Social and Cultural Foundations of American Education/Chapter 10/Chapter 10 Intro
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Chapter 10: Curriculum Development
Curriculum has been defined differently from multiple perspectives. It is important to understand different types of curriculum. The Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) report provides a curriculum framework for both academically and practically oriented students.
To achieve effective learning, teachers should learn to plan into curriculum in three ways: to design long-term curriculum objectives, daily lesson planning, and adjust the curriculum to meet individual student needs. Students have different ways to learn and therefore different strategies must be utilized to suit students. Technology is becoming a widely used tool and the integration of technology is essential in teaching especially in our special education and ESL departments. The discussion of National Curriculum began in 1980s during Reagan Administration. Curriculum design involves interactions between teachers and students by content areas, assessment, classroom management, application of technology, as well as interactive assessment evaluation and review of teacher performance from administration and peer reviewers.
What is the Standards-Based Reformed Movement? Keywords: Definition of curriculum, formal curriculum, hidden curriculum, the Standards-Based Reformed Movement, NCLB Act of 2001, trends and issues in the subject-matter areas
Can schools integrate Vocational and Academic learning (SCANS Report)? Keywords: Career and technical education, competencies and a foundation of skills, individual responsibility and self-esteem, sociability, self-management, integrity
How can we account for cultural and individual differences (Special Ed)? Keywords: Multicultural education, multicultural curriculum, ethnic-oriented curriculum, Curriculum fundamentalists, curriculum for the special education children
How do we plan lessons, and why is it important? Keywords: Purposes of lesson planning, long-term curriculum strategies or unit plans, daily lesson planning, adjustment of the curriculum to meet individual student needs, theoretical framework of curriculum design
How has technology impacted instructional design? Keywords: The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), technology standards, website, email, software, multimedia, integration of technology into curriculum, integration of technology into instruction
What constitutes an effective instructional method?
Is there a need for a national curriculum? Keywords: National Curriculum, Nation at Risk or other reform initiatives, local control, state curriculum, local curriculum, standardized assessment, state standards
What factors influence curriculum design? Keywords: Interactions between teachers and students by content areas, assessment, classroom management, application of technology, students’ grade level, students’ cultural background, teachers’ individual characteristics, federal, state, and local educational policy
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