Class 1 - Course Introduction: What is Curriculum?
Important Resource Sites
Rethinking Schools http://www.rethinkingschools.org/web_resource/index.shtml
Teaching for Change - http://www.teachingforchange.org/
Teachers for Social Justice - http://www.teachersforjustice.org/
George Lucas Educational Foundation - http://www.edutopia.org/
Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) http://www.eric.ed.gov/
Coalition of Essential Schools - http://www.essentialschools.org/
State of America's Children 2011 - http://www.childrensdefense.org/child-research-data-publications/state-of-americas-children-2011/
State Standards and Benchmarks - http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=53
Teachers on the defensive - http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/19/opinion/sunday/bruni-teachers-on-the-defensive.html
The New Mysogeny - http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/26_04/edit264.shtml
Occupy Education - http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/26_03/edit263.shtml
Challenging Corporate Ed Reform - http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/26_03/26_03_karp.shtml
Class 2 - Curriculum Theory, Social Studies and Justice
Curriculum is everything that Happens - http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/17_01/Curr171.shtml
Curriculum Models in ECE http://ceep.crc.uiuc.edu/eecearchive/digests/2000/goffin00.pdf#search=%22eric%20digests%20goffin%22l
Curriculum Theory and Practice - http://www.infed.org/biblio/b-curric.htm
Hueristics and Curriculum Theory - http://www2.bc.edu/~evansec/curriculum/index.html
H and C Theory Kliebard - http://www2.bc.edu/~evansec/curriculum/Kliebard.html
From degrading to de-grading - http://www.alfiekohn.org/teaching/fdtd-g.htm
Introducing Curriculum
Universal Design for Learning
University of Maine - http://www.ccids.umaine.edu/resources/facts/facts6/udl.htm
CAST - http://www.cast.org/research/udl/index.html
National UDL Task Force - http://www.advocacyinstitute.org/UDL/
Social Studies Sites:
What is Social Studies - http://www.socialstudies.org/standards/introduction
National Council for the Social Studies: http://www.ncss.org/
Social Studies Resources: http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/res.html
Global School Net: http://www.gsn.org/
Global Connection: http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/letsnet/Frames/BigIdeas/B3/index.html
Social Studies (Indiana) : http://education.indiana.edu/~socialst/
42Explore, Social Studies - http://42explore.com/42exploress.htm
Canadian Social Studies Resources - http://www.cln.org/themes_index.html
Class 3 - Beyond Management to Build a Learning Community
Discipline is the Problem - Not the Solution - http://www.alfiekohn.org/teaching/ditpnts.htm
Beyond Discipline - http://www.alfiekohn.org/teaching/edweek/discipline.htm
The Case Against Gold Stars - http://www.alfiekohn.org/parenting/tcags.htm
Management
Reflections on Classroom Management - http://www.brains.org/classroom_management.htm
What is PBS - http://www.nasponline.org/resources/factsheets/pbs_fs.aspx
PBS and ABI - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2223172/
Schoolwide PBS - http://www.pbis.org/school/default.aspx
PBS Defined - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_behavior_support
Oregon PBS - http://www.uoregon.edu/~ttobin/
PSB: Paternalistic Utopian Delusion - http://www.judgerc.org/PositiveBehaviorSupport2.pdf
Building A Supportive Learning Community - http://www.edutopia.org/envision-schools-learning-community-respect
Creating Classroom Communities that Care - http://www.boulderjourneyschool.com/Pages/PDF's/Supportive_Social_Learning.pdf
Building Classroom Community - http://www.teachingstrategies.com/content/pageDocs/BPC_Ch2.pdf
Creating a More Peaceful Classroom Community by... - http://www.trinstitute.org/ojpcr/5_1shindler.pdf
Communities of Practice - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_of_practice
Child Development Project - http://www.promisingpractices.net/program.asp?programid=138
Do studies support rewards, punishment and homework? - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alfie-kohn/studies-support-rewards-h_b_843050.html
Class 4 - Perspectives on History
"The only thing new in the world is the history you don't know." Harry Truman
Mark's Presentation - http://fg.ed.pacificu.edu/bailey/resources/papers/primaryhistory/primaryhistory.html
History.Org - http://teachinghistory.org/
National History Standards: http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/nchs/standards/
Best HIstory Websites - http://www.besthistorysites.net/
Write the Truth - http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/16_04/Writ164.shtml
Howard Zinn: People's History of American Empire - Video Link
Brown Vs Board of Education Resources - http://www.rethinkingschools.org/brown/
Why Learn this History Stuff Anyway? http://www.dickshovel.com/study.html
The Truth about Helen Keller - http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/17_01/Kell171.shtml
The Schools - http://www.msu.edu/user/johns116/schools.html
A Note on Tainos - http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/41/013.html
Columbus and the Iraq war - http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/20_01/comm201.shtml
Oregon History Project - http://www.ohs.org/education/oregonhistory/historical_records/dspDocument.cfm?doc_ID=2D2D9552-DDB4-8393-78A8F4BFB6DA52D5
Kathy Schrock's history guide: http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/history/histg.html
Curricular Resources in Aboriginal Studies - http://www.cln.org/themes_index.html
Perry Preschool Project Comparison Data - http://www.highscope.org/file/Research/high_scope_curriculum/Curric_factsheet.pdf
"history is an argument without an end" Pieter Geyl.
These materials may help: Links to History Resources and Digital Primary Source Materials
Class 5 - Exploring Instructional Methods
Principled Practice: The Bear Roots of Chaos - http://www.goingpublicwithteaching.org/Ch20_Maas.pdf
Learning Centers -
Kathy Schrock's Learning Centers info - http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/edlearn.html
CIESE Learning Centers - http://k12science.ati.stevens-tech.edu/training/projectmgtv3/learningcenterresources.html
Lesson Study Approach - http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/k0304wil.htm
ISTE Article: Cultivating whole class inquiry - http://www.iste.org/Template.cfm?Section=May12&Template=/MembersOnly.cfm&ContentFileID=1006
Project Approach
Webquest - the Project Approach -
Sylvia Chard, The Project Approach - http://ecap.crc.uiuc.edu/eecearchive/digests/1994/lk-pro94.html
The Project Approach Home Page - http://www.project-approach.com/
The ECAP Collaborative Project Page - http://ecap.crc.uiuc.edu/info/project.html
Issues in Selecting Topics for Projects - http://ecap.crc.uiuc.edu/eecearchive/digests/1998/katzpr98.html
The Project Approach Catalog - http://ceep.crc.uiuc.edu/eecearchive/books/project.html
Project Approach, Meeting State Standards - http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v2n1/schuler.html
Classwork
http://www.africa.upenn.edu/K-12/Oral_Traditions_16163.html
http://www.cr-cath.pvt.k12.ia.us/lasalle/Resources/Middle%20East%20Unit/Israel_Palestine_Webquest.html
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/01/g68/africaaids68.html
Class 6 - Planning: From Units to Lesson Plans
Resources:
Aims, Goals, and Objectives - http://www.uwsp.edu/education/lwilson/curric/chart.htm
Universal Design for Learning - http://www.cast.org/research/udl/index.html
ISTE Publication: Differentiation - http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Publications/LL/LLIssues/Volume_33_2006_2005_/September_No_1_1/September_2005.htm
Taxonomies of educational objectives - http://www.humboldt.edu/~tha1/bloomtax.html
Educational goals and objectives - http://www.personal.psu.edu/staff/b/x/bxb11/Objectives/
Bloom's revised taxonomy - http://www.celt.iastate.edu/teaching/RevisedBlooms1.html
How to write a lesson plan - http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/Guide.shtml
Six common mistakes in writing lesson plans - http://www.adprima.com/mistakes.htm
Authentic Assessments - http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/Articles/BloomsLD/index.htm
Differentiation
CAST - http://www.cast.org/publications/ncac/ncac_diffinstruc.html
Greenfield School - http://www.greenfield.durham.sch.uk/differentiation.htm
Classwork
State of Oregon Standards and Benchmarks - http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/real/documents/ss.pdf
Universal Design for Learning - http://www.cast.org/research/udl/index.html
Canadian Resources- http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/policy/approach/instrapp03.html
Powerpoint on Standards
Class 7 - Standards, Benchmarks, R2TT & NCLB
Resources - Social Studies Standards and Methods - pdf
Presentation - Benchmarks, Standards and Social Studies - PPT
Informative Web Sites:
Social Studies Standards - http://www.education-world.com/standards/national/soc_sci/index.shtml
Social Studies Standards for What? - http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/16_04/Soc164.shtml
Global School Net: http://www.gsn.org/
Global Connection: http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/letsnet/Frames/BigIdeas/B3/index.html
ERIC: http://www.indiana.edu/~ssdc/eric_chess.htm
Teachers helping Teachers: http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel//SocialStudies.html
Chris Myers Stuff: http://www.csun.edu/%7Ehcedu013/index.html
Lesson Plans: http://www.csun.edu/%7Ehcedu013/plans.html
Why Michelle Rhee is Wrong - http://schoolsofthought.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/09/my-view-rhee-is-wrong-and-misinformed/
Moving Beyond Blame the Teacher - http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-adler-teachers-20110916,0,6629560.story
Teacher evals hurting Teachers - http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/new-teacher-evaluations-start-to-hurt-students/2012/09/29/f6d1b038-0aa6-11e2-afff-d6c7f20a83bf_blog.html
State Challengs to NCLB - http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/15/education/15educ.html?_r=2&src=recg
Assessment Reconceptualized
National Center for Fair and Open Testing - http://www.fairtest.org/k-12
FairTest Annotated Bibliography on Testing and Evaluating Young Children - http://www.fairtest.org/fairtest-annotated-bibliography-testing-and-evalua
Healthier Testing Made Easy -http://www.edutopia.org/healthier-testing-made-easy
Edutopia Assessment Resources -http://www.edutopia.org/php/keyword.php?id=005/
The case for Authentic Assessments - http://www.ericdigests.org/pre-9218/case.htm
Authentic Assessment Toolbox - http://jonathan.mueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/toolbox/index.htm
The Educational cost of Standardization - http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/14_04/tex144.shtml
Numerous Articles - http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/13_03/13_03.shtml
Final exam on Authentic Assessment - http://education.ed.pacificu.edu/bailey/resources/mat/%20Fun%20Stuff/assessment.html
Designing Scoring Rubrics for your Classroom - http://edresearch.org/pare/getvn.asp?v=7&n=25
Further Authentic Assessment Resources- link
ISTE, Digital Portfolios vs testing - http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Publications/LL/LLIssues/Volume_35_2007_2008_/JuneJulyNo8/35808z.pdf
The Problem with Rubrics - http://www.alfiekohn.org/teaching/rubrics.htm
Rubric Generator's buyers guide - http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Publications/LL/LLIssues/Volume_35_2007_2008_/JuneJulyNo8/35840s.pdf
Class 9 - Designing a Unit to Support Learning
Work Sample Scoring Guide
Evaluation Sheet
Standard and Benchmarks: http://www.chenowith.k12.or.us/teacher/cim/cim2.html
Or see: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=54
Class 10 - ECE Curriculum Models
Important Figures in ECE history -Word Document
Robert Owen - http://www.newlanark.org/index2.shtml
Pestallozi - http://www.infed.org/thinkers/et-pest.htm
Froebel - http://www.froebelfoundation.org/
Froebel - http://www.froebel.com
Peabody House - http://www.concordma.com/magazine/junjuly99/peabody.html
Montessori - http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/montessori/method/method.html
Montessori - http://www.bambini-montessori.com/mon_prin.htm
Dewey - http://www.infed.org/thinkers/et-dewey.htm
Piaget - http://www.ship.edu/~cgboeree/piaget.html
Dimensions of Curriculum Analysis - Word Document
Evaluating ECE Curriculum - Word Document
Curriculum Model Resource Grid - Link
Class 11 - Culture Curriculum and Classroom
Thanksgiving
The First Thanksgiving - http://www.plimoth.org/education/olc/index_js2.html
Deconstructing the myths of the First Thanksgiving - http://www.oyate.org/resources/longthanks.html
The "real" story of Thanksgiving - http://www.manataka.org/page269.html#THE
Native Circle: The Thanksgiving Myth - http://www.nativecircle.com/mlmThanksgivingmyth.html
Native American FAQs - http://www.oyate.org/resources/longthanks.html
Map of Native Peoples in the US - http://www.native-languages.org/states.htm
Understanding Native American Prejudice - http://www.understandingprejudice.org/teach/native.htm
Teaching to make a difference - http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/17_01/Diff171.shtml
Teaching about the War - http://www.rethinkingschools.org/war/
Don't Laugh at Me - http://www.dontlaugh.org/
Differentiation
Universal Design for Learning - http://www.cast.org/research/udl/index.html
ISTE Publication: Differentiation - http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Publications/LL/LLIssues/Volume_33_2006_2005_/September_No_1_1/September_2005.htm
Tomlinson: Differentiation of Instruction in the Early Grades - http://www.ericdigests.org/2001-2/elementary.html
Differentiated Instruction - http://www.cast.org/publications/ncac/ncac_diffinstruc.html
Towards a definition of differentiation - http://www.greenfield.durham.sch.uk/differentiation.htm
Ed Leadership Article - http://www.ascd.org/ed_topics/el200009_tomlinson.html
Class 12 - Reconceptualizing History
Resource page
Unlearning the Myths that Bind us - http://msu-enged-cohort08-01.wikispaces.com/file/view/Unlearning_the_Myths_that_Bind_Us.Christ.pdf
Class 13 - Geography and Economics
Resources
Dymaxion projection - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dymaxion_map_of_the_Earth
Globalization Resources - http://www.gascd.com/cyberdig/further_reading.htm
Worldwatch Resources - http://worldwatch.org/
Class 14 - Coping with Stress and Trauma
Web Page
Cooperation, Culture, and Classroom
Presentation - Intro to Cooperative Learning - PPT
Resources in Cooperative Learning - http://www.iasce.net/resources.shtml
Tribes - http://www.tribes.com/abstract_transform_environments.htm
The Jigsaw Classroom - http://www.jigsaw.org/overview.htm
Essential Elements of Cooperative Learning - http://www.searcheric.org/digests/ed370881.html
Cooperative learning: Kennesaw - http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/intech/cooperativelearning.htm
ERIC: Cooperative learning and Children (ECE and Elem) - http://www.searcheric.org/digests/ed306003.html
What is cooperative learning - http://www.co-operation.org/pages/cl.html
An Overview of Cooperative Learning (R & D Johnson) - http://www.co-operation.org/pages/overviewpaper.html
Ehnancing Student Thinking Through Cooperative Learning - http://www.searcheric.org/digests/ed422586.html
Cooperative Learning Methods, a meta-analysis - http://www.co-operation.org/pages/cl-methods.html
Cooperative Learning Center at the Univ of Minnesota - http://www.co-operation.org/index.html
Eyes in the Back of your Head: video and observation - http://www.iste.org/Template.cfm?Section=February2&Template=/MembersOnly.cfm&ContentFileID=1045
- Media, Violence and Methodologies
"If peace is both the destination and the journey then what we teach and how we teach it must not be separated in our preparations for working with pupils."
- Patrick Whitaker, British educational advisor and former teacher
Articles: A Culture of Teaching Peace - http://www.commondreams.org/views03/0616-01.htm
First Year teacher works to create classroom community: How one new teacher stayed true to her social-justice vision - http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/15_04/Time154.shtml
Suggestions for teaching for Social Justice - http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/15_02/Just152.shtml
Southern Poverty Law Center - http://www.splcenter.org/
The Southern Poverty Law Center is internationally known for its tolerance education programs, its legal victories against white supremacists and its tracking of hate groups.
Teaching Tolerance - http://www.tolerance.org/teach/
Teaching Tolerance supports the efforts of K-12 teachers and other educators to promote respect for differences and appreciation of diversity. Contains links to resources for Parents, children and teachers including many free materials for teachers. http://www.tolerance.org/teach/expand/res/index.jsp
Operation Respect - http://www.dontlaugh.org/
Operation Respect is a non-profit organization working to transform schools, camps and organizations focused on children and youth, into more compassionate, safe and respectful environments. Site contains links to their free curriculum for teachers,
Resolving Conflict Creatively - http://www.esrnational.org/es/rccp.htm
Adventures in Peacemaking - http://www.esrnational.org/ec/ecaip.htm
Peace Tools for Teachers - http://www.salsa.net/peace/teach/teachers.html
Teachers Against War Teaching Resources - http://www.teachersagainstwar.org/tawmockupteach.htm
United Nations Cyberschool bus: Peace Education - http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/peace/index.asp
Website includes theoretical and practical materials for teachers
Good curriculum materials - http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/peace/frame3.htm
And Great resources - http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/peace/frame4.htm
A students guide to Peace Education - http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/peace/frame.htm
Final Wrap Up
K -W -
Resources
Scottish Story Line Method- http://www.storyline.org/
Scottish Story Line Nepal Example- http://geog.pdx.edu/oga/yaks/TableofContents.htm
GLAD in Forest Grove - http://www.osba.org/hotopics/gap/stratgy.htm
Project GLAD - http://www.fvsd.k12.ca.us/district_office/glad.html
Final Seminar Schedule
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