Note It would be very helpful if students would bring a small sample of the written curriculum from the international school where they are now working.  Just bring whatever piece you might have:  a curriculum map, standards, a sample course syllabus, lists of essential questions, mission statements, philosophy statements, belief statements, outcomes, etc.  One of the goals in the class is to see what various schools are up to.  Don't bring everything you have, just a few examples, no matter how meager!

Curr 514:  Curriculum Theory and Practice in International and Overseas Schools   

Course syllabus download and print!

Other materials for the Curriculum Course are listed below.  We will certainly not get to all of this on the first two days.  However, during the week that the course meets in January you will be very busy with both your job and the course, so any reading ahead of time is in your best interest.  My guess is that all of this won't take more than 3-4 hours.  You can certainly read it on the screen.  No need to print.

• Saber-Tooth Curriculum  (Read prior to the first day)
• From Trivial Pursuit to Essential Questions  (a short article by Jamie McKenzie)  (Read prior to the first day)

• The Myth of Curriculum Ownership (article by Betts)  (Read prior to the first day)

• Choosing Content Worth Knowing (article by Nelson)  (Read prior to the first day)

• Depth vs. Depth   (Read prior to the first day)

• Essentialism  (No need to read now.)
• Perennialism   (No need to read now.)
• Progressivism   (No need to read now.)
• Social Reconstructionism    (No need to read now.)
• Hot Topics in Intl. School Curriculum  (Look at prior to the first day)

• Declarative and Procedural Knowledge (Power Point)  (Look at prior to the first day)

• Essential  Questions (Power Point)   (Look at prior to the first day)

• Performance Assessment and Rubrics (No need to read now.)
• Themes and Essential Questions  (a web site with examples of good essential questions)  (Look at briefly prior to the first day)
• McRel Standards  (try to find the standards for your subject area, and just take a brief look)

Links for the course  (No need to look at prior to first class.  We will look at these together)

• Making Meetings Matter  (my web site on decision making, meetings, school climate, etc.  This will be the basis for at least a half day of consideration in both classes.  I will have a paper handout to give you.)

• Making Meetings Matter Power Point

• Guidelines for facilitation of discussion  

• AERO Standards (developed for international schools)

• The ISS Directory of International Schools with links to their web sites, in case you haven't seen this list.

• Directory of State Standards  

• Technology in International schools: a handout for class

• Authentic Education:  A great web site

Interesting examples of curriculum on line, mostly from international schools

• Rubicon Atlas Example #1:  Colegio Internacional Puerto La Cruz Curriculum

• Rubicon Atlas Example #2:  Cincinnati Country Day School

• Curriculum on the Web Example 3:  Milan (surf to the Middle School, then "Curriculum", then "Middle School Curriculum  Overview and Standards"

• Curriculum on the Web Example 4: AIS Vienna

• Curriculum on the Web Example 5:  Singapore Am. School (surf to "Curriculum" then "Curriculum On Line" then "View Curriculum"  (Note:  pop-ups must be unblocked on your computer in order to see the actual documents)

• Curriculum on the Web Example 6  Dakar, Senegal

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