A Theoretical Framework for Studying Teachers’ Curriculum Supplementation

The vast majority of U.S. teachers supplement their officially adopted curriculum materials with unofficial materials. Despite this, the body of supplementation-relevant literature tends not to focus on supplementation specifically, so lacks cohesion, and sometimes fails to capture all aspects the phenomenon. I systematically review supplementation-relevant literature from 2015 to 2020 and report seven areas of consensus in the literature around (1) who is involved in teacher-level curriculum supplementation, (2) important dimensions of supplementation, and (3) the educational value of supplementation. To provide future researchers a common starting point for studying teacher curriculum supplementation, I propose the Teacher Curriculum Supplementation Framework, a flexible yet testable analytical tool for systematizing scholarly inquiry around teacher curriculum supplementation and its effects on teachers and students.

MENSAGEM PEDAGÓGICA EM TEXTOS DE MATERIAIS CURRICULARES EDUCATIVOS: uma análise a partir da dimensão organizacional

Nosso objetivo é identificar e caracterizar as variações na mensagem pedagógica que ocorrem na dimensão organizacional, no que diz respeito à prática pedagógica escolar representada em textos dos materiais curriculares educativos. O trabalho caracteriza-se por uma abordagem qualitativa, cujos dados foram produzidos por meio de documentos. A principal referência teórico-metodológica utilizada foi a teoria de Basil Bernstein. Em particular, foi utilizado o conceito de classificação, para analisar as relações entre discursos e espaços que são veiculados em textos desses materiais. Os resultados da análise mostraram que, além de motivos explícitos, a mensagem pedagógica em textos dos materiais curriculares educativos quanto à relação entre os espaços dos sujeitos, apresentou um partilhamento na organização e durante a realização da tarefa matemática, uma prática pedagógica escolar regulada por uma forte relação de intradisciplinaridade. Para isso, são empreendidos modos de ações de ensino que favorecem o sequenciamento da tarefa matemática.Palavras-chave: Mensagem pedagógica; Texto; Materiais curriculares educativos.Pedagogical message in texts of educational curriculum materials: an analysis based on the organizational dimensionAbstractWe aim to identify and characterize the variations in the pedagogical message which occur in the organizational dimension referring to the pedagogical practice represented in texts of educational curriculum materials. The work is characterized by a qualitative approach whose data were produced through documents. The main reference theoretical-methodological used was Basil Bernstein’s theory. In particular, it was used the concept of classification in order to analyze the relations among discourses and spaces that are transmitted in texts of these materials. The results of the analysis demonstrated that beyond explicit reasons, the pedagogical message in texts of educational curriculum materials referring to the subject’s spaces showed a sharing in the organization and during the realization of the mathematical task a school pedagogical practice regulated by a strong relation of intradisciplinarity. For this, modes of action are undertaken that favor the sequencing of the mathematical task.Key words: Pedagogical message; Text; Educational curriculum materials.Mensaje pedagógico en textos de materiales curriculares educativos: un análisis a partir de la dimensión organizacionalResumen Nuestro objetivo es identificar y caracterizar las variaciones en el mensaje pedagógico que ocurren en la dimensión organizacional, en lo que se refiere a la práctica pedagógica escolar representada en textos de los materiales curriculares educativos. El trabajo se caracteriza por un enfoque cualitativo, cuyos datos se han producido a través de documentos. La principal referencia teórico-metodológica utilizada fue la teoría de Basil Bernstein. En particular, se utilizó el concepto de clasificación, para analizar las relaciones entre discursos y espacios que se transmiten en textos de esos materiales. Los resultados del análisis mostraron que, además de motivos explícitos, el mensaje pedagógico en textos de los materiales curriculares educativos en cuanto a la relación entre los espacios de los sujetos, presentó un reparto en la organización y durante la realización de la tarea matemática, una práctica pedagógica escolar regulada por uma fuerte relación de intradisciplinaridad. Para ello, se emprenden modos de acciones de enseñanza que favorecen la secuenciación de la tarea matemática.Palabras clave: Mensaje pedagógico;. Texto; Materiales curriculares educativos.

Pengembangan media pembelajaran tajwid berbasis aplikasi Android

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: 1.) Menganalisis kebutuhan pengembangan aplikasi android pada mata pelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam materi tajwid; 2.) Mendesain aplikasi android pada mata pelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam materi tajwid; 3.) Menganalisis pengembangan aplikasi android pada mata pelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam materi tajwid; 4.) Menganalisis implementasi aplikasi android pada mata pelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam materi tajwid; dan 5.) Menganalisis evaluasi aplikasi android pada mata pelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam materi tajwid. Model penelitian dan pengembangan yang digunakan yaitu model pengembangan ADDIE. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa berdasarkan analisis kebutuhan peserta didik, kurikulum, materi dan media, desain media berdasarkan pada penyesuaian dengan karakteristik peserta didik dan berdasarkan pada materi yang dipelajari, pengembangan media berdasarkan pada uji validitas yang dilakukan dengan ahli media dan ahli materi, implementasi berdasarkan uji coba terhadap guru dan peserta didik, evaluasi berdasarkan pada evaluasi formatif dan sumatif menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan media pembelajaran tajwid berbasis aplikasi android sangat layak digunakan sebagai media pendukung pada pembelajaran PAI materi tajwid. Development of Tajwid learning media based on Android applicationAbstractThis study aims to: 1.) Analyze the needs of developing android applications on Islamic Religious Education subjects recitation; 2.) Designing android applications on Islamic Religious Education subjects recitation; 3.) Analyzing the development of android applications on Islamic Religious Education subjects Tajweed; 4.) Analyze the implementation of Android applications on Islamic Religious Education subjects Tajweed material; and 5.) Analyze the evaluation of Android applications on Islamic Religious Education subjects Tajweed material. The research and development model used is the ADDIE development model. The results of this study indicate that based on the analysis of student needs, curriculum, materials, and media, media design is based on adjustments to the characteristics of students and based on the material being studied, media development is based on validity tests conducted with media experts and material experts, implementation is based on trials on teachers and students, evaluation based on formative and summative evaluations shows that the use of Tajweed learning media based on Android applications is very feasible to be used as a supporting medium in the learning of Tajweed Tajweed material.

Do English Language Development Curriculum Materials Matter for Students’ English Proficiency?

Castañeda v. Pickard mandated that educational programs for emergent bilinguals be tested for program efficacy. As English language development (ELD) curricular materials are one part of an instructional program, we assess this mandate by examining the effectiveness of ELD materials in Texas, a large, diverse U.S. state with large numbers of emergent bilingual (EB) students. Using local linear matching, we find robust evidence that schools that do not purchase any ELD curricula have significantly lower English language proficiency scores relative to schools that purchase state-adopted ELD materials. In contrast, there is no significant difference between schools that adopt the two most popular ELD curricula in the state. This study suggests that curriculum materials matter for EBs’ English proficiency and implies that states should take a more active role in ensuring students have access to these materials.

Pembelajaran Bahasa Arab Di Indonesia Pada Era Revolusi Teknologi Tak Terbatas (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, And Threats)

Technology comes to facilitate all matters and needs. Still, on the one hand, this technological revolution does not always and forever provide positive opportunities, but can also pose a threat to several aspects, not least in learning Arabic. Therefore, the purpose of writing this type of library research article is to provide an overview of the challenges faced by Arabic, strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities that can be realized through learning Arabic in this era of unlimited technological revolution, especially in universities that will produce human resources to compete and meet the challenges and demands of technological development and globalization in the Arabic language field. The results of writing this article are, learning Arabic in Indonesia in the era of the infinite technological revolution has many challenges and demands to experience innovation in its components, such as the direction and objectives of learning, curriculum, materials, methodologies used, media, forms and how to evaluate, as well as educators. Based on this technological revolution, the Arabic language can also realize great opportunities both for employment Arabic graduates and for the existence of Arabic itself. Although on the other hand, due to irresponsible elements, the development of technology towards the world of Arabic learning raises several threats and weaknesses that must be constantly addressed.

Failing Forward: Educative Curriculum Materials, an English Teaching App, and a Revolution

Educative Curriculum Materials (ECMs) are teaching materials that have the dual function of providing learning activities to students and providing professional development to the teachers that use them. Answering a call for professional development opportunities, and with input from English teachers in rural Nicaraguan schools, the designers created a set of ECMs aligned with the Nicaraguan Ministry of Education Curriculum. When physically bringing the completed materials to educators in rural Nicaraguan schools became impossible, it was determined that the delivery system had to change. With support from a team of undergraduate computer science students, the ECMs were transferred to a digital delivery system, the new format allowing for even more English teaching and learning support. This paper shares how a revolution in Nicaragua and failed project ultimately led to the creation of the English teaching app Reaching for English.