6.1.1
Instruments of the Curriculum
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Instruments of the Curriculum
The way we package our curriculum for delivery affects the way teachers and students regard it.
Workbooks
- The materials we use to support the delivery of the curriculum should offer the space for thinking and not just doing.
- When workbooks are well-designed and used judiciously, they can offer a long-term, high-impact strategy for effectively implementing the curriculum.
Design
- The design of a workbook should be agreed at a departmental level and established by the specialists of the subject.
- At all times, the design uses the discipline as a director.
Cohesive
- The workbook needs to present content in manageable chunks, carefully sequenced to mirror curricular intention.
- The workbook should naturally follow the hierarchies of the subject.
- This way, students develop an understanding of the subject through the format and design of the workbook itself.
Active
- Workbooks typically demand an active participant.
- Workbooks do not replace or remove the teacher or student from their relationship with the subject.
Value
- The workbook needs to be worthy of being central to our teaching.
- Preserving the value of the workbook requires continual review and refinement.
- Stripping the content of a workbook back to the necessary provides an effective framework without overloading the teacher or student.
Principles to follow
- Create materials that frame the curriculum, not confine it.
- Demand an active participant through effective design.
- Compose workbooks that convey value for both teacher and student.
Well done!
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1.1Introduction
2Curriculum Rationale
2.1Curriculum Rationale
3Curriculum Knowledge
4Curriculum Sequencing
4.1Curriculum Sequencing
5Assessment
5.1Assessment
6Instruments of the Curriculum
6.1Instruments of the Curriculum
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1Introduction
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2Curriculum Rationale
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3Curriculum Knowledge
4Curriculum Sequencing
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- 1The design of a workbook should be agreed at which level?Multiple choice
- 2What kind of particpant does a workbook demand?Multiple choice
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