Creative Curriculum 1. Select and identify TWO concepts presented in the video you find significant as an early educator and explain why you selected these concepts (7 descriptive/detailed sentences) In the Creative Curriculum video, I noticed the schedule they kept was far more regimented then the other types of preschools. The planning and preparation the teachers put into their classrooms lesson plans were well thought out and specific. Every moment of the day seems to be planned and each activity is designed with a specific purpose in mind.
SCS teachers, parents and community leaders worked diligently to develop a high-leverage priority to focus on efforts and resources for the next 10 years. Goals set before the collaborative team were clear, reviewed and updated. Although 2025 is in the future, the work is happening to produce engaged and prepared students (SCS, 2015). The productive systems are accountable, created and connected to the goals. Members of the collaborative group understands and talk about their goal-centered accountability.
Dr. Derek Cabrera’s thought on metacognition, human and education is absorbing. He shares perspectives on four universal thinking skills: Distinctions; “Systems; Relationships; and Perspectives (DSRP)” that should be taught in learning institutions. Dr. Cabrera states, “Thinking is simply a process of structuring information and doing something meaningful with it.” Dr. Cabrera also argues that people lack critical analytical thinking, great at school work, but not real life situation. Education needs to be fixed from the bottom up; that can be accomplished by teaching thinking skills.
St. Clair High School is a coed, public high school in St. Clair, Michigan. It holds classes for students in grades through 9 through 12. There are around 900 pupils enrolled, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 22:1. The gender divide is even. The graduation rate is 97 percent, and the College Readiness Index is 31.8.
The Civil war is one of the largest topics covered in 8th grade US history, with it’s change in America affecting us to this day. The importance of this unit may not be widely known, but the Civil war changed our country for the better. Being able to have a struggle to learn from to know how to make better decisions for our country’s future is essential to keep this country together. How we get taught about the Civil war can vary depending on the state and the books you read. I was given the chance to compare the Michigan State Curriculum on the Civil war and the book “Lincoln’s last Days” by Bill O’Reilly and Dwight Jon Zimmerman, and I must say the differences in the two are very apparent.
Diane Trister Dodge is the lead author of The Creative Curriculum for Preschool which is managed through Teaching Strategies, LLC founded in 1988. The article History of Creative Curriculum tells us “The creative curriculum’s foundation is based on the findings of six main theorists: Brazelton, Maslow, Erikson, Greenspan, Piaget, and Vygotsky. Through their views on children the curriculum is constructed as a guideline for how to provide the best possible care and education for young children” (pg. 2). It also informs us that “T. Berry Brazelton and Abraham Maslow believed that children need their basic needs met, which include safety, belonging and esteem. Erik Erikson and Stanley Greenspan focused on the necessity of having supported, trusting
In her article "Physical & Health Education Curriculum: Cross-Canada Perspectives," Moira D. Luke (2000) reports that Departments of education have supplied guides to assist teaching and implemented different programs for physical and health education. These physical and health education guides have changed overtime through the development of curriculum packages and their distribution to schools. The current status of physical and health education curricula across Canadian provinces, thus, acts as a reflection of these changes in physical and health education curriculum. The curriculum in British Columbia (BC) consists of three documents from Kindergarten to Grade 12 with the aim to facilitate students to enhance their life quality through active living. The core framework of the curriculum (Active Living, Movement, and Personal and Social Responsibility) addresses both the physical well-being, movement concepts, and interpersonal skills of the students to provide a balance between physical and social aspects.
Students learn a variety of ways and we have to adapt our teaching and lessons to ensure that all students are learning. We are educating the future, we are teaching students to become critical thinkers,
By creating students who strive for independence and an individual mindset, students will continue to question
Although McKay (2012) states, “the last year for which Canadian teen pregnancy rate data is available is 2006” (page 162), teen pregnancy is still a prominent issue in Canadian society. Having a child unexpectedly can trigger a range of emotions and new issues previously not considered, and can therefore push an individual’s schooling to the backburner. Lack of motivation can come from mental illness, which can lead to decline in social life, and possibly bullying, which can heighten feelings of hurt and lack of motivation. Lack of motivation is not always an underachiever problem, it can also come from students who are not being challenged enough, which shows that lack of motivation is relevant on both ends of the scale. All of these factors contribute in some way to low graduation rates among Aboriginal learners, as shown in
By raising the bar, educators can inspire students to reach their full potential and push beyond their comfort zones. With challenging standards, students are more likely to engage in critical thinking, problem-solving, and creative expression, fostering a deeper understanding of the subject matter. As an educator, I believe that challenging students academically is crucial in preparing them for real-world challenges and enabling them to become lifelong learners. Tougher standards encourage educators to innovate their instructional approaches, ensuring that students are adequately equipped with the skills and knowledge needed to excel in an ever-evolving
Classroom assessment and grading practices have the potential not only to measure and report learning but also to promote it. Indeed, recent research has documented the benefits of regular use of diagnostic and formative assessments as feedback for learning (Black, Harrison, Lee, Marshall, & Wiliam,
In the article What Happens When Students Control Their Own Education by Emily Richmond that was published in October of 2014, explains a new radical education curriculum whose goal is “helping students develop their critical thinking skills while better preparing them for the real-world challenges of college and career.” Rather than doing more of the same, the entire district opted to implement a new educational approach; a student-centered curriculum where teachers function as coaches rather than lecturers and students are evaluated based on their passions and interests and where their deficits and weaknesses were addressed. Richmond includes several pieces of evidence in her article to support student based curriculum by explaining “students are shouldering more responsibility for their own learning.
The use and misuse of magic are of great importance in the play, A Midsummer Night 's Dream. It is a recurring theme that is mostly seen with Puck. The use of magic by Puck helps in creating conflict, humor, and balance in play. Shakespeare employs this device in his play to mainly build and establish the theme of love. The role of magic in A Midsummer Night’s Dream is seen as an interference with the human world, however it is still separate from the human protagonists (Noone, 2010).
Assignment 1: Curriculum Inception Angela Bass Dr. Melanie Gallman EDU 555 Strayer University January 20, 2018 Introduction Curriculum development describes how a training or teaching organization plans and guides learning. It involves planning, implementation, and monitoring of a systematic process that creates a positive learning environment. It is, therefore, important to design a pilot curriculum that ensures proper evaluation of the content, teaching materials as well as teaching methods involved in the changed curriculum (McKinn, 2008). The pilot curriculum also serves as an assessment tool for acceptance of the curriculum by the faculty and students.
