What is my role as a teacher?
As you explore the information and materials about the curriculum you will be using in your classroom, you may wonder how a curriculum is created in the first place and what makes one curriculum different from another. For example, if the director of your preschool says that it is a Reggio Emilia-based program or that it makes use of Creative Curriculum, what does that mean? Where did the curriculum come from? Who developed it? How does it compare with other curricula? How flexible is it? In this chapter, we will answer those questions and explore important considerations about curriculum development. We introduce many of today’s most commonly used early childhood curricula and establish a process you can use to compare and contrast curriculum features.
From the Field
Critical Thinking Question
- How is Lucia’s statement, “curriculum is the child,” consistent with the concept of developmentally appropriate practice?
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