CHAPTER 2

PLANNING, IMPLEMENTING, AND

ASSESSING CURRICULUM
JANETTE LOPEZ
EDEC 339
SPRING 2019
31 JANUARY 2019
 INTRODUCTION

• PLAN – A WRITTEN GUIDE/BLUEPRINT FOR TEACHING

• IN ORDER TO CREATE A GOOD PLAN, YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE MATERIAL YOU ARE
TEACHING
• IN ORDER TO BE AN EFFECTIVE TEACHER YOU NEED TO KNOW HOW TO…
• CREATE A GOOD PLAN
• IMPLEMENT IT
• ASSESS ITS EFFECTIVENESS
 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

“BY FAILING TO PREPARE, YOU ARE

PREPARING TO FAIL”
 WHY DO TEACHERS PLAN?

• TEACHERS NEED TO PLAN FOR CLASS IN ORDER TO PREVENT CHAOS

• KINDS OF PLANS
• ACTIVITY/LESSON PLAN-WRITTEN OUTLINE
• WEEKLY PLAN-PLAN OF ACTIVITIES FOR EACH SUBJECT FOR ENTIRE WEEK
• INTEGRATED STUDY PLAN-MORE STANDARD BASED, BUT HUMANISTIC ALSO
• ELEMENTS OF A PLAN
• PURPOSE–WHY YOU TEACH (GOAL/OBJECTIVE)
• CONTENT-WHAT YOU TEACH
• METHODS-HOW YOU TEACH (STRATEGIES)
• ASSESSMENT-EVIDENCE, SKILLS AND DISPOSITIONS
• WE DOCUMENT (TANGIBLE EVIDENCE) TO ACHIEVE A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
 BEFORE YOU PLAN

• BEFORE YOU PLAN, YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE CHILDREN, PLAY AND HOW CHILDREN
LEARN, CURRICULUM CONTENT, AND LOCAL AND NATIONAL CURRICULUM STANDARDS
• UNDERSTAND THE CHILDREN
• INDIVIDUAL
• STRENGTHS
• INTERESTS
• NEEDS
• GROUP
• GROUP IDENTITY/PERSONALITY
 UNDERSTAND, APPRECIATE AND SUPPORT PLAY

• SUPPORT PLAY
• WATCH AND WAIT-NO INTERRUPTION DURING PLAY, JUST WATCHING
• OBSERVE-TAKE NOTES
• PLAY-MODEL HOW TO PLAY
• ACKNOLEDGE AND ENCOURAGE-JUST A SIMPLE SMILE
• SCAFFOLD-SUPPORTING INDIVIDUAL CHILDREN AS THEY DEVELOP A SKILL DURING PLAY
• ADJUST THE CHALLENGE-HARDER OR EASIER
UNDERSTAND APPROPRIATE CONTENT AND METHODS

• SELECTING CONTENT AND TEACHING STRATEGIES RIGHT FOR THE CHILDREN

• FOUR METHODS (CHILD INITIATED-DIRECTED BY CHILD) (TEACHER INITIATED-GUIDED BY TEACHER)
• PLAY-CHILD SELECTED, CHILD DIRECTED AND EXPLORED INDEPENDENTLY
• PLANNED SCAFFOLDED ACTIVITIES-PLANNED, INVOLVES ENGAGEMENT WITH 1-2 CHILDREN
• SMALL GROUP ACTIVITIES-TEACHER DIRECTED, 3-12 CHILDREN
• LARGE GROUP ACTIVITIES-TEACHER DIRECTED, AND TEACHER MUST BE DIRECTIVE AND IN CONTROL

• LOCAL/NATIONAL STANDARDS
• THE TEACHER IS HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR TEACHING
• YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE TEACHING (KNOW THE STANDARDS)
 WRITING AN ACTIVITY/LESSON PLAN (CONTINUED)

