Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id fBH16b022685; Sun, 16 Dec 2001 20:06:37 -0500 (EST) Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 20:06:37 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <5.0.0.25.0.20011216193139.00a963b0@optonline.net> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Jessica Fitzpatrick <jbfitz@optonline.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:525] RE: Curriculum responses X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.0 Status: O Content-Length: 1709 Lines: 38 Curriculum guides (broad ideas and concepts, based on latest scientific research) with some suggested "learning experiences" (as we call lesson plans in NY) that could help new staff, while providing some jumping off points for more experienced teachers could work. Perhaps a guide to developing curriculum as a team using state standards or other outcomes agreed upon by the team. Strong emphasis on how to integrate across the components would also be important. Perhaps a "Family Literacy Practitioners Idea Book" - a compendium of current experienced pracitioners' favorites that have worked throughout the field, making use of the wealth of expertise "out there". At 07:36 AM 12/14/2001 -0500, you wrote: >All I can say is WOW! Already ten responses with some very serious >implications that we need to consider: > >Is a curriculum of any sort too limiting, and too limited? > >Are there other words that we could use; outcomes of teaching and learning; >framework; curriculum guide; outline. (We may need our more scholarly >members to provide some definitions to help us on our way with this >question.) > >Sequential, step by step programs do not seem to fit the bill (I could not >agree more!) > >Rather, ideas, the importance of integration, offers alternatives or >extended learning activities, or a package that contains a student workbook, >a teacher lesson plan book and a best practices journal with user's comments >and additions? (Thanks to: Susanna Scott Suchak), materials/guides on >integrating Adult Ed topics into the PACT time (Jan Delay) seem to fit the >bill a little better. > >By the way these are your words! > >Please keep your insights and knowledge coming! > >Jon
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