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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

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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;

e.

implement the action plan and document the implementation process;

f.

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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efl 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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