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Course Design: A Guide to Curriculum Development for Teachers » (7th Edition)

Book cover image of Course Design: A Guide to Curriculum Development for Teachers by George J. Posner

Authors: George J. Posner
ISBN-13: 9780205457663, ISBN-10: 0205457665
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, Inc.
Date Published: July 2005
Edition: 7th Edition

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Author Biography: George J. Posner

Book Synopsis

Bridging theory and practice in curriculum development, Course Design provides teachers with invaluable concepts and skills for planning effective courses. The goal of the book is to help the reader become a flexible yet systematic curriculum planner by developing a greater awareness of the important decisions to be made and the alterative options available at each stage of decision making. The authors begin with a set of guidelines for developing a course and then lead readers through a step-by-step process of developing an actual course or unit of their own. The seventh edition features significant new coverage of state and national standards, and of multiple intelligences.

Table of Contents

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Preface
Ch. 1Getting Oriented1
Ch. 2Setting a Direction21
Ch. 3Developing a Course Rationale63
Ch. 4Refining Intended Learning Outcomes79
Ch. 5Forming Units of the Course105
Ch. 6Organizing the Course's Units133
Ch. 7Developing General Teaching Strategies157
Ch. 8Planning a Course Evaluation185
Epilogue209
Appendix AColonial America: Social Studies Curriculum for Grade 5211
Appendix BA Survey of Western Art229
Appendix CImmigration: A Social Studies Unit for Sixth Graders249
Appendix DA Metric Measurement Unit for Grades One and Two267
Evaluation of High-Priority Intended Learning Outcomes282
Glossary285
Selected Bibliography289
Index293

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