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.

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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.
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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.
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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.
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Active

  • Workbooks typically demand an active participant.
  • Workbooks do not replace or remove the teacher or student from their relationship with the subject.
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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.
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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.

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6.1Instruments of the Curriculum

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