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 * Tentative Class Schedule **

Date: January 11, 2009 || Introductions Course Overview Defining Curriculum Designing Curriculum ||  || Date: January 18, 2009 Types of Curriculum Societal Forces of Curriculum Philosophy of Curriculum Mission Statements || Wiggins and McTighe UbD Chapter 1-2 || Date: January 25, 2009 || Evaluating Curriculum Back mapping Process of Curriculum Change and Improvement || Wiggins and McTighe UbD Chapter 3-4 || Date: February 1, 2009 || Curriculum Early Childhood Curriculum Middle Schools Curriculum High Schools Curriculum in NCLB Planning Around Essential Questions || ** Survey Due ** Wiggins and McTighe UbD Chapter 5-6 || Session V Date: February 8, 2009 || ** Survey Presentation Sharing ** || Annotated Bibliography Detail Assigned Wiggins and McTighe UbD Chapter 7-10 || Date: February 16, 2009 || ** Survey Presentation Sharing ** Understanding Understanding Behaviorism v Constructivism || Wiggins and McTighe UbD Chapter 11-13 || February 15, 2009 Date: February 22, 2009 || Differentiated Instruction Multiple Intelligences Group Work || Tomlinson Chapter 1-2 March 1, 2009 || **No class – spring break** ||  || Date: March 8, 2009 || What is a Differentiated Classroom? Elements of Differentiation || Curriculum Project Detail Assigned Tomlinson Chapter 3-4 || Date: March 15, 2009 || ReThinking how we do school Learning environments that support differentiated teaching Curriculum in Action Group Work || Tomlinson Chapter 5-6 Date: March 22, 2009 || sharing plans Good instruction and differentiation Teachers at work building differentiated classrooms Curriculum in Action Group Work ||  || Date: March 29, 2009 || == Sharing Interviews/Survey == Differentiation || Tomlinson Chapter 7-8 || April 5. 2009 No Class - EASTER ||  ||   || Date: April 12, 2009 || bibs due and shared Group Work Project Sharing Instructional strategies that support differentiation || Tomlinson Chapter 9-10 curriculum projects done and shared next week || Date: April 19, 2009 || ** Curriculum Projects Presentations Shared ** How do teachers make it all work? Seeking differentiation || curriculum projects done and shared next week || Date: April 25, 2009 || ** Curriculum Projects Presentations Shared ** ||  || Date: May 3, 2009 || Final Examination Week ||  ||
 * **Date** || ** Topic ** || ** Assignment ** ||
 * Session I
 * Session II
 * THIS IS MLK DAY – NO CLASS MEETING –VIEW PP AND COMPLETE ASSIGNMENTS ONLINE. ** || History of Curriculum
 * Session III
 * Session IV
 * Session VI
 * Date:
 * No formal class meeting/President’s day ** ||  ||   ||
 * Session VII
 * Annotated Bibliography Due 4/12/10 ** ||
 * Date:
 * Session VIII
 * Session IX
 * improvement plans due next week ** ||
 * Session X
 * Session XI
 * Date:
 * Session XII
 * Curriculum Projects Presentations **
 * Session XIII
 * Session XIV
 * Session XV