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WorksheetsInverting the Curriculum: Ariel Diaz at TEDxCambridge 2013
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What was the idea of creating the curriculum
Upside down curriculum
Inverted curriculum
Backward Curriculum
Reversed curriculum
What is the problem of traditional curriculum according to the video?
Lack of regular monitoring and evaluation
Innovation results in teacher burnout
There is need to respond to the fast changing type in the Information Age
Based on memorization of the details
What is "the curse of knowledge" about
Difficulty in understanding the charm of the subject
Results in thinking the experts know the best
The beauty of the subjects is overestimated
Ignorance is bliss
What is the sequence of curriculum in traditional curriculum designs?
1. Learning path 2. Details
3. Big idea
1. Details 2. Big idea 3. Learning path
1. Big idea 2. Learning path 3. Details
1. Details 2. Learning path 3. Big idea
Why should we start with a big idea while developing a curriculum?
It distracts students from the expert knowledge
It eases the teacher's workload
It adds relevance to the subject
All of the above
The research from Stanford University shows us:
25-30% of students experience little to no exhaustion
Students find themselves to be more disciplined in inverted curriculum
Students' achievement increases in inverted curriculum
All of the above
Grinnel college research shows us
Students who didn't plan to major in science appreciate subject
Students develop love towards the subjects
Students were drawn to do research and deal with science
All of the above
An example for inverted curriculum is
1. Endoplasmic reticulum 2. Evolution 3. DNA
1. Rich ecosystem 2. Diverse animals and plants 3. Genetics
1. DNA 2. Cells 3. Genetics
1. Evolution 2. Life 3. Rich eco-system
According to the video the students should
Question
Be organized
Socialize
Communicate with teachers
According to the video the parents should
Give space for their children to discover information
Meet the children's emotional needs
Design inverted curriculum
Tie the learned material to real life
According to the video the administrators should
Revise their objectives in curriculum designing
Give teachers the freedom to implement their views
Monitor the teachers to follow the curriculum
Create a curriculum that is realistic to achieve
According to the video the teachers should
Get back to their passion
Give students individual attention
Use differentiation
Obey the authority because they know the best since they are experts
