Fall 2017 - EDUC 823 G001
Curriculum and Instruction in an Individual Teaching Speciality (5)
Class Number: 4507
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Sep 5 – Dec 4, 2017: Mon, 4:30–9:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Dolores Van Der Wey
dvanderw@sfu.ca
1 778 782-3798
Office: EDB 8673
Office Hours: By Appointment
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
An intensive examination of developments in a curriculum area selected by the student. In addition the course will deal with major philosophical and historical factors that influence the present state and future directions of curriculum and instruction.
COURSE DETAILS:
This course will introduce students to key topics relevant to teaching in diverse classrooms, in both K-12 and adult education settings. Topics include but are not limited to: curriculum and instruction in diverse contexts, the politics of identity, troubling the notion of multiculturalism and its implications for curriculum and pedagogy, and examining the assumptions, risks and benefits of dialoguing across differences. An intensive examination of developments in a curriculum area will be selected by the student for final assignments.
COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:
- To obtain knowledge about and be able to articulate clearly beliefs and influences that have structured theories and practices of learning and teaching
- To explore how curriculum might better attend to/reflect the physical, aesthetic, and cultural landscapes we share with the communities of learners with whom we work
- To deepen understandings of the complexities of notions of inclusion and access to educational opportunity and the implications for learners
- To increase skills in critiquing curricular resources and pedagogic conditions for students so they may be prepared to use discourse resources in the social fields where texts and discourses matter.
Grading
- Participation (including relevant Canvas entries) 20%
- Group presentations/debate –2 x 10% 20%
- Critical reading journal 25%
- Final paper or book review (to be discussed) 35% (30% for proposal; 5% for panel presentation) 35%
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
Boler, M. (Ed.). (2006). Democratic dialogue in education: Troubling speech, disturbing silence. New York: Peter Lang. ISBN 978-0-8204-6319-3
A course package will be made available (largely through Internet link) and discussed at the first class.
ISBN: 978-0-8204-6319
Additional academic articles and texts (electronic journal articles, television, film) will be noted on the course syllabus.
Graduate Studies Notes:
Important dates and deadlines for graduate students are found here: http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/current/important_dates/guidelines.html. The deadline to drop a course with a 100% refund is the end of week 2. The deadline to drop with no notation on your transcript is the end of week 3.
Registrar Notes:
SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://students.sfu.ca/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating. Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.
Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community. Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS