ELED 545 Issues in Developing Elementary Curriculum
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to note how various philosophies have influenced the development of the elementary curriculum in order to meet 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.
The goal of this course is to understand and implement best practice in curriculum design.
Syllabus .PDF I am no longers scheduled to teach this course this semester.
Required textbook: Wiggins, G., & McTighe, J. (2005). Understanding by design (expanded 2nd ed.). Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. ISBN10: 1-4166-0035-3 ISBN13:9780131950849
Optional Workbook: McTighe, J. & Wiggins, G. (2004). Understanding by design: Professional development workbook. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Textbook websites: www.AuthenticEducation.org
www.curriculum-framer.com http://jaymctighe.com/
First reading assignments:
Eisner, E.W. (2003). "Questionable Assumptions about Schooling." Phi Delta Kappan, 84(9), 648-657. Available online on August 27, 2017 at http://paws.wcu.edu/churley/9_1_eisner.pdf.
Smith, M.K. (1996, 2000). "Curriculum Theory and Practice." The Encyclopaedia of Informal Education. Available online on August 27, 2017 at www.infed.org/biblio/b-curric.htm.
Required e-texts:
ASCD. (2011). Understanding by Design. Available online: http://www.ascd.org/research-a-topic/understanding-by-design-resources.aspx
ASCD. (2013). Whole Child Indicators. Available online at http://www.wholechildeducation.org/assets/content/mx-resources/wholechildindicators-all.pdf
ASCD. (2016). Whole Child Podcast: Changing the Conversation About Education on the first Thursday of every month; listen to archived episodes. Learn more about how we can work at the local, state, and federal levels to ensure that each student is healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged. Subscribe Now http://www.ascd.org/ASCD/XML/wholechild/whole_child_rss.xml
Child Care Information Exchange CCIE. (2016). Exchange Everyday. Redmond, WA: Childcare Information Exchange. Delivered five days a week containing news, success stories, solutions, trend reports, and much more. Enroll in ExchangeEveryDay, a daily electronic newsletter all about early childhood education. This will help you keep up-to-date with all things topical and pertinent in early childhood education. ExchangeEveryDay is the official electronic newsletter for www.ChildCareExchange.com. It will be delivered to you five days a week bringing news stories, success stories, solutions, trend reports, and much more. To subscribe to ExchangeEveryDay, a free daily e-newsletter, go to www.ccie.com/eed.
National Association for the Education of Young Children. (2009). Developmentally Appropriate Practice. Washington, DC: NAEYC. Available online: http://www.naeyc.org/positionstatements/dap
National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO). (2010). Common Core Standards. Available online: http://www.corestandards.org/
Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21). (2004). A Framework for 21st Century Learning. Available online: http://www.p21.org/
Texas Association for the Education of Young Children. (2016). Special Issue on Pathways to Becoming an Early Childhood Professional. Early Years: Journal of Texas Association for the Education of Young Children (member benefit). Austin, Texas: Texas Association for the Education of Young Children. Membership available online at www.texasaeyc.org.
Texas Education Agency (TEA). (2009). English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS). Available online: http://www.englishspanishteks.net
TEA. (2009). Texas College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS). Available online: http://www.txccrs.org
TEA. (2011). Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). Available online: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=6148
Lead4Ward. (2015). Resources for TEKS. Available online at https://lead4ward.com/resources/
TEA. (2011). State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR). Available online: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/staar
TEA. (2013). Revised Mathematics TEKS: Side-by-Side TEKS Comparison. Available online: http://projectsharetexas.org/resource/revised-mathematics-teks-side-side-teks-comparison
TEA. (2013). Revised Mathematics TEKS: Vertical Alignment Charts. Available online: http://projectsharetexas.org/resource/revised-mathematics-teks-vertical-alignment-charts
TEA. (2015). Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines. Available online: http://tea.texas.gov/index2.aspx?id=2147495508
TEA. (2015). Texas Infant, Toddler, and Three-Year-Old Early Learning Guidelines. Available online at http://www.littletexans.org/.
Texas Tribune. (2013). Interactive: Search CSCOPE Lesson Plans. Available online at https://www.texastribune.org/interactive/search-cscope-lesson-plans/.
ZERO TO THREE’s monthly e-newsletter, which delivers research, parenting tips and tricks, and fun playtime activities right to your inbox each month. Subscribe now: https://www.zerotothree.org/connect
Recommended Resources:
Copple, C. & Bredekamp, S. (2009). Developmentally Appropriate Practice. Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children. Available online: http://www.naeyc.org/positionstatements/dap.
Curtis, Deb, & Carter, Margie. (2007). Learning Together with Young Children. St. Paul, MN: Redleaf Press. 978-1-929610-97-6
