Curriculum can be defined as a 'living organism'. It encompasses all experiences related to learning content information. Curriculum is more than the text - it is the teachers, the learners, the tools, the experiences and the final product. Curriculum engages with ideas. The well established model has not always reflected such boldness in service delivery. However, we recognize the outcomes can no longer look the same. Outcomes of instruction must incorporate the requirements our students will face in a changing marketplace.
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills ( an outcome based framework adopted by TCS ) has developed a vision for student success in a new global economy. The model supports Life and Career Skills, Learning and Innovation, as well as Information, Media and Technology skills.
Does change happen over night? Not usually. This shift will include full funding for classroom technology, professional development, and learning environments conducive to engaging creativity. Does change mean published text have no value? Absolutely not. It means there is more to instruction than the text.
Google: Smarted, Polyvision, 21st Century Skills ... check out the direction we're headed. Does change happen over night .... no, but we're powering up.
Blessings,
Deb Blanker
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