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Organization and
choice of content
The organization of your program, course, lesson or activity will be shaped by the learning goals and
objectives that you have determined. The sequencing of your program, course and lessons can go from
simple to complex, general to specific, concrete to abstract, or chronological.* The choice of content
will be driven by the demands of the curriculum, by the amount of time you have, by your own areas of
interest and expertise, and possibly by the students’ interest and expertise as well.
Even before considering global
citizenship, you may ask yourself
the following questions as you
think about organization and
choice of content in your
teaching:
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What will students already have learned
before they come to my program, course,
lesson or activity?
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What will they learn following this learning
experience?
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What content is central to the topic I am
teaching? What themes, principles or
synthesizing ideas are central to the topic I am
teaching?
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What will I choose to leave out because of the demands of time?
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What are the major units into which I can divide the content?
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Who are considered the most important thinkers in the area I am teaching?
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What are considered the most important concepts or theories in the area I am teaching?
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What readings (films, music, etc.) are seminal to the topic I am teaching?
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What readings most clearly express the important concepts I want to teach?
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