Curriculum

For this curriculum study, I chose third grade mathematics as my unit of study. As far as my objectives go, I would want my students to walk away from this particular section of fractions with the understanding of what a fraction is, the difference between the components of a fraction such as the numerator and denominator, knowing how to identify how many parts of a whole are shaded in, and knowing how to simplify a fraction. As far as my instructional method, I created an original prezi, which…

The required core curriculum that students are required to take in college is failing to meet the needs of today 's college students. Core curriculum is not only time consuming but also very costly. Students are paying for "an average of eleven courses for thirty-three hours to be associated with general education: four humanities, one fine arts, one math, two science, and three social science courses." (Bourke, Brian, Bray and Horton). The cost and time to complete these eleven courses…

developmental and individual needs of diverse learners and help each child progress. Educationalists must have the ability to be an effective planner, one who intertwines knowledge and awareness of subject matter, student interests and aptitudes, as well as curriculum goals is a quality that makes an outstanding educator. Outstanding instructional preparation, planning and objective setting on both daily and long term schedules enrich the learning atmosphere. While creating a plan is important,…

classes receive a varying quality of education because schools use standardized test scores to direct a students’ educational pathway, curriculum and how students are taught, are being based off of the schools social economic area, and students are being perceived and treated differently because of their status and wealth.…

Meanwhile I am familiar with many notorious dictators and wicked terrorists like Idiamin Dada of Uganda, Gen. Sani Abacha of Nigeria, and Osama Bin Laden to mention only these few. I believe that including the study of civil right activists in school curriculum should be encouraged because the activities of the civil right activists brought about humanization, and desegregation of African Americans, and hence equal rights for everyone in United States of America no matter color, creed and race.…

Assimilating technology into the curriculum is a priority in most schools today. Most didactic technology experts agree, however, that technology should be integrated, not as a detached subject or as a once-in-a-while plan, but as an instrument to encourage and broaden student learning daily. The task, of course, is in finding ways to utilize technology and to help students use it which does not take time away from the main subjects. For several educators, an absence of individual skill with…

In the essay, Curriculum as Conversation, a quote by Kenneth Burke is proposed, to compare reading and writing to a conversation. In a section of this quote, about an ongoing discussion, Burke states that, “You listen for a while, until you decide that you have caught the tenor of the argument; then you put in your oar. Someone answers; you answer him; another comes to your defense; another aligns himself against you, to either the embarrassment or gratification of your opponent, depending upon…

#1 Literature ● ● ● ● ● Cornerstones of Mrs. Pruitt’s Classroom Curriculum Analysis (12.1.5, 12.1.6) Author’s purpose T ext structure and text aides Literary Elements (plot, setting, characterization, conflict, theme, point of view, tone/mood) Literary Techniques (flashback, foreshadow, imagery, symbol, allusion, figurative language [personification, metaphor, simile], dialect, irony, epiphany, oxymoron, allusion, suspense) Poetic Device (rhyme, rhythm, stanza, alliteration, assonance,…

12th Grade – AP English Literature: The AP English Literature curriculum involves a rigorous reading and writing schedule designed to reflect the amount of work students would experience in a college literature class. Over the course of the first quarter students read and studied poetry and short stories. There was a test on each genre, requiring students to practice thinking critically about literature and writing analysis in a timed setting. Selected poems covered British and American authors…

As teachers create a curriculum design and learning objectives, they must break down the objective into three parts. 1) What will the students do; meaning, under what circumstance will the students begin learning. It might be through discussion, lecture, reading or simple instruction. The second step requires some type of action. 2) Under what circumstances will the students perform? As we begin to design this part of the lesson plan, the use of the DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels comes into…