This document proposes a new STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) curriculum for grades K-5 at Gold Elementary School. It discusses the core instructional goals of STEAM education, which include preparing students for STEAM careers and developing their problem-solving, critical thinking, and hands-on skills. The document also outlines different approaches that will be used in the new curriculum, including behavioral, humanistic, philosophical, psychological, and cultural approaches. It proposes using Bloom's Taxonomy to incorporate critical thinking skills and describes strategies like experiments, group work, and project-based learning. The discipline for the pilot curriculum will be K-12 science education.

1. Running Head: New Curriculum 2
New Curriculum 2
Curriculum Foundations
Student’s Name:
Anthony Tyler
Instructor:
Professor Brian Stark
Date:
February 16, 2020
Introduction
Curriculum proposal planning is entailing the making of several
choices. There are three basics of curriculum, which is
knowledge, learner, as well as society and should be put into
consideration. Each of the three factors should be equally
considered when coming up with a proposal of a curriculum.
The foundations of the curriculum are plating a crucial role in
the planning of the curriculum alongside shaping and
influencing the mind of individuals developing a curriculum
(McNeil & Thompson, n.d., p. 66). The curriculum is
categorized under three categories which psychology,
philosophy, as well as sociology, which affect the way

2. developers, do plan curriculum and the curriculum development
process. This paper is a proposal that is to be used for a newly
established curriculum that is outlined on various curriculum
foundation areas towards meeting the new state of standards
that are created alongside coming up with an improvement to
the school that is selected. Gold Elementary school will be the
school chosen for this assignment, whereby the proposed new
curriculum will be developed. The paper will begin by
summarizing aspects that are submitted from the task that is
describing a specific curriculum area regarding the pilot project
as well as the core instructional goals to be used for the
curriculum. The paper will also be describing various
curriculum development approaches which are used alongside
the theoretical methods as well as psychological strategies that
are in line with the essential instructional goals of the planned
curriculum. Similar, cultural influences that are significantly
impacting the selected school alongside the effective ways of
integrating my planned curriculum with the cultural influences.
The paper will summarize by outlining the strategies I have
developed to have critical thinking skills incorporated into my
proposed plan by the use of “Bloom’s Taxonomy of Cognitive
Objectives” not forgetting their rationales that are
corresponding (AHN, 2017, p. 107).
Area of Target and Type of Curriculum Education
The pilot curriculum that is proposed is planning to incorporate
STEAM Education in all the grade students to grade five
students in Gold Elementary School. STEAM education is
consisting of disciplines like science, technology, engineering,
art as well as mathematics. STEAM knowledge is crucial in
keeping the students with technology alongside ensuring that
they are engaged in the process of active learning. The STEAM
knowledge is also useful in transforming ideas that are new into
the best innovation and inventions as well as making the
students more innovative. The proposed curriculum is using the
concepts as well as approaches that entail enhancing the
curiosity, exploration, creativity, critical thinking, and

3. collaboration of the students which are essential in helping the
students become more successful in their higher learning. As a
result of the use of STEAM education, it is possible to connect
subjects for the students thereby opening the door to curriculum
that is more exciting and meaningful and relevant to the current
situations (McNeil & Thompson, n.d., p. 55).
Core Instructional Goals of STEAM education
i. The STEAM education is aiming at educating, encouraging as
well as preparing the current youth towards pursuing careers
that are in the related field alongside developing them for
higher learning. He approaches focusing on the learning
environment that is student-centered aiming at engaging the
students in collaborating, solving problems, critical analysis as
well as hands-on activities (McNeil & Thompson, n.d., p. 65).
ii. Student undertaking STEAM education is incorporated with
questions that are complex, investigating issues that are global
alongside finding solutions to the problems especially for the
situations that are challenging and in the real world alongside
applying technology, science engineering, mathematics and arts
contents in an interactive learning process. Thus, STEAM
education is aiming at developing the logical abilities of the
students alongside teaching them to become individuals who are
scientifically, mathematically and technological literate
alongside having effective communication (Voogt et al., 2015,
p. 270).
iii. STEAM education is capitalizing in the early experiences
and interest of the students as well as identifying and building
creativity and knowledge alongside providing the student's
opportunities of engaging on several practices especially in
mathematics and other sciences to have their interest sustained.
The student will be able to enhance their abilities to solve
problems through investigating questions that are about the
world just like the way mathematicians, and scientist is doing
(Voogt et al., 2015, p. 271).
iv. STEAM education is aiming at providing as well as
enhancing the development of teachers. It is giving course,

