Curriculum Development

Class 3:	The History of Curriculum in Workforce Development
Learning Objectives:	Outline the history of curriculum development. Identify and discuss the impact of 18th century decision making committees on the development of curriculum in the public schools. Debate the goals and mission of today's Agricultural Education in relation to its historical origin.
Instructional Thoughts:	The resources in this lesson provide us with a synopsis of past decisions made by curriculum developers that have molded workforce development education into the curriculum, as we know it today. Hopefully we can reflect on the successes and failures of past curriculum developers to make better decisions for the future. Enjoy your trip to the past. Next week we will continue our journey as we examine past trends and issues that played a role in these decisions.
Readings and Presentations :	Read p.28-39 in Curriculum Design and Development By David Pratt. Meet the innovators of public education including John Dewey. Read G. E. & Borne, C. J. (1986). The Secondary Vocational Agriculture Curriculum from 1890 to 1980. The Journal of The American Association of Teacher Educators in Agriculture, 27 (3), p.8-19. View the History of Curriculum in Workforce Development PowerPoint by Dr. Gary Moore, NCSU to review major events that took place through the history of curriculum development in Workforce Development Education. To download the presentation, click here. Read more about the Committee of Ten. Read more about the Cardinal Principals of Secondary Education. Read the article " A New Association in Born", Techniques, February 2002, p. 20-44. (If you are enrolled in the class you should have received a copy in the mail- if not it is in the mail).
Weekly Assignment: Due by midnight Sept. 18	1. Outline the history of curriculum development in all of education according to Pratt in Curriculum: Design and Development. 2. Pretend you are a national newspaper journalist born in 1860. Write three short newspaper articles based on the happenings related to Workforce Development curriculum that occurred in 1892,1902, and 1918. Your audience is the general public during that time. 3. Using the article " A New Association in Born", Techniques, February 2002, p. 20-44, create a timeline including historical events, changes or decisions that you feel were most critical in the development of Workforce Development curriculum as we know it today. These might include wars, legislature, major reports, and etc. Please create and use a visual model (flow chart, diagram, table, etc.) of your choice to illustrate this timeline. E-mail the above assignments in one file to bwilson@ncsu.edu Please name the file attachment as yourlastname3: for example, mine would be wilson3.doc