CHAPTER 5 Collin College EDUC 1301 What Is Taught?

I. Welcome II. Chapter 5 – What is Taught? A. Standards B. Curricular Issues C. Cooperative Learning D. Additional Ideas E. Texas HS Graduation Requirements Copyright by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved

Formal Curriculum  Explicitly taught  Planned  Students learn subject-matter information Hidden Curriculum  Taught informally  Often unplanned  Students learn attitudes, values, beliefs, behavior Copyright by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved

 Subject- specific  What students should: know be able to do  Standards movement is influential, widespread, but controversial Copyright by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved

General Reading Writing Listening Speaking Issues and Trends Whole language versus phonics Balanced combination approach is best Copyright by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved

GeneralComputational skills and structure Issues and Trends Use of manipulatives in early grades More computer use Integrating math skills Constructivist approaches, conceptual reasoning v. procedures, drill Copyright by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved

General Early grades: topics of natural curiosity Middle: projects, topics High school: year-long courses in branches of science Issues and Trends Training next generation of scientists Teaching all students to reason scientifically, make informed judgments Project 2061 Copyright by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved

General Study of people, their ideas & approaches to one another Dominated by history, government Issues and Trends Diversity in history Geography coming back The “new” civics Standards across different sciences Copyright by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved

General American students unprepared, compared to rest of world Spanish, French popular Issues and Trends Expanded offerings Emphasis on relevance Technology Early introduction Copyright by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved

General Visual arts Music Dance Theatre Issues and Trends Integrating into the curriculum In danger from budget cuts Copyright by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved

General Goals are to promote health of American public Issues and Trends Lack of emphasis in public schools Copyright by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved

General Range of courses to provide comprehensive education in high school Issues and Trends Increasing requirements leave less time for electives Copyright by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved

General Preparation for employment right after high school Issues and Trends Increasing academic requirements leading to declining enrollment More focus on achieving necessary skills Improving school-to-work transitions – “Tech prep” Copyright by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved

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 “Group Work” doesn’t necessarily equal cooperative learning  Key Ideas Group goals Individual accountability Equal opportunities for success Copyright by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved

 Student team learning  Jigsaw  Group Investigation  Think-Pair-Share Copyright by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved

 Critical Thinking Evaluating the worth of ideas, opinions, or evidence before making a decision or judgment.  Problem Solving Awareness of the conditions, procedures, or steps taken to solve a problem and the ability to implement them. Copyright by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved

 Stations  Compacting  Complex Instruction  Choice Boards  Problem-Based Learning  Entry Points  Orbital Studies  4Mat  Project Approach Copyright by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved

 Multicultural versus Core  Tracking  Relevant to Today’s Society? Curriculum as a social bet Copyright by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved

 Core Curriculum Promotes cultural unity Encourages same basic “cultural literacy” for all Core Knowledge says cultural literacy needed for success  Multicultural Curriculum Embraces cultural pluralism, celebrates diversity Some promote Afro-centric or other “-centric” curricula Copyright by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved

 Texas High School Graduation Requirements Have Changed Recently  Review hand-out  Discuss as a class Copyright by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved