How does your selected definition of curriculum apply to your curriculum change plan?

This is just a discussion post. It must include a bible source and 2 other sources less than 5 years old. My change plan topic will be personalized learning and the goal is to have non tradition students taking a course prior to the start of classes that puts them in a certain class based on their results.

There are varying views on the definition of the term curriculum. What is your preferred definition of the curriculum? It is essential to know your preference in this, because you will develop a curriculum change plan for this term. Share your proposed curriculum change plan topic and explain the goal for your curriculum change plan. How does your selected definition of curriculum apply to your curriculum change plan?

What did you learn about the field of education from this movie? What messages are explicit and what messages are implied?

 Comparative Cultures
Teaching in Today’s Society

Images of Education in Media

Directions: Complete the tasks below for the online class.

Watch the movie Freedom Writers (122:57 min.). Feel free to watch with classmates and chip in on the rental as needed (e.g., Amazon, Netflix, On-demand, Red Box, GSU or local library, etc.).

How are the characters (e.g. students, teachers, administrators, counselors, parents, etc.) portrayed? DO NOT ONLY FOCUS ON ONE OR TWO- Focus on as many characters as you can!

How is the setting depicted?

What dilemmas are faced?

What are the dominant voices in this clip? What voices are missing?

How does this movie compare to your own personal experiences?

What did you learn about the field of education from this movie? What messages are explicit and what messages are implied?

Conduct a search about the film Freedom Writers. What do critics say about the film? Find at least one review and/or analysis that discusses stereotypes, negative messages, etc. List at least 3 key points worth remembering and/or sharing with others from the text you explored. Be sure to cite your source. Please remember to reflect/elaborate on those key points.

What is the obligatorno a teacher with moral teaching?

What is the obligatorno a teacher with moral teaching?

Set out should be:
Abatract
Reference details- identifiers (contents)
Introduction
Literature review
Methods- (substantive topic, aims, research questions, methodology and underpinnings, methods and techniques including sampling, proposed analysis of findings)
Findings
Analysis/conclusions-(weaknesses and strengths, questions raised, future work)
References- using Harvard referencing
Appendices

10,000 words excluding references and appendices

Describe the departmentalization structures of the organization.Where are decisions being made in the organization?

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS

Organizational Analysis: Defining Your General Organizational Realities for the Case study this portion of the case study assignment will require you to apply the Structural Theories lens to your organization. This enables you to make sense of the organization in a general way before turning to the specific problem within the organization which you identified in Case Study: Problem Proposal Assignment. Lens One: Reviewing the Structural Theories [MACHINE]Use the following questions to describe, in a summative-narrative fashion, what the structures of your organization look like. Your summary is to be 3–5 pages, include 3–5 references (this can include your textbook), have a title and reference page, and be formatted according to current APA style (the first person should not be used).What is the chain of command in your organization?What is the formal authority in the organization?That is, who has economic, legal, contractual, collegial authority? Describe the span of control in the organization.How many people report to managers at various levels?How many levels exist in the organization?Describe the departmentalization structures of the organization.Where are decisions being made in the organization?Explain where your organization sits on the centralized/decentralized continuum.Are the staff/line distinctions being maintained in your organization?

Explain where your organization sits on the centralized/decentralized continuum.

Using the Structural Theories Lens

Which are based on the structural theories lens—help you better understand your organization. Include in your discussion thread the strengths and weaknesses of this lens for gaining that understanding. You do not have to share your views on each of the guiding questions.

Guiding Questions:What is the chain of command in your organization?
What is the formal authority in the organization?
That is, who has economic, legal, contractual, collegial authority?
Describe the span of control in the organization.
How many people report to managers at various levels?
How many levels exist in the organization?
Describe the departmentalization structures of the organization.
Where are decisions being made in the organization?
Explain where your organization sits on the centralized/decentralized continuum.
Are the staff/line distinctions being maintained in your organization?

This assignment should not be a reiteration of the answers you use in your case study, rather, for the discussion, you are being asked to discuss how answering the questions help you to better understand your organization. Explain how the questions have helped you understand your organization better. For example, when discussing your views on the structural theories lens, you might say “viewing the chain of command helped me to realize…” or “after considering the span of control, it is clear that…”