ELEM ED 723: Issues in Connecting the Curriculum
Elementary Education 723
ELEM ED 723: Issues in Connecting the Curriculum
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Part one: Frameworks for Connecting Curriculum. Participants will examine the historical and contemporary settings for making curriculum connections, including practical concerns, such as working with colleagues, scheduling and communicating with parents. Assignments will provide practical applications for education. Participants will analyze, apply and adapt frameworks to a curriculum integration project that could be studied through action research.
Part Two: Action Research on Connecting Curriculum. Participants directly involved in the school settings formulate significant questions that invite exploration of profession growth. Participants write action research questions, establish qualitative data gathering techniques, organize and interpret data and draw conclusions that will affect their connecting curriculum work directly.
Part Three: Assessing Connected Curriculum. Direct, practical assistance will be provided to help teachers maintain academic challenge and important content. Participants will delve into evaluating students and programs developed to "make school more like real life."
Admissions will be handled through Curriculum and Instruction. A participant in any part must be willing to attend all Connecting the Curriculum meetings in addition to course participation. (Similar arrangement as Fox Valley Writing Project course Elementary Education/Secondary Education 725 Teaching of Writing.) Most participants will enroll as a team from their district. Most participants will register for three credits. Participants with experience with curriculum frameworks may wish to register for two credits and attend parts 2 and 3. Students with an exploratory interest in CTC and limited time may register for 1 credit and attend Part 1. Students who register for less than 3 credits will agree on an attendance and assignment plan prior to the first class meeting.
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