RR
90-2 Generic and curriculum-
specific instructional planning in alternative routes to
certification.
Abstract
This paper examines the relationship between pedagogy and subject matter specifically in the context of instructional planning. Instructional planning can be and often is taught to teacher candidates as a generic skill, yet it must necessarily occur in practice in the context of a subject. The paper describes four examples of lessons teacher candidates received in instructional planning, two of which occur in the context of a curriculum and two of which are removed from any curriculum context. It then discusses the implications of such lessons for helping teachers learn to plan for instruction.