Transcript Curriculum 21

Curriculum 21: Chapter 3Upgrading Content:
Provocation, Invigoration,
and Replacement
What content should be kept?
What content should be cut?
What content should be created?
CONTENT- central element in curriculum
design and can be organized within disciplines
or interdisciplinary designs
Tenets Leading to Content Upgrades
•Global perspective is developed
•Personal and local perspective is cultivated
•Whole child is looked at
•Future careers and work options are developed
•Real-world practice
•Technology and media are expanded
•Complexity of content matches age and stage of the learner
Examining the Disciplines
the
Challenge
Status
Quo!
Social Studies as Perspectives
on Humanity
Traditional divisions
Geography
History
Anthropology
Sociology
Economics
Political science
Go through fission and become
FUSED
POLITICAL ECONOMICS
ECONOMIC ANTHROPOLOGY
HISTORICAL SOCIOLOGY
HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY
ANTHROPOLOGICAL POLITICS
What to do in social studies?
•Expose students to multiple maps for information
and insight
•Discuss changing economic realities
•Prepare “school leavers” to function
independently in the real world
•Take time to teach global studies
•Deemphasize state history for case studies of the
states
Sciences in Action: Layers
and Breakthroughs
Four Science Subset Strands:
1.The Living World
2.The Planet Earth & Beyond
3.The Physical World
4.The Material World
What if we
organized the
curriculum around
problems rather
than separating the
sciences?
Neglected area of science- astronomy
Elementary often emphasizes life science at the
expense of physical science topics
Fears of controversy in science courses- religion,
genetic engineering, and space exploration
Let students become “detectives and solution makers”
Encourage curiosity, being creative, and using senses
for making observations
Educating the Person: Health &
Physical Education
Body
Composition
Cardio-respiratory endurance
Five Spiral
Components
Muscular
Strength
Flexibility
Muscular
Endurance
English and Literature
Implement…
•Vocabulary development
•Creative note taking and note making
•Editing and revising strategies
ROOT OF ALL PERFORMANCE:
READING
WRITING
SPEAKING
LISTENING
Other ideas in English and Lit
Make use of:
Podcasts
Video conferences
Debates
Comedy forums
Interviews
Oral defense…………………
Provide at least one experience/year in which the genre
of film is studied
Use rap to convey messages
View poetry slams from students in the Bronx to
see/hear moving and powerful words
Language Instruction
Did you know…
China will soon have the largest English-speaking
population?
The most frequently spoken languages are:
Mandarin Chinese @ 13.22%
Spanish @ 4.88%
English @ 4.68%
Arabic @ 3.12 %
Need to
understand
language
first
Memorizing
vs
Reasoning
Need to
support
math
geniuses
Teaching Math as a Language
The Arts: Aesthetic Senses,
Ideas, and Emotions
Take in and
receive
meaning and
insight
from artwork
and
performance
and through it.
Curriculum 21: Chapter 4New School Versions:
Reinventing and Reuniting
School Program Structures
Will graduates of 2110…
•Be part of virtual learning magnet programs?
•Have global network buddies?
•Be in holographic yearbooks?
Fueling 21st Century Schools…
Needs innovation and new knowledge
but also remember…
1. Form should always follow function
and
2. The whole is the sum of the parts
Curricular Destiny:
Schedules
Why or Why Nots?
Do we need 13 years to graduate?
Do school’s time frames match the nature of the task?
Do we only go to school with the people who live in our
community with all of the technology that is available?
Wonder if we…
Learned in a Virtual Space Environment
with students from France in a videoconferencing room!
Learned based on Performance vs Seat Time in VLM’s
(Virtual Learning Magnets)!
Offered students a Virtual Curriculum Menu!
Curricular Destiny:
Grouping of Students
Keep in mind: Form should follow function. Does it in
schools today?
Institutional grouping- gender, age, proficiency based…
Instructional grouping- skill levels, cooperative,
competitive…
Independent grouping- clubs, internships, travel abroad…
Curricular Destiny:
Grouping of Professionals
Old Method:
Departments, Grade Levels, and Building Levels
New Method:
MEET AROUND PROBLEMS TO SOLVE
Cross-disciplinary teams
Internship supervisors
Data analysis teams
Global network teams
Curricular Destiny:
Physical and Virtual Space
Connecting with Peers Around the World
Service Learning
Independent Research
Challenging Old Assumptions with Critical Thinking
Think Like Architects!!!
Flexible schedules led by multiple professionals with a
wide range of student groupings in a virtual setting!!!