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    SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
    EDUCATION 384-3 AND 385-3
    SPECIAL TOPIC:
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    MANAGING CHANGE: CURRICULUM IMPLEMENTATION FOR THE YEAR 2000
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    (E5.00)
    Fall Semester, 1991
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    Instructor: Milt McClaren
    (September 3— November 29)
    Location: Kamloops
    PREREQUISITE
    Participants must be certified teachers who are currently employed in a full- or part-time
    positions in the Kamloops, Princeton, North Thompson and Ashcroft school districts.
    DESCRIPTION
    This course is part of a larger collaborative venture between the Kamloops School District
    and the Faculty of Education aimed at long-term teacher growth and change. The design
    has been developed by resource persons from the Faculty of Education, senior support
    personnel and teacher representatives from several Districts in the region (Kamloops,
    Princeton, North Thompson, Ashcroft). During the 5-day summer institute, participants
    will become familiar with current educational theory and principles of curriculum
    implementation, with specific reference to recent program and curricular changes in
    British Columbia. Each participant will select one of six theme areas as the focus for his or
    her implementation project, and will attend intensive theme workshops as well as project
    design sessions led by S.F.U. and district presenters. During the fall semester,
    participants will implement their projects with guidance from district facilitators who
    have been trained by S.F.U., with reference to readings and resource materials provided
    by the Faculty of Education. Additional inservice will be presented by Dr. McCLaren
    during the fall semester. Assignments will be submitted to S.F.U. for assessment and
    evaluation.
    OBJECTIVES
    Educators in this course will:
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    understand theory and research which support a developmental model of teacher
    change;
    b.
    understand current theory and principles of curriculum implementation;
    c.
    understand the principles of learning and the learner which form the basis of
    present educational programs in B.C.;
    d.
    develop an action plan for a focussed implementation project which is consistent
    with the principles of learning and the learner;
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    implement the action plan and document the implementation process;
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    evaluate the impact of the project on classroom practices and professional
    understanding.
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    READINGS IN CHANGE AND IMPLEMENTATION (to be completed by all students)
    Baskwill, J. (1990). Looking at ourselves.
    Teaching
    K-8,
    November/December, 75-77.
    Case, R. (1990).
    Implementation Through
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    nfo rmed Refl ection.
    Burnaby, B.C.: Simon
    Fraser University, Faculty of Education.
    Fullan, M. (1991).
    The New Meaning of Educational Change.
    Toronto, Ontario: Ontario
    Institute for Studies in Education.
    READINGS IN THEME AREAS
    Student will select additional readings relevant to their individual projects from
    bibliographies provided by the theme workshop presenters.
    STUDENT ASSIGNMENTS
    Students will be expected to fulfill all requirements specified in the COMET handbook,
    including:
    a.
    attendance and full participation in all aspects of the summer institute;
    b.
    completion of all general readings and additional readings in the selected theme
    area;
    c.
    submission, at the end of the summer institute, of an action plan for an
    implementation project in a theme area;
    d.
    submission, at the end of the semester, of a portfolio consisting of a double-entry
    journal, a feedback file, and a culminating reflections paper.

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