ECE 430 week 2 assignment
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Chapter 3
Subject Integra�on in Curriculum Planning
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Learning Objec�ves
A�er reading this chapter, you should be able to:
Describe developmental differences in approaches to crea�ng a curriculum.
Discuss the influence of historical figures on the development of philosophical approaches to curriculum planning.
Explain the benefits of and concerns about curricula created as single subjects.
Explain the benefits of and concerns about curricula created as cross‐ curricular units, themes, and projects.
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Differen�ate ways of crea�ng a curriculum for young children.
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Introduc�on In Chapter 1, curriculum was defined as "the knowledge and skills to be acquired in a program, and the plans for teaching and learning them." In this chapter, we extend this defini�on and also consider some important related issues. The ways in which a curriculum is planned and delivered by teachers and received by children is a central focus of this chapter, and we start by discussing curricula and learning in terms of children's developmental levels. We then briefly discuss the history of the two main approaches to curriculum development: single‐subject teaching and curriculum integra�on. While tradi�onal educa�on is typically divided into specific segments, or subjects, we consider whether single‐subject teaching is the most developmentally appropriate method of learning. We then look more deeply at the different levels of curriculum integra�on and consider when and how each approach is created and managed. This chapter should be considered background prepara�on for Chapter 4; informa�on gained here can be combined with informa�on from Chapters 1 and 2 and then applied to the crea�on of curricula for young children.