What does it mean to “UNcover” a CURRICULUM? (Pt 06)

Yes…ME…”Mr. Question” himself…was asking the wrong bloody question…all the way through this mini-series!

Yep…the bloke who has been saying:

…for ages!

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The same geezer who has been talking about a questioning culture – and has not been answering the questions you want him to answer…because he became a “disciple” of Peter Block so many bloody years ago!

Peter…like me…just “hates” (OK – that may be an over-statement) the quick “fix” approach to LEARNing:

…the approach that so many schools, colleges and universities seem to have adopted over the years!

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But, let’s stick with individual TEACHers for a moment…so much more “fun”!

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In Pt 03, I told you about Krissy (aka @ktvee)…well, I went back to her blog after finishing up Pt 05…and saw that she had modified her poster on Classroom A and Classroom B to this:

What she was doing here was “adapting” or “evolving” her own thunking about TEACHing…about LEARNing – like all good TEACHers…she does this a lot!

AND…does it very publicly (like all good bloggers).

She was also emphasising that her “description” of Classroom A and Classroom B…was not meant to be seen as a Sith “either-or-option“ (something I might be accused of)!

…but rather was trying to reinforce the idea that we all need to be looking for “Classroom C” – the classroom that captures the “spirit” of what UNcovering your CURRICULUM…is meant to be.

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The key, Krissy tells us is, is to “DEFINE YOUR CLASSROOM”:

 

When I look at TEACHers like Krissy, I don’t just see a great TEACHer with a great blog (with some even greater graphics – you know, I luvs me graphics too) – I see some thunking, some principles…some choices:

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CHOICE #1

…about the type of LEARNing that will be co-created in the classroom. A clue – it is NOT one of the “red” ones!

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CHOICE #2

…about the perspective we take on what curriculum is really all about. And, one that moves on from just “having a perspective on curriculum” – to “TAKING a CURRICULUM PERSPECTIVE”.

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CHOICE #3

…about the way we “do business” in the classroom. Erica says it all!

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These CHOICES are not “quick fixes”…these are not “magic bullet recipes” for “UNcovering your CURRICULUM”…

…they are CHOICES that matter!