Dear Gradual Students:

     Here is my study guide for 6936 and 6922: The actual questions. Simply put what you learned from the class into one of the two contexts given below. Be brief and to the point. Direct the bulk of your time to the questions for the other classes. The best to you in this hoop jumping. -rlh

Comp Questions for TCED/SEDUC 6936
Fundamentals of Curriculum Development
Randy Hoover, Instructor

Choose One Question

1.      There sincere concern in your school district about ESEA-NCLB requirements for meeting Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), the proficiency test scores that determine AYP, and State Academic Content Area Standards. You have been hired as a curriculum development expert to teach the staff of your school about operationalizing curriculum that will increase test scores and at the same time empower students. Outline the central points you want to make and give a brief rationale for their importance and relevance.
   

2.      You have been asked to deliver a speech to a large gathering of school administrators. They have asked you to speak about curriculum development and school reform in the 21st century. Outline the most important points they need to understand and give a brief rationale for their importance and relevance.

Comp Questions for TCED/SEDUC 6922
Principles of Instruction
Randy Hoover, Instructor

Choose One Question

1.      Beeghly College of Education has hired you to teach an undergraduate methods class in your content area. Outline the instructional design elements of unit planing that embody all of the elements of empowering instructional methods. Be sure to include instructional objectives that are conceptually referenced, clear focal situations/learning activities, and authentic assessment mechanisms. Use concepts, principles, and ideas from class discussions and readings to defend your points in a convincing manner..
   

2.      You have been hired to teach a staff development seminar on empowering instruction to a group of staunchly traditional classroom teachers and administrators. Outline and defend the key points you would make as you compare and contrast the most significant differences between traditional and empowering instruction. Be sure to include the differences in learning theory undergirding the two positions.