After further analysis of the KCKPS science pacing guide I am able to conclude major findings from my study of the document. One major finding is that the curriculum document I chose had many different helpful aspects offered to the teacher. It includes many different online resources, a projected timeline for each unit, big ideas, and learning goals, as well as the standards the content is based off of. There was one limitation of the document that I found and that was how the content is being recommended to be taught to students. The content from this curriculum document does not take into consideration the students interest and needs. This could affect the amount of learning students are able to obtain. Another interesting conclusion I
Creative Curriculum 1. Select and identify TWO concepts presented in the video you find significant as an early educator and explain why you selected these concepts (7 descriptive/detailed sentences) In the Creative Curriculum video, I noticed the schedule they kept was far more regimented then the other types of preschools. The planning and preparation the teachers put into their classrooms lesson plans were well thought out and specific. Every moment of the day seems to be planned and each activity is designed with a specific purpose in mind.
This encourages students to be narrow-minded and arrogant which totally diminishes the goal of education. Given this norm in academics, those who
This creates a major cultural split between students and the teacher. It
Not only does this apply to the students but to more so the teachers as well. A teacher never stop learning and the more they learn the more student learning is inadvertently enriched and
On the other hand, I’m not sure if giving students that much free rein will cripple their academic abilities in the long run.
On Tuesday, January 19th, our ECI 573 class went down to the College of Education computer lab to work on our baseline lesson plan, the first lesson plan assignment of the term. This assignment was completed individually and meant to serve as a pre-assessment for Dr. Ross to gauge each student’s current understanding of lesson planning practices. The assignment was to write a lesson plan for the grade of our choice, using a standard from the Measurement and Data domain from the Arizona Department of Education K-12 Academic Standards. This assignment was completed over approximately an hour, between 4:30 and 5:30 pm, and turned in via BbLearn before the end of class. We were given free range to utilize the Internet to find existing lesson plans
How is the curriculum Documented? The Science pacing guide for Kansas City Kansas school districts science curriculum is developed around the Next Generation Science Standards. These standards are based upon three main ideas, Science and engineering practices, Disciplinary core ideas, and the cross-cutting concepts. These standards are made up of what the next generation science standards website (2013) states as, “Performance expectations are the assessable statements of what students should know and be able to do,” (p.1).
Students will be enriched when assessing the information attained from these
That children are very much so influenced by their environment and that can have a strong effect on their behavior. Thinking about this and knowing it as a future educator is important because now I have more insight on behavior and why people act the way they do. I think it is important to know about psychological influences on education because as a teacher, I feel I would deal with the aspects of psychological education a
What are the purposes and content of the curriculum? When considering whether the science-pacing guide is training centered or education centered I had to first dive into what the focus for each unit in the pacing guide was focused on. Was the content more specific to certain skills and knowledge students should obtain or was it more broad overreaching topics? Posner (2004) states that “training refers to contexts in which we can predict with some confidence that specific situations in which people will use what they learn” where as he states that education, “refers to contexts in which we cannot predict with any specificity or certainty the situations in which people will use what they learn” (p.70).
In school it may affect how kids perform in the future for one kids will learn many different skill sets like simple math, english, science, and social studies, by knowing all of these different
The law of effect infers that people learn best when they are learning in
The evidence at hand shows that making the change in the number of students in a class does have long term positive outcomes. WHen looking at this, it should be evident that the change should be made. However, some people believe
At the same time, it will allow teachers to cater for mixed ability
Evolving methodologies for curriculum and instruction are essential to improving how we educate. McMillian positions that essential to this is understanding the value of scientific inquiry. He explains, “the principles of scientific inquiry provide the foundation for conducting studies…analyzing educational problems, making decisions, and designing, conducting, reporting, and evaluating” (McMillian, 2016, p. 7) to provide significant benefits for engaging students and affecting achievement. Among the changing methodologies is the consensus that the use of STEM-education concepts are necessary to prepare students for 21st century skill-building. Subsequently, this has led to an instructional methodology that highlights math-centered curriculum, and the instruction of science and technology as independent of core content.