Course Design: A Guide to Curriculum Development for Teachers - Softcover

Posner, George; Rudnitsky, Alan

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9780205457663: Course Design: A Guide to Curriculum Development for Teachers
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ISBN 10: 0205457665 ISBN 13: 9780205457663
Publisher: Pearson, 2005

Synopsis

Bridging theory and practice in curriculum development, Course Design provides teachers with invaluable concepts and skills for planning effective courses. The goal of the book is to help the reader become a flexible yet systematic curriculum planner by developing a greater awareness of the important decisions to be made and the alterative options available at each stage of decision making. The authors begin with a set of guidelines for developing a course and then lead readers through a step-by-step process of developing an actual course or unit of their own. The seventh edition features significant new coverage of state and national standards, and of multiple intelligences.

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Bridging theory and practice in curriculum development, Course Design: A Guide to Curriculum Development for Teachers provides teachers with invaluable concepts and skills for planning effective courses.

The goal of the book is to help the reader become a flexible yet systematic curriculum planner by developing a greater awareness of the important decisions to be made and the options available at each stage of decision making. The authors begin with a set of guidelines for developing a course and then lead readers through a step-by-step process of developing an actual course or unit of their own.

For the seventh edition, the authors have added:

  • A greater emphasis on planning for meaningful learning and understanding throughout the entire text, further highlighting and making explicit the cognitive orientation of Course Design’s approach.
  • A much expanded section on national and state standards, standards-based reform and how standards fit into the course design process. (Chapter 1)
  • An expanded section on multiple intelligences. (Chapter 2)

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Publisher
Pearson
Publication date
2005
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0205457665
ISBN 13 
9780205457663
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
312
Rating
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