Developmental Curriculum

Developmental Curriculum : 

Developmental Curriculum Meeting students where they are.

4 – Corners : 

4 – Corners What do you teach? At what point did you encounter your favorite teacher? What was your BEST educational experience as a student?

Developmental Characteristics : 

Developmental Characteristics

Physical Characteristics : 

Physical Characteristics Motor Skills Visual focus improves Fine motor skills strengthen Ready to use more sophisticated tools Can do & interested in more delicate, complicated, hand tasks Art provides focus for academics Health Hunger creates frustration Hormones Mood swings May complain of headaches Bone – muscle growth creates awkwardness Need a lot of activity/ movement Need space / choice to work

Intellectual Characteristics : 

Intellectual Characteristics Begin to understand importance of revision & rehearsing Requires hands – on learning ~ many are still concrete learners Show what they know with alternative outputs Interested in rules, fairness, justice, inhumanity, current events Like to grapple with various view points of problems / issues Enjoy adult / grown – up work Able to self – evaluate Don’t mind homework Relevant Not interfere with social life Predictable Short Time – management improves Long – term projects Longer assignments

Social – Emotional Characteristics : 

Social – Emotional Characteristics Cooperative learning, peer conferencing Enjoy challenges, but may say contrary Funny & creative Ask Who am I? Where do I fit in? How do others see me? Test limits, argue, complain about fairness Recognize with ceremonies, rituals, rewards Think globally, act locally ~ service projects Issues with friendships & fairness Inclusion exclusion Conflict resolution Peer mediation Cross – age tutoring Class meetings Student councils Need access to adults for social concerns

Interactive Teaching Strategies : 

Interactive Teaching Strategies Circle Map Gallery Walk Hot Seat Tableaux Mind Map Swap Meet Synectics Tea Party 4 Corners

Interactive Technology : 

Interactive Technology Blogs Digital Story – Telling Glogster Mix Book Museum Box Text Polling Voice Thread Wall Wisher WebQuest Wikis Wordle

Synectics : 

Synectics Developmental curriculum is like because…

Resources : 

Resources Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom Ages 4 – 14 (3rd Edition). Chip Wood. 2007 www.originsonline.org www.responsiveclassroom.org Becoming A Middle Level Teacher. Kathy Vatterott. 2007 Action Strategies for Deepening Comprehension. Jeffrey D. Wilhelm. 2002 Inquiring Minds Want to Read and Write. Jeffrey D. Wilhelm. 2009. Meeting Standards Through Integrated Curriculum. Susan M. Drake & Rebecca C. Burns. 2004