Symbiosis: The Curriculum and the Classroom
Symbiosis: The Curriculum and the Classroom

Author: Claire Hill

Publisher: John Catt

Published: 2020-09-19

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 1913808246

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Has our system of accountability and quick fixes meant we've lost perspective of what can really improve the quality of education? With a multitude of issues at the heart of some of our more toxic schools, including micro-management, over-complicated policy and the intricate measurement of the wrong foci, it appears that teachers are experiencing a disconnect from the very reason they joined teaching in the first place. With little autonomy over what's important, fewer teachers enter the profession than the monumental amount of teachers that are leaving, and those that do, do so with reluctance and regret. With an astute examination of practice in schools, Claire Hill and Kat Howard take a thoughtful and strategic view of how to ensure a sense of connection and cohesion within schools, to ensure that all feel part of the collective curricular journey towards a gold standard. With a consideration of research-informed practice, this book will provide a series of strategies for curriculum designers at every level, keeping the high quality teachers that we very much need in schools, and providing a better palette to students in the process. At a time where teaching is somewhat politicised, monetised and overcomplicated, Symbiosis: Curriculum and the Classroom sets about the task of refining the way in which we run our schools to improve the quality of our everyday lives in schools.

Book of Centuries
Book of Centuries

Author: Charis Duncan

Publisher:

Published: 2021-02-15

Total Pages: 89

ISBN-13:

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A blank timeline stretching from 5000 B.C. to the present and beyond! Make history memorable for your student as they create their very own timeline filled with the many noteworthy historical heroes, villains, battles, artists, inventions, architecture, and events they will discover in their studies. No Cluttered Walls - all contained in one book, so it's easy to add to without additional clutter. Table of Contents - makes it easy to flip to a specific period of history. Extra Blank Pages - for maps, notes, sketches, etc. Portable - medium landscape sized for convenience (8.25" x 6"). Secular or Religious - suitable for both views of history. Years per Page Decrease as You Get Closer to the Present 1000 years per page 5000 B.C. to 3000 B.C. 500 years per page 3000 B.C. to 1 B.C. 250 years per page 1 A.D. to 1000 A.D. 100 years per page 1000 A.D. to 1400 A.D. 50 years per page 1400 A.D. to 1600 A.D. 25 years per page 1600 A.D. to 1800 A.D. 5 years per page 1800 A.D. to 2049 A.D.

Curriculum 21
Curriculum 21

Author: Heidi Hayes Jacobs

Publisher: ASCD

Published: 2010-01-05

Total Pages: 267

ISBN-13: 1416612246

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"What year are you preparing your students for? 1973? 1995? Can you honestly say that your school's curriculum and the program you use are preparing your students for 2015 or 2020? Are you even preparing them for today?" With those provocative questions, author and educator Heidi Hayes Jacobs launches a powerful case for overhauling, updating, and injecting life into the K-12 curriculum. Sharing her expertise as a world-renowned curriculum designer and calling upon the collective wisdom of 10 education thought leaders, Jacobs provides insight and inspiration in the following key areas: * Content and assessment: How to identify what to keep, what to cut, and what to create, and where portfolios and other new kinds of assessment fit into the picture. * Program structures: How to improve our use of time and space and groupings of students and staff. * Technology: How it's transforming teaching, and how to take advantage of students' natural facility with technology. * Media literacy: The essential issues to address, and the best resources for helping students become informed users of multiple forms of media. * Globalization: What steps to take to help students gain a global perspective. * Sustainability: How to instill enduring values and beliefs that will lead to healthier local, national, and global communities. * Habits of mind: The thinking habits that students, teachers, and administrators need to develop and practice to succeed in school, work, and life. The answers to these questions and many more make Curriculum 21 the ideal guide for transforming our schools into what they must become: learning organizations that match the times in which we live.

Contemplating Curriculum
Contemplating Curriculum

Author: Wanda Hurren

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-08-29

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 1136180478

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Contemplating Curriculum takes up world-renowned curricular scholar, teacher, and mentor Ted T. Aoki’s invitation to contemplate where curriculum scholars situate themselves in their work. At the same time it probes into the historical and present conditions that make it both possible and impossible to attend to this work in classrooms and communities in mindful, embodied, and aesthetic ways, both locally and globally. The book offers a strong representative sampling of contemporary thinking in the field with a focus on contemplative approaches to curriculum. In their theorizing, contributors call on literary and other mixed-genre formats, such as creative nonfiction, poetry, and essay. They acknowledge the importance of intergenerational dialogue and recognize the importance of time and place in curricular, pedagogical, and personal sense-making. These written and visual texts invite contemplation on notions of curriculum, both planned and lived, in an Aokian spirit of intertextuality.

