"Revolutionize Curriculum"? - Madison School's Proposed Strategic Plan

I supported use of the term "revolutionize curriculum" as part of the proposed Madison School District Strategic Plan. The words contained in the document can likely be used to support any number of initiatives.

The term "revolutionize" appealed to me because I believe the School District should get out of the curriculum creation business (generally, the "Teaching & Learning Department").

I believe, in this day and age, we should strive to hire the best teachers (with content knowledge) available and let them do their jobs. One school district employee could certainly support an online knowledge network. Madison has no shortage of curricular assets, including the UW Math Department, History, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, Sports and Languages. MATC, Edgewood College, UW-Milwaukee, UW-Whitewater and Northern Illinois are additional nearby resources.

Finally, there are many resources available online, such as MIT's open courseware.

I support "revolutionizing" the curriculum by pursuing best practices from those who know the content.

Dictonary.com: "revolutionize".

Britannica on revolution.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at June 18, 2009 9:39 PM
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