Curriculum Design
Professor Elizabeth Rata
University of Auckland
How to design a Knowledge Rich School Curriculum using the Curriculum Design Coherence Model.
Session 1
- Introduction to the CDC Model
- Applying the Model to some curriculum examples
- How well-designed subject knowledge is connected to student understanding: the thought-thinking connection
- The CDC Model - how it works
Session 2
A History topic using the CDC Model.
The knowledge-mind connection and student understanding.
Session 3
A History Programme using the CDC Model.
More about the knowledge-mind connection and building student intelligence.
Session 4
Knowledge Types and Curriculum Design - differentiating between socio-cultural knowledge and academic subjects.