Theme One: Introduction Shen Chen School of Education The University of Newcastle

Questions:  What is the definition of curriculum according your understanding? Curriculum is to do with “What are we going to teach?” Pedagogy is to do with “ How are we going to teach? Curriculum and Pedagogy are inter-related. Content vs Process

Four stages of Curriculum Development  Curriculum development consists of four main stages: Curriculum Design. Curriculum Implementation. Curriculum Evaluation. Curriculum Innovation.

Planning ImplementingEvaluation

Curriculum Syllabus Program

Unit Lesson Teaching

Two sides of one coin  Syllabus vs Methodology  Curriculum vs Pedagogy  Content vs Process

Process  Approaches  Methods  Techniques  Strategies

Productive Pedagogy  High quality of intellectual stimulation  Supportive learning environment  Relevance to real life  Acknowledge of individual difference. Gore and Ladwig 2005

Tutorial questions:  How can we apply those ideas in our teaching?