Instructional Thoughts:
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Curriculum planning is an intricate and complex process. This week we
will examine how systematic design allows us to look at the "big
picture" to give consideration to a multitude of curriculum related
factors. We will also examine how systematic design can be used to
counter act potential problems in our complex educational system. I
think that you will find this "organized way of doing something” to be
a useful tool in tackling trends and issues in WDE/CTE while carrying
out a curriculum development project.
After the
midterm exam, you will be asked to select an area of content in
agriculture in which you will develop a course. Use this week to begin
to reflect on a current trend or issue in agriculture that the public
may need to be educated. An example might be a "Food Supply Safety"
course for high school students or a new 4-H project book for
aquaculture. You may even want to consider a training guide for an
extension program.
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Readings
and Presentations:
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 Read Chapter 2
"Contemporary Designs for Curriculum
Development"
in Finch and
Crunkilton's Curriculum Development in Vocational and Technical
Education. Pay attention to Figure 2-2. View the PowerPoint that summarizes
this chapter or download it here.
Review the Procedures
Manual for the Development of North Carolina Standard Course of Study.
In this document, you will see the system/models developed by the North
Carolina Department of Public Instruction for the development of
Workforce Development/ Career and Technical Education courses. We will
be referring to this document throughout the rest of the class.
Part 1: Procedures Manual for the Development
of North Carolina Standard Course of Study, p. 1-5
Part 2: Standard Course Of Study Development
and/or Revision Process, p. 6-12.
Part 3: Area of Study, p. 13-17.
Read
more about current trends and issues related to workforce
development in North Carolina.
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Weekly
Assignment:
 Due by midnight Oct.2
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Create a systems model that can be used by curriculum
developers when dealing with a trend or issue. In your model, be sure
to include the five parts of a systems model: the environment, input,
process, output, and feedback. Your work should illustrate to me that
you spent time in a reflective process to complete this assignment. A
sample is here another sample (with an
Extension slant) is here.
The midterm exam will be an open book/take home
exam. It will be e-mailed to you 10/10 and will be due 10/17.
E-mail the above
assignment in one file to bwilson@ncsu.edu
Please name the
file attachment as yourlastname5: for example, mine would be wilson5.doc
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