Adopted instructional materials should reflect learning principles, pupil maturity, major cultures, varied teaching methods, and individual differences

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Description

The framework's philosophy section sets criteria for what adopted courses and materials should reflect. It states that 'Adopted courses and instructional materials should reflect the principles of learning; the levels of pupil maturity; the significance of all the major cultures, including their social institutions and values; various teaching methods; individual, group, and community differences; and the legal and educational requirements of California.' This functions as a selection and design criterion for local districts.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

• Materials must also satisfy Education Code content requirements and prohibitions on matter reflecting adversely on persons or containing sectarian doctrine

Constraints

• Applies to California public school adoption processes under the state Education Code

Target Learners

• Kindergarten through grade twelve students in California public schools

Target Learning Objectives

• Social sciences understanding and civic competence

Claims

Related Principles

• Harmonize opposites: strike a balance between competing educational ideas rather than embracing one method wholesale

Examples

• Culturally Responsive Curriculum Scorecards
• Using a Culturally Responsive Curriculum Scorecard
• Use studies of human experience across world societies with an interdisciplinary focus through grade eight

Key Sources

• Social Sciences Education Framework for California Public Schools, Kindergarten and Grades One through Twelve. (1975). California State Department of Education. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED120079

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description	The framework's philosophy section sets criteria for what adopted courses and materials should reflect.
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