Here's Chapter 2 assignment: I have used numbers for each part because I wanted to give the students choice on this one - so I have asked them to respond to two of the following and not all of them as in Chapter 1. Once we get into the disciplines I would format my weekly discussions after yours.

Chapter 2: Creating Curriculum
Reading Assignment: Pgs. 36-82
Discussion Board by midnight on Friday:
After reading the assignment respond to two the following:
1. If curriculum is inclusive, integrated, emergent, child-centered, and child-directed, then what is your responsibility in planning curriculum? Explain your answer in a written format.
2. Observe a preschool, kindergarten, or primary-level classroom. Describe evidence of
inclusive, integrated, or emergent curriculum approaches. If you did not find
evidence of these curricular approaches, can you explain why?
3. In a short paragraph, summarize the history and background of each curriculum
model you were introduced to in your textbook, including identifying significant individuals who were involved in the creation of the model. Can you identify some similarities and differences as you compare them? If you had a choice, which curriculum model would you choose to implement in your own classroom, and why?
4. Do a Web Search by typing in “Help for Parents.”
Find information that you could share with the families of the children in your care. Describe, in writing, why you selected this particular Web site(s). How could your choice(s) be helpful to families and ultimately to children?

This assignments is relevant to Essential Objective # 2: Describe key concepts (goals, objectives, articulation, etc.), data sources (society, subject matter, state and national guidelines, etc.) and specific models of curricular development, along with their rationales and limitations.

By midnight Sunday: respond to at least 3 of your peer’s posts in a substantial way.

Initial post and 3 substantial posts potentially worth 10 points.