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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Male, Brian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Elementary--Curricula--Great Britain.

Education, Elementary.

Curriculum planning--Great Britain.

Curriculum planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Continuum International Pub. Group, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Schools across the world are struggling to balance the statutory requirements of a National Curriculum with their desire to provide the wide, engaging and exciting curriculum that they know children need. Concerns about standards often lead to a narrowing of the curriculum and many schools lack the confidence and approach to design that would enable them to resolve what seems like an impossible dilemma. In this authoritative yet engaging book, Brian Male looks at how schools can meet the requirements of a National Curriculum and yet be flexible enough to meet the needs, interests and concerns

Contents:

Curriculum design

A 21st century curriculum?

The curriculum tree

How can we design a curriculum when we have to follow the national one?

The deep roots of learning

A canopy of leaves: the subject disciplines

How do key concepts and key skills impact on learning

Putting it all together: a framework of expectations

A creative curriculum

Making learning irresistible

National expectations in a local context

How will we know if we have been succesful

Keeping an overview: evaluation

Getting from here to there

Postscript: a world-class curriculum.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-12381-8

9786613527677

1-4411-7260-2

OCLC:

779828498