Shaping Curriculum

The GSTEP Curriculum Teams aim to broaden the common perspective that equates teacher education with certification programs and to recognize that quality teaching results from the combination over time of a larger set of learning experiences. Representing nine different content areas—mathematics education, science education, English education, social science education, foreign language education, fine arts, occupational studies, middle school education, and early childhood education—GSTEP Curriculum Teams represent a joint effort between colleges of education and colleges of arts and sciences in improving teacher education.

Curriculum Team Activities

• Strengthening preparation programs through the revision and creation of courses
• Establishing teaching internships and co-teaching of courses
• Coordinating advising across colleges of arts and science and education
• Offering newly-developed dual degree programs in four secondary disciplines to attract bright and ambitious students into education and provide teacher candidates with strong content preparation.
• Functioning autonomously while working with Curriculum Team Chairpersons to develop work plans and collaborations between the teams and the two colleges.
• Designing teacher education curricula that are varied, coherent, integrated, and aligned with current national standards.
• Creating curriculum that will make entering teacher education students think about their chosen career – about the preparation required to be a quality teacher and about the realities of being in the classroom.
• Giving students a broad palate of experiences, making them better prepared for their careers in the classroom.

Visit the BRIDGE (Building Resources: Induction and Development for Georgia Educators), GSTEP's online resource for teachers:
www.teachersbridge.org!

GSTEP is funded by the U.S. Department of Education.

315 Aderhold Hall
Athens, Georgia 30602

gstep@uga.edu

Last updated 5/27/08