4. classes alongside internships that will be useful to the teachers
as they can get the crucial knowledge and skills in areas they
previously never had. Instructors will have a chance to learn the
technologies that are current as well as current approaches that
are beneficial to the student through the use of competency
training alongside online course (Mannathoko & Mamvuto,
2018, p. 149).
The different approaches to student learning
This new pilot curriculum will be using both humanistic as well
as behavioral approaches to learning. The behavioral approach
is playing a significant role in emphasizing on guiding the
students towards reaching pre-established learning outcomes.
The method is beginning with the plans of education, and it is
ending with the setting of objectives and goals that are crucial
for the learning process. The behavioral approach is more
significant being that is scientific alongside having measurable
outcomes. When the learners can attain the expected results of
learning that are put in place towards achieving the curriculum
objectives, then learning is considered to have taken place. The
main aim of the behavioral approach to the process of learning
is to provide appropriate opportunities to learners helping the
students in demonstrating that they can show that they have
learned something. High priority should be given to lessening
the problem behavior intensity within the classroom by the
teachers towards ensuring that the leaning, as well as
interventions impact, are maximized (Mannathoko & Mamvuto,
2018, p. 150).
Humanistic learning Approach is putting more emphasis on the
role of non-cognitive variables in learning, for instance, the
requirements of students as well as their values, emotions, and
self-perceptions. The approach is based on the principle the
students will be motivated to learn is the materials used in the
class are personally meaningful. It is aiming at helping the
students to understand better their behavior alongside creating a
classroom environment that is positive, having the ability to
activate learning desires. The instructor who is establishing an

5. atmosphere that is humanistic within the class is expressing
interest that is genuine in every learner alongside guiding the
students into the right actions. The learners are having more
opportunities of discussing their views, feelings, problems in an
open manner within a school environment that is humanistic
thereby increasing happiness and motivation to the students
(Grote, 2016, p. 1329).
The Philosophical Approach to learning
A philosophical approach of realism is used for this pilot
curriculum towards shaping the design of the curriculum.
Generally, Realism is based on that fact reality is what you one
is observing. This philosophical approach is believing that
people only sense and observe something that is truthful and
that goodness is found in order of natural laws. It is practical
education philosophy; thus, this new curriculum will be
teaching reality as well as facts that are in the field of
education. The realistic approach is entailing three questions;
what is the reality? What is good? As well as what are the facts?
This approach is discussing the fundamental knowledge, value,
as well as philosophies of education. This new pilot curriculum
is going to be used on a plan that is more realistic alongside
emphasizing in critical reasons with the help of experiments and
observations. The approaches encourage lecture methods
alongside other teaching methods of learning. It will be crucial
in furnishing the cognitive strength of the students preparing
them for future life (Grote, 2016, p. 1330).
The psychological, motivational approach
The best approach to learning that will be used in this pilot
curriculum is the cognitive-behavioral approach to remediate
behavioral deficits alongside problems as the students will be
provided with necessary tools that they can use to control their
behavior. This approach is involving the teaching of the use of
inner speech towards modifying cognitions that are underlying,
having impacts on the students. The cognitive behavioral
approach is incorporating motive, behavioral, cognitive as
developmental strategies. This is line with the help of role

6. plays, modeling, using rewards as well as self-evaluation
towards remediating social behavior and student’s deficit.
Cognition of the students regarding social situations that are
encountered in the class can be modified alongside being
examined via self-regulation approach, which is provided by
this approach. The method is a student-operated system,
therefore, will be allowing the students to have their newly
learned behavior generalized by themselves in a better manner
compared to systems that rely on punishments and external
awards (Adams, 2015, p. 153).
Cultural influence and its integration in the school district
Forces, as a result of various cultures, are having a significant
impact on the way students participate in learning. As a result
of religion, we can identify understand the differences within
the learners alongside enabling use to come with the best
curriculum strategies and modifications. Differences in culture
in students should be carefully put into consideration so that the
teachers do to make assumptions that are based on the cultural
background of the students. The transformational approach is
one of the cultural influencings that is significantly impacting
the school district. The method is aiming at changing how
students understand themselves and anybody within the
classroom setting alongside being able to be involved in the
external contribution to the outside world. STEAM education
will be emphasizing on the curriculum that is transforming
teaching alongside instilling changes in educators and learners.
Primary methods are used to have transformational approach
integrated. For instance, provision of mastery and modeling
experiences of the members of faculty, establishing the vision
of the course, intellectual improvement alongside encouraging
and challenging learners, feedback and attention
personalization, creation of less of experiments as well as
encouraging reflection alongside reflection within the
learners (AHN, 2017, p. 99). The transformational approach can
be adequately integrated by creating experiences that are
constructive within the class with the teacher's role being

