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Course:	Curriculum Issues in Alternative Education
Code:	ALTE 616
Semester:	Spring 2004
Instructor:	Dr. Jessica Bowman

Reflection

I have learned a lot about an introduction to curriculum issues in alternative education settings. Every topic in this course has been provided me the meaningful knowledge and understanding of instructional design in the classroom. Through this course, I will be able to prepare the effective classrooms and environments which can positively promote success for at-risk students as well as regular students in the school setting. In addition, this course also taught me about the best practices that can positively affect curriculum, instruction, and assessment in order to help students succeed in the State and National Standards.

This course also provided me the opportunity to learn and explore about the social skills. This issue is very important for me as an educator to understand the positive effect of teaching social skills as part of the curriculum. Teaching social skills as part of the curriculum enables students to learn and understand a set of skills needed in order to manage any life tasks successfully, such as learning, communicating effectively, and building relationships.

Books

Tomlinson, C. (2001). How to differentiate instruction in mixed-ability classrooms. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.

Unit 1 - What’s Curriculum?

Assignment1_Definition of Curriculum    Assignment1_Definition of Curriculum

Assignment2_Curriculum Leadership and Leader    Assignment2_Curriculum Leadership and Leader

Resources

Toward an Integrated Curriculum http://vocserve.berkeley.edu/ST2.1/TowardanIntegrated.html Integrated Curriculum http://www.nwrel.org/scpd/sirs/8/c016.html New Needs, New Curriculum http://www.ascd.org/cms/objectlib/ascdframeset/index.cfm? publication=http://www.ascd.org/publications/ed_lead/200312/toc.html

Unit 2 - Scaffolding

Assignment1_Elements of Scaffolding    Assignment1_Elements of Scaffolding

Assignment2_Scaffolding Strategy    Assignment2_Scaffolding Strategy

Assignment3_Encouraging Student    Assignment3_Encouraging Student

Unit_2_Threaded Discussion    Unit_2_Threaded Discussion

Resources

Scaffolded Instruction http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/res/literacy/lit_ins4.html Scaffolding for Success http://fno.org/dec99/scaffold.html Scaffolding: A Powerful Tool in Social constructivist Classrooms http://ed-web3.educ.msu.edu/literacy/papers/paperlr2.htm

Unit 3 - What’s Curriculum Mapping?

Assignment_Curriculum Mapping    Assignment_Curriculum Mapping

Unit 3_Threaded Discussion    Unit 3_Threaded Discussion

Resources

Mapping the Big Picture: Integrating Curriculum and Assessment K-12 http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/1997jacobs/1997jacobstoc.html

Unit 4 - What’s Differentiated Instruction?

Assignment_Differentiated Instruction    Assignment_Differentiated Instruction

Resources

What is differentiated Instruction? http://www.scusd.edu/gate_ext_learning/differentiated.htm The Differentiated Classroom http://www.ascd.org/pdi/demo/diffinstr/tomlin99book.html

Unit 5 - Instructional and Management Strategies

Assignment1_Lesson Plan    Assignment1_Lesson Plan

Assignment2_Five Practices    Assignment2_Five Practices

Reflections_Differences between Traditional and Differentiated    Reflections_Differences between Traditional and Differentiated

Resources

Differentiated Instruction http://k12.albemarle.org/Technology/DI/

Unit 6 - Curriculum-Based Assessment

Assignment_Curriculum-Based Assessment    Assignment_Curriculum-Based Assessment

Resources

Curriculum Based Assessment http://transitioncoalition.org/assessing/book01/ch3d.htm PA Dept. of Education http://www.pde.state.pa.us/

Unit 7 - Using Performance-Based Assessment

Assignment 1_Performance Based Assessment    Assignment 1_Performance Based Assessment

Assignment 2_Performance-Based Assessment Planning    Assignment 2_Performance-Based Assessment Planning

Unit 7_Threaded Discussion    Unit 7_Threaded Discussion

Resources

Performance Assessment http://www.ed.gov/pubs/OR/ConsumerGuides/perfasse.html What is Authentic Assessment? http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/res/litass/auth.html

Unit 8 - The Theory of Backward Design

Assignment_Backward Design    Assignment_Backward Design

Unit 8_Threaded Discussion    Unit 8_Threaded Discussion

Resources

What is Backward Design? http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/198199/chapter1.html

Unit 9 - Technology Integration

Assignment 1_Technology Integration    Assignment 1_Technology Integration

Assignment2_Technology Performance Based Project    Assignment2_Technology Performance Based Project

Unit 9_Threaded Discussion    Unit 9_Threaded Discussion

Resources

Revisiting the AUP: A Digital Double Take http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/tech018.shtml

Unit 10 - Social Skills

Assignment_Teaching Social Skills as Part of Curriculum    Assignment_Teaching Social Skills as Part of Curriculum

Unit 10_Threaded Discussion    Unit 10_Threaded Discussion

Resources

Promoting Social Competence http://www.dundee.ac.uk/psychology/prosoc/soccom.htm Social Skills http://www.psc.uc.edu/sh/SH_Social_Skills.htm Teaching Social Skills http://home.att.net/%7Eclnetwork/socialsk.htm

Unit 11 - Learning Styles

Assignment_Learning Styles    Assignment_Learning Styles

Unit 11_Threaded Discussion    Unit 11_Threaded Discussion

Resources

Learning Styles and Strategies http://www.ncsu.edu/felder-public/ILSdir/styles.htm Theory of Multiple Intelligences http://www.pzweb.harvard.edu/sumit/MISUMIT.HTM

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