An OER etext for graduate students in education and curriculum developers

11 Curriculum Integration “Curriculum integration facilitates the pursuit of new knowledge and meaning by transcending the disciplines of knowledge rather than abandoning them.” —James A. Bean …

Part 1: Curriculum Foundations, Definitions, and Trends Acquiring Background in Curriculum from a Personal Perspective; Its Connection to History, Orientations, and Current Trends With knowledge …

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Backward Design as a Curriculum-Development Model Neither backward design nor “frontloading” the curriculum is better than the other. It just depends. The real questions are: where, as a teacher or a …

Summary The scope and theory of curriculum provide the basis for planning, designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating curriculum. Once the curriculum developers decide what is to be …

Part III: Acquiring Knowledge about Existing Curricula and Models of Instruction By exploring diverse samples of existing curricula, at local, state, and national levels, and becoming familiar with the …

Part II: Developing an Awareness of How Curriculum Drives Educational Practices Utilizing knowledge about different curricula, their origins, and orientations; plus examining related instructional models …

The Taught Curriculum - Strategies for Teaching Today’s Students The needs of the child and the demands of the curriculum are mediated by teachers. –John Dewey Introduction The “taught …

Part IV: Becoming familiar with the varied roles and complexities of assessment By carefully considering the variety in types of educational assessment processes and how evaluation can best be paired …