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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY?
EDUCATION 407-5
THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF IMPLEMENTATION:
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MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF EDUCATIONAL CHANGE
Spring Semester, 1991
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Instructor: Pat Holborn
(Jan 26; Feb 2, 16; Mar 2, 9, 23; Apr 20)
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3421 Bedwell Bay Road
(dates tentative-to be confirmed with district)
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Belcarra, B.C. V3H 4S2
Saturday, 9:00 - 4:00
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Phone: 291-4770 (S.F.U.)
Location: Kamloops School District
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291-3395 (messages)
(specific location to be announced)
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931-7282 (home)
PURPOSES
Education 407-5 is a five credit course that gives teachers, working with the
Primary, Intermediate and Graduation Programs, the opportunity to use
their own classrooms as laboratories for exploring, analyzing and evaluating
the processes of implementation. Theory and practice are linked through
workshops, seminars and classroom implementation projects. The course is
operated on a pass /withdraw basis. No grades will be assigned.
This specific course focuses on the implementation of new program
directions arising from the Sullivan Royal Commission in British Columbia.
The purposes of the course are to help practising teachers and administrators:
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Understand the base of theory and research in curriculum, child
development, language learning and other fields on which the
recommendations of the Royal Commission are based;
b.
Examine the beliefs, values and intentions reflected in the Commission's
recommendations, the Year 2000 document, and the Primary,
Intermediate, and/or Graduate documents;
c.
Explore the practical implications of new program and curriculum
directions by becoming familiar with a variety of instructional and
evaluation strategies appropriate to the participants' instructional levels;
d.
Clarify personal beliefs about the teacher's role in the new programs;
e.
Be able to articulate a rationale for using a developmental approach in the
classroom, supported with examples from current educational literature
and classroom practices in such areas as whole language, cooperative
learning and teaching for thinking.
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COMPONENTS
Workshops
The workshop component of the course will model a student centered
approach to instruction. Activities will include examination of:
• the Royal Commission recommendations, the Year 2000 document, the
Program documents, and other materials which support their
implementation;
• a developmental approach to teaching and learning based on current
theory and research;
• learning as a constructive, generative and collaborative process;
• principles and criteria for educational decision-making based on a
coherent educational philosophy;
• strategies for creating developmental learning environments;
• strategies for selecting, organizing and implementing appropriate
instructional approaches;
• strategies for assessing and evaluating pupils, teachers and educational
programs.
Seminars
The seminar component of the course will provide a forum in which
participants can support and learn from one another as they compare their
implementation experiences. Seminars will provide opportunities for
participants to reflect on their personal knowledge of children, teaching and
learning, and how these change through the processes of implementation.
Implementation Project
The classroom component of this course will involve the design,
implementation and assessment of a focused project in participants' own
classroom or school settings. Ongoing support, coaching and consultation
will be provided jointly by the course instructor and district personnel.
Participants will be asked to keep a reflective journal in which they document
and assess changes in their understanding and teaching practices throughout
the semester, and to create a portfolio which represents their learning.
