Establishing Better Schools: Navigating the Waters of Change (An Introduction to Developing Curriculum)

By Kenneth Fetterman

This e-book provides a detailed overview of the curriculum development process as it pertains to three fundamental levels of instruction (i.e. awareness, exploration, preparation). It contains an anthology of the historically significant (and relevant) Bloom's (1956) Taxonomy of educational objectives: The classification of educational goals--Handbook 1 [the] cognitive domain. The manuscript also describes the technical aspects of employing Delphi Survey Techniques to modify and/or develop curriculum that perpetuates better schools.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kenneth Fetterman
• Release date: Jul 21, 2017
• ISBN: 9781370523375

Kenneth Fetterman

Temple Univ. (Philadelphia, PA)Ed.D. in Curriculum & InstructionBowling Green State Univ. (Bowling Green, OH)M.Ed. in Career & Technology EducationMillersville Univ. (Millersville, PA)B.S. in Industrial Arts Education K-12* Independent ScholarAND* Provider of In-service Teacher and Administrator Training in K-12 Schools* Provider of Field-Based Services to #Workforce_Development Educators and Industrial TrainersSenior Change Agent: K. Fetterman & Associates -- P.O. Box 22 -- Millersville, PA 17551 (U.S.A.)*Facilitating Essential Learning for Early to Mid-stage #Practitioners of Education*e-mail: [e-mail]

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Establishing Better Schools

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Navigating the Waters of Change

(An Introduction to Developing Curriculum)

The Smashwords Edition (without content listings)—2017

By: Kenneth Fetterman

A Modified Version of The Better Schools Initiative

(A Curriculum Development Module for Practitioners)

Copyright (C. 2007)

rev 7-23-17

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Table of Contents

An Introduction to Curriculum Development

Historical Perspective of Blooms Taxonomy

The Fundamental Constructs & Organizational Principles of the Taxonomy

Knowledge as a Taxonomy Category

Comprehension as a Taxonomy Category

Application as a Taxonomy Category

Analysis as a Taxonomy Category

Synthesis as a Taxonomy Category

Evaluation as a Taxonomy Category

Developing a Curriculum

Overview of the Essential Procedures for Developing Curriculum

References

Links to Additional Works and the Authors Profile Page

Establishing Better Schools

An Introduction to Curriculum Development

The rapid pace of technological change and the growing interconnectedness of communication systems throughout the world necessitates that dynamic curriculums materialize in our public schools. Dynamic instructional programs are considerate of global affairs, indicative of social and workplace requirements and responsive to the needs of students. These programs maximize the potential of students by providing them with multiple pathways to success. Therefore, when practitioners strive to initiate dynamic learning experiences, they must not rely on prepackaged curriculums (i.e. textbooks). As Frymier (2001) has indicated:

Thirty different textbooks would be more appropriate than 30 copies of the same book. Three thousand articles on geography organized in