EA+746+Curriculum+&+Staff+Development

EA 746 Curriculum & Staff Development (4 cr.)
Full time faculty - Brian Clark, Shannon Flumerfelt, Ilene Ingram, Caryn Wells, Cindy Carver

I have taught this course several times and have never been completely satisfied with my results. I had my best success with EA 746 during winter term 2010, and share that syllabus here. The students were enthusiastic about the texts, topics, and use of web 2.0 tools. Having said that, I would really appreciate an opportunity to meet in the fall to share our ideas about this course. Brian Clark

10/13/10 I have asked Cindy Carver to head up an effort, involving the current instructors of this course, Caryn & Shannon, along with a new part time lecturer, to update this course and coordinate the overall content of it as regards the state standards for principal preparation. Also, as required for continued state approval of our EdS, a common performance activity and assessment needs to be agreed upon. BC

10/23/10 This recent [|Federal Appeals Court decision] has important ramifications for teachers & curriculum.

10/29/10 [|Achieve] is an organization that has had tremendous influence over high school curriculum. This link is to Achieve's most recent newsletter. There are a couple of very interesting and useful items regarding the new, Common Standards.

11/11/10 [|ASCD]has created a web page devoted to the new Common Core Curriculum Standards.

11/12/10 [|Ed Week] has published a collection of special stories & reports on professional development. One report deals with "The [|best way] to teach teachers?" Note that you can download an interactive digital feature.

4/4/11 Ever been to an [|unconference]? Interesting article with lots of links to learn more about a relatively new, cost-effective, form of PD (or as the author prefers PL.)