University of the PeopleEDUC 5210educ 5220 written A unit 4

Document Content and Description Below

Course Code: EDUC 5210 Course Title: Learning Theory and Implications for Instruction Assignment Number and Title: Written Assignment Unit 4 Assignment: Using the information from last week’s ass... ignment, a few course readings and your own understanding of curriculum, create your personal and professional definition of curriculum. Use the following prompts to inform your writing:  When was the first time you encountered the term “curriculum” and what did you think it meant?  Have you identified the level, the sector, the grade, the school board and so on involved in your personal and professional definition? If not, try to make it as specific as possible.  If your definition comes from a personal narrative, then share the details of dates, names, years and such. Perhaps a moment in your teacher timeline contributes to your understanding of curriculum.  How did the interview participant’s definition from last week inform your understanding of the term? You might want to go back to that person and probe a bit further in terms of his/her understanding versus your own.  Who are the stakeholders involved in determining/creating/constructing your definition? If you can specify, distinguish their roles.  Name a few of the researchers/theorists/thinkers we have read so far that would contribute to your curriculum reform? Curriculars often have difficult in answering the question, what is curriculum? It is one of the most challenging concepts to define in education due to its diverse definitions. Some definitions are used in very limited contexts while others are defined broadly. According to Sue (2012) “Definitions made by different research are provided to better understand the conception of curriculum” (p. 153). I encountered the term curriculum for the first time when I went to teacher’s college here in St. Kitts. Mr. George gave us a lecture on how curriculums are prepared u and the stakeholders who are involved in creating them. As a starting point, he urged to create a curriculum vitae as he defined it as “the course of one’s life” (Sue, 2012, p. 153) academically [Show More]

Last updated: 1 year ago

Preview 1 out of 4 pages