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AT107 Curriculum Controversies Class 5

AT107 Curriculum Controversies Class 5. Janice E. Jackson, Ed.D. AGENDA. Housekeeping Building a Community of Learners Maitre D’ Value of Constructive Controversy History of Public Education in the U.S. The Political Perspective Critical Pedagogy. Maitre D’.

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AT107 Curriculum Controversies Class 5

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  1. AT107 Curriculum ControversiesClass 5 Janice E. Jackson, Ed.D.

  2. AGENDA • Housekeeping • Building a Community of Learners • Maitre D’ • Value of Constructive Controversy • History of Public Education in the U.S. • The Political Perspective • Critical Pedagogy

  3. Maitre D’ • You will divide into different configurations and discuss several questions

  4. Maitre D’ • Discuss One way you can use information from this class in the next job you hope to hold

  5. Maitre D’ • Discuss One question you still have about curriculum

  6. Maitre D’ • Discuss One thing that excites you about curriculum work

  7. Practice engagement in an intellectual controversy-(Cope & Kalantzis) • Respond to the statement below. Give a rationale for your answer. U.S. public schools should use the Western Canon as the foundation of our education system.

  8. Steps for Constructive Controversy • Teams prepare a persuasive argument • Teams advocate for their perspectives • Open discussion • Reverse perspectives • Drop team arguments and reach consensus • Assess group process

  9. History of Public Schools in the U.S.

  10. Political Perspective Politics The totality of the interrelationships in a particular area of life involving power, authority, or influence, and capable of manipulation

  11. Political Perspective • What does Anyon mean by a social movement around education? • What is the purpose of such a movement? • How could a movement be brought about? • What would you tell high school students about Anyon’s ideas?

  12. Political Perspective • Lugg, et al identify 6 interrelated features of the “ever-shifting landscape” of education. In what ways do these features affect curriculum and instruction. Provide a rationale for your opinion using the article, experience, etc.

  13. Critical Pedagogy Critical pedagogy teaches us to name, reflect critically, and to act. (p.17) Critical pedagogy forces educators to look again at the fundamental issues of power and its relationship to the greater societal forces at affect schools. (p.25) -Joan Wink Critical Pedagogy: Notes from the Real World

  14. Critical Pedagogy • Brookfield-Text-based discussion • What Assumptions does the author of the text hold? • What do you Agree with in the text? • What do you want to Argue with in the text? • What parts of the text do you want to Aspire to?

  15. What does all of this mean for teaching and learning in schools?

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