The interactive theory of language, learning and literacy is explained.

The interactive theory of language, learning and literacy is explained. The posting lists three concrete examples ,showing the use of the interactive theory in language arts/literacy instruction.

This posting recommends ideas surrounding the Organizational Context of Curricula.

This posting helps to design a sales curriculum for a large multinational corporation instead of a brick and mortar school.

Curriculum

* How do you define curriculum? * How does the educational institution with which you are affiliated define curriculum? * Do all stakeholders (boards, administrators, teachers, students, parents, general public) define curriculum the same way? * Is it important for the profession to settle on one definition? Why? Why not?

Forced consolidation of small school districts

What are the arguments for and against the forced consolidation of small school districts from a financial perspective? What sources of revenue (taxes) are the most appropriate and effective for the support of public schools and why? Which of the State funding systems for public school is the best and why? What are the pros and cons of Charter Schools from a school finance perspective?

School finance

What factors should be considered important and included in developing a formula to distribute state resources to public schools and why? (i.e. poverty, diversity, transportation costs, staff seniority, etc)