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=Curriculum Home Page=

You will use this site for EPSF 8440, the Curriculum course. The links will become "live" with information on the pages before that specific date.

General Expectations:
For the most part, the on-line sessions will focus on two things: Providing questions related to readings and creating spaces for learning experiences related to topics, concepts, etc.

Over the course of the summer semester you need to provide thoughtful contributions to the class discussion. Unlike times I've taught in the past, I am not asking you to contribute a specific number of times or to each discussion. At the end of the semester I will review each of your contributions and assess it according to the rubric in your syllabus. If you have not contributed sufficiently to judge, then your grade for participation will reflect it. As graduate students, I believe you can judge the degree to which you have sufficiently demonstrated your ability to engage in meaningful participation as outlined in the participation rubric found in your syllabus.

===As much as possible I will align the discussions with your project. The whole point in having the large performance-based project is to allow you to explore the relevance and necessity of curriculum work in your future lives as school leaders. That said, if you participate in the discussions, then you will have most of your project completed as a natural progression of the course.===

During the on-line classes you may be encouraged to complete __activities__. These activities provide additional opportunities for you to engage in performance-based experiences to make curriculum design more relevant. I will clearly outline whether the activities are **optional** or **required**. Please read carefully to distinguish between the different kinds of opportunities given.

**Typically, I will add more information including more readings. Keep in mind there is a wide range of students in this class with a wide range of motivations for taking this class. I will plan for those (I assume) who have the highest motives and high intrinsic motivation to learn about curriculum. To that end, I will add resources, articles, papers, etc. If they are not specifically noted in your syllabus, you will not be penalized if you do not read and respond. Just keep in mind that you will get out of the class what you put into it. If you signed up because it was on-line and you needed "credit," then you may end up doing the minimum and getting a grade for which you are satisfied. If you are a student who believes having a stronger background in curriculum will help you be a better scholar, student, leader, etc., then I encourage you to explore the additional materials and engage with others in this space (including me) regarding those materials.**

As your instructor, I will typically not interject comments in the initial discussions. Instead, I will synthesize, comment, and challenge thoughts. You are free to continue the discussions from each class, but you are not required to do so.

Keep in mind that these discussions and my comments will be very valuable to help you prepare for the final exam at the end of the semester.

Introductions before reading discussions - please complete in first week of class.

Course Syllabus

=Class Schedule= Please click on the links below to get to the discussion page for each day.


 * Date || Reading ||
 * June 14 || Hlebowitsh ch. 1  ||
 * June 16 || Hlebowitsh, ch. 2  ||
 * June 21 || Hlebowitsh, ch. 3  ||
 * June 23 || Hlebowitsh, ch. 4  ||
 * June 28 || Hlebowitsh, ch. 5  ||
 * June 30 || Hlebowitsh, ch. 6  ||
 * July 5 || Hlebowitsh, ch. 7  ||
 * July 7 || Hlebowitsh, ch. 8  ||
 * July 12 || Schultz, ch. 1-4  ||
 * July 14 || Schultz, ch. 5-7  ||
 * July 22 || Submit Project and begin final exam  ||
 * July 23 || Final Exam (complete and submit electronically by 8:00 am )  ||