Why Is It Important for You to Think about Curriculum?
Think of the maxim “Practice what you preach.” It will be relevant every day of your teaching career, as your actions represent what you believe about teaching and learning. Consciously and unconsciously, whether adhering to a curriculum approach or using specific materials from a curriculum model, teachers make decisions about curriculum all the time. The key to being an effective teacher is to make those decisions as deliberately, intelligently, and sensitively as possible (Hill, Stremmel, & Fu, 2005).