Case Studies in Elementary and Secondary Curriculum [Paperback]

Applying curriculum theory to classroom reality of K-12 classrooms

Practical and engaging, this book contains 21 case studies that help students apply curriculum theory to classroom reality. Each case is authored by an in-service teacher, reflecting on ways to improve instruction by making changes to various aspects of the curriculum. These real-life examples investigate up-to-date curricular issues ranging from accountability in education to curriculum design, implementation, and evaluation, school reform, pedagogy, and decision making in diverse educational settings.

Key Features

• Consistent formatting- Each case follows the same structure and includes proposed/actual solutions and expected/observed outcomes, allowing readers to compare their solutions to those in the text- leading to reflective, data-driven decision making
• Points to Ponder- Open-ended questions invite readers to further elaborate on how the solution proposed by the practitioner may impact additional curricular levels
• Text Boxes- Brief background information related to each cases provides a context for analysis

This book provides 21 real-life cases that give the opportunity for educators to explore different perspectives of the issue of curriculum.I am not adopting it for my current courses, but considering it for a doctoral level course I may be teaching next year.Not appropriate for undergradsDidn't quite fit into the class I was teachingI felt the book was a better match for a building leadership course rather than district level. I have given the book to the instructor for the master's level course to review.Does not meet course objectivesPreface
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