Text Book Update

Hi Lynn,
No worries - I often get called Susan because it is a more common name than Suzanne.
I heard from Nicole in the Newport office this morning. She received three of the text books and sent them to me. I should have the following by the end of the week:

• Early Education Curriculum, Author Jackman.
• Teaching as Inquiry
• Curriculum Models and Early Childhood Education.

I will look them over immediately and post my initial thoughts here.

Since the focus of our course will be curriculum development, I thought you might be interested in seeing the final I use for my Literature for Children course. It is the creation of a study unit using a variety of materials and books from several genres to explore a theme. There may be some ideas here that we could use for our course.


The purpose of the final is to give you an opportunity to use what you have learned in this Children’s Literature course. Your unit must adhere to the following format and include the following sections:
*Intended age group or grade level for which it is intended
*Topic or focus of the unit
*Theme or Topic to be explored in the unit:
*Standards or Objectives: (If you are familiar with the Vermont Standards for your intended grade level, you can include these in your study unit, but it is not a requirement)
*Questions you would like students to consider and grapple with throughout the study unit:
*Literature and Media Selections to be used: (Clear indication of the literature and other materials you will use, using MLA documentation format)
*Concepts you want students to know as a result of the unit:
*Prereading (initiating activities)
*Activities to be used during reading: Specific activities you will use in the classroom (a minimum of three)
*Response activities: (A minimum of three, two of which will be the multiple intelligences activities done earlier)
*Evaluation/Assessment strategies:
These study units will vary in length depending on the topic, age group/grade level selected, and time frame for study unit.
If you create a unit study that is logical, cohesive, meets the criteria in the grading rubric, and contains everything your peers will need to know to understand what you are doing and why, you will have successfully completed the assignment.

Grading: Initial post and a minimum of 3 replies to peers: potentially worth 25 points (See grading criteria section)

This may or may not be applicable - I just thought I would share it with you.
I hope all is well with you this week. I look forward to posting again on the weekend.
Suzanne
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