Case studies in elementary and secondary curriculum / Marius Boboc, R.D. Nordgren.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boboc, Marius.

Contributor:

Nordgren, R. D., 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Elementary--Curricula--Case studies.

Education, Elementary.

Education, Secondary--Curricula--Case studies.

Education, Secondary.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 173 p.) : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'Case Studies in Elementary and Secondary Curriculum' provides 21 real-world cases that provide the opportunity for educators to explore the different perspectives that different stakeholders take on the concept of curriculum.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; Case 1: Bringing Diversity Into a Less Diverse Environment; Case 2: Bringing Calculus to Life; Case 3: Meeting the Individual Needs of Each Student at an Alternative High School; Case 4: Using Assessment and Student Interest Data to Inform Differentiated Instruction in an Inclusive Classroom; Case 5: Motivating Students to Learn in a Peer-Supported School Environment; Case 6: Authentic Audience and Affective Learning in a Gifted and Talented Middle School Program; Case 7: "Discovery Math"

Case 8: Student Understandings as a Basis for Motivation and Participation in a Severe Emotional Disturbance/Severe Behavioral Handicap High School ClassroomCase 9: Meeting Student Learning Requirements by Means of an Improved Writing-Across-Curriculum Program; Case 10: Student Portfolios and Authentic Assessment in a Diverse Multiage Preschool Classroom; Case 11: Skill Building in Elementary Math; Case 12: Prevention Programsas Means to Teach Social Skills in Elementary School; Case 13: Educating the Community About a Needed Levy Increase

Case 14: The Mandated Curriculum Meeting the Needs of Teachers and Their Favored PracticesCase 15: Balancing Data-Driven Decision Making and Shifting Paradigms in a New Elementary Math Curriculum; Case 16: Professional Development That Works, Please!; Case 17: Using Curriculum Relevance to Motivate Students; Case 18: The Integration of Autistic Classes Into the Physical Education Curriculum; Case 19: Developing a Literacy Program for Children With Learning Disabilities; Case 20: My Students Can't Write, and I'm Forced to Use a Curriculum That Doesn't Help Them Learn How

Case 21: Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners and the Mandates of Accountability Without CompromisingGlossary; Index; About the Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 160) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781452215389

1452215383

9781452275055

145227505X

OCLC:

833764423