Traditional curriculum is what most of us probably remember from our time as adolescents in the classroom. This technique consists of the teacher passing on information to the students, often times in a lecture setting. It is focused on facts without very much real world application and there is very little room for students to develop problem solving and critical thinking skills. The specific subject matter is transferred to the students and requires memorization of facts and/or formulas. In this setting, there is very little room for students to question what they are learning. They are expected to listen to what the teacher passes, memorize it and then be tested on that knowledge with very little understanding of its …show more content…
It can be very detailed and include textbook chapters that will be used, assignments, equipment required and time that will be spent on each individual topic. Curriculum maps can be universal within the school or district for each subject taught. In order to create the map, it is important to take into consideration the complexity of each topic and how much each individual topic will be tested. Curriculum maps should be a work in progress as they may need to change to adjust to the pace students are learning. This is especially important in math because if you do not spend enough time on earlier concepts, students can and most likely will struggle with more complex …show more content…
They provide teachers with the range of their instruction, telling what to teach and when. There are pros and cons of using these. As Bauml explains (2015), “Importantly, pacing calendars indicate which standards/objectives to teach during specific months, weeks, or days. However, even well-written pacing calendars may become problematic when administrative expectations for teachers to remain “on schedule” eclipse teachers’ authority to teach topics long enough for students to master lesson objectives” (p. 391). They can provide additional resources that the teacher can use such as materials needed and assessment tools. Pacing guides can be very detailed, with little room for deviation while others can be vague and allow for teachers to develop individual lessons based on the needs of students in each individual