
10 Great Curricula
Lived Conversations of Progressive, Democratic Curricula in School and Society
Susan L. M. BartonLara A. ChatmanDaniel CiamarraChristopher L. CoxDawn MannKevin J. SmithKevin M. TalbertMary A. WebbAmy Fisher Young(Co-Author)
Thomas S. Poetter(Editor)
Information Age Publishing
Will be published approx. on 11. October 2011
Book
Hardback
266 pages
978-1-61735-612-4 (ISBN)
Description
10 Great Curricula is a collection of stories written by educators who have come to understand curricula differently as a result of their engagement with a graduate course and its instructor. The book represents the best of what can be found in teaching and learning, in general, and in the quest for meaningful ways to understand curricula in particular.
The co-authors of this volume on '10 Great Curricula' framed their inquiries into progressive, democratic curricula, at least initially, through Marsh and Willis' (2007) notions of planned, enacted, and lived curricula. These frames helped the writers think about how to engage a curriculum as it is developed, delivered, and lived by its participants, and for the inquirers to actually become participantinquirers in the curriculum at hand. The chapters depict the power, the possibility, and the transformational potential of 'great' progressive curricula today by locating them in schools and in the community, by making them come alive to the reader, and by suggesting means through which the reader can adopt a more progressive, democratic stance to curriculum despite the seemingly overwhelming nature of the conservative, traditionalist, instrumentalist movements in curriculum, teaching, and assessment today. The book is intended for students of education, teaching, and curriculum, undergraduates, graduates, and practicing educational professionals, especially those looking for examples in the world in which progressive, democratic ideals are nurtured and practiced.
The co-authors of this volume on '10 Great Curricula' framed their inquiries into progressive, democratic curricula, at least initially, through Marsh and Willis' (2007) notions of planned, enacted, and lived curricula. These frames helped the writers think about how to engage a curriculum as it is developed, delivered, and lived by its participants, and for the inquirers to actually become participantinquirers in the curriculum at hand. The chapters depict the power, the possibility, and the transformational potential of 'great' progressive curricula today by locating them in schools and in the community, by making them come alive to the reader, and by suggesting means through which the reader can adopt a more progressive, democratic stance to curriculum despite the seemingly overwhelming nature of the conservative, traditionalist, instrumentalist movements in curriculum, teaching, and assessment today. The book is intended for students of education, teaching, and curriculum, undergraduates, graduates, and practicing educational professionals, especially those looking for examples in the world in which progressive, democratic ideals are nurtured and practiced.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Charlotte
United States
Publishing group
Emerald Publishing Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
567 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-61735-612-4 (9781617356124)
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Content
Foreword; J. Dan Marshall.
Preface; Kevin Talbert.
List of Contributors.
Introduction; Thomas S. Poetter.
Chapter 1. The One-Room Schoolhouse Today: Living History, Looking Forward; Kevin J. Smith.
Chapter 2. Little League International: Growing Up in Little League; Thomas S. Poetter.
Chapter 3. Eagle Rock School: A Mis-Equation for Greatness-How a Curriculum Based on 8+5=10 Teaches and Transforms; Amy Fisher Young.
Chapter 4. McDonald's Corporation: McDonald's & You - Just East of Eaton; Daniel Ciamarra.
Chapter 5. Central Academy: Living a Democratic Framework; Susan L. M. Bartow.
Chapter 6. The Inauguration of Barack Obama, January 20, 2009: Living the Spectacle, Living History; Christopher L. Cox.
Chapter 7. The Algebra Project: Breaking the Algebra Code; Mary A. Webb.
Chapter 8. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: You Are My Witnesses; Dawn Mann.
Chapter 9. The National Network for Educational Renewal: 25 Years Committed to Education, Democracy, and Renewal; Lara A. Chatman and Thomas S. Poetter.
Chapter 10. Freedom Summer 1964: Truth, Reconciliation, and Justice-How a Mississippi Community Lives the Legacy of Freedom Summer; Kevin M. Talbert.
Epilogue; Thomas S. Poetter.
About the Author.
Preface; Kevin Talbert.
List of Contributors.
Introduction; Thomas S. Poetter.
Chapter 1. The One-Room Schoolhouse Today: Living History, Looking Forward; Kevin J. Smith.
Chapter 2. Little League International: Growing Up in Little League; Thomas S. Poetter.
Chapter 3. Eagle Rock School: A Mis-Equation for Greatness-How a Curriculum Based on 8+5=10 Teaches and Transforms; Amy Fisher Young.
Chapter 4. McDonald's Corporation: McDonald's & You - Just East of Eaton; Daniel Ciamarra.
Chapter 5. Central Academy: Living a Democratic Framework; Susan L. M. Bartow.
Chapter 6. The Inauguration of Barack Obama, January 20, 2009: Living the Spectacle, Living History; Christopher L. Cox.
Chapter 7. The Algebra Project: Breaking the Algebra Code; Mary A. Webb.
Chapter 8. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: You Are My Witnesses; Dawn Mann.
Chapter 9. The National Network for Educational Renewal: 25 Years Committed to Education, Democracy, and Renewal; Lara A. Chatman and Thomas S. Poetter.
Chapter 10. Freedom Summer 1964: Truth, Reconciliation, and Justice-How a Mississippi Community Lives the Legacy of Freedom Summer; Kevin M. Talbert.
Epilogue; Thomas S. Poetter.
About the Author.