Monday, December 1, 2008

Curriculum Project - Handout

Montclair State University
Department of Curriculum and Teaching
CURR 530: Principles of Curriculum Development

FINAL CURRICULUM PROJECT

Created by: Maria Debowska & Jill Friedman


Our project / presentation is a combined effort and therefore will be found in part on Maria’s blog and in part on Jill’s blog.
  • This handout – appears on both blogs
  • The memo, which discusses the need for change – Maria’s blog
  • The video, which illustrates the improvement in the unit based on the original and the revised lessons – Jill’s blog
  • The new lesson, based on the UbD template – Maria’s blog
  • The old lesson, which had plenty of room for improvement – Maria’s blog

Works Cited

"Edutopia: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi on Motivating People to Learn.” 2005. 18 Nov. 2008 < http://www.glef.org >.

Friedman, Thomas L.. The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century. New York: Picador, 2007.

Hammer, Bradley. "Why The Blog Beats The Essay in Writing Class." Star Ledger 2 Sept. 2007.

McTighe, Jay, and Grant Wiggins. Understanding by Design (Expanded 2nd Edition) (ASCD). Alexandria, VA: Prentice Hall, 2005.

Schmoker, Michael J.. Results Now: How We Can Achieve Unprecedented Improvements in Teaching And Learning. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development, 2006.


We hope you enjoy our presentation!

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