Connor Sclater - Integrated Planning, Instruction, and Assessment

  The readings from Module 1 suggest that curriculum is an educational component that has been (and will continue to be) studied vigorously by many various curriculum workers. There are numerous conceptions of curriculum that have been examined, evaluated, and utilized throughout history. It goes without saying that some conceptions of curriculum have merit, others are generally inferior and, still, some others work better for certain teachers and students. The goal of this blog is to address a few of these conceptions, while explaining why some have proven better than others. I will also use this post to explain my own interpretation of these conceptions of curriculum. A main strategy that I utilized, during the readings, was comparing and contrasting the different conceptions as they were discussed. Before reading Al Mousa’s Master’s Thesis (2013), I actually created a table of my own to help me organize my thoughts. Please see the table below (Figure 1) . One area that seems...

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     My name is Connor, and I am a 24 year-old Teacher. I have recently acquired a Long Term Occasional job with two schools in the Simcoe County District School Board (in Barrie, Ontario). I am teaching my first teachable subject (Physical Education), as well as Geography (not one of my teachables) and ASD! I have already been an uncertified supply teacher for the board for 6 years, but this is only my sixth month as a certified teacher in Ontario. I also have 6 years of experience from placements in the District School Board of Niagara, where I attended Brock University full-time while tutoring and working for the YMCA to earn money for school.       This is the third course that I am taking in the PME program, and I am super excited for the semester ahead! I have known since I was a little kid that I wanted to work for the school board, and curriculum and educational planning has always been a major interest of mine. In fact, I have (and still do) h...