson & McTighe (2006) call an
7 essential 4-way partnership between (1)
differentiated instruction, (2) diversified
learning, (3) cultural inclusionary
activities, and (4) understanding by
6 Encouraging design.
The staff to be receptive to the essential
improvements to curriculum &
Acknowledging instruction
The need for parental, community, &
5 professional clientele in the curriculum
Being open development & planning processes
To research-based, SC, and best-
practise curricular & instructional
approaches.
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