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Four key factors in organizing curriculum
- 1. FOUR KEY FACTORS IN ORGANIZING CURRICULUM
- 2. Planning •Plans are like road maps •Move learners forward toward important goals--- improve quality of their lives • Goals derived from input factors •Curriculum selection •Select portions of other available curricula •Add new material •Rework portions •Shape new, up-to-date curriculum Chapter 3: Chamberlain & Cummings, 2003
- 3. •Involves multiple levels • Block plans for entire year, long-term program, or conference • Unit plan for respective topics within block plan • Daily lesson, session, or workshop plan •Plans • Concepts •Generalizations • Objectives • Learning experiences • Resources • Assessment techniques Chapter 3: Chamberlain & Cummings, 2003 Planning
- 4. Implemention •Begins when written plans are complete •Ready to teach! • Utilizing a variety of teaching strategies and learner involvement—critical for effective implementation •Conducting learning experiences and teaching methods requires specific teaching skills— Chapters 5 & 8 Chapter 3: Chamberlain & Cummings, 2003
- 5. Assessment •Gather of information to determine • Teacher success • Learner success • Curriculum material success •Process involves honest appraisal of both strengths and weaknesses of • Program • Progress as an educator • Product—learners’ knowledge Chapter 3: Chamberlain & Cummings, 2003
- 6. Assessment Sources •Testing procedures •Informal non-testing • Conversations/input from • Advisory board members • Parents/guardians • Administrators • Supervisors • Former students • Current learners • Employers • Business leaders • Other educators Chapter 3: Chamberlain & Cummings, 2003
- 7. Using Feedback •Once feedback is received…determination of what went well and what needs improvement is next •Information discovered goes back into the curriculum development process •Educating is a process of continual change Chapter 3: Chamberlain & Cummings, 2003
- 8. Planning Goals the best ways for teachers to look objectively at what needs to be taught over the course of a semester or year, then organize an effective way to get from beginning to end. Schools use curriculum plans to set overarching goals and basic requirements that teachers must follow to ensure at least some degree of uniformity.
- 9. Several factors affect all curriculum It requires selecting learning goals, designing knowledge delivery models: and creating assessment methods for individual and group progress.
- 10. Four key factors in organizing curriculum Politics Economics Technology Diversity
- 11. • Funding • hiring personnel, • building and maintaining facilities • equipment.
- 12. All aspects of curriculum depend on local, state and national political standards. From defining goals, interpreting curricular materials to approving examination systems, politics affects curriculum organization.
- 13. Economics influences curriculum organization. educating employees for promotions that bring better returns in profits. Nations financing education expect an economic return from educated students contributing to the country's economy with global competition abilities in technical fields. Curriculum content influences learner goals, standards for academic achievement with an underlying influence of the nation's economy.
- 14. Learning centers and classrooms increasingly provide computers as requisite interaction for studies among students. Technological multimedia use influences educational goals and learning experiences among students. Undergraduate and graduate degrees in computer technology increases in popularity.
- 15. Curriculum affect from diversity opens learning opportunities. Social diversity including • religion, • culture and • social groupings these characteristics influence the types of topics and methods for teaching information. Developing relevant curriculum takes into account society's expectations, accommodating group traditions and promoting equality.