Developing the Curriculum

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Developing the Curriculum

• Dr. McCracken

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Part I The Curriculum Theoretical Dimensions

• Chapter I Curriculum and Instruction Defined
• Conceptions of Curriculum
• Relationships Between Curriculum and Instruction
• Curriculum as a Discipline
• Curriculum Practitioners
• Summary
• Questions for Discussion
• Supplementary Exercises

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Concepts of Curriculum

• Pre-Test
• What is your definition of curriculum?
• List an example of a curriculum you work with or
  possess specific knowledge
• What is your definition of instruction?
• Draw a picture that represents your view of
  curriculum and instruction
• Who sets the curriculum in your division, your
  school and your classroom?
• Who monitors the curriculum in your division,
  your school and your classroom?
• Who is accountable for the success or failure of
  your curriculum in your division, your school and
  your classroom?
• What is the role of the principal in instruction
  and curriculum?
• What is the role of the state in instruction and
  curriculum?
• What is the role of the federal government in
  instruction and curriculum?

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Concepts of Curriculum

• Administrators administer
• Instructors instructors
• Supervisors supervise
• Who curricules?
• Can you photograph curriculum?

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Certification and Curriculum

• You are or will be certified as K-12 specialist
  or principal
• All instructional specialist take a course in
  curriculum, will you (they) be certified in
  curriculum
• Is plural? Curricula?
• How is it developed? Certified?

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Interpretations of Curriculum

• Curriculum is

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Relationships Between Curriculum and Instruction

• Dualistic Model
• Interlocking Model
• Concentric Model
• Cyclical Model

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Curriculum as a Discipline

• ..a subject of study
• ..a field within which people work and a subject
  to be taught
• Build the airplane while you are flying it

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Characteristics of a Discipline

• Principles
• Knowledge and Skills
• Theoreticians and Practitioners

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Curriculum Practitioners

• Curriculum Specialist
• Teachers
• Supervisors
• Role Variations

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Summary

• What definition would you adopt or develop for
  your school division in Virginia?
• Does planning start with the curriculum or with
  instruction?
• What is the purpose of distinguishing curriculum
  from instruction?