CURRICULUM MODEL REVIEW

CREATIVE CURRICULUM

• Founded by Diane Trister Dodge in 1979
• Has been around nearly 36 years
• Used in all states
• Used primarily for preschool but has been used in upper grades (K-5)

CREATIVE CURRICULUM

• Founded by Diane Trister Dodge in 1979
• Has been around nearly 36 years
• Used in all states
• Used primarily for preschool but has been used in upper grades (K-5)

CREATIVE CURRICULUM

• Founded by Diane Trister Dodge in 1979
• Has been around nearly 36 years
• Used in all states
• Used primarily for preschool but has been used in upper grades (K-5)

PHILOSOPHY

• Children learn best by doing
• Active learning and experimenting to learn
• Active learning and experimenting to learn

Research of Psychologists
Abraham Maslow - Basic needs & learning
Erik Erikson - Emotions & learning
Jean Piaget - logical thinking and reasoning
Lev Vygotsky - Social interaction & learning
Howard Gardner - Multiple intelligences
Sara Smilansky - Play and learning

Also,
Research on learning and resiliency
Research on learning and the brain

MAIN GOAL OF CREATIVE CURRICULUM

• Help children become enthusiastic learners
• Active & creative explorers
• Not afraid top try out new ideas & think their own thoughts
• independent, self-confident, inquisitive learners
• Teaching how to learn at their own pace

IN MORE DETAIL...

• Social: Students are comfortable in school. Trust their environment. Build friendships. Sense of belonging.
• Emotional: Help children experience pride, self-confidence, develop independence and self-control. Positive attitude towards life.
• Cognitive: Confident learners whp try out their own ideas. Experience success. Acquire learning skills.
• Physical: Help children increase large abd small muscle skills and feel confident about their bodies' abilities

INTEGRATION W/ GEORGIA STANDARDS

• literacy - vocab & language, phonological awareness, letters, words, print, comprehension, books & other texts
• math - numbers; patterns and relationships; geometry & spatial awareness; measurement; data collection, organization, and representation
• science - physical science, life science, earth and the environment
• social studies - spaces & geography, people and how they live, people & the environment, people & the past
• the arts - dance, music, drama, the visual arts ... technology - awareness of technology, basic operations and concepts, technological tools, people & technology