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Curriculum Theory

Curriculum Theory. Chapter 3. Theories of Curriculum. Simply put, curriculum theories are ways of looking at curriculum. 4 classifications proposed in textbook: Structure-Oriented Theories Value-Oriented Theories Content-Oriented Theories Process-Oriented Theories. Value-Oriented Theories.

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Curriculum Theory

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  1. Curriculum Theory Chapter 3

  2. Theories of Curriculum Simply put, curriculum theories are ways of looking at curriculum. 4 classifications proposed in textbook: • Structure-Oriented Theories • Value-Oriented Theories • Content-Oriented Theories • Process-Oriented Theories

  3. Value-Oriented Theories • Theories that primarily engage in “educational consciousness raising. • Critical Theorists- sometimes called re-conceptionalists. They believe there is no such thing as value-free education. They critique the hidden and intentional values in our education/teaching.

  4. Pair Activity • Answer two of the five questions below (also on p. 80 of your textbook) • In what ways do the schools replicate the power differentials in the larger society? • What is the nature of a truly liberated individual, and how does schooling inhibit such liberation? • How do schools consciously or unwittingly mold children and youth to fit into societal roles predetermined by race and class? • As curriculum leaders determine what constitutes legitimate knowledge, how do such decisions reflect their class biases and serve to inhibit the full development of children and youth? • In what ways does the schools’ treatment of controversial issues tend to minimize and conceal the conflicts endemic to the society?

  5. Content-Oriented Theories • Child-Centered • Knowledge-Centered • Society-Centered

  6. Final Curriculum Project Proposal Papers due in three weeks! OPTIONS • Review a curriculum (that is fully accessible to you and in which you are relatively familiar) in respect to the content of this course. 2. Develop curriculum and review the choices you make in respect to the content of this course.

  7. Option 1: Reviewing a Curriculum • Text book • Technology Plan • Unit Plan • Career Counseling Program • ACT Prep Class Review the curriculum you choose relative to the course content of this class. End Product: 8-10 page review of the choices you made relative to the course content of this class.

  8. Basis for Review of Curriculum Sample questions that your review should address thus far: • In what ways has the curriculum been influenced by one or more sources of “recommended curriculum”? (Chapter 1) • How does this curriculum define and support the teaching of the “mastery curriculum” and the “enrichment curriculum” for its specific subject matter? (Chapter 1) • Other than the current era (New Privatistic Conservatism), with which curricular era is this curriculum most congruent? (Ch 2) • How has this curriculum been influenced– positively or negatively– by the current emphases of New Privatistic Conservatism? (Ch 2) • Is this curriculum mostly child-centered, knowledge-centered, or society-centered? How do you know this? (Chapter 3)

  9. Option 2: Design Curriculum and Review your Curriculum Choices • Design the overall curriculum including objectives, rationale, content, assessment, etc. End Product: 4-5 page curriculum product/plan • Review your own design relative to course content End Product: 4-5 page review of the choices you made relative to the course content of this class. Your Final Project Proposal might look something like this (see handout given in class: Evening PE Course Plan Notes)

  10. Sample Option 2: Evening PE Course (Course Proposal) • Design the overall curriculum including objectives, rationale, content, assessment, etc. End Product: 4-5 page Course Proposal with the details of the course fleshed out. • Review your own design relative to course content End Product: 4-5 page review of the choices you made relative to the course content of this class.

  11. Sample Option 2: Nutrition Module (Unit Plan) • Design the overall course curriculum including objectives, rationale, content, assessment, etc. End Product: 4-5 page module that includes reading assignment, questions based on the reading, keeping a food log activity, calorie intake internet activity, and interview of a nutrionist podcast assignment. • Review your own design relative to course content End Product: 4-5 page review of the choices you made relative to the course content of this class.

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