1. The Teacher and the Curriculum
Chapter 1, Walker and Soltis

2. Curriculum
Currere
Latin Origin
Meaning “to run the race course”

3. What is curriculum? It is not a separate thing written down.
It’s the content or objectives for which schools hold students accountable.
It’s a set of instructional strategies teachers plan to use.
It’s expected ends or expected means.
It’s a plan for or report of educational events.

4. Curriculum as Teacher work
Time and Resources
Schedule with Planning Time
Authority to make curricular decisions
Teacher as expert
Curriculum analysis
Teacher as researcher

5. Curriculum is:
A social creation
A collective design
Political
Biased

6. Chapter 2 Walker and Soltis
The Aims of Education
Chapter 2
Walker and Soltis

7. Philosophy
All educational questions are rooted in philosophy and all philosophy has implications for education.
Philosophies are clusters of ideas that reflect the general intentions of the program of instruction and emphasize what is good and important.
Philosophy is the cornerstone when building the curricular program in the secondary school.
Without understanding the philosophy, your curriculum becomes vulnerable to externally imposed or societal pressures.

8. The Ideal Plato 428-328 bce Rousseau 1712-1788 Dewey 1859- 1952
Well ordered balance, harmony, just state
Rousseau
Individual Freedom
Dewey
Good of Society and Individual

9. Progressive vs Traditional
Favors change
Suspicious of change
History is dynamic
History is inheritance
Youth is innocent & good
Adult as wise judge
Freedom is most important
Tradition through disciplines brings order
Experimentation is the test
Disciplines provide train
Individuals must learn to think for themselves
Keep prevailing views

10. Elements of Progressive Curriculum
Emphasis
Experiential focus, Integrated studies
Learner interest, Real world
Teaching
Indirect instruction, teacher facilitator
Variety, peer teaching/mentoring
Learning
Student initiated, cooperative groups, community, relational, Inquiry
Environment
Constructivist, team teaching, fluid/open, non-graded
Assessment
Formative, student initiated, atuhentic, reflecting thinking

11. Keys to Learner-Centered curriculum
Emphasis
Focus on the individual, personal growth, development, learner interest
Teaching
Teacher as facilitator
Learning
Incidental education
Environment
Nurturing, stimulating, playful, freedom of movement, trust
Assessment
Learner initiated, growth oriented, formative emphasis, non competitive

12. Keys to Knowledge-centered curriculum
Emphasis
Subject matter academic disciplines, organized scope and sequence
Teaching
Teacher as scholar/learner, Teacher directed curriculum, variety of teaching strategies
Learning
Mastery of subject matter, student as novice learner
Environment
Clear academic focus traditional discipline, school as workplace
Assessment
Formal examinations, Standards based assessment

13. Philosophers William Kilpatrick Palmer Parker Bruner E. D. Hirsch
Maria Montessori

14. Influenced Critical Pedagogy
Alfie Kohn
Paul Freire ( )
W.E.B. Du Bois ( )
Antonio Gramsci ( )
Lev Vygotsky ( )
Henry Giroux (1970’s & 80’s)
Michael Apple
Bell hooks

15. Philosophy Paper 322/522 Pick an Educational theorist or two
Follow the outline on the assignment sheet