Curriculum Ideology 2016

Curriculum Ideology 2016

1. Developmentally Appropriate Practice

   • how will this look in classrooms?

2. Catholicity

   • how does my faith impact my teaching?
   • how do the children in my school experience faith?
   • how do we integrate our faith into all subject areas?

3. Voice and Choice

   • Co-constructing experiences
     • play-based and inquiry learning
       • skill vs. content
   • stakeholders: teachers, children, parents, government?
     • parent engagement
   • who has the power?

4. Ministry Expectations

   • how do we get it all in?
   • do the expectations align?

5. Parents

   • documentatioon and sharing the learning
   • engagement
   • what experiences have these children had?

6. Community

   • socioeconomical factors
   • who are the children and families in the community?
   • what prior knowledge do these children have?