1. HISTORY/WHEN?
1.1. The Colonial Period: 1642-1776
1.1.1. First schools in MA by Puritans
1.1.1.1. Primary focus on religion
1.1.1.2. Emphasis on: Reading, Writing, Spelling
1.2. The National Period: 1776-1850
1.2.1. Free public schooling = popular government & political freedom
1.2.2. Life, Liberty & Equality
1.2.3. Science, Progress & Free Education
1.3. Rise of Universal Education: 1820-1900
1.3.1. Westward Expansion
1.3.2. All people of all classes important
1.3.3. Mass Education necessary for economic growth
1.4. The Transitional Period: 1893-1918
1.4.1. Need for order and unity across curriculums
1.4.2. 2 proposed tracks
1.4.2.1. College-bound
1.4.2.2. Elementary Exit
1.5. The Birth of the Field of Curriculum: 1918=1949
1.5.1. Influencers
1.5.1.1. Scientific research
1.5.1.2. Child-study movement
1.5.1.3. Psychology
1.5.1.4. Industrial efficiency
1.5.1.5. Progressive movement
1.5.2. Curriculum viewed as a science
1.6. Current Focus
1.6.1. Accountability
1.6.1.1. common standards
1.6.1.2. high-stakes testing
1.6.2. "21st Century Skills"
1.6.3. Dominate Group Controls
1.6.3.1. Capital
1.6.3.2. Equipment
1.6.3.3. property
2. DEFINITION/WHAT?
2.1. 5 Primary Definitions
2.1.1. A plan
2.1.2. Learner's experience
2.1.3. A system
2.1.4. A field of study
2.1.5. Subject Matter
2.2. No One Definition
2.2.1. Political
2.2.2. Philosophical
2.2.3. Historical
2.2.4. Social
2.2.5. Psychological
3. DESIGN/DEVELOPMENT/HOW?
3.1. Conceptualization & arrangement of components
3.2. Influenced by many designs & approaches
3.3. Elements
3.3.1. Planning
3.3.2. Implementation
3.3.3. Evaluation
4. MAJOR PHILOSOPHIES/WHY?
4.1. Idealism
4.2. Realism
4.3. Pragmatism
4.4. Existentialism
4.5. Educational
4.5.1. Perennialism
4.5.2. Essentialism
4.5.3. Progressivism
4.5.4. Reconstructionism
5. ELEMENTS/WHO?
5.1. WHO
5.1.1. Students
5.1.2. Teachers
5.1.3. Principals
5.1.4. Curriculum Specialists
5.1.5. Others?
5.1.5.1. Parents
5.1.5.2. Stakeholders
5.1.5.3. Community
5.2. Types
5.2.1. Reccomended
5.2.2. Written
5.2.3. Taught
5.2.4. Supported
5.2.5. Assessed
5.2.6. Learned
5.2.7. Hidden
6. THEORY --> PRACTICE/WHERE?
6.1. Theories & Practice
6.1.1. Behavioral
6.1.2. Managerial
6.1.3. Systems
6.1.4. Academic
6.1.5. Humanistic
6.1.6. Reconceptualist
6.2. Formal
6.2.1. Planned
6.2.2. Opperational
6.2.3. Implicit
6.3. Informal
6.3.1. Hidden
6.3.2. Socialization
6.3.3. Expectations