the "Left Bank"

Representations of Paradigms for School Curriculum

Curriculum Theory Overviews

• curriculum theory and practice (infed.org)
• curriculum theories chart (Boston College)

May 5

• News Journal May 2:
  • Christina puts all on college track
  • Editorial: Schools must teach students what the standards require
• Items: from Feb & Mar on HS programs & curricula

April 28

• Upgrade school curricula, experts say
  (News Journal, 4/27/05)
• Several States Making College-Prep Courses The Default Curriculum
• PowerPoint Presentation
  (Poll from Achieve, Inc.)
• Nat'l Academies Press How Students Learn History, Mathematics, and Science in the Classroom

Week 10

• Challenging Leadership
• Link to the Report that is discussed in the above article

April 7
Please watch this 8-minute online video if you can.

March 17

• Battle on Teaching Evolution Sharpens
•  Survey Seeks To Identify 'Essential' Standards
• Survey: US Adults Rank Academics Below Health Information, Work Skills
• 3 Tables of US Supreme Court cases [pdf]

March 10

• "Boyer's Brick anecdote [pdf]
• SUNY study of required reading, 1988 vs. 1963 (pdf)

Recent items in the press:

• posted 3/5-6/05: curriculum for business purposes?; church/state cases, etc.