The primary curriculum design handbook : preparing our children for the 21st century /

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Author / Creator:Male, Brian.
Imprint:London ; New York : Continuum, c2012.
Description:viii, 219 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8854401
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ISBN:9781441125699 (pbk.)
1441125698 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Section I. How do we design a curriculum?
  • 1. Curriculum design
  • 2. A 21st century curriculum?
  • 3. A framework for the curriculum
  • Section II. How do we organise learning?
  • 4. The curriculum tree
  • 5. How can we design our own curriculum when we have to follow the national one?
  • 6. The deep roots of learning
  • 7. A canopy of leaves: the subject disciplines
  • 8. How do Key Concepts and Key Skills impact on learning?
  • 9. Putting it all together: a framework of expectations
  • 10. A creative curriculum
  • 11. Making learning irresistible
  • 12. National expectations in a local setting
  • Section IIl. How will we know if we are successful?
  • 13. Tracking success
  • 14. Keeping an overview: evaluation
  • Section IV. How do we get from here to there?
  • 15. Getting from here to there
  • Postscript: A world-class curriculum.
  • References
  • Index