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Spring Semester 2002 ?

EDUC 471 - 4 ?

Colleen Crossfield &

Paige Sadler

Curriculum Development: ?

Office: NEWCALTEC

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Phone: (250) 562-6418

Fridays 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm and

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E-mail: crossfld@mag-net.com

Saturdays 9:00 am to 2:00 pm ?

Location: Harwin Elementary

PREREQUISITES

60 credit hours

DESCRIPTION

This course will examine the foundations of curriculum development in relation to teaching practice.

Participants will examine the historical, social and political forces that influence curriculum. Basic

assumptions and beliefs that underlie the various curricula will be studies. One of the primary goals

of the course is to help students identify their own philosophy of education and to see how good

practice is grounded in good theory. The course will also help familiarize students with some of the

contemporary issues affecting curriculum development and teaching practice. Among the topics

that will be addressed will be curriculum and information technology and curriculum and cultural

diversity.

OBJECTIVES

• to clarify the concept of "curriculum"

• to develop various approaches to curriculum

• to develop the skills necessary to assess curricula and to develop new curricula

• to engage in small and large group discussions regarding contemporary issues in curriculum

development

REQUIREMENTS

• Class attendance and participation

• In class group assignments, presentations and debates

• Readings from text(s) and articles accompanied by journal responses

• Individual paper

REQUIRED TEXT

To be announced - Contact Ricci Dalton, at the Harwin office, after January 7 and she will provide

you with the title(s) and cost. Any pre readings will be announced at that time also.

CLASS SCHEDULE: Fridays 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. & Saturdays 9:00 am - 2:00 p.m.

January 11 & 12

January 25 & 26

February 8 & 9

February 22 & 23

March 1 & 2

March 8 & 9

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Simon Fraser University

Education 471-4

Course Outline

Spring 2002

January 7 to April 5, 2002

Instructors: Colleen CrossfieldI Paige Sadler

Days: Fridays 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Saturdays 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

March

January

1 &

11

2

&

and

12,

March

January

8

&

25

9.

& 26, February 8 &

9, February 22 & 23,

Location: Harwin Elementaty

1

Prince George B.C.

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Phone: 562-6418

E-mail: crossfld@mag-net.com

Course Description

This course will examine the foundations of curriculum development in relation to

teaching practice. Participants will examine the historical, social and political forces that

influence curriculum. Basic assumptions and beliefs that underlie the various curricula

will be studied. One of the primary goals of the course is to help students identify

their own philosophy of education and to see how good practice is grounded in

good theory. The course

Will

also help familiarize

students with

some of the

contemporary issues affecting curriculum development and teaching practice.

Among the topics that will be addressed will be curriculum and information

technology and curriculum and cultural drversity.

Objectives

•

to clarify the concept of "curriculum"

• to develop

various approaches to curriculum

• to develop the skills necessary to assess curricula and to develop new curricula

• to engage in small and large group discussions regarding contemporary issues in

Course Requirements

'Class attendance and participation

• In class group assignments,

presentations

and debates

• Readingsfrom text(s) and articles accompanied by journal responses

• Individual paper

Required

texts

• To

be announced -

Contact Ricci Dalton, at the Harwin office, after January 7 and she

will provide you with the title(s) and cost. Any pre readings will be announced at that

time also.