Tuesday, 9 August 2016

Reflection 2

Reflection 2 



We learn about

  • Curriculum Workers - People who work on curriculum engage in many different types of endeavors. They are advised to concentrate on student behaviors in devising objectives for a unit to emphasize appropriate learning experiences rather than simply identifying content to be covered.

  • Curriculum EvaluatorsCurriculum evaluation is historically as rich as education. The evaluation concept is so comprehensive that contains several evaluation activities with the common function of investigating a certain curriculum in a given administrative context.

  •  Curriculum Evaluator RolesTo collect, examine, and assess data for the purpose of reporting on the effectiveness, efficiency, and worth of the endeavors and creations of other curriculum workers. Employed by a private testing service, the central administration of a school district, a government-monitoring agency, a publishing company, or a curriculum development group. Their reports are meant to aid in decision making concerning curriculum materials, student achievement, teacher effectiveness, and school accountability

  • Curriculum Advocates - Curriculum advocates are educators and members of the general public who are concerned about and attempt to influence what is taught in schools and how it is taugh

  • Curriculum Developers intentionally create curriculum materials and strategies for others to use in the instructional arena. The important ideas here are “for others to use” and “instructional.” 

  • Curriculum Teorists - examine the philosophical and ideological underpinnings of existing curricula;study how curricula are used, disseminated, created, and evaluated; study the endeavors and intents of other curriculum workers; 

  • Teachers as developers .

The role of curriculum worker 

The role of the curriculum worker coordination of curriculum planning and development; definition and application of curriculum theory; design and application of curriculum research; and provision of aid in filling in-service needs of staff.

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