Josh_Thompson@TAMU-Commerce.edu
903-468-8627
We'll be seeing you at the
Pandarosa Showcase Showdown
Sun, Aug 17, 8pm
Sons of Hermann Hall, Deep Ellum, Dallas
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Josh_Thompson@TAMU-Commerce.edu 903-468-8627 |
| ELED 545 | Issues in the Development of the Elementary Curriculum. The purpose of this course is to note how various philosophies have influenced the development of the elementary curriculum in order to meet the changing social and economic trends. Research articles will be studied in order to evaluate selection of procedures and materials. Practical experiences will be provided in the construction of course of study units for the elementary grades. |
| Syllabus .rtf | Class Schedule .xls | Requirements | Resource Links. htm |
| Required Text: Wiggins & McTighe. (2005). Understanding by
Design (expanded 2nd ed.). Alexandria, VA: Association for
Supervision and Curriculum Development. (available online GEE Library
and on reserve MPLX Library). McTighe & Wiggins. (2004). Understanding by Design PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKBOOK. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Textbook Website: www.grantwiggins.org & www.authenticeducation.org/bigideas & www.ubdexchange.org/ |
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For class on Thursday, we will not meet F2F in Mesquite. Go to eCollege Unit 7 Learning about Learning. View the 3 one-hour videos in www.learner.org Minds of Our Own http://www.learner.org/resources/series26.html Then go back to eCollege and participate in the discussions. (We are looking for leaders to facilitate those discussions - contact Josh). |
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These are the things we talked about in F2F class on Tuesday: Understanding by Design Template doc Understanding by Design Template with Questions. doc Five Big Ideas of Early Reading Instruction Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices Here are resources, perhaps helpful later, when making curriculum designs:
http://searchlight.utexas.org/ http://learner.org |
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| 6/12 | Here is our schedule for conferencing regarding individual plans for
Curriculum Design.
Friday, June 13, 10:00 a.m. in Commerce Jessica |
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| 6/10 | Stage I Wiggins 56-104, McTighe 3-12, 60-133 Post your Stage 1 draft in eCollege McTighe Understanding By Design Template .rtf INTEL Drafting Curriculum Framing Questions .doc Designing Effective Projects .doc www.intel.com Unit Plan Template
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| 6/5 | Bring exemplars draft to class McT 250-2 Read Wiggins 1-55 Stage I - Questions Observation - MicroEthnography Observation Thompson .htm |
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| 6/3 | Introductions, all around.
Self-assessment for Understanding by Design UbD & Participant Self-Assessment (McT 272-4). Groups of 3, Jigsaw into groups of 4. Thinking About Understanding & Design (McT 253-4) - Post in eCollege: Ed: Discussion
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