I'm a professor, teacher and mother. I'm currently working on my Masters in Education and will use this space to upload my thoughts, progress and assignments.
Great visual representation! I really like how you created a "question" piece to have your reader reflect on the information you provided.
In response to your first question, "would designs based on needs and interests of students be easier or more difficult for you..." I think my personal answer is it would be more difficult! In theory, I love the idea of designing curriculum based on student interest and need. However, curriculum is created in advance, before we meet the students we will teach for the year. I am unable to see how (realistically) curriculum can be designed to meet each individual students' interests. I feel that curriculum based on subject matter is easier to teach and we as teachers can deliver the material in a diverse and interesting way based on student need and interest.
Excellent questions! I hope to read a variety of answers.
Thanks for sharing! I liked that your presentation was straightforwardly structured- as I found when I was working on my own tool, it is hard to make visual sense out of the multiple and complex connections between the types of design. I almost felt like the whole thing should be a long series of Venn diagrams! While the straightforward presentation makes it easier to understand, do you think that you were missing out on any connections by not comparing and contrasting as strongly between the different models? What do you think is the most interesting or important connection between the models? I also liked your Pros/Cons framing for each of the design theories- very helpful in better understanding why different approaches may or may not be adopted over others.
As for your question about whether or not it is easier to do a learner-centered or subject-matter curriculum...I think that it is more straight-forward to implement a subject-matter curriculum. Although there is of course the consideration that "subjects" are consistently updated, there is less need to adapt the curriculum on an annual basis for emerging learner interests. Of course, whether or not the work of a learner-centered design is "worth it" is another question (I would think it is, in terms of student engagement!)
Good work to you and Natasha! Cheers, Stephanie McBride
Hi Teri,
ReplyDeleteGreat visual representation! I really like how you created a "question" piece to have your reader reflect on the information you provided.
In response to your first question, "would designs based on needs and interests of students be easier or more difficult for you..." I think my personal answer is it would be more difficult! In theory, I love the idea of designing curriculum based on student interest and need. However, curriculum is created in advance, before we meet the students we will teach for the year. I am unable to see how (realistically) curriculum can be designed to meet each individual students' interests. I feel that curriculum based on subject matter is easier to teach and we as teachers can deliver the material in a diverse and interesting way based on student need and interest.
Excellent questions! I hope to read a variety of answers.
Chelsey Abrahamson
Hello Teri,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing! I liked that your presentation was straightforwardly structured- as I found when I was working on my own tool, it is hard to make visual sense out of the multiple and complex connections between the types of design. I almost felt like the whole thing should be a long series of Venn diagrams! While the straightforward presentation makes it easier to understand, do you think that you were missing out on any connections by not comparing and contrasting as strongly between the different models? What do you think is the most interesting or important connection between the models? I also liked your Pros/Cons framing for each of the design theories- very helpful in better understanding why different approaches may or may not be adopted over others.
As for your question about whether or not it is easier to do a learner-centered or subject-matter curriculum...I think that it is more straight-forward to implement a subject-matter curriculum. Although there is of course the consideration that "subjects" are consistently updated, there is less need to adapt the curriculum on an annual basis for emerging learner interests. Of course, whether or not the work of a learner-centered design is "worth it" is another question (I would think it is, in terms of student engagement!)
Good work to you and Natasha!
Cheers,
Stephanie McBride