Curricula

more student-centered environment. Teachers will take on the role as facilitators rather than lecturers. The teachers work will be more focused on creating and providing appropriate activities for diverse learners and their specific “needs”. The curricula will no longer be the main focus when planning instruction. Student’s performance and level of need will be the factors guiding instruction. I believe that teachers will have more control in selecting appropriate material as well as the…

To ensure graduate teachers are well equipped for the teaching and learning of interdisciplinary curricular in the twenty-first century, we need to make sure they are prepared with the right skills and knowledge. As a soon to be graduate teacher, I have realised that the interdisciplinary approach has become significant and challenging in the modern curriculum. It is a key concept that has been used throughout all levels of education. A lot of discussions have been made about integrative…

Going from eighth grade to ninth is a frightening idea to any uprising freshman. For me, I was more than pleased to embark on this new journey called high school. What I wasn't prepared for was the completely different grading scale, joining extra curricula, and becoming accustomed to this new found freedom. I made a wise decision to focus only on my grades instead of trying to join clubs, organizations, and sports. The irony in this is that all our advisers and assistant principles were telling…

Over the course of a school year (SY), said students will be exposed to DI programs in both reading and math. The carefully scripted and scaffolded DI program shall be introduced in daily lessons that would replace the core curricula. Although DI programs are designed as an intervention for low-performing students, the purpose of this study is to gain a greater understanding of DI methodologies, strategies, and techniques. How does the use of a DI program prepare first-grade…

unprepared. Therefore, sex education classes should become part of the mandatory curricula at all public high schools in Texas. Many high school students are uneducated in sex; thus, sex education classes should become part of the mandatory curricula at all public high schools in Texas. I attended Llano High School, and throughout my four years in the…

This is why I’m going to talk about college. Especially the University of Minnesota. In this essay I’m going to tell you why I should go to one of these colleges. For example I’m going to tell you the tuition, financial aid, the room board, extra curricula, and academics. The tuition, yes the tuition it’s pretty expensive if you’re out-state. Lucky I’m in-state, and the in-state tuition is an okay deal. It’s at $3,770, and that’s not counting the other things I’m going to need. Of course…

creatively. The education system must provide the time and space to let student’s minds develop so that when presented with a problem they see not just one resolute answer but multiple flexible solutions. This time and space is encroached upon when STEM curricula is overstressed, placing students at a disadvantage after they leave the education system and doing the very opposite of what education systems are…

range, i.e., 0-3, 3-6, 6-9, 9-12, 12-15, and 15-18 years of age. In traditional schools, grade levels are not flexible and strictly defined by chronological age within a twelve-month period.  Adaptable Curricula; Montessori curricula expand in response to the students’ needs. Traditional curricula are predetermined without regard to student needs.  Pace Yourself; The individual child’s work pace is honored and encouraged in the Montessori classroom. Traditional classrooms expect all children…

Incorporating the Curriculum needs into your teaching plan. As the world we live goes through changes, we also need to incorporate evolution into our children’s education so as to keep up with the time. How we view the curriculum at times got interpreted by how we actually carry it out. Depending on our personal views, the definition we give to the curriculum may vary, as long as we take it into account that the definition for the curriculum is not static, it is dynamic and tend to change with…

How will technology implementation affect Arts curricula and the way the arts are created and approached? Technology has been a very up and coming source used in all cases of everyday life. More and more, we are finding ways that technology can take the place of a tool or way of doing something. A concerning topic is whether or not switching over to so much technology is a good thing. There is becoming more technology put into the education curricula than ever before. Now so, it is moving…