• SPECIFIES OBJECTIVES, MATERIALS, PROCEDURES, AND EVALUATES SUCCESS

• OBJECTIVES-STATEMENTS OF EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE
• BLOOMS TAXONOMY-SIMPLEST OBJECTIVE ON THE BOTTOM, THE HARDER ON TOP
• KNOW THE CHILDREN WELL IN ORDER TO CREATE EFFECTIVE OBJECTIVES
• BEGINNING WORDS (DESCRIBE, USE, TRY, SORT, SHOW, TOUCH, IDENTIFY, CREATE, PERSIST, EXPLORE)
• STANDARD IDENTIFICATION

• DECIDE WHAT AND WHY TO PLAN

• ACTIVITY NAME AND TYPE
• DESCRIPTION-ELABORATED
• RATIONALE-WHY ARE YOU PLANNING THIS ACTIVITY FOR THIS GROUP AT THIS TIME?
 WRITING AN ACTIVITY/LESSON PLAN (CONTINUED)

• PLAN WHAT YOU NEED

• HAVE THE RIGHT MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, SPACE AND TIME

• PLAN THE TEACHING

• INTRODUCTION
• HOW YOU WILL ENGAGE THE CHILDREN
• ASKING QUESTIONS

• TEACHING STEPS
• WHAT YOU WILL DO AND SAY TO ACCOMPLISH OBJECTIVES
• CLOSURE
• SUMS UP THE LEARNING
• PLAN FOR ASSESSMENT
• ANECDOTAL RECORD
 WRITING AN ACTIVITY/LESSON PLAN

• IMPLEMENT THE PLAN

• MAKE MODIFICATIONS WHEN NEEDED
• ONCE YOU BECOME AN EXPERIENCES TEACHER, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO MODIFY EASIER

• ASSES AND DOCUMENT LEARNING

• DOCUMENT TO SEE CHILD PROGRESSION, A PHOTOGRAPH DOES NOT DO JUSTICE

• EVALUATE THE PLAN

• TAKE NOTE OF WHAT YOU COULD CHANGE OR WHAT WAS TOO EASY OR CHALLENGING AND
LEARN FROM EXPERIENCE
 WRITING PLANS IN THE REAL WORLD
• MUCH LESS COMPLEX
• YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO WRITE A CLEAR PLAN FOR A SIMPLE ACTIVITY
• KEEP PLANS FOR FUTURE
• CREATE WEEKLY PLANS
• WEEKLY PLAN-CALENDAR OF ACTIVITY TO BE DONE OVER THE COURSE OF A WEEK
• USUALLY WRITTEN FOR CHILDREN OVER 2 YEARS OLD

• INTEGRATED STUDY PLAN

• COMBINES DIFFERENT AREAS OF STUDY INTO ONE PLAN

• PLAN AS PART OF AN INTEGRATED STUDY

• ACTIVITIES ARE PLANNED IN ALL CURRICULUM AREAS, BUT ACTIVITIES SUPPORT LEARNING IN MORE
THEN ONE CURRICULUM AREA
 FINAL THOUGHTS

• PLANNING IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF TEACHING

• HOW AND WHAT YOU TEACH IMPACTS THE STUDENTS LIFE, YOUR LIFE, AND EVEN THE WORLD
AROUND
• CREATE LESSON PLANS TO SUPPORT THE CHILD IN ALL AREAS OF DEVELOPMENT
• INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD, BUILD LOVE FOR LEARNING, AND HELP THEM BECOME
CURIOUS, CREATIVE AND ACTIVE PROBLEM SOLVERS
 TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

NAME 3 TYPES OF PLANNING

METHODS
 ANSWER

• ACTIVITY/LESSON PLAN-WRITTEN OUTLINE

• WEEKLY PLAN-PLAN OF ACTIVITIES FOR EACH SUBJECT FOR ENTIRE WEEK
• INTEGRATED STUDY PLAN-MORE STANDARD BASED, BUT HUMANISTIC ALSO