The Teacher and the Curriculum

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The Teacher and the Curriculum

• Chapter 1, Walker and Soltis

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What is curriculum?

• It is not a separate thing written down.
• Its the content or objectives for which schools
  hold students accountable.
• Its a set of instructional strategies teachers
  plan to use.
• Its expected ends or expected means.
• Its a plan for or report of educational events.

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Curriculum as Teacher work

• Time and Resources
• Schedule with Planning Time
• Authority to make curricular decisions
• Teacher as expert
• Curriculum analysis
• Teacher as researcher

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Curriculum is

• A social creation
• A collective design
• Political
• Biased

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The Aims of Education

• Chapter 2
• Walker and Soltis

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Philosophy

• All educational questions are rooted in
  philosophy and all philosophy has implications
  for education.
• Philosophies are clusters of ideas that reflect
  the general intentions of the program of
  instruction and emphasize what is good and
  important.
• Philosophy is the cornerstone when building the
  curricular program in the secondary school.
• Without understanding the philosophy, your
  curriculum becomes vulnerable to externally
  imposed or societal pressures.

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The Ideal

• Plato 428-328 bce
• Well ordered balance, harmony, just state
• Rousseau 1712-1788
• Individual Freedom
• Dewey 1859- 1952
• Good of Society and Individual

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Progressive vs Traditional
Progressive Traditional
Favors change Suspicious of change
History is dynamic History is inheritance
Youth is innocent good Adult as wise judge
Freedom is most important Tradition through disciplines brings order
Experimentation is the test Disciplines provide train
Individuals must learn to think for themselves Keep prevailing views
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Department Presentation B1.1

• Name your department
• What is the aim or mission of your department?
• How do you want your department to be known?
• What message do you want to convey?

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A2 Philosophy Paper 522A2 Philosophy Paper 322

• Pick an Educational theorist
• Follow the outline on the assignment sheet

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