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The Theory and Practice of Implementation:

Meeting the Challenge of Educational Change

Education 407-5

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Field Based In-Service: Theory and Practice of

Implementation

January to April, 1991

Instructor: Susan Montabello, Program Coordinator SFU

Education 407-5 is a five credit course that provides a structure for teachers to

use their own classrooms as the setting for implementing new curriculum. The

grading is done on a pass/withdraw basis. This particular course will focus on

the opportunities and challenges which are presented in the Primary and

Intermediate Programs.

The purposes of this course are to help practising teachers:

a)

examine the beliefs and intentions which lie at the core of the Primary

and Intermediate Program

b)

understand the theoretical arguments that have arisen from research

in curriculum, child development, language learning and other fields

of study on which these programs are based

c)

explore the practical implications of this theory by becoming familiar

with a variety of instructional and evaluation strategies that support a

developmental learning philosophy

d)

clarify personal beliefs about the teacher's role in a program that

assumes a developmental philosophy

e) be able to articulate a rationale for using a developmental approach

in their own classrooms, supported with examples from current

educational literature and classroom practice.

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The course includes the following components:

The workshop component of the course will focus on such issues as:

• goals and objectives of the Primary and Intermediate Programs;

• theory of educational change;

• the constructive, generative and collaborative nature of

learning;

• selected aspects of child growth and development as they relate

to, and hold implication for, school programs;

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creating learning environments and selecting, organizing, and

implementing instructional strategies, materials and content;

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appraising pupil learning, assessing teacher performance, and

evaluating educational programs.

This component will comprise a broad range of experiences organized in such

a way as to model a student-centered approach and to maximize

individualization of learning.

The seminar component of the course will provide a forum in which participants

can learn from one another - to reflect on their personal knowledge of children,

teaching and learning and how they apply as they implement new instructional

approaches into their classroom.

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.

A meeting will be held to provide interested teachers with further information on

both the design and the requirements of the course as well as

specific

registration procedures.

Interested participants must attend this session.

This information session will be held in Burnaby at Schou Centre on November

21 beginning at 4:00 p.m. To register for this meeting please phone

Schou

Centre

(437-4511).