Richard Hanzelka’s ” India’s National Curriculum Framework Fosters Active Learning” in ASCD’s March 2007 Education Update (pgs. 4-5) reports that India offers five guiding principles for curriculum development:
Connecting knowledge to life outside the school
Ensuring that learning does not rely on rote methods
Enriching the curriculum to provide for children’s overall development rather than remaining textbook-centric
Making examinations more flexible and integrated with classroom life
Nurturing an overriding identity informed by caring concern within the democratic polity of the country
How does your present classroom curriculum compare to these goals? How can you use technology to promote these goals in your classroom?
© Harry Grover Tuttle, 2007
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