| Course Design: A Guide to Curriculum Development for Teachers Revised Edition Contributor(s): Posner, George J. (Author), Rudnitsky, Alan N. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0205457665 ISBN-13: 9780205457663 Publisher: Pearson OUR PRICE: $132.99 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2005 Annotation: Bridging theory and practice in curriculum development, "Course Design: A Guide to Curriculum Development for Teachers" 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 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. For the seventh edition, the authors have added: A greater emphasis on planning for meaningful learning and understanding throughout the entire text, further highlighting and making explicit the cognitive orientation of "Course Design"'s approach. A much expanded section on national and state standards, standards-based reform and how standards fit into the course design process. (Chapter 1) An expanded section on multiple intelligences. (Chapter 2) |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Curricula |
| Dewey: 375.001 |
| LCCN: 2005046977 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 7.3" W x 9.1" (0.95 lbs) 312 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Course Design helps 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. For current and future K-12 teachers. |
