What is curriculum? What is worth knowing?

Framework for learning

Knowledge "Commodity" (Ritchhart. p48. 2014)

Understanding "Knowing one's way around" (Ritchhart. p47. 2014)

Foundation

Transformation

Application

Real World

Skills

Parents

Schools

Community

Culture

Journey

Flow

Adaptation

Storage

Classrooms

Home

Church

Traditions

Social groups

Activties

Self

Independence

Growth

Procedures

Framework for Teaching

Language

Symbols

Words

Expectations

Time

Construction of moments

Sequence of events

Modeling

Opportunities

Routines

Interactions

Environment

Goals

Outcomes

Beliefs

Decision

Demonstrate

Mentor

Task

Projects

Moments

Reflections

Meanings

Listening

Questioning

Relationships

Subject Content

Arts

Science

Math

Reading

Writing

Social Sciences

Student-to-student

Teacher-to-teacher

Teacher-to-student

Collaborations

Space

Learning Environments

Virtual

Physical

Patterns of behavior

Scaffolding

Guides for direction

Theories

Standardarization

Regulations

Administration

Ethics

Purpose

Vision

Technology

Theorists

classroom

"Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world"
~Nelson Mandela

"Education is not the learning of facts but the training of the mind to think"
~ Albert Einstein

A Challenge

Brings out the best in people

What do you want the children you teach to be like as adults?" (Ritchhart p16. 2014)

8 Cultural Forces