HD 406/606 - Emergent Curriculum: Reflecting Learner Lives

Institution:

Pacific Oaks College

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Description:

Emergent curriculum is a values based approach to teaching and learning which focuses on who the students are, their sociocultural context and current issues, in order to shape "what happens" in aneducational setting. Decision-making about curriculum should be negotiated by those who know the learners best. In this approach, the focus is on the community that teachers and learners create and involve in their lives together. In this class, students will explore sources of emergent curriculum, power dynamics, the balance between advance planning and spontaneity, and issues of cultural relevancy and accountability. Participants will be required to actively engage in their own classroom in teacher roles that are central to the emergent curriculum process-observation, analysis, collaboration, research and documentation. Implication for learners of all ages will be considered, with a focus on the early childhood classroom.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pacificoaks.edu

Phone Number:

(626) 529-8500

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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