7. preparing and transmitting information to the learners as the
students are supposed to receive, store as well put the
information into action (AHN, 2017, p. 102).
Strategies Using Bloom’s Taxonomy into the Planned
Curriculum
Bloom's Taxonomy is providing a basic framework for the
educators towards aligning their activity with a specific process
of cognitive development level. Bloom's Taxonomy is useful to
the teacher regarding the design of task performance,
developing questions for the students alongside provide
feedbacks regarding the work of the students. To have critical
thinking incorporated to all students in Gold Elementary School
in the curriculum that is planned by the use of Bloom's
Taxonomy of cognitive objectives, I will be developing goals
and strategies of learning that will be applied by the teachers in
the classes. First, the students will be in groups while
performing scientific experiments after which they will be
required to recite the activities to have their memory and
knowledge tested ("Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational
Objectives," n.d.). This will enable the students to recall the
activities that they learn in previous classes regarding answer,
facts as well as concepts and terms. The strategy will be useful
in promoting recognition, remembering, as well as
memorization of learning activities (Adams, 2015, p. 153).
The second strategy involves grouping the learner in different
pairs whereby every par is required to think of words describing
a particular object which will be followed by asking them to
write the descriptions. This strategy is useful as the students
can demonstrate an understanding of ideas and facts through
comparing, organizing, describing, translating, stating as well
as interpreting the major conceptual ideas. Thirdly, a strategy
that is involving the giving of exercises to the students asking
them to give the difference between various disciplines will be
used. This strategy is useful in enabling the students to examine
as well as break the information into multiple parts through
identifying the causes, making inferences alongside supporting

8. their answers with evidence. Similarly, a fourth strategy of
giving the students a project that is requiring them to design
homework problem that is original and is dealing with a topic
that is specified. The strategy is useful in enabling the learners
to compile information in various techniques through element
combinations into patterns that are new towards solving the
problem. It is enhancing the learning of students as well as the
ability to resolve the issues and student's critical thinking
(Adams, 2015, p. 152).
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Running Head: CURRICULUM INCEPTION
Curriculum Inception
Assignment 1: Curriculum Inception
Anthony Tyler
Instructor:
Professor Brian Stark
Date: January 21, 2020
Curriculum Inception
School District of Philadelphia
Geographical Location
This is the school district that houses all the public schools in
Philadelphia, it is one of the largest school districts in The
United States, in terms of enrollment because it is has enrolled
over 200,000 students. This school district operates over 214
schools in the city, whereby there are almost 300 schools. The

10. high schools are 49 in number, the middle schools are 16, and
the elementary has 149 schools. The other schools are run
independently by charter schools that directly report to the
School District of Philadelphia.
Demographics of Student Population and Cultural Influences
The enrollment in Philadelphia district schools by the year 2013
was 131,362, which currently the number is at 200,000. There
are 107 languages spoken by the district students in the schools
other than English. The most significant group students
speaking another language than English is the Spanish speakers
that amount to almost half of the total number of students in the
school district. The other languages include Arabic, Mandarin
Chinese, Vietnamese, Russian, Khmer, Creoles and pidgins
which are English and French-based, Ukrainian, Bengali,
Albanian and other 80 languages.
State Policies and Practices Related to Curriculum Development
There are various state policies designed to improve curriculum
development; such as a curriculum audit; a curriculum audit
assists the school district in establishing if the curriculum in
place aligned to the objectives of the sates and if the curriculum
is adopted in a class by the teachers (Partelow & Shapiro,
2018). The curriculum is vital to the education that the students
receive hence, establishing what and when they are taught is
essential, in the sense that a curriculum that is of high quality
will positively reflect on the student. This policy is on the same
page as evaluating the effectiveness of the curriculum and not
just alignment, which helps in the development of the best
curriculum.
Specific Discipline and Grade Level for Pilot Curriculum
The discipline for the pilot curriculum is the K-12 Science
Education, which is a broad discipline and exciting at the same
time. It is essential to understand that the science curriculum
Science education goes with instruction, assessment and teacher
development. Science education is the field in education that is
involved with sharing of science process and content with
individuals, mostly students that are not considered to be part of

