Recontextualizing the curriculum
Nancy R. King
Abstract
Nancy R. King
Abstract
When the curriculum is viewed as an event, its essence cannot be captured in or equated with a lesson plan or a curriculum guide. Rather, the curriculum is what happens when the lesson plan becomes the basis for a classroom activity. The interactions of classroom participants with the material environment, skills and ideas, and each other are all aspects of what comes to be labeled the curriculum. While care must be taken not to overstate the
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When the curriculum is viewed as an event, its essence cannot be captured in or equated with a lesson plan or a curriculum guide. Rather, the curriculum is what happens when the lesson plan becomes the basis for a classroom activity. The interactions of classroom participants with the material environment, skills and ideas, and each other are all aspects of what comes to be labeled the curriculum. While care must be taken not to overstate the
Key concepts: Curriculum, Mathematics education, Pedagogy, Curriculum development, Psychology, Sociology