

Why We Need NEWform not REform in the United States Educational System
"To move our school structures into more open, fluid, and correspondingly inventive forms, we need new forms, not reform” (Jacobs, 2010)....


Should There Be Standardized Testing in the Language Learning Classroom? (+ A Paralympics Analogy)
Standardized Testing is a trending topic in academic and political circles. To participate in this debate, I will define Standardized...


Multiple Intelligence Theory in the Language Classroom: Authentic ASL Assessment Practices
With “the majority of language classroom delivery still based on unilateral ways of teaching” (Silva & Duarte, 2011), there is an...


What Are the Intents Behind Your Curriculum? Wood's (1988) Models for Curriculum Evaluation
Wood (1988) presented three models for curriculum evaluation. We were asked to identify one that would be beneficial for our teaching...


Is Technology Beneficial in the Language Learning Classroom?
Does technology help or hinder in the classroom? To take part in this global debate, I will address three pros and three cons to...


Conscientização and Curriculum Reform: Paulo Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Paulo Freire’s groundbreaking work, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, identified how education can either entrench or elevate societal views...


Is Bruner's Units of Study Still Relevant to Today's Classroom?
In 1965, Jerome Bruner in The Form of the Course presented six units that he felt were vital to the classroom. 1. Talks to Teachers 2....


Curricular Narrative: My Interview with Debora
This post is one of my assignments for my Curriculum Design course. We were to interview a person about their understanding of curriculum...


Has curriculum studies progressed, stopped or regressed in the United States?
It is fascinating to consider the history of education in the United States and how it has shaped curriculum studies. I am new to...


The 3 Purposes Guiding My ASL Curriculum
My milieu is minority language teaching. For today’s discussion, I will focus specifically on the three purposes leading my curriculum in...