EDD 8821 HYB01 – Curriculum Theory and Design

Spring 2025 / Hybrid / 9:00 am -12:00pm

 

PART 1: Instructor and Course Identification

Instructor Name: Perry Rettig

Instructor’s Contact Information: Office: 206 Sewell Hall

E-mail: prettig@piedmont.edu

Office Phone:   706-778-1500

Class Sessions : January 25, March 1, March 29, April 26 ; 9 :00-12 :00

Office Hours:

Day	Time
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
**others upon request

 

Textbooks:

Required

-Aubrey & Riley. Understanding and using educational theories, 3^rd Ed. (2022). Sage.

-American Psychological Association (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). Washington, DC.

Suggested

-Gutek, G. (2011). Historical and philosophical foundations of education: A biographical introduction. New York: Pearson.

-Edgar, A. H., (2009). The history of curriculum in American schools: From the Pilgrims to the present: New York, NY: Author House.

 

PART 2: Description and Outcomes

 

Course Description (3 Credit Hours):

This course provides a comprehensive overview of curriculum orientations and paradigms, theoretical traditions, and emerging complexities within the field of curriculum studies. It is designed to develop the theoretical knowledge, competencies, and strategies needed by teachers and other curriculum developers at all levels of education to participate in the curriculum change process.

Student Learning Outcomes:

At the conclusion of the course, students are expected to be able to:

1. (Remember) Identify primary and secondary historical sources considering the historical contexts. 
2. (Analyze) Examine philosophical, historical, sociological, psychological, and political curriculum perspectives
3. (Analyze) Analyze the relationship among the four main components of instruction – curriculum, teacher, students, and context. 

 

PART 3: Course Policies

Grading Scale:

To promote fair and consistent assessments, the following grading guidelines will be applied on the total points:

A	100%	to	90%
B	less than 90%	to	80%
C	less than 80%	to	70%
D	less than 70%	to	60%
F	less than 60%	to	0

 

Grading System:

Participation                                                                     25%

Reflections (6)                                                                  30%

Theoretical Paradigm Presentation                             10%

Final Paper  Currere                                                        35%

                                                                             Total:  100%

 

 

 

Educational Technology Requirements:

Canvas is the learning management system used by Piedmont University and, through Canvas, students may view the syllabus and grades for this course. The link to Canvas is: https://piedmont.instructure.com/login.

 

Attendance Policy:

Active, weekly participation is required as a minimum standard to register attendance in an online or hybrid course. Additionally, Zooming into courses because of personal life happenstances is not an option. After two missed face-to-face class meetings, an attendance flag will be raised in Starfish.

 

PART 4: Course Outline

 

WEEK                         FORMAT/DISCUSSION                                  DUE                            

 

Jan. 25                         Face-to-Face Meeting                                                 

Course Overview

Currere Paper/Presentation

Brain Research and Learning

Theory: PowerPoint

Aristotle File

Socrates/Plato File

 

Feb. 1                           Asynchronous                                                 Reflection 1

                                    bell hooks File

W.E.B. Du Bois File                            

                                    Booker T. Washington File

John Dewey    Ch 1

 

Feb. 8                           Asynchronous                                                                                                                                      Maria Montessori Ch 2                                                                       

                                    Jean Piaget Ch 3

                                    B.F. Skinner Ch 5                                                                               

 

Feb. 15                         Asynchronous                                                  Reflection 2

                                    Lev Vygotsky   Ch 4                                                    

                                    Malcolm S. Knowles Ch 7

                                    Benjamin Bloom Ch 6

 

Feb. 22                         Asynchronous                           

                                    Jerome Bruner Ch 8                            

                                    Albert Bandura Ch 9

                                    Urie Bronfenbrenner Ch 10

 

March 1                      Face-to-Face Meeting                                      Reflection 3                            

                                    Learning Theories and the Brain:

                                    Cognitivism, Behaviorism,

and Constructivism

                                    Rettig/Bailey File        

 

Mar. 8                          Asynchronous                                     

Paulo Freire     Ch 11                          

                                    Henry Giroux—Online

                                    Donald Schon  Ch 12

                                    David Kolb Ch 13

 

Mar. 15                        Asynchronous                                                  Reflection 4

                                    Carol Dweck    Ch 19                          

Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger Ch 14

Barak Rosenshine Ch 15

Dan Goleman Ch 16

Guy Claxton Ch 17

Dylan Wiliam  Ch 18                                      

                                   

Mar. 22                         Asynchronous

                                    Final Prep for PowerPoint Presentations

 

Mar. 29                         Face-to-Face Meeting                                      Reflection 5

                                    Discuss Readings

                                    Coursing Currere Discussion

 

April 5                         Asynchronous             

                                    Continue Readings

                                               

Apr. 12                        Asynchronous                                                  Reflection 6

                                    Continue Readings & PP Prep                         Final Paper

                                                           

Apr. 19                        Piedmont University Spring Break                                                                

           

Apr. 26                         Face-to-face Meeting                                       Currere PowerPoint

                                    Final Presentations                                          Presentations

                                   

 

 

                                                           

 

 

 

Readings:

 

Giroux, Henry:

https://monthlyreview.org/2016/03/01/beyond-pedagogies-of-repression/

 

Freire, Paulo: https://web.archive.org/web/20201024123211/https://faculty.fordham.edu/kpking/classes/uege5102-pres-and-newmedia/Giroux-John-Cortez-Presentation.pdf

 

https://web.archive.org/web/20120430215016/http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/10/26/why-paulo-freires-pedagogy-of-the-oppressed-is-just-as-relevant-today-as-ever/

 

Joe Kincheloe:

https://web.archive.org/web/20110724184016/http://www.edrev.info/reviews/rev46.htm