11. the science community. In this case, the learners might be
college students, children or adults that are among the general
population. The science education field encompasses works in
science process that is the scientific method, science content,
teaching pedagogy and social science. There are standards for
science education that provide the basis for the development of
proper understanding for the students the entire K-12 education
course and other levels of education. The conventional subjects
in the standards are life, physical, earth human sciences and
space.
K-12 being the level that this pilot curriculum is focusing on it
is also essential to describe it, K-12 is a used educational
technology and education in Canada and the United States in
addition to other countries (Rouse, 2019). It is somehow a short
form for the school grades that are publicly supported that come
before college. The publicly-supported grades include the (K)
that stands for Kindergarten and the twelve grades that go from
1st to 12th grade (1-12). Whereby after the 12th grade follows
is, college and hypothetically speaking the first year of college
would be the 13th grade if this system was to extend to college.
Also, something to note is that modern information technology
is provided at the K-12 level in our communities that use the K-
12 model.
Rationale That Proposes Three benefits to The Students
The alignment of the framework of this K-12 curriculum, there
are other aspects outside the curriculum, that could be
considered and at the same time not addressed in the
framework. Through the elements of the science curriculum,
there are specific areas such as discussion and reflection, which
are part of the curriculum. Through this aspect's students can
come and establish the fact that scientific inquiry encompasses
some values. These values will then benefit them in future even
if they are applied in a scientific field, for instance;
Respect for the Importance of Logical thinking; this is an aspect
that is spread through the science units. Through the
experiments and historical evaluations of the branches of

12. science. Logical thinking it is something that is required for nay
individuals, which is a good thing that this curriculum can
develop this at the K-12 grade level while the students are still
young.
Open-mindedness; this is a crucial factor in our current society
with the various issue with gender, politics and other societal
topics. Hence the development of such skills through the
curriculum will be necessary for the students, as they will
develop this from the class to real life situations such as when
they join college, and suddenly everything is not the same.
Honest report findings; this is another beneficial aspect that the
students can get from the science curriculum. In the sense that
in some way, it will develop individuals with integrity, which is
a vital factor for the next generation as a lack of integrity is
what ails our current age.
The science-education curriculum is supposed to consider the
students, mainly because the curriculum in place is not
sufficient for their development through the K-12 grade level.
Hence the above three benefits are some of the benefits the
students will get from the pilot-curriculum program.
Four Instructional Goals of the Curriculum
Albert Einstein said education has the goal "to produces
independently thinking and acting Individuals." Science
education, on the other hand, has the aim to produce capable
individuals that evaluate and understand information that is or
claims to be scientific and therefore creating motivated and
skills future scientists in every field (Forman et al. 2015). The
curriculum was based on this principle, and consequently it has
Instructional Goals which are to produce proficient students in
Science;
That has the knowledge, utilise and interpret the natural world's
scientific Interpretation. Meaning that they have the extensive
scientific experience, that can be established through reading
lessons, to at least have a clue about the various science units
such as the earth, plants and human sciences. The general
scientific knowledge is the first step that each student is

13. anticipated to have in this pilot curriculum.
Who can evaluate and generate scientific explanation and
evidence; this can be achieved through the experiments that are
set aside for the practical lessons. The main aim of the practical
lessons is to give the students the feel of scientific tests aimed
at getting scientific evidence.
That can appropriate the development and nature of scientific
knowledge and at the same time, participate proficiently in
scientific discourse and practices. In other words, the
curriculum is designed to ensure that the students enjoy science
as a subject; of course, it is not for every student. But it will
propel those interested in having enthusiasm about science. This
is because students who interest and passion in the subject have
a better shot at being productive in scientific practices.
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School District of Philadelphia. 2018 July 23rd. Retrieved from
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Curriculum Reform in the Nation’s Largest School Districts by
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K-12 by Margaret Rouse. May 28th, 2019. Retrieved from
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