Homeschool History Book of Centuries
Homeschool History Book of Centuries

Author: Anna Travis

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2016-05-17

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13: 9781533118592

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History is like an intricate puzzle! Help your students develop a deeper understanding of how the pieces fit together by keeping a Book of Centuries. As your student discovers historical heroes, villains, battles, artists, inventions and events, they make note of them in their portable timeline. The Homeschool History Book of Centuries gives a double page spread to the earliest historical eras. As students move forward along their timeline they will find more pages for each century, giving them room to record personal interests such as family history. The Book of Centuries is a long-term project, stretching over as many years as a student maintains interest. Provide older students with their own timeline, or keep a family Book of Centuries with younger students. Get your copy today, and start putting history together! Anna Travis lives in sunny, south Florida with her husband and five homeschooled kids. She loves salt water, hates shoes, and enjoys creating home education resources that other families can enjoy. You can learn how her faith impacts her writing at AnnaTravis.com.

Time Spent Teaching Core Academic Subjects in Elementary Schools
Time Spent Teaching Core Academic Subjects in Elementary Schools

Author: Marianne Perie

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 90

ISBN-13:

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This report describes the number of hours and the percentage of school time spent on core academic subjects during the elementary school week around the country. It addresses three central issues about using class time to teach core academic subjects. The first issue is the actual number of hours and the percentage of school time the nation's elementary school teachers spend on instruction in the core subject areas of English/reading/language arts, mathematics, social studies, and science. The second issue involves an analysis of how this time varies by characteristics of the local community, school, teacher, classroom, and students. Finally, trends over time are examined to see how the amount and percentage of time spent on the four core subjects has changed from 1987-88 to 1993-94.

The Social Times Curriculum Guide
The Social Times Curriculum Guide

Author: Kari Dunn Buron

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781942197270

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Using a magazine format in full color and standard columns within each chapter, "The social times curriculum" is written directly to students in an engaging voice, aimed at teaching social cognition and emotional regulation in an enjoyable way that increases students' motivation and encourages peer interaction.--Publisher.

A People's Curriculum for the Earth
A People's Curriculum for the Earth

Author: Bill Bigelow

Publisher: Rethinking Schools

Published: 2014-11-14

Total Pages: 433

ISBN-13: 0942961579

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A People’s Curriculum for the Earth is a collection of articles, role plays, simulations, stories, poems, and graphics to help breathe life into teaching about the environmental crisis. The book features some of the best articles from Rethinking Schools magazine alongside classroom-friendly readings on climate change, energy, water, food, and pollution—as well as on people who are working to make things better. A People’s Curriculum for the Earth has the breadth and depth ofRethinking Globalization: Teaching for Justice in an Unjust World, one of the most popular books we’ve published. At a time when it’s becoming increasingly obvious that life on Earth is at risk, here is a resource that helps students see what’s wrong and imagine solutions. Praise for A People's Curriculum for the Earth "To really confront the climate crisis, we need to think differently, build differently, and teach differently. A People’s Curriculum for the Earth is an educator’s toolkit for our times." — Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine and This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate "This volume is a marvelous example of justice in ALL facets of our lives—civil, social, educational, economic, and yes, environmental. Bravo to the Rethinking Schools team for pulling this collection together and making us think more holistically about what we mean when we talk about justice." — Gloria Ladson-Billings, Kellner Family Chair in Urban Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison "Bigelow and Swinehart have created a critical resource for today’s young people about humanity’s responsibility for the Earth. This book can engender the shift in perspective so needed at this point on the clock of the universe." — Gregory Smith, Professor of Education, Lewis & Clark College, co-author with David Sobel of Place- and Community-based Education in Schools

The CPD Curriculum
The CPD Curriculum

Author: Mark Enser

Publisher: Crown House Publishing Ltd

Published: 2021-07-02

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 1785835769

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Co-authored by Zoe Enser and Mark Enser, The CPD Curriculum: Creating conditions for growth shares expert and practical guidance for schools on designing and delivering continuing professional development (CPD) that truly lives up to its name. There is a wealth of research available on professional learning, from both within and outside the education sphere, and in this book Zoe and Mark pull it all together to help school leaders optimise teachers' ongoing learning and growth. Zoe and Mark explain how schools can overcome issues with CPD that can leave teachers plateauing in their development after just a few years, and share a variety of case studies that illustrate the key components of an effective CPD programme that builds on teachers' prior knowledge. The authors spell out the importance of CPD and explain how, when done well, it gives teachers the agency to make professional decisions informed by the best evidence and experience they have to hand. Furthermore, they explore how high-quality professional development contributes not only to a collaborative culture within the school staff team and enhanced job satisfaction for teachers, but also to improved student outcomes. Split into three parts - intent, implementation and impact - the book covers a range of key areas, including: coaching and mentoring, subject-specific CPD, empowerment and self-efficacy, delivery methods and quality of materials. They also examine the current issues and common pitfalls surrounding CPD and offer guidance on how it can be improved, with clear end goals in mind. Suitable for school leaders, heads of department and CPD leads in all settings.