الى طلاب كلية التمرض- تمهيدى ماجستير- مع تحياتى أ.د/ مجدى مهدى

1. The Teacher and the Curriculum
By
Dr.Magdy M. Aly
Professor of Curriculum& EFL
Instruction
FACULTY OF EDUCATION ,AIN SHAMS
UNIVERSITY

2. What is curriculum?
 It is not a separate thing written down.
 It’s the content or objectives for which
schools hold students accountable.
 It’s a set of instructional strategies teachers
plan to use.
 It’s expected ends or expected means.
 It’s a plan for or report of educational events.

3. Curriculum as Teacher work
 Time and Resources
– Schedule with Planning Time
 Authority to make curricular decisions
– Teacher as expert
 Curriculum analysis
– Teacher as researcher

4. Curriculum is:
A social creation
 A collective design
 Political
 Biased

5. The Aims of Education

6. Philosophy
 All educational questions are rooted in philosophy
and all philosophy has implications for education.
 Philosophies are clusters of ideas that reflect the
general intentions of the program of instruction and
emphasize what is good and important.
 Philosophy is the cornerstone when building the
curricular program in the secondary school.
 Without understanding the philosophy, your
curriculum becomes vulnerable to externally
imposed or societal pressures.

7. The Ideal
 Plato 428-328 bce
– Well ordered balance, harmony, just state
 Rousseau 1712-1788
– Individual Freedom
 Dewey 1859- 1952
– Good of Society and Individual

8. Progressive vs Traditional
Progressive Traditional
Favors change Suspicious of change
History is dynamic History is inheritance
Youth is innocent & good Adult as wise judge
Freedom is most important Tradition through
disciplines brings order
Experimentation is the test Disciplines provide train
Individuals must learn to Keep prevailing views
think for themselves

9. Elements of Progressive Curriculum
Emphasis Experiential focus, Integrated studies
Learner interest, Real world
Teaching Indirect instruction, teacher facilitator
Variety, peer teaching/mentoring
Learning Student initiated, cooperative groups,
community, relational, Inquiry
Environment Constructivist, team teaching,
fluid/open, non-graded
Assessment Formative, student initiated, atuhentic,
reflecting thinking

10. Keys to Learner-Centered curriculum
Emphasis Focus on the individual, personal
growth, development, learner
interest
Teaching Teacher as facilitator
Learning Incidental education
Environment Nurturing, stimulating, playful,
freedom of movement, trust
Assessment Learner initiated, growth oriented,
formative emphasis, non competitive

11. Keys to Knowledge-centered
curriculum
Emphasis Subject matter academic disciplines,
organized scope and sequence
Teaching Teacher as scholar/learner, Teacher
directed curriculum, variety of teaching
strategies
Learning Mastery of subject matter, student as
novice learner
Environment Clear academic focus traditional
discipline, school as workplace
Assessment Formal examinations, Standards
based assessment