General Information What is curriculum and what are the types of curriculum Different types of learning Quality Instruction - The art of asking questions Key questions about the curriculum - a place to start What are "Essential Questions?" Types of questions   The Curriculum Planning Process Backwards design - an overview Curriculum planning - a complex process Creating aims, goals, and objectives Showing the process and offering examples - A PowerPoint Behavioral objectives New Version of Bloom's Taxonomy Creating holistic learning objectives Cognitive New version of the cognitive domain Affective Physical Practice in writing objectives Nonbehavioral Objectives Creating problem solving objectives Creating expressive activities that lead to expressive outcomes Creating more personalized educational pathways through prioritized objectives Different layers of Prioritized Objectives Creative problem-solving method for changing practice New!! -- Integration by degrees - A PowerPoint about the differences between multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary curricular designs.          Curriculum Links Curriculum Links - Many areas to include history and sample curricula, online state curricula  UWSP Links for curriculum Lesson Study - Lesson study is a Japanese educational concept whereby teachers actively observe, review, and discuss en mass the intricacies of a lesson in order to improve the instructional quality of the lesson.  Philosophy test - Terry Armstrong, Emeritus Professor from University of Idaho gave me permission to copy and use his test. Here is the link to an automated version.    Sample Webquest   Webquest for ED 721 Students  Bibliography on Character Education and Service Learning  Tidbits and odds and ends Leslie's Course Offerings for 2007 - Summer 2008