Case Studies in Elementary and Secondary Curriculum

Marius Boboc earned his M.A. in Teacher Leadership from Roosevelt University in Chicago and his Ed.D from University of Northern Iowa, majoring in curriculum and instruction. Dr. Boboc’s research interests include differentiated instruction; classroom management and conflict resolution; curriculum theory; pedagogy of online teaching and learning; postmodernism in education; and instructional design. He authored two journal articles written during his involvement in the InTime project at the University of Northern Iowa. He is currently under contract to write a textbook Teaching with Educational Psychology, a collaborative endeavor with a colleague at Cleveland State and a professor at Merrimack College in Massachusetts. Research both in progress and under review connects his teaching practice with topics that prompt the investigation of student-centered pedagogy and reflective professionalism. Dr. Boboc currently teaches undergraduate courses in general teaching methods and student assessment, as well as graduate courses in curriculum and instruction and classroom and school-wide management.

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsCase Study Matrix1. Bringing Diversity Into a Less Diverse Environment2. Bringing Calculus to Life: Hands-on Learning in a New Sequence of Courses3. Meeting the Individual Needs of Each Student at an Alternative High School4. Using Assessment and Student Interest Data to Inform Differentiated Instruction in an Inclusive Classroom5. Motivating Students to Learn in a Peer-Supported School Environment6. Authentic Audience and Affective Learning in a Gifted and Talented Middle School Program7. "Discovery Math": From Professional Development to Classroom Practice8. Student Understandings as a Basis for Motivation and Participation in a Severe Emotional Disturbance/Severe Behavioral Handicap High School Classroom9. Meeting Student Learning Requirements by Means of an Improved Writing-Across-Curriculum Program10. Student Portfolios and Authentic Assessment in a Diverse Multiage Preschool Classroom11. Skill Building in Elementary Math: Between Remediation and Academic Promotion12. Prevention Programs as Means to Teach Social Skills in Elementary School13. Educating the Community About a Needed Levy Increase: The Teacher as a Political Activist14. The Mandated Curriculum Meeting the Needs of Teachers and Their Favored Practices15. Balancing Data-driven Decision Making and Shifting Paradigms in a New Elementary Math Curriculum16. Professional Development That Works, Please!17. Using Curriculum Relevance to Motivate Students18. The Integration of Autistic Classes Into the Physical Education Curriculum19. Developing a Literacy Program for Children With Learning Disabilities20. My Students Can′t Write, and I′m Forced to Use a Curriculum That Doesn′t Help Them Learn How21. Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners and the Mandates of Accountability Without CompromisingGlossaryIndexAbout the Author