Module 3 Assignment: Evaluating packaged curricula PLEASE USE THE TEMPLATE BELOW LINK TO TEMPLATE: https://www.mediafire.com/file/3unyz4imbrvdbrl/WAL_MSEC_6106_Mod3_EvalPckgCurrPPTTemplate.pptx/file

RESOURCES

• Kang, R. L. (2019, September 17). Unpacking curriculum: Adopt, adapt, applyLinks to an external site.. CPET. Links to an external site. https://cpet.tc.columbia.edu/news-press/unpacking-curriculum-adopt-adapt-apply
  Note: Although this article does not focus on preschool curriculum, there are many points that pertain to curriculum for young children.

• Frede, E., & Ackerman, D. J. (2007). Preschool curriculum decision-making: Dimensions to consider. Links to an external site.National Institute for Early Education Research. https://www.isbe.net/documents/preschool_curriculum.pdf 

• Strauss, V. (2016, December 12). The big problem with early childhood education Links to an external site.. The Washington Post. Links to an external site. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/12/12/this-is-how-to-help-young-children-learn-to-love-school/

• Bustamante, A. S., Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. M. (2017, June 8). The premature death of the whole-child approach in preschool.Links to an external site. Brookings. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/education-plus-development/2017/06/08/the-premature-death-of-the-whole-child-approach-in-preschool/

• Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge Center. (n.d.). Curriculum consumer report: Preschool.Links to an external site. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Administration for Children and Families. https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/curriculum/consumer-report/preschool/curricula 

• ASCD Whole Child Network. (n.d.). The learning compact renewed: Whole child for the whole world. Links to an external site. http://files.ascd.org/pdfs/programs/WholeChildNetwork/2020-whole-child-network-learning-compact-renewed.pdf
  Note: The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) has long been a professional organization focused on K–12 education. As they added early childhood to their focus, they also committed whole-heartedly to a critical whole-child lens. As you review this resource, consider how the whole-child lens must influence what is defined as “meaningful curriculum”—packaged or not.

• Hohmann, M., & Weikart, D. P. (1995). Educating young children: Active learning practices for preschool and childcare programs Links to an external site.. Educating Young Children. http://trinitypreschoolsc.org/wp-content/uploads/Active_Learning_The_Way_Children_Construct_Knowledge-1.pdf

• Reid, J. L., Scott-Little, C., & Kagan, S. L. (2019). Diverse children, uniform standards: Using early learning and development standards in multicultural classrooms. Links to an external site. Young Children, 74(5), 46–54.
  Note: Though you read this article for your analysis of early learning standards in Module 1, it may be helpful to the development of your philosophy of individualized teaching for Part 2 of your Assignment: Meaningful Curriculum: Reaching Out to Every Child.

• National Association for the Education of Young Children. (2019). NAEYC early learning program accreditation standards and assessment Items. NAEYC Accreditation. https://www.naeyc.org/sites/default/files/globally-shared/downloads/PDFs/accreditation/early-learning/standards_assessment_2019.pdf
  Note: Please focus on Standard 2: Curriculum, pp. 19–31.