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Implementation of the Curriculum & its Effect on Teachers’ Motivation

Group C: Çiğdem Atilla Hiçyılmaz Aslı GülerbaşlıDerya BozdoğanA. Ece Çalışkan Tuba KorkmazBaşak ErgüvenJonathan SmithBetül DoğduMüsteyde İrikoğlu

What is the Curriculum?

A ‘bible’ A ‘guide’set in stone evolving as a to be followed tool to achieveslavishly the objectives

Different Views

• Different Teachers – different views• Curriculum Team• Institution• (Learners)

What do we mean by Implementation?

• Day-to-day decisions about teaching in the classroom

• Catering to individual students’ needs & learning styles, interests, dynamics of the class, etc.

• Pacing • Individual teacher’s style of teaching

Autonomy

• Relationship between L and T autonomy• Complete freedom vs Flexibility and

responsibilities (within certain constraints)• All Ts at different stages of autonomy

Fostering T Autonomy:

• Ongoing professional & personal development• Constructive feedback on performance • Encouraging materials production• Opportunity to make choices • Openness to feedback • Circulation of responsibilities

Teacher Involvement Ownership & Empowerment

• Feedback on text book to inform future choices

• Purposeful meetings & focus groups • Feel part of the decision-making process• Team projects for Ts• Ts having a say on St performance• Flexibility of implementation• Appreciation & recognition

Building a Learning Culture

• Whole community involved in continuous learning process

• Communication & collaboration between all stakeholders

• Approach – non-judgmental, safe & secure, transparent

• Teaching approach : S v T centred• Sense of belonging – valuing everybody, co- / extra-

curricular activities• Common understanding of curriculum

Coursebook, Materials & Task Types

• Authentic materials, multi media, social media• Tasks: product vs process based• Feeling comfortable with adapting &

supplementing the coursebook• Testing hand-in-hand with teaching

Stress & Burnout

• More holidays : less working hours• Realistically paced curriculum –

expectations,pacing & timing