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601 Graduate Symposium, Wed Nov 9, 1:00

CURRICULUM AND PEDAGOGY WORKS
(IN PROGRESS)

Wednesday, November 9, 2016
1:00-4:00         Scarfe 1214

Turning Spaces into Places of Learning

Panelists:
Amanda Fritzlan, Ildiko Kovaks, Kari Marken, Matthew Yanko

* You are invited to a conversation that explores the thinking/being/doing of turning traditional and nontraditional spaces into learning places. Dress for all weather. Bring your student card. Wear comfortable clothing for movement.

Readings

Gandini., L. (2012). Connecting through caring and learning spaces. In C.P. Edwards, L. Gandini & G.E. Forman (Eds.), The hundred languages of children: The Reggio Emilia experience in transformation (3rd ed.) (pp. 317-341). Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger.

Garoian, C. (2001). Performing the museum. Studies in Art Education, 42(3), 234-248.

Hart, R. (1997). The development of children’s environmental knowledge, concern, and action. In Chapter 1, Children’s participation. The theory and practice of involving young citizens in community development and environmental care ( pp. 17-22). New York, NY: Unicef.

Sobel, D. (2005). Reconceptualising environmental education. In Place-based education: Connection classrooms and communities (pp. 9-12). Great Barringtom, MA: Orion Society.

Yeager, D.S. and Walton, G.M. (2011). Social-psychological interventions in education: They’re not magic. Review of Educational Research, 81(2), pp. 267–301.

Recommended 

Derr, V., Chawla, L., Mintzer, M., Flanders Cushing, D., & Van Vliet, W. (2013). A city for all citizens: Integrating children and youth from marginalized populations into city planning. Buildings, 3(3), 482-505.

Foucault, M. & Miskowiec, J. (1986). Of other spaces. Diacritics. 16(1), 22-27. Gruenewald, D. A. (2003b). The best of both worlds: A critical pedagogy of place. Educational Researcher, 82(4), pp.3-12.

BC Ministry rolls out new curriculum #bced #UBCteachered #UBCeducation

Last Tuesday, 1 September, BC’s Ministry of Education rolled out its new curriculum (Phase 1). Of course, the curriculum raises more questions than answers but that’s ok. For us in EDCP 601, the big question is what does the ministry mean by “curriculum.”

Simply put, “Curriculum is the game plan for teaching – it maps out what teachers teach, and what students are expected to learn.” So we start here, most recent and perhaps most importantly: What is curriculum and why does it matter? In this press release, the Ministry does not mention pedagogy or instruction but does mention learning a handful of times and teaching or teachers many times over.

What is pedagogy? Learning? Teaching? Instruction? Does it matter?