Un-Standardizing Curriculum cont.

Hello all! 

Our 2 week face-to-face time is quickly coming to an end. However, our revolution does not end here!

Today, we continued our discussion on Chapters 3, 4 and 7 in Un-Standardizing Curriculum: Multicultural Teaching in the Standards-Based Classroom by Christine E. Sleeter.

The following are key concepts from our discussions.

 Chapter 3 visual: forming multicultural curriculum like pottery.

 Chapter 4: Shannon and Kathy presenting.

Chapter 4: Instead of using a magnifying glass on our children through standardized testing, content standards, etc. we need to use a mirror on ourselves as teachers, the children utilize the mirror to identify their culture, community, family, etc.

Chapter 7: Annabelle presenting key concepts- developmental perspective, academic content perspective, multicultural curriculum, high expectations from teachers of their students, high expectations from the teacher to the students and bringing it all together to be an intentional teacher.

Un-Standardizing Curriculum

Yesterday, 6/25/14, we deconstructed chapters 1 & 2 of Un-Standardizing Curriculum: Multicultual Teaching in the Standards-Based Curriculum by Christine E. Sleeter. Attached are some pictures and different perspectives of our group deconstruction.

Flower analogy used by a group to explain how multiculturalism can grow, develop and be affected by outside sources.

Zoomed in picture of wording and thought process of the flower analogy.

Ripple effect in multicultural curriculum that is fluid and connects through big ideas, barriers, principles and actions.

Using www.wordle.com to explain this groups key concepts and understandings.

We made it!!!

This is documentation through our early childhood doctoral program from the lens of the students in our cohort. We also hope to pose questions for discourse as we go through this journey. You are encouraged to follow along and share your opinions!