Creative curriculum I. Introduction: Creative curriculum A.) Description of what is Creative Curriculum II. Theories and research behind Creative Curriculum A.) Maslow B.) Erikson C.) Piaget D.) Smilansky E.) Vygotsky F.) Gardner III. How children learn and develop A.) Areas of development 1.) Social/Emotional 2.) Physical 3.) Cognitive 4.) Language B.) Individual differences IIII. The learning environment A.) Setting and maintaining the classroom
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questions the Namibian curriculum in light of Eisner’s statement. From Eisner ’s perspective the null curriculum is simply that which is not taught in schools. Somehow‚ somewhere‚ some people are empowered to make conscious decisions as to what is to be included and what is to be excluded from the overt (written) curriculum. Since it is physically impossible to teach everything in schools‚ many topics and subject areas must be intentionally excluded from the written curriculum. But Eisner ’s position
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Pedagogy‚ Culture & SocietyAquatic Insects Vol. 19‚ No. 2‚ July 2011‚ 221–237 Whatever happened to curriculum theory? Critical realism and curriculum change Mark Priestley* School of Education‚ University of Stirling‚ Stirling‚ UK In the face of what has been characterised by some as a ‘crisis’ in curriculum – an apparent decline of some aspects of curriculum studies combined with the emergence of new types of national curricula which downgrade knowledge – some writers have been arguing for
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The hidden curriculum American Marxist economists and sociologists Bowles and Gintis (1976) believed that through education there is a “Hidden Curriculum” which helped to achieve the objectives of the capitalists. (To provide capitalists with a hardworking‚ subservient‚ docile and obedient work force.) The hidden curriculum consists of those things that pupils learn through the experience of attending school‚ not educational objectives. Bowles and Gintis state that the hidden curriculum shapes the
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Introduction Curriculum has numerous definitions‚ which can be slightly confusing. In its broadest sense a curriculum may refer to all courses offered at a school. This is particularly true of schools at the university level‚ where the diversity of a curriculum might be an attractive point to a potential student. A curriculum may also refer to a defined and prescribed course of studies‚ which students must fulfill in order to pass a certain level of education. For example‚ an elementary school
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qChapter 11: Curriculum Development Farid Ljuca‚ Srdjan Lozo‚ Vladimir Simunovic‚ Hans-Martin Bosse‚ Martina Kadmon 1. Introduction Process of curriculum development is essential for successful achieving educational goals for medical students. It asks for systematic approach which should respect several aspects: the needs of patients‚ of the society‚ the students and teaching staff. This process should be maximal efficient and effective; it should be built upon previous work. Process itself should
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I. Introduction As the writer of this paper tried to look around his school‚ he eventually listened to the noisy swarm of students and suddenly quiet as pupils and teachers move into classrooms and doors close. Suddenly‚ questions came into the writer’s mind; what’s happening behind those doors? What are students learning? How are the teachers teaching? As school leader‚ you are bombarded with so many student needs‚ parents concerns‚ teacher concerns‚ paper works that it seems futile to think of
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Hidden Curriculum Education is designed to serve many purposes towards the youths of today. It teaches the youth how to be better people and it prepares them for life. Education teaches its pupils knowledge in more that one way‚ by looking at life in different directions. There is a curriculum that is taught by the teachers and the textbooks‚ and in addition to the standard schooling there is also a "hidden curriculum." Gatto and Rose each have their own style of teaching and learning and their
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Brett Childers Coffman April 22‚ 2002 Curriculum Paper Curriculum‚ in my opinion‚ is the whole picture of education. It includes the teaching philosophy of a school and a teacher‚ the way the subject is taught in the classroom‚ the supplements used in assistance of teaching‚ the attitudes the school‚ the teachers and the administrators bring to the table‚ and the knowledge of the subject areas in the minds of the teachers. Curriculum can also be described as “a desired goal or set of
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AN OVERVIEW OF CURRICULUM Introduction Ever since the term curriculum was added to educators’ vocabularies‚ it has seemed to convey many things to many people. To some‚ curriculum has denoted a specific course‚ while to others it has meant the entire educational environment. Whereas perceptions of the term may vary‚ it must be recognized that curriculum encompasses more than a simple definition. Curriculum is a key element in the educational process; its scope is extremely broad‚ and it
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