Assignment:
Choose a recent research or policy report analyse and summarise it and explain how it might impact, or be incorporated into, school curriculum.
Choose a report
Explain impact or incorporation implies understanding CDD. You must consider:
Melbourne Declaration
- ACARA
- VCAA
- Writing & structure
Introduction - What's this paper/essay about? What should I expect to read? How is it structured?
Issue or concern* (report) - What's this report about? Why is it important/relevant (to students)?
Australian CDD - How is curriculum developed/built? How could this particular report/issue* be included in the Australian curriculum?
History? - What's your rationale for including it in this way?
Process (how)
Where does it* ‘fit'
How would you advocate/include* - A tip: You need to consider the stance/position you adopt in this essay... Where are you in the CDD process? Explain/justify your position.
Conclusion - Summing up (not repetition) but reinforcing your key points/argument, linking back to opening
Intelligent theory
"Having an intelligent theoretical understanding of curriculum is necessary for good teaching because teaching activities are founded upon judgements and decisions." (Webster & Ryan, 2014,9)
Defining/conceptualising curriculum
Mini ‘brainstorm' - what do we already know?
Curriculum as ‘product', object, noun ‘curro'
Curriculum as ‘action', doing, verb ‘currere'
Curriculum stated, enacted, emergent, null, hidden
Does all learning have/imply curriculum?
Does education = learning?
Engaging the discourse of education: learning, worthwhileness, personhood, experiences, teaching
Education & curriculum implies purposes, intentions.
"To choose to work with progressive approaches to curriculum is to choose to work against the current neo-liberal agenda; to be a creative and imaginative thinker..." (Webster & Ryan, 2014,56)
It involves "making sometimes difficult choices. It is not a comfortable path that offers certainty" (Webster & Ryan, 2014,43)
A final READING - from a pre-service teacher: (Webster & Ryan, 2014,55-56)
How many forms of government do we have
And what difference does that make?
The Melbourne Declaration
What is the Melbourne declaration?
Who was involved in making the declaration?
What work was involved in writing this text?
Who did the work?
Why is it important?
What is the intertextual relationship between ‘the Melbourne Declaration' and our current curriculum documents
Equity and excellence, and,
All young Australians to become . . successful learners, confident and creative individuals, and active and informed citizens.
A world class curriculum in the 21st century . . . describes the learning areas, suggests some general capabilities and some cross-curriculum topics
Reports -https://www.dropbox.com/s/hyif7s256axcjao/reports.zip?dl=0