Final Flashcards
Teaching as a reflective practitioner
means looking at what you do in the classroom, thinking about why you do it, and thinking about if it works (process of self observation and self evaluation)
Teacher as a technician
Simply implement the curriculum
Functionalism
interprets each part of society in terms of how it contributes to stability of the whole society
Cultural Transmission
the process by which one generation passes cultural traditions to the next generation
socialization
an individual acquires a personal identity by learning the norms, values, behaviours, and social skills appropriate to fit into his or her society (fits into society)
Hidden curriculum
lessons learnt but not intended
- ex. children learn not to interrupt
social reproduction
emphasis on the structures and activities that transmit social inequality from one generation to the next
- social structure
- rich stay rich
- poor stay poor
Tabula Rasa
the theory that at birth, the mind is a blank slate which can be shaped by the environment
Education
is socialization and transmission of cultural values
Schooling
just one context in which “education” takes place
Freiere’s banking model
Students are viewed as empty bank accounts to be filled by teacher
Critical pedagogy
teaching method that aims to help in challenging and actively struggling against any form of social oppression and the related customs and beliefs
Pedagogy of the oppressed
education allows the oppressed to regain their sense of humanity and to in turn overcome their condition
Praxis
the process by which a theory, lesson, or skill is enacted, embodied or realized
Praxis int the pedagogy of the oppressed
reflection and action directed at the structures to be transformed
Perennialism
Schools should transmit the accumulated wisdom of past generations to today’s students in a disciplined environment.
Method is teacher centred
Didactic lecture
Socratic Questioning
Coaching
Society determines curriculum
Mortimer Adler’s Paideia Schools
- Curriculum based on the classics (Shakespeare, Homer, Newton, Einstein etc)
- students learn key works of Western literature and philosophy
- No room for students to venture out on ideas of their own, only option is a 2nd language
- Several 100 schools in the USA adopted this model
Progressivism
- Schools should promote thinking and problem-solving to help students learn how to keep up with a changing world. Focus is on developing the whole child.
- Curriculum is determined jointly by school, teacher and student.
Essentialism
- Students should learn basics “3 Rs”; the teacher is the authority; School is largely preparation for workforce.
- society and teachers determines curriculum
Existentialism
- Schools should teach students to make responsible choices as free individuals and should encourage them to study what is of interest to them through individual discovery and inquiry.
- Curriculum is determined by student
Social Reconstructionism
- Schools are agents of change rather than transmitters of knowledge. It is the duty of schools to educate students to influence the reconstruction of society to make it better place to live.
- Students and teachers work together to identify and solve social problems. Democratic Process.
Formal curriculum
- explicit or intended
Informal curriculum
- extracurricular experience
Received curriculum
- the knowledge and understanding that students actually walk away with
- connected to how its delivered
Learned curriculum
- what student learns
Null curriculum
- not included
Enacted curriculum
- derived from interests
Primary Socialization
- occurs in family
Secondary Socialization
- school
Who creates the curriculum?
- provincial responsibilities
- department of ministry of education
- explicit curriculum begins at provincial level
British North American Act of 1867 (Constitution Act, 1982)
- Section 93 - granted authority for education to the provinces
- Provinces have the authority to enact legislation dealing with education and have full legal responsibility for education
Minister of Education
- makes decisions about what is taught and sets education standards and policy
- Adrianna LaGrange
Curriculum Framework
- Curriculum framework is an organized plan or set of standards or learning outcomes that defines the content to be learned in terms of clear, definable standards of what the student should know and be able to do
Framework
- lengthy document which is a blueprints for implementing content standards
Scope and sequence
- charts that lay out the various topics within a subject that will be included, as well as what level of that topic students will study at each grade level in a particular subject
The Western and Northern Canadian Protocol (WNCP)
- Creates opportunities for a viable market for curricular resources, significant cost savings, and human resource efficiencies in providing high quality education to students.
Curriculum Standards
- students must demonstrate that they have mastered specific academic content standard through standardized testing
- PATs
- Diplomas
Perennialism
- return to the classics, critical thinking
Essentialism
- return to basics, preparation for the workforce
Progressivism
- focus needs of students, inquiry learning
Existentialism
- education assigns meaning to student lives
Social Reconstruction
- improving society, new social order
Humanism
- humans have the intrinsic capability for personal growth
- focus on individual needs
Maslow Hierarchy of needs
physiological - safety - love & belonging - esteem - self actualization
Behaviourism
- focus on observable behaviour
Palov
- classical conditioning
- salivating dog and bell experiment
Skinner
- operant conditioning
- behaviour can be shaped through reinforcement
Behaviourist teaching methods
- drill and practice
- repetition
- practice
- rewards based teaching methodologies
Information processing
- learning is a mental process that takes place in the brain