https://padlet.com/ms_jdebartolo/a5gyjqc4ecpp Tori Doucet, Tanya Fortier & Julia De Bartolo en-us 2018-07-04 14:09:22 UTC 2025-11-15 13:18:54 UTC hello@padlet.com ms_jdebartolo https://padlet.com/ms_jdebartolo/a5gyjqc4ecpp/wish/269386168 What is null curriculum and how is it (un)seen in school?]]> 2018-07-04 14:14:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ms_jdebartolo/a5gyjqc4ecpp/wish/269386168 ms_jdebartolo https://padlet.com/ms_jdebartolo/a5gyjqc4ecpp/wish/269386180 What students don't process in the written curriculum can lead to voids in what they will process later on in life and the types of lives they will live. ]]> 2018-07-04 14:14:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ms_jdebartolo/a5gyjqc4ecpp/wish/269386180 ms_jdebartolo https://padlet.com/ms_jdebartolo/a5gyjqc4ecpp/wish/269402004 What students are not taught or what they do not process, leading to elements of their learning they are not able to use. ]]> 2018-07-04 18:53:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ms_jdebartolo/a5gyjqc4ecpp/wish/269402004 ms_jdebartolo https://padlet.com/ms_jdebartolo/a5gyjqc4ecpp/wish/269402237 Many subject areas and topic are intentionally excluded from the written curriculum. 

How is this decided? What message does this send? ]]> 2018-07-04 19:00:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ms_jdebartolo/a5gyjqc4ecpp/wish/269402237 ms_jdebartolo https://padlet.com/ms_jdebartolo/a5gyjqc4ecpp/wish/269402285 It tells students that certain things aren't important enough to learn in school, a place that dictates when we should know and gives us 'reasons' why its important. ]]> 2018-07-04 19:02:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ms_jdebartolo/a5gyjqc4ecpp/wish/269402285 doucett https://padlet.com/ms_jdebartolo/a5gyjqc4ecpp/wish/269412502 2018-07-04 22:09:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ms_jdebartolo/a5gyjqc4ecpp/wish/269412502 doucett https://padlet.com/ms_jdebartolo/a5gyjqc4ecpp/wish/269412623 Policy makers, school administration, or politicians influence the curriculum. This seems to come about especially with major shifts in teaching philosophy. For example, the shift to 21st century learning brought new rhetoric to the curriculums. ]]> 2018-07-04 22:11:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ms_jdebartolo/a5gyjqc4ecpp/wish/269412623 doucett https://padlet.com/ms_jdebartolo/a5gyjqc4ecpp/wish/269412911 Technology can be a double-edged sword in the classroom. Depending on the school, you could have a sharp divide between those students privileged to have phones to help them research at any point within the class as opposed to those who don't. We have to as educators remember that we can't give more power to some because they have more access to information than others. It is our job to facilitate and guide the learning for everyone. ]]> 2018-07-04 22:17:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ms_jdebartolo/a5gyjqc4ecpp/wish/269412911 doucett https://padlet.com/ms_jdebartolo/a5gyjqc4ecpp/wish/269413317 Open level courses can require more differentiated instruction than Academic, Applied, Locally Developed, etc. since there are a variety of learning levels and abilities among students. ]]> 2018-07-04 22:24:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ms_jdebartolo/a5gyjqc4ecpp/wish/269413317 doucett https://padlet.com/ms_jdebartolo/a5gyjqc4ecpp/wish/269413418 The curriculum is the tools and guidebook to help navigate through important topics that should be covered in a students life. The curriculum is the road where teachers drive them along, stopping and discussing key concepts at key times in their lives. There has been a ton of research and collaboration that has gone into determining which stops should be made on the tour of education.]]> 2018-07-04 22:25:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ms_jdebartolo/a5gyjqc4ecpp/wish/269413418 purplepassport23 https://padlet.com/ms_jdebartolo/a5gyjqc4ecpp/wish/269416163 However I do think that the null curriculum allows educators to focus on the needs and particular interests of students in Open Level Courses.]]> 2018-07-04 23:38:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ms_jdebartolo/a5gyjqc4ecpp/wish/269416163 purplepassport23 https://padlet.com/ms_jdebartolo/a5gyjqc4ecpp/wish/269416845 Having individuals that are not in the classrooms influence the curriculum can become a challenge and make it difficult to implement programs that may not serve our students adequately.]]> 2018-07-04 23:53:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ms_jdebartolo/a5gyjqc4ecpp/wish/269416845 purplepassport23 https://padlet.com/ms_jdebartolo/a5gyjqc4ecpp/wish/269417006 Teachers are there to facilitate student achievement through the exploration of the assigned curriculum.]]> 2018-07-04 23:57:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ms_jdebartolo/a5gyjqc4ecpp/wish/269417006