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FACULTY OF EDUCATION
EDUCATION 471-4
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CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT:
DR. A. S. (ART) TINDILL
THEORY AND PRACTICE
The course is designed to examine curriculum in the broadest sense including
the culture of the school, certain aspects of theory and certain aspects of the
way it
is.
(Practice) leadership issues connected with curriculum evaluation,
development, implementation, co-ordination and articulation will be explored
from a perspective designed to bridge the gap between theory and practice. The
premise of the course is that curriculum, the complex network of what to teach
and how to teach it, exists for students.
I. OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE AND INTENDED STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
1.1 To describe and analyze the tasks of curriculum and curriculum
development.
1.2 To synthensize and explain the factors which lead to curriculum
dysfunction.
1.3 To be able to internalize and apply a comprehensive teaching-learning
model.
1.4 To develop a systematic plan for curriculum development and
evaluation.
1.5 To understand and apply the concepts of curriculum alignment and
curriculum mapping.
1.6 To develop strategic planning skills which are future oriented and
pro-active in working with curriculum.
1.7 To be able to plan for and work with curriculum co-ordination and
articulation.
1.8 To problem-solve practical issues related to curriculum at the school
level.
1.9 To discuss and analyze current issues in curriculum.
1.10 To be able to translate curriculum theory into curriculum practice.
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2. TOPICS OF THE
COURSE
2.1 Curriculum tasks for professional educators.
2.2
Teaching-learning
model.
2.3 Curriculum evaluation.
2.4 Curriculum alignment.
2.5 Curriculum mapping.
2.6 Strategic planning.
2.7 The school as a "system".
2.8 Curriculum development.
2.9 Theory vs. Practice.
2.10 Contemporary Issues.
3. CLASS EVALUATION
3.1 Active class participation and ad hoc written assignments
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3.2 Curriculum Project
This will be based on an area of study in the class where
each student will prepare a curriculum proposal -
practical in nature - which could be implemented in a
school. The nature of the project may be specific and
situations appropriate so that two objectives may be
realized:
a.
Student growth and expertise in the project; and
b.
A school in which the project could be implemented
would benefit from the work and the results.
The project topic will need to be agreed upon between the
instructor and the student prior to
commencement.
Details will follow in class.
75%
4. REQUIRED TT
Robinson,
Floyd
G.; Ross,
John A.; and White, Floyd; Curriculum Development
for Effective Instruction,
OISE
Press, Toronto, Ontario. 1985
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