Case studies in elementary and secondary curriculum

Case studies in elementary and secondary curriculum

Boboc, Marius
Nordgren, R.D.

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Case Studies in Elementary and Secondary Curriculum provides 21 real-world cases that provide the opportunity for educators to explore the different perspectives that different stakeholders take on the concept of curriculum. The cases examine how curriculum comes to life as a complex process including the whole continuum-ranging from design to implementation and evaluation-and how this process can be analyzed and changed. INDICE: Case Study Matrix / Tackling Diversity in a Less-Than- Diverse Environment / Bringing Calculus to Life: Hands-on Learning in a New Sequence of Courses / Meeting the Individual Needs of Each Student at an Alternative High School / Using Assessment and Student Interest Data to Inform Differentiated Instruction in an Inclusive Classroom / Motivating Students to Learn in a Peer-supported School Environment / Authentic Audience and Affective Learning in a Gifted and Talented Middle School Program / "Discovery Math:" From ProfessionalDevelopment to Classroom Practice / Student Understandings as a Basis for Motivation and Participation in a Severe Emotional Disturbance//Severe BehavioralHandicap High School Classroom / Meeting Student Learning Requirements by Means of an Improved Writing-Across-Curriculum Program / Student Portfolios and Authentic Assessment in a Diverse Multi-age Pre-school Classroom / Skill Building in Elementary Math: Between Remediation and Academic Promotion / PreventionPrograms as a Means to Teach Social Skills in Elementary School / Educating the Community about a Needed Levy Increase: The Teacher as a Political Activist/ The Mandated Curriculum Meeting the Needs of Teachers and Their Favored Practices / Balancing Data-driven Decision Making and Shifting Paradigms in a NewElementary Math Curriculum / Professional Development that Works, Please! / Using Curriculum Relevance to Motivate Students / The Integration of Autistic Classes into the Physical Education Curriculum / Developing a Literacy Program for Children with Learning Disabilities / My Students Can't Write and I'm Forced to Use a Curriculum that Doesn't Help Them Learn How / Meeting the Needs ofDiverse Learners and the Mandates of Accountability without Compromising

  • ISBN: 978-1-4129-6055-7
  • Editorial: Sage Publications
  • Encuadernacion: Rústica
  • Páginas: 192
  • Fecha Publicación: 31/01/2010
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés