CURRICULUM AND TEACHING FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

E Henry, Asemota
2015 unpublished
Curriculum is an embracing body of subjects set out by teachers and is specially designed to be covered. Specification of objectives is the first step in Curriculum design. Second is the selection of appropriate learning experiences and content. Learning experiences are imparted on the learner so as to solve certain problems in the learner. The problems could be psychological, mental or physiological. The educational program of a curriculum predominantly deals with organization of the content
more » ... d how it is taught. This goes to explain that curriculum helps to find out the relative skill of the individual as well as the institutional support to the quality of teaching. An instructor's intelligence, clear and thorough understanding of content are expected in good teaching. Clarity must go along with virtuosity at speaking in front of an audience. This is because teaching is unquestionably a performing art. Outstanding teachers make use of their voices, gesticulations and movements to stimulate, draw on and maintain students' attention and emotion. Effective teachers require commensurate levels of internal motivation, personal organization and self-discipline. To enhance instruction, skillful groupings are needed upon which skills are practiced, monitored and groups consequently change in their character, because students receive lessons which are tailored towards their needs.
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