Week+2

Identify and describe __**two**__ additional axioms that relate to curriculum based on your current experience and understanding. In your discussion, be sure to discuss the following:


 * //A broader perspective of curriculum development (i.e., state and national influences)//
 * //The role of technology in curriculum//
 * //The inclusion of students with special needs and abilities and how technology can support those needs//
 * //The role of professional development//

By Monday, the team Reporter should post your team’s two developed axioms as a new thread in the **Week 2: Axioms for Curriculum** whole group discussion forum to share with the class.

Hey team, here are my suggestions:

1) Written curriculum should support 21st century learning as it reflects the influences of local and national standards and higher-order thinking.

2) Professional development plays an important role in helping teachers adapt curriculum to fit the unique learning needs of special education and gifted students by utilizing all available resources, including technology.

I like #1, but I think we should take out the qualifier "written" as I believe all curriculum should support 21st century learning.

I like the professional development focus of number 2, but I think we should also work to include all students who are eligible for curriculum adaptation. I certainly believe we want to meet the diverse needs of our special education and gifted students, but I think all students have diverse interests and needs in their education, and we should be focusing on professional development that helps teachers recognize and meet the needs of all learners. I think perhaps using a phrase like "Professional development plays an important role in helping teachers adapt curriculum to fit the unique learning needs of all students, including students with special needs, by utilizing all available resources. -Ben

I really like both of the axioms that you created Teresa. I agree with Ben that maybe in number two we should just state that ....to fit the unique learning needs of all students. Similarly with yours Ben, I think that by providing your first statement of.. learning needs of all students... is enough and ecompasses all students without the need to specify special education students.

Here are my ideas:

Tested, written, and taught curriculum should meet the needs of the net generation through the infusion of technology across content areas as students make global connections to their learning.

Through professional devlopment teachers should be provided startegies for using technology to support the diverse needs of all students. Charrai Sounds good to me! Ben...?

In the first one, I'd like to just start out with "Curriculum should..." as I believe curriculum is actually more than just the written, taught, and tested. After that, I'm good with it.

I actually like the first draft of the second axiom a bit more regarding professional development as I think we address technology in our first axiom, and the phrase, "utilizing all available resources" is all encompassing of technology and beyond. I believe professional development as it relates to curriculum should focus on both utilizing all resources and meeting the needs of all learners. I thought that was covered well in our first draft once we omitted the reference to special education and gifted. I'd like to propose these two as our final.


 * 1. Curriculum should meet the needs of the net generation through the infusion of technology across content areas as students make global connections to their learning. **


 * 2.** **Professional development plays an important role in helping teachers adapt curriculum to fit the unique learning needs of all students by utilizing all available resources.**

I think this is a good combination and compromise of all our ideas. Let me know what you two think of it, and I'll post this once we've all reached a consensus. Ben

Perfect! You have my approval! :-)