4. values undertakingFor the most part, institutions change slowly. Such gradual change may be a positive element. The practices associated with an institution tend to be worked out by trial and error over long periods of time. educational institutions—which have come to bear a primary responsibility for the intellectual and moral health of the next generation—such conservatism is especially to be recommended. we should not want to—sacrifice our children to the latest fad, education is fundamentally and primarily a “values undertaking,” and educational values are perennially in dispute. Basic tenet: fundamentals --> purposes of education, and the notion of what it means to be an educated person, are subjects about which individuals—both professional and lay— hold distinctive and often conflicting views. How could we possibly create an educational system that would please the three Bills….. Bill Cosby….Bill O’Reilly …. Bill Clinton ?????
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
7. philosophicalunderpinningsEdison Ellsworth OberholtzerDissertation: An integrated curriculum in practice; a study of the development, installation, and appraisal of a certain type of integrated curriculum in the educational program of the public elementary schools of Houston, Texas, (1937) Oberholtzer: Founder of University of Houston
9. philosophicalunderpinningsRalph TylerTyler viewed it as a "must" to help students obtain a unified view of their learning. Elementary & Secondary Education Act of 1965"the horizontal relationship of curriculum experiences”
11. so… society : where is skill integration? traditional pedagogy
Integration is all around us; in society and in nature. Most contemporary jobs require the integration of a range of skills.
In today’s workforce, we are given a problem and asked to solve it, often with
guidance but infrequently with direct instruction. The “test” is whether or not the problem gets solved. In traditional schools students are given a set of facts and asked to memorize them, but then are not given the opportunity to apply them in a way that is applicable to life outside of the school.
13. relationship among concepts
thematic units = organized principles
flexible schedulesflexible groupingsMustinclude:
combined subjects
emphasis on projects
goes beyond textbook
14. characteristics of appliedlearningstudent directedreal-world application
research based
multiple resources
embedded knowledgeconducted over timeconcludes: end product
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.
