EDU 555 - CURRICULUM AND

INSTRUCTION

ARTICLE REVIEW:

COMPLEX POSITIONING: TEACHERS AS

AGENTS OF CURRICULAR AND
PEDAGOGICAL REFORM.

Prepared by:
Syamimi Nur Aqila binti Awalludin
(2013295392)
ED 247 4B
Prepared for:
EN. MOHAMAD HISYAM BIN ISMAIL

Kevin M. Leander
-An associate professor in the department
of Teaching and Learning of Peabody
College of Verderbilt University in USA
- area of interest in practise theory of
identity, digital iteracy and many more.
- One of his books is cognition and
instruction.
Margery D. Osborne
-An associate professor in the department of
Curriculum and Instruction in University of
Illnois in USA
-She teaches early-childhood and elementary
science education.
- interest in critical and feminist pedagogy.

SUMMARY
Give support and supervision to the teacher
Two groups of teacher-facilitator teams
constructing primary school science curriculum.
From the Evansville School District and Hinsdale
Elementary District centre of Illnois.
how teacher-facilitator pedagogical practices and
how they learn and understand science
curriculum
how they place themselves among others
educator and development staff
Reflect on how teacher leadership positions are
created.

Article

Two teams from teacher- facilitator teams constructing

elementary science curriculum

COMMENTS
Agree with Jackie and Diane as text-based practise is
important for growth children as this may evaluate their
experience through writing.
Partially agreed with team one pedagogical approaches
as assessment and examination were not enough to
measure student understanding.
Team two suggest that student need to explore and
experience themselves in order to understand and learn
the subject matter

CONCLUSION
The idea proposed is
relevant because it has pro and
contra.
This article is clearly explain
as they give example on
teacher- facilitator team.

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