1. How does our school setting show growth from past models of what school used to look like? Do we need to update where we are? How?
2. How does our school or setting reflect the axiom of form should follow function?
3. What is the interplay and connection among form, program structures, schedules, grouping of students grouping of professionals, and space? Is it evident in our setting? Should and could that be changed? How?
Reading assignment for next week: Chapter 5
Monday, April 26, 2010
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Chapter 3: Upgrading Content: Provocation, Invigoration, and Replacement
Questions for week 2: April 19
1. What makes content such a challenging area to upgrade?
2. What specific subjects are begging for attention and seem dated to your staff and your learners?
3. Is the possibility of purposeful provocation useful as a means to get out of subject matter ruts?
4. Could this study group, or your campus/department, choose one subject and go through the process of reviewing it to upgrade and to replace content?
Reading assignment for April 26: Chapter 4
1. What makes content such a challenging area to upgrade?
2. What specific subjects are begging for attention and seem dated to your staff and your learners?
3. Is the possibility of purposeful provocation useful as a means to get out of subject matter ruts?
4. Could this study group, or your campus/department, choose one subject and go through the process of reviewing it to upgrade and to replace content?
Reading assignment for April 26: Chapter 4
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Chapters 1 & 2
Welcome to the Curriculum 21 spring book study!
Each week, questions will be posted based on the chapters being discussed. Please post your comments to some, or all, of the questions. Because participants in the study come from diverse campuses and departments, you will want to frame your responses based on your particular perspective. Ideally, everyone will be able to benefit from each response. I certainly look forward to your input.
Chapter 1
1. How might we determine the year for which we are preparing out learners? For what years should we be be preparing them?
2. What evidence do we see in our classrooms of preparation for ongoing and thoughtful curriculum and instruction?
3. What do we need to know as a campus/department to prepare our students for the future?
4. Are there myths at play affecting our campuses and administration that hold us back from more bold and needed action? Our parents? Our students?
Chapter 2:
1. What assessments and skills do we value on our local level (district)?
2. Might we consider the 21st Century Pledge (pp. 22-23) as a way to begin to upgrade a unit at a time?
3. What resources do we have in our schools and community that are underutilized?
4. What Web 2.0 or technology tools might we add to our school's instructional arsenal?
Donna
Each week, questions will be posted based on the chapters being discussed. Please post your comments to some, or all, of the questions. Because participants in the study come from diverse campuses and departments, you will want to frame your responses based on your particular perspective. Ideally, everyone will be able to benefit from each response. I certainly look forward to your input.
Chapter 1
1. How might we determine the year for which we are preparing out learners? For what years should we be be preparing them?
2. What evidence do we see in our classrooms of preparation for ongoing and thoughtful curriculum and instruction?
3. What do we need to know as a campus/department to prepare our students for the future?
4. Are there myths at play affecting our campuses and administration that hold us back from more bold and needed action? Our parents? Our students?
Chapter 2:
1. What assessments and skills do we value on our local level (district)?
2. Might we consider the 21st Century Pledge (pp. 22-23) as a way to begin to upgrade a unit at a time?
3. What resources do we have in our schools and community that are underutilized?
4. What Web 2.0 or technology tools might we add to our school's instructional arsenal?
